ENGLAND - Rugby World Cup 2015

[Good Karma]

Originally Posted by vitaming

I don't think Cardiff as a venue is a case of Wales selling their vote (again), England asked for use of the MS because it's the biggest venue close to the SW heartlands, and the pitch aside, maybe the world's best rugby specific venue.

I would say Twickenham is the best Rugby Specific Stadium. The Millenium Stadium is not rugby specific at all, it hosts football and other sports events.

[JYDA]

Originally Posted by Good Karma

I would say Twickenham is the best Rugby Specific Stadium. The Millenium Stadium is not rugby specific at all, it hosts football and other sports events.

It depends what your definition of "rugby specific" is. Although the Millenium stadium hosts other sports, it's pitch dimensions were designed for Rugby.

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[Harry1990]

Imo they should use villa park instead of coventry much bigger and better

[Harry1990]

Or even molineux , st andrews or hawthorns

[TEBC]

which one is bigger? Isnt Wembley better?

[JimB]

Originally Posted by TEBC

which one is bigger? Isnt Wembley better?

Although Wembley is occasionally used for rugby, it is primarily a football stadium. It was built and paid for by the English FA.

Twickenham is England's rugby home.

Wembley's capacity is 90,000. Twickenham's is 82,000.

[JYDA]

Originally Posted by Harry1990

Imo they should use villa park instead of coventry much bigger and better

Coventry's pitch dimensions might have had something to do with it. Visually, the seating bowl looks a lot more designed for Rugby than football. Notice the massive distance between the endline and the first row. Looks like about 13 metres at least. There won't be any complaints about the in-goal areas here

[flierfy]

Originally Posted by TEBC

which one is bigger? Isnt Wembley better?

Wembley is big and commercially an extremely favourable venue. It will probably see a semi-final. Maybe even both. But there is no way that the final will be played anywhere but Twickenham. Twickenham is the home of the game after all.

[TEBC]

Originally Posted by flierfy

Wembley is big and commercially an extremely favourable venue. It will probably see a semi-final. Maybe even both. But there is no way that the final will be played anywhere but Twickenham. Twickenham is the home of the game after all.

It´s maybe the same as maracana for football?

[3SPIRES]

Originally Posted by Harry1990

Imo they should use villa park instead of coventry much bigger and better

Has Villa Park ever staged a rugby match? I know that the Ricoh has staged Heineken Cup semi finals. Also what does it matter that Villa Park has 10,000 more seats, they would be lucky to even sell out the Ricoh to watch Tongo vs Namibia or whatever minor games it will stage.

Originally Posted by Harry1990

Or even molineux , st andrews or hawthorns

The Ricoh is a bigger and better stadium than all of these three. Does St Andrews even have undersoil heating yet?

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[JimB]

Originally Posted by TEBC

It´s maybe the same as maracana for football?

Twickenham is to rugby what Wembley is to football; Wimbledon to tennis; Lords to cricket; and St Andrews to golf.

It is the home venue of the nation that gave the sport to the world.

The Maracana holds a different place place in the hearts and minds of anyone who loves football - it is the home venue of the greatest football playing nation on earth.

[Harry1990]

Originally Posted by 3SPIRES

Has Villa Park ever staged a rugby match? I know that the Ricoh has staged Heineken Cup semi finals. Also what does it matter that Villa Park has 10,000 more seats, they would be lucky to even sell out the Ricoh to watch Tongo vs Namibia or whatever minor games it will stage.



The Ricoh is a bigger and better stadium than all of these three. Does St Andrews even have undersoil heating yet?

first of all calm yourself know need to to be so aggresive im not part of some anti-coventry mafia, it just my opinion that i prefer Villa Park etc to the ricoh obviously you being from coventry and im geussing being a CCFC fan your going to go there alot more than me and obviously any fan thinks there club ground is the nicest. its like i think White Hart Lane is the best place on earth (even if it is a run down 1899 building)

i was only making the point that in my opinion Villa Park, Molinuex, Hawthorns are more historic etc i don't dislike the Ricoh Arena, but im assuming the fact it has hosted rugby before means it got the nod who knows

[Harry1990]

Originally Posted by 3SPIRES

Has Villa Park ever staged a rugby match? I know that the Ricoh has staged Heineken Cup semi finals. Also what does it matter that Villa Park has 10,000 more seats, they would be lucky to even sell out the Ricoh to watch Tongo vs Namibia or whatever minor games it will stage.



The Ricoh is a bigger and better stadium than all of these three. Does St Andrews even have undersoil heating yet?

what does size and undersoil heating have to do with making it a good stadium? is that how stadiums should be judged so you think the Stade De France is inferior to the Ricoh Arena cause it doesnt have undersoil heating?

[Harry1990]

Originally Posted by sgroutage

The best rugby specific stadium in the West Midlands - South West is easily Sixways in Worcester!



The new Slick Systems Stand





Plenty of corporate facilities...





The first stand to be developed includes an indoor training pitch used by the All Blacks during a previous RWC



There are more developments to come...



Im sorry guys, but Sixways smashes Kingholm, the Rec and other rugby specific stadiums in the area. It is a shame it isnt being considered, especially with our plans for another stand to be built!

would be interesting to see what this will look like as 20k ish capicity, judging by other rugby club ground devolpments should be interesting Thormond Park and Welford Road as well and the rugby league ground for the Salford City reds are so much better arcitecually than there football counterparts imo

[Andy-i]

Originally Posted by Harry1990

would be interesting to see what this will look like as 20k ish capicity, judging by other rugby club ground devolpments should be interesting Thormond Park and Welford Road as well and the rugby league ground for the Salford City reds are so much better arcitecually than there football counterparts imo

The new Rotherham Utd ground is vastly superior to the Salford ground IMO. In fact i'd say St Helens new ground is better than Salford, and there is nothing Rugby specific in the Premiership that comes close to the AMEX.

[Harry1990]

Yer brightons ground is amazing i havent seen rotterhams ground tbh but ill take a look

[k5villan]

re villa park -

yes there has been rugby matches played there previously

there is planning in place to re-do the north stand, its the reason that we haven't got olympic football this summer whilst the smaller ricoh has, it's constantly being pushed back and messed about with thanks to the FFP rules and randy lerner seemingly not wanting to commit to it

or

we relayed the pitch last summer after take that played at a cost of £800,000, we have won the best prem pitch something like 3 times in the last 4 years so unless the rugby created the revenue to make it worthwhile (which at a guess it wont) the club has decided its not worth sacrificing another pitch for

[Harry1990]

thanks for that. it seems years ago that Lerner mentioned the north stand expansion and nothing seems to have come of it as of yet? just checked the average attendance is down at 32k this season i was shocked initially but the fans obviously despise Mc Leish so it no surprise.

i always thought they would try to get to the 55-60 k mark anyway, i dont believe for one moment a decent top 10 villa side wouldnt sell that out for most games in the league.