Beattie backs renaming of Murrayfield

Scottish Rugby Union chief executive Mark Dodson paved the way for the controversial change after declaring he had uncovered sponsors willing to pay to rebrand the ground.

The cash-strapped SRU has had the stadium’s name valued at “millions of pounds per year”, a figure that would alleviate funding issues in the organisation, which has a debt of £13 million.

Beattie, 54, said: “I don’t care, it’s just a name. I think the younger fans will think what I think, that you should try and benefit your sport as much as you can.

“The traditionalists will be upset, there will be a huge hoo-ha. But in the modern world, where you are scrabbling about to get every penny you can, you have to take every advantage.”