Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium

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Aerial view of Twickenham Stadium
Location	200 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 7BA[2]
Public transit	Twickenham
Owner	Rugby Football Union
Executive suites	150
Capacity	82,000 (rugby)[3] 75,000 (American football)
Field size	125 m × 70 m
Surface	Desso GrassMaster
Construction
Built	1907; 117 years ago (1907)
Opened	2 October 1909; 114 years ago (1909-10-02)
Architect	John Bradley
Tenants
England national rugby union team Harlequins (Selected Matches) Bath Rugby (2017-2019, Selected Matches)
Website
twickenhamstadium.com

Twickenham Stadium (/ˈtwɪkənəm/) in Twickenham, south-west London, England, is a rugby union stadium owned by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), English rugby union governing body, which has its headquarters there. The stadium is England's national rugby union stadium and is the venue of the England national rugby union team home matches.

It is the world's largest rugby union stadium, the second largest stadium in the United Kingdom, behind Wembley Stadium, and the fifth largest in Europe.

The Middlesex Sevens, Premiership Rugby fixtures, Anglo-Welsh Cup matches, the Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge universities and European Rugby Champions Cup games have been played at Twickenham Stadium. It has also been used as the venue for the Rugby Football League's Challenge Cup Final in 2001 and 2006, and the NFL London Games in 2016 and 2017.

Twickenham Stadium has hosted concerts by Rihanna, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Genesis, U2, Beyoncé, the Rolling Stones, the Police, Eagles, R.E.M., Eminem, Lady Gaga, Metallica and Depeche Mode.