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 Aerial view of Twickenham Stadium | |
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| Location | 200 Whitton Road, Twickenham, London, TW2 7BA[2] |
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| Coordinates | 51°27′21″N 0°20′29″W / 51.45583°N 0.34139°W |
| Public transit |  Twickenham |
| Owner | Rugby Football Union |
| Executive suites | 150 |
| Capacity | 82,000 (rugby)[3] 75,000 (American football) |
| Field size | 125 m × 70 m |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1907 |
| Opened | 2 October 1909 |
| Architect | John Bradley |
| Tenants | |
| England national rugby union team Harlequins (selected matches) Bath Rugby (2017–2019, selected matches) | |
| Website | |
| allianzstadiumtwickenham.com | |
Twickenham Stadium (officially known as the Allianz Stadium for sponsorship reasons) in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, is a rugby union stadium owned by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), English rugby union governing body, which has its headquarters there. The stadium is England's national rugby union stadium and is the venue of the England national rugby union team home matches.
It is the world's largest rugby union stadium, the second largest stadium in the United Kingdom, behind Wembley Stadium, and the fifth largest in Europe.
The Middlesex Sevens, Premiership Rugby fixtures, Anglo-Welsh Cup matches, Harlequins annual Big Game, the Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge universities and European Rugby Champions Cup games have been played at Twickenham Stadium. It has also been used as the venue for the Rugby Football League's Challenge Cup Final in 2001 and 2006, and the NFL London Games in 2016 and 2017.
Twickenham Stadium has hosted concerts by Rihanna, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Genesis, U2, Beyoncé, the Rolling Stones, the Police, Eagles, R.E.M., Eminem, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Depeche Mode and NSPPD Prayer Conference.
On 5 August 2024, it was announced that Twickenham Stadium would be renamed Allianz Stadium as part of a long-term investment plan by the insurance company Allianz.[4]
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- ^ "Rugby Football Union – Contact us". England Rugby. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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- ^ "Allianz pledges long-term commitment to rugby through a multi-year partnership with the Rugby Football Union". twickenham. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.