Murrayfield Stadium has been ranked as having the worst toilets out of all the Six Nations venues.
The annual Six Nations rugby tournament is set to kick off later this month. The competition sees the teams of Scotland, England, France, Ireland, Italy, and Wales face off.
As reported by the Scottish Daily Express, the 67,130-capacity Murrayfield in Edinburgh was put under scrutiny by Irish bookmaker Boyle Sports who analysed TripAdvisor reviews for each of the home grounds’ facilities.
They discovered that more than 10 per cent of reviews about Murrayfield mentioned issues with the toilets. The Scottish stadium placed first in the ‘loo league of shame’, with England’s Twickenham following behind in second.
The Principality Stadium in Wales, Ireland’s Aviva Stadium, Italy’s Stadio Olimpico, and France’s Stade de France fared better — with the latter being declared the cleanest of the bunch. Five per cent or fewer reviews of these venues mentioned subpar lavatories.
One TripAdvisor reviewer didn’t mince words about Murrayfield, stating: “I have been to many stadiums in my time and Murrayfield has a great atmosphere. But they neglect the most important thing, which is always the toilets.
“They are disgusting as they do not flush properly. By the end of the rugby match the toilets were literally flooded because no one can work out how to flush them.”
Meanwhile, another claimed that women are regularly required to use men’s loos due to a lack of facilities. They wrote: “Our only complaint is the lack of women’s toilets, forcing many women to use the men’s toilets and split cubicles among hundreds of people.”
Toilet woes represent 10.79 per cent of all negative feedback at Murrayfield Stadium. Another common complaint is the lack of hot water in the lavatories.
Murrayfield was built in 1925, with its last refurbishment taking place in 1994 following a £50 million redevelopment by the Scottish Rugby Union. Murrayfield chairman John McGuigan has confirmed that funds will be earmarked for improvements, prioritising the toilets.
The Scottish Rugby Union commented: “Murrayfield is home to Scotland’s largest stadium, which has an unrivalled atmosphere both during matches and in the West Fan Village. We are aware that the stadium needs investment, and we are allocating funding to improve parts of the stadium in a rolling programme that is already underway.
“We have also tasked consultants to come up with long-term solutions for some key areas of the stadium.”
Scotland’s Six Nations journey will kick off with a match against Italy at Murrayfield Stadium on February 1. This will be followed by Scotland facing off against Ireland and Wales at Murrayfield on February 9 and March 8 respectively.
Following Taylor Swift’s three-night stint at the stadium in July 2024 that expanded the capacity to 73,000, Oasis is set to rock Murrayfield this summer. The legendary Britpop band will be playing a run of shows on August 8, 9, and 12.
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