| Twickenham Stadium is the home of English Rugby | | | | has also been the venue for the 2006-2007 Heineken |
| Union. The stadium is the biggest Rugby Union | | | | Cup final and also the domestic Middlesex sevens |
| stadium in the UK and the second largest stadium in | | | | competition. 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 Rugby | | | | match between Oxford University and Cambridge |
| Union fixtures it does also house a number of other | | | | University, 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 concerts | | | | becomes home to the English School's Daily Mail Cup |
| and has held a wide variety of bands such as | | | | final. As a result it is seen as the home of all types of |
| Genesis, U2, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Iron | | | | rugby and the many different tournaments that take |
| Maiden and the Eagles. It has also played host to The | | | | place there really add to its prestigious reputation. |
| Rugby League Challenge Cup Final, the Guinness | | | | The stadium solidifies its reputation as the |
| Premiership final and the Middlesex sevens. The | | | | quintessential rugby venue in that alongside the |
| stadium is probably most notable for holding the | | | | incredible 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 Rugby | | | | The museum covers the history of the game. It is |
| Football Union. As a result the stadium plays host to a | | | | not solely focussed on the domestic game or how it |
| large number of rugby fixtures each year and | | | | developed in the UK; it also tells how the game has |
| arguably the largest and most prestigious of these | | | | developed. 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 at | | | | museum has a static historical section of the museum |
| Twickenham. This is unique amongst the home nation | | | | but it also has a rolling programme of special |
| rugby teams. | | | | exhibitions. These special exhibitions cover topical |
| The other teams have a national stadium but they | | | | issues and they often display some of the most |
| also use a variety of other stadiums to play their | | | | obscure and bizarre rugby artefacts that have been |
| fixtures throughout a season and as a result the | | | | sourced from all over the globe. |
| Twickenham stadium is particularly prestigious. The | | | | It is possible to tour the stadium when games are |
| stadium is also home to England's six nation matches | | | | not being played. These tours take place on a |
| and it invites teams that visit England to tour from | | | | number of days per week. Usually these take place |
| the southern hemisphere. This typically happens | | | | four 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 high | | | | match days people that want to take the tour will |
| profile domestic rugby matches. It hosts the | | | | also have to have a match entry ticket. This can be |
| Guinness Premiership final and the Anglo-welsh cup. It | | | | a wonderful option for corporate hospitality. |