Six Nations Championship Venues

Noostairz · January 13th, 2007, 02:13 PM

3 Feb: Italy v France
3 Feb: England v Scotland
4 Feb: Wales v Ireland
10 Feb: England v Italy
10 Feb: Scotland v Wales
11 Feb: Ireland v France
24 Feb: Scotland v Italy
24 Feb: Ireland v England
24 Feb: France v Wales
10 Mar: Scotland v Ireland
10 Mar: Italy v Wales
11 Mar: England v France
17 Mar: Italy v Ireland
17 Mar: France v Scotland
17 Mar: Wales v England

Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
Capacity: 79,959
Opened: 1998

Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Capcity: 74,500
Opened: 1999

Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, England
Capacity: 82,000
First Opened: 1909

Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
Capcity: 82,500
First Opened: 1913

Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
Capcity: 67,800
First Opened: 1925

Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
Capcity: 24,973
First Opened: 1959

Noostairz · January 13th, 2007, 02:38 PM

i should say as well that obviously croke park's only a temporary venue. ireland's real home, lansdowne road, is undergoing redevelopment to go from looking like this:

to this:

eomer · January 13th, 2007, 02:47 PM

I voted for Stade de France of course but I like Millennium Stadium too.
I never understood why so many british stadium are built with only 3 sides on the same level like Murrayfield, Twickenham or Croke Park.

The new Lansdowne Road look nice and would be able to host major events such has RWC 2015: England could get WC 2018 (soccer) and Celtic nations could get RWC 2015 with an oppening match in Cardiff and the final in Dublin.

The Hunted · January 13th, 2007, 03:09 PM

^They have nearly finished the new stand at Twickenham, it is a complete bowl now.

cinosanap · January 13th, 2007, 04:29 PM

Stade de France - Nice roof. I don't like the inside, though.
Millenium Stadium - Best looking stadium but I think it looks strange with the largest tier being the top one.
Twickenham - Hate the outside. The inside is a bit boring aswell.
Murrayfield - I like the stands and the rest of the inside apart from the stupid running track. Similiar outside to Twickenham.
Croke Park - Would be better without the one small stand. Boring inside and I'm not too fond of the outside.
Stadio Flaminio - Boring

Millenium Stadium gets my vote.

The Hunted · January 13th, 2007, 04:57 PM

Twickenham for me, it's the only one on the list i've been to and I think it has the best interior appearance of the stadiums listed.
I know the exterior of the stadium is is not great, but this should improve with the comletion of the south stand and anyway the exteriors of the other stadiums apart from the Millennium are no better.

Mo Rush · January 13th, 2007, 05:11 PM

Its between the millenium stadium and stade de france with stade de france as the winner.

Neda Say · January 13th, 2007, 08:57 PM

This one is no brainer right now! Twickenham is right now the best six nation tournament stadium. But when new Landsdowne will be erected it will be tough to beat. Although I still don't understand why they haven't made it a levelled bowl.

Millenium has the techie roof. Stade de France the techie removable stand system. Murreyfield has a great atmosphere but is just functional. Flaminio is cute. but the winner rigth now yeah it's the dark green giant

3SPIRES · January 13th, 2007, 09:05 PM

millstad by a mile.

danJonze87 · January 13th, 2007, 09:08 PM

Twickenham atmosphere is a bit hit n' miss sometimes i find. Not as hit n' miss as the french atmosphere mind

CharlieP · January 14th, 2007, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by edennewstairs

Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

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Originally Posted by eomer

I voted for Stade de France of course but I like Millenium Stadium too.

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Originally Posted by cinosanap

Millenium Stadium - Best looking stadium but I think it looks strange with the largest tier being the top one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Hunted

I know the exterior of the stadium is is not great, but this should improve with the comletion of the south stand and anyway the exteriors of the other stadiums apart from the Millenium are no better.

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Originally Posted by Mo Rush

Its between the millenium stadium and stade de france with stade de france as the winner.

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Originally Posted by Neda Say

Millenium has the techie roof.

Aaarrrggghhhh!!! There are two Ns in Millennium!

cinosanap · January 14th, 2007, 07:24 PM

Good for you.

Noostairz · January 14th, 2007, 08:07 PM

my first ever chaliep warning for poor spelling!

Welshlad · January 14th, 2007, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3SPIRES

millstad by a mile.

clever, avoiding having to spell it...

eomer · January 14th, 2007, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CharlieP

Aaarrrggghhhh!!! There are two Ns in Millennium!

Sorry: it's corrected in my post.

Neda Say · January 14th, 2007, 10:44 PM

sorry about the "n" thing. But I still go with the 82000 seater Twick

matherto · January 14th, 2007, 11:57 PM

Millennium looks great, and is a fantastic stadium to watch sport in, been then and the stadium, and the location is brilliant

Stade de France looks great, never been, but yeah from pictures it looks huge/stylish

Twickenham is a boring bowl on the inside, which has only it's size going for it, the outside is vomit-inducing

Murrayfield is fairly impressive, though the outside is as bad as Twickenham, and the inside isn't level

Croke Park is huge but again, mismatched

and Flaminio is basically pathetic

NeilF · January 15th, 2007, 10:22 AM

I went for Murrayfield, simply because it is one of the few stadia out there to successfully negotiate large changes in stand height / tier angle.

I find Twickenham and Croke Park excessively boring stadia in all respects, Twickenham more so. The pitch of the lower tier at Millenium Stadium creates terrible, terrible views as anyone that has sat half way back behind one of the goals will tell you. And while I understand the reasons as to why, I really dislike the saddle-line upper tiers so many stadia have. I find the inside of Stade de France somewhat boring as well. Stadio Flaminio is quaint, nice, but very small and nothing terribly special.

I won't even include the debacle that is the new Lansdowne Road in a list of criticism - given how bad it is, I wish they'd just left the old one alone.

legslikeaspider · January 15th, 2007, 11:13 AM

None of them are great stadia. Murrayfield and Twickers look awful from the outside. I don't like the gap between the roof of the Stade de France and the top the tier. I don't like the end at the millennium that has two tiers when all the the other stands have three and the height of the stands also means that the pitch is usually in poor condition. The open end at Croke Park has been woefully mismanaged and the Stadio Flaminio is atmospheric but is of little architectural interest.

Think I'll go with the Stade de France, because it does look amazing when its lit up at night.

Wezza · January 15th, 2007, 11:22 AM

I think probably Milennium Stadium is the best looking out of the lot. Twickenham, eventhough the outside is fairly average, is still up there.

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January 13th, 2007, 02:13 PM	#1
Noostairz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Transatlantic Posts: 10,012 Likes (Received): 1	Six Nations - Your Favourite Venue? 3 Feb: Italy v France 3 Feb: England v Scotland 4 Feb: Wales v Ireland 10 Feb: England v Italy 10 Feb: Scotland v Wales 11 Feb: Ireland v France 24 Feb: Scotland v Italy 24 Feb: Ireland v England 24 Feb: France v Wales 10 Mar: Scotland v Ireland 10 Mar: Italy v Wales 11 Mar: England v France 17 Mar: Italy v Ireland 17 Mar: France v Scotland 17 Mar: Wales v England Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Capacity: 79,959 Opened: 1998 Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Capcity: 74,500 Opened: 1999 Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, England Capacity: 82,000 First Opened: 1909 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland Capcity: 82,500 First Opened: 1913 Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland Capcity: 67,800 First Opened: 1925 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy Capcity: 24,973 First Opened: 1959

January 13th, 2007, 02:47 PM	#3
eomer Free Tibet, Darfur, PRK.. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Val de Marne (Paris) Posts: 5,997 Likes (Received): 169	I voted for Stade de France of course but I like Millennium Stadium too. I never understood why so many british stadium are built with only 3 sides on the same level like Murrayfield, Twickenham or Croke Park. The new Lansdowne Road look nice and would be able to host major events such has RWC 2015: England could get WC 2018 (soccer) and Celtic nations could get RWC 2015 with an oppening match in Cardiff and the final in Dublin. __________________ Salutations, Eomer http://lgv2030.free.fr/titres/bandeau.jpg http://lgv2030.free.fr www.altro.org Objectifs: Clermont Ferrand <==> Paris: 2h00, Clermont Ferrand <==> Lyon: 1h00 Last edited by eomer; January 14th, 2007 at 10:10 PM.

January 13th, 2007, 04:57 PM	#6
The Hunted Jazz mag connoisseur Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 1,988 Likes (Received): 0	Twickenham for me, it's the only one on the list i've been to and I think it has the best interior appearance of the stadiums listed. I know the exterior of the stadium is is not great, but this should improve with the comletion of the south stand and anyway the exteriors of the other stadiums apart from the Millennium are no better. Last edited by The Hunted; January 14th, 2007 at 10:07 PM.

January 13th, 2007, 05:11 PM	#7
Mo Rush life.love.everything else Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cape Town Posts: 29,212 Likes (Received): 2	Its between the millenium stadium and stade de france with stade de france as the winner. __________________ You don't need a Holiday, you need CAPE TOWN #cityofinspiration

January 13th, 2007, 02:38 PM	#2
Noostairz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Transatlantic Posts: 10,012 Likes (Received): 1	i should say as well that obviously croke park's only a temporary venue. ireland's real home, lansdowne road, is undergoing redevelopment to go from looking like this: to this:

January 13th, 2007, 03:09 PM	#4
The Hunted Jazz mag connoisseur Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 1,988 Likes (Received): 0	^They have nearly finished the new stand at Twickenham, it is a complete bowl now.

January 13th, 2007, 08:57 PM	#8
Neda Say Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,010 Likes (Received): 9	This one is no brainer right now! Twickenham is right now the best six nation tournament stadium. But when new Landsdowne will be erected it will be tough to beat. Although I still don't understand why they haven't made it a levelled bowl. Millenium has the techie roof. Stade de France the techie removable stand system. Murreyfield has a great atmosphere but is just functional. Flaminio is cute. but the winner rigth now yeah it's the dark green giant

January 13th, 2007, 09:05 PM	#9
3SPIRES Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Coventry Posts: 371 Likes (Received): 36	millstad by a mile.

January 13th, 2007, 09:08 PM	#10
danJonze87 skippedybeebop Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manceinion Posts: 200 Likes (Received): 0	Twickenham atmosphere is a bit hit n' miss sometimes i find. Not as hit n' miss as the french atmosphere mind

January 14th, 2007, 08:07 PM	#13
Noostairz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Transatlantic Posts: 10,012 Likes (Received): 1	my first ever chaliep warning for poor spelling!

January 14th, 2007, 10:44 PM	#16
Neda Say Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,010 Likes (Received): 9	sorry about the "n" thing. But I still go with the 82000 seater Twick

January 14th, 2007, 11:57 PM	#17
matherto Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: St. Helens, Merseyside Posts: 475 Likes (Received): 0	Millennium looks great, and is a fantastic stadium to watch sport in, been then and the stadium, and the location is brilliant Stade de France looks great, never been, but yeah from pictures it looks huge/stylish Twickenham is a boring bowl on the inside, which has only it's size going for it, the outside is vomit-inducing Murrayfield is fairly impressive, though the outside is as bad as Twickenham, and the inside isn't level Croke Park is huge but again, mismatched and Flaminio is basically pathetic

January 15th, 2007, 10:22 AM	#18
NeilF Reasons To Be Cheerful Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Edinburgh / Belfast Posts: 552 Likes (Received): 0	I went for Murrayfield, simply because it is one of the few stadia out there to successfully negotiate large changes in stand height / tier angle. I find Twickenham and Croke Park excessively boring stadia in all respects, Twickenham more so. The pitch of the lower tier at Millenium Stadium creates terrible, terrible views as anyone that has sat half way back behind one of the goals will tell you. And while I understand the reasons as to why, I really dislike the saddle-line upper tiers so many stadia have. I find the inside of Stade de France somewhat boring as well. Stadio Flaminio is quaint, nice, but very small and nothing terribly special. I won't even include the debacle that is the new Lansdowne Road in a list of criticism - given how bad it is, I wish they'd just left the old one alone.

January 15th, 2007, 11:13 AM	#19
legslikeaspider Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,359 Likes (Received): 3	None of them are great stadia. Murrayfield and Twickers look awful from the outside. I don't like the gap between the roof of the Stade de France and the top the tier. I don't like the end at the millennium that has two tiers when all the the other stands have three and the height of the stands also means that the pitch is usually in poor condition. The open end at Croke Park has been woefully mismanaged and the Stadio Flaminio is atmospheric but is of little architectural interest. Think I'll go with the Stade de France, because it does look amazing when its lit up at night.

January 15th, 2007, 11:22 AM	#20
Wezza © Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 7,576 Likes (Received): 115	I think probably Milennium Stadium is the best looking out of the lot. Twickenham, eventhough the outside is fairly average, is still up there.

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