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Heriot’s Rugby Plan First Pre-Match Lunch for Women’s Rugby Fixture

Posted: 5th November 2021

Heriot’s Rugby Club, in Edinburgh, is delighted to announce their first ever pre-match lunch for a Women’s rugby fixture. There has been a lot of interest in Women in Sport of late and Heriot’s Rugby Club are seeing the rewards to this, with sponsors such as Golden Acre Foods, Shoosmiths and Modern Standard Coffee identifying the Blues Women as a team they wish to support.

The first pre-match lunch takes place on Sunday 21st November 2021 from 11.30am prior to the Heriot’s Blues Women V Stirling RFC game, kick off is 2pm. This is going to be an exciting day for all involved.

Heriot’s Rugby Club invite anyone interested in taking part in the lunch to book tickets via their website https://bit.ly/3vHCj44 cost is £25 per head and includes a 3-course set lunch followed by tea/coffee & mints. The Blues Women’s games are free to spectators, so anyone wishing to watch the game, please come along to Goldenacre any time from 1pm onwards.

Rhona Hume, Director of Women’s Rugby at Heriot’s Rugby Club said, “We are incredibly excited to be hosting this pre-match lunch, with Ellen Dickson, Scotland Women’s Team Manager, as guest speaker, this shows the growth in women’s rugby in Scotland, and I am so grateful for Iain ‘The Bear’ Milne’s support in pulling this together.”

ENDS

Images from the game will be available on social media and via email jo.dunlop@heriotsrugbyclub.co.uk post game.

Notes to editor:

For press enquiries, please contact:

Jo Dunlop – Media Manager Tel: 07597582353 Email: jo.dunlop@heriotsrugbyclub.co.uk

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