What a fantastic stadium (Twickenham Rugby Stadium)

Member Name: Beanie8844

Product:	Twickenham Rugby Stadium
Date:	28/08/08 (153 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: great views of mathces, fab atmosphere

Disadvantages: none really

Twickenham Rugby Stadium is the home ground of the England Rugby Union team and is where home internationals and major cup finals are held. It has recently undergone redevelopment works which has boosted the overall capacity of the stadium from 75,000 to 82,000, making it the second largest ground in the UK (wembley being the largest). The southern end of the stadium used to be smaller than the other three sides, which were triple tiered - in 2005 this stand was demolished and replaced with a stand identical to the other three sides, making the stadium fully enclosed. There were originally concerns that making the stadium fully enclosed would limit the amount of light available to the playing surface, leading to a detriment in the quality of the grass seen in other stadiums such as St James's Park and the Reebok Stadium, but this problem seems to have been resolved.

The stadium is located in London (twickenham) and is in the London Borough of Richmond, only about 25 minutes drive from my house. Although the stadoium is so close I have only ever been there twice and i'm afraid to say i'm yet to see a home international match - i've seen the Middlesex Sevens and visited the stadium as part of a guided tour. The first time i visited was back in 1995 before the redevelopment. Having seen the before and after i have to say it looks far more impressive. The stadium now appears alot larger and more pleasing on the eye now that it is symetrical.

In addition to being used for sports matches the stadium is occasionally used for concerts - i believe R.E.M. are playing here in August.

I would definately recommend a trip to Twickers.

Summary: great stadium, extremely impressive