Twickenham Stadium

English rugby union team

Twickenham Stadium is located in London's Twickenham ( suburb of Richmond upon Thames ). It is equipped with a capacity of 82,000 seats in front of the Olympic Stadium London and behind the new Wembley Stadium, the second largest stadium in England. Twickenham is the home of English Rugby Union Rugby Football Union ( RFU) and is used for international matches of the English rugby union national teams. In addition, here the final of the Guinness Premiership as well as individual games in EDF Energy Cup and the Heineken Cup and the IRB Sevens World Series tournaments will be held. The stadium is also the site of the Rugby Museum.

Although the stadium is used mostly for rugby union matches, it also served as a venue for other events. These include rock concerts and finals of the Challenge Cup, the Rugby League Cup competition.

History

After sold internationals against the All Blacks and the Springboks in Crystal Palace, the RFU recognized the benefit of its own stadium. The Association acquired in 1907 in Twickenham for 5572 pounds and 12 shillings a ½ 10 ¼ acres of beautiful grounds on which carbon had been grown previously. The first stands emerged the following year. After further investments in access roads, the opening match between Harlequins and Richmond took place on 2 October 1909. The first international match - England v Wales - followed on January 15, 1910 in front of 20,000 spectators. During the First World War, cows, horses and sheep were grazing on the stadium turf. King George V in 1921 unveiled a war memorial.

During the 1991 World Series Twickenham hosted the games in Group A, and the final match between the Wallabies and England. Also during the 1999 World Cup, hosted by Wales actually was here several games were played, including both semi-finals.

The stadium has been expanded continuously. As of 1995, the capacity was 75,000 spectators. Between June 2005 and November 2006, the South Stand was completely renovated, bringing the stadium capacity was expanded to 82,000 seats. The cost of 80 million pounds, the incorporation of VIP boxes, a new Marriott - four star hotel with 156 rooms, a cultural center, a leisure club and various other facilities were included.

In 2015 Twickenham Stadium, venue of the group matches, a quarterfinal, both semi-finals and the final of the Rugby Union World Cup will be.

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