The Twickenham Rugby Experience

Twickenham Stadium is the home of English Rugbyhas also been the venue for the 2006-2007 Heineken
Union. The stadium is the biggest Rugby UnionCup final and also the domestic Middlesex sevens
stadium in the UK and the second largest stadium incompetition. It also plays host to a number of high
the UK. It is only smaller than Wembley Stadium.profile amateur matches. It holds the annual rugby
Although the stadium is primarily used for Rugbymatch between Oxford University and Cambridge
Union fixtures it does also house a number of otherUniversity, the culmination of the inter-services
events.competition the Army versus Navy match and it also
It has a long history as a venue for music concertsbecomes home to the English School's Daily Mail Cup
and has held a wide variety of bands such asfinal. As a result it is seen as the home of all types of
Genesis, U2, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Ironrugby and the many different tournaments that take
Maiden and the Eagles. It has also played host to Theplace there really add to its prestigious reputation.
Rugby League Challenge Cup Final, the GuinnessThe stadium solidifies its reputation as the
Premiership final and the Middlesex sevens. Thequintessential rugby venue in that alongside the
stadium is probably most notable for holding theincredible arena it provides for rugby matches it also
England international rugby union test matches.provides a museum that is solely devoted to rugby.
Twickenham Stadium is owned and run by the RugbyThe museum covers the history of the game. It is
Football Union. As a result the stadium plays host to anot solely focussed on the domestic game or how it
large number of rugby fixtures each year anddeveloped in the UK; it also tells how the game has
arguably the largest and most prestigious of thesedeveloped. It covers the whole of the global game
games are the visits of the English Rugby union team.and not just the development of English Rugby. The
The English team play all of their home fixtures atmuseum has a static historical section of the museum
Twickenham. This is unique amongst the home nationbut it also has a rolling programme of special
rugby teams.exhibitions. These special exhibitions cover topical
The other teams have a national stadium but theyissues and they often display some of the most
also use a variety of other stadiums to play theirobscure and bizarre rugby artefacts that have been
fixtures throughout a season and as a result thesourced from all over the globe.
Twickenham stadium is particularly prestigious. TheIt is possible to tour the stadium when games are
stadium is also home to England's six nation matchesnot being played. These tours take place on a
and it invites teams that visit England to tour fromnumber of days per week. Usually these take place
the southern hemisphere. This typically happensfour times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
every year and it usually takes place in November.Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. On
The Twickenham stadium also holds a number of highmatch days people that want to take the tour will
profile domestic rugby matches. It hosts thealso have to have a match entry ticket. This can be
Guinness Premiership final and the Anglo-welsh cup. Ita wonderful option for corporate hospitality.