I have had great fun over the past few days working with French groups in town for the rugby with plenty of laughs along the way 😀 Apparently there are * 15,000 * French rugby fans in Edinburgh this weekend and the Royal Mile is a sea of red, white and blue!

There is a long history of friendship between Scotland and France. At the end of the thirteenth century the two countries shared a mutual enemy - the English! So they signed an agreement, the terms of which meant that should England invade either country, the other would go to their aid. This ‘Auld Alliance’ is considered the oldest military alliance in the world.

Although the alliance was officially ended in the 16th century, its spirit lives on! And this afternoon the two teams will compete at Murrayfield for the Auld Alliance Cup 🏉🏉🏉

Bonne chance aux deux équipes, que la meilleure gagne! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷 ... See MoreSee Less