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Steven Brown

The Edinburgh Ukraine refugees developing an unlikely fascination with rugby

Edinburgh Rugby is due to host 1,500 Ukrainian refugees at BT Murrayfield next weekend against Glasgow Warriors in the 2nd leg of the 1872 cup on Friday 30 December.

Tickets to the derby decider were offered to Ukrainian refugees who are based in Edinburgh and Glasgow as part of a working partnership between City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh Voluntary Organisation Council.

The 1872 cup is annually contested between the teams of East and West and this year is even more special as it is the 150th anniversary of the two teams competing for the trophy.

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