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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 ]
Yarrow Stadium is situated in the central suburb of Westown in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with main vehicle access off Maratahu Street.Named the third best rugby stadium on earth by New Zealand Rugby World magazine in May 2009, Yarrow Stadium (known as Stadium Taranaki for the Rugby World Cup 2011) conforms with the International Rugby Board's "clean stadium" policy.
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 ...
It is the home of Edinburgh Rugby, one of Scotland's two professional rugby clubs. [2] The stadium is located next to Murrayfield Stadium (and Murrayfield Ice Rink ) on land which was among several rugby training pitches (some still remain), situated beside the Water of Leith adjacent to the Saughtonhall neighbourhood. [ 3 ]
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.
On 14 October 2007, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Centenary Test rugby league game. The 58–0 defeat set a new record for the largest loss by the New Zealand national rugby league team. On 1 December 2007, the stadium hosted an exhibition match between Wellington Phoenix FC and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
All are used principally for rugby league and/or Australian rules football. Several of these stadiums, primarily those with rectangular fields, are also used for soccer. Stadiums used by the defunct Australian Rugby Championship and the 2003 Rugby World Cup are included for posterity.
The stadium, also sometimes known as Donnybrook Rugby Ground, [5] is located on the former fair green used for the Donnybrook Fair until the mid-1850s. [6] Used for games by Bective Rangers and Old Wesley since at least the early 20th century, [7] [8] the ground was also the home stadium of Leinster Rugby - until they moved competitive games to the nearby RDS Arena in 2007.