EDINBURGH’S Meadows is set to welcome a Quidditch Premier League fixture.

The event, on Saturday, will be hosted by the Scottish Thistles, who won their first game against the Yorkshire Roses in Manchester last month.

There will be six games – which will determine the teams' ranking in the championship.

It will be attended by Scottish Thistles, East Midland Archers, West Midland Revolution, Yorkshire Roses and Northern Watch.

Thistles manager and co-captain Gavin Hughes said: "This is our home fixture, our chance to do Scotland proud on home turf, and we intend to fight for every inch of every game.

"The morale in the team is high and we have no preconceived expectations, so that should give us the ability to play with absolute freedom. Our opponents have everything to lose."

Inspired by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, quidditch has developed into its own sport, with 20,000 competing international players, 25 competing countries, and an international rulebook.

A quidditch team consists of 21 athletes with seven players per team on the pitch at any one time. Each player has a broom between their legs.

The “four maximum rule” of quidditch states that at most there can only be four players of the same gender on the pitch at one time. This ensures that the game is mixed gender, and inclusive to all.