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Aerial view of Twickenham Stadium
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Location |
Twickenham London England |
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Coordinates | 51°27′22″N 0°20′30″W / 51.45611°N 0.34167°WCoordinates: 51°27′22″N 0°20′30″W / 51.45611°N 0.34167°W |
Public transit | Twickenham |
Owner | Rugby Football Union |
Executive suites | 150 |
Capacity | 82,000 (rugby) |
Field size | 125 m x 70 m |
Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
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Built | 1907 |
Opened | 2 October 1909 |
Architect | John Bradley |
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England national rugby union team |
Twickenham Stadium (/ˈtwɪkənəm/; usually known as Twickenham or Twickers) is a rugby union stadium in Twickenham, south west London, England. Owned by the governing body of rugby union in England, the Rugby Football Union (the RFU), the stadium hosts home test matches for the England national rugby union team. Other rugby union games played at the stadium include the Middlesex Sevens, selected Aviva Premiership fixtures, selected Anglo-Welsh Cup matches, the Varsity Match between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and selected European Rugby Champions Cup matches. The RFU headquarters are based in the stadium.
Twickenham has also hosted concerts by Rihanna, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Genesis, U2, Beyoncé, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Eagles, R.E.M. and Lady Gaga, rugby league's Challenge Cup final and conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses, and hosts American football as part of the NFL International Series from 2016.