Thursday 17 September 2015

Rugby World Cup 2015 starts tomorrow

The 2015 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament will be hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Twickenham Stadium in London will host the final.

The official website is here.

England v Fiji is the first match tomorrow evening at Twickenham. It should be a cracker.

Previous World Cup winners are New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England.

The matches are spread over the country as shown below.

London London Cardiff Manchester London
Twickenham Wembley Stadium Millennium Stadium Manchester City Stadium Olympic Stadium
51°27′22″N0°20′30″W 51°33′21″N 0°16′47″W 51°28′40″N3°11′00″W 53°28′59″N 2°12′1″W 51°32′19″N0°00′59″W
Capacity: 81,605 Capacity: 90,000 Capacity: 74,154 Capacity: 55,097 (est.)[27] Capacity: 54,000
Twickehnam Pitch.jpg Wembley Stadium interior.jpg Inside the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.jpg City of Manchester Stadium East Stand.jpg London Olympic Stadium Interior - April 2012.jpg
Newcastle Birmingham
St. James' Park Villa Park
Capacity: 52,409 Capacity: 42,785
54°58′32″N1°37′18″W 52°30′33″N 1°53′5″W
St James' Park, 23 October 2012 (2).jpg Villa Park.jpg
Leeds Leicester
Elland Road Leicester City Stadium
53°46′40″N1°34′20″W 52°37′13″N 1°8′32″W
Capacity: 37,914 Capacity: 32,312
Elland Road, East Stand.jpg The Walkers Stadium, Leicester - geograph.org.uk - 143206.jpg
Gloucester Exeter Milton Keynes Brighton
Kingsholm Stadium Sandy Park Stadium mk Brighton Community Stadium
51°52′18″N2°14′34″W 50°42′33.51″N3°28′3.26″W 52°00′34″N00°44′00″W 50°51′42″N 0°4′59.80″W
Capacity: 16,500 Capacity: 12,300[28] Capacity: 30,717 Capacity: 30,750
Kingsholm in 2007.jpg Sandy Park 3 - geograph-376587.jpg Mk stadium upgraded.jpg AmexPanorama (cropped).jpg

Source: The Telegraph[29]

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