Twickenham

Twickenham, View from West Stand  Location Twickenham, England  Capacity 82,000  Tenants  England national rugby union team  Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000. This makes it the second largest stadium in the UK after Wembley Stadium.

The stadium is the home of the Rugby Football Union (RFU), and as such primarily a venue for rugby union and hosts England's home test matches, as well as the Middlesex Sevens, the Guinness Premiership final, as well as EDF Energy Cup and Heineken Cup matches.

The stadium is considered an icon of English rugby. Although the ground is usually only occupied by rugby union, it has in the past hosted a number of events, such as Iron Maiden, Genesis, U2, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Eagles and most recently R.E.M. concerts. It has also been the host of Rugby League's Challenge Cup final.

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