  Bridgehaugh Park Location in Stirling | |
| Location | Bridgehaugh Road, Stirling, FK9 5AP |
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| Coordinates | 56°07′43″N3°55′55″W / 56.1284832°N 3.9318488°W |
| Owner | Stirling County RFC |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Tenants | |
| Stirling County RFC | |
Bridgehaugh Park is a rugby union ground in Stirling, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 4,000.
It is the home of Stirling County RFC, who currently play in the Scottish Premiership.
It is situated in a meander of the River Forth in the north of the city of Stirling. Close to the river, it is very close to the site of the Battle of Stirling Bridge, a battle famously fought by Andrew Moray and William Wallace. [1]
It lies about 1 km north of the city centre. [2]
Home to Stirling County RFC, it also hosts matches by Bridgehaugh RFC. It is used intermittently by Glasgow Warriors usually for friendly matches. [3] It is also used by the Scotland Women's rugby team. [4] and Scotland Men's matches at age grade. [5]
Stirling County RFC is a Scottish rugby union club based in Stirling. The club plays its home games at Bridgehaugh. The men's side competes in the Super 6, the women's side competes in the Scottish Womens Premiership.
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Graham Calder is a Scottish rugby union player, formerly of Glasgow Warriors at professional level and Heriots, Peebles, Currie, and Stirling County and currently at Dalziel. Calder plays at Scrum-Half but can also cover at Fly-Half.
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