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Not all playing fields are the same size. The rugby league playing field, [1] also referred to as a pitch [2] or paddock, is the playing surface for the sport of rugby league football and is surfaced exclusively with grass. [3] The dimensions and markings of a full-sized playing area are defined in Section 1 of the Laws of the Game. [1]
The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby union is played, ordered by seating capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular hosts of a major competition (such as an event in the World Rugby Sevens Series , its women's version , or the ...
The stadium's bowl site size is 48,000 m 2 (520,000 sq ft). The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction [ 4 ] and is situated close to major transport facilities (such as Wellington railway station ) one kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the CBD.
Although both codes are played on similar sized rectangular fields, the dimensions of rugby union fields can vary up to a maximum size that is larger than the fixed size of American football fields. Rugby union fields are limited to a maximum length of 144 metres (157 yd) long (100 metres (110 yd) between goal lines) and width of 70 metres (77 ...
Below is a list of rugby union stadiums used in Premiership Rugby during the 2023-2024 season. There are 10 stadiums in total, with 10 of them representing the permanent home ground of each Premiership side.
Rugby Park hosted its first international match in March 1894, when Scotland won 5–2 against Wales. [10] Originally, the ground was constructed with a running track around its edge, a pavilion and a stand along the west side. [10] This layout meant that Rugby Park was similar to Ibrox Park, which opened four months later. [10]
FNB stadium is a multi-purpose venue and hosted its first rugby union match in 2010, the Tri Nations match between South Africa and New Zealand, won by the latter. The attendance was 94,713 which is listed as the third highest rugby attendance ever in the Southern Hemisphere and a record attendance for the redeveloped stadium, until it was ...
As well as increasing the stadium's capacity to 82,000, the redevelopment introduced a four-star Marriott hotel with 156 rooms and six VIP suites with views over the field, a performing arts complex, a health and leisure club, a new rugby shop and a general increase in function space. In July 2005, the old south stand was demolished to make way ...