Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom that opened in 1907. Its recorded capacity is 82,000.
Key facts
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom that opened in 1907. Its recorded capacity is 82,000. It is owned by RFU and Rugby Football Union. It is operated by Rugby Football Union. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are England men’s national rugby union team, Bath Rugby, England men’s national rugby union team, 2015 Rugby World Cup, 1999 Rugby World Cup, 1991 Rugby World Cup.
- Location
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 82,000
- Opened
- 1907
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- RFU, Rugby Football Union
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass
Twickenham Stadium is at latitude 51.456111, longitude -0.341667, in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 51.456111 |
| Longitude | -0.341667 |
| City | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Region | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Rugby Football Union | 1907 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | RFU | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Rugby Football Union | 1907 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England men’s national rugby union team | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Bath Rugby | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| England men’s national rugby union team | Not mapped | 1907 to present | Current | Source |
| 2015 Rugby World Cup | Not mapped | 1907 to present | Current | Source |
| 1999 Rugby World Cup | Not mapped | 1907 to present | Current | Source |
| 1991 Rugby World Cup | Not mapped | 1907 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
16 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 980 | 2026-10 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Harlequins | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 33095 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33095 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1637 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372246421 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Twickenham_Stadium | Twickenham Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18342 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18341 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18340 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5517 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5516 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5515 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5514 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5513 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5512 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: