The 2015 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament will be hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Twickenham Stadium in London will host the final.
The official website is here.
England v Fiji is the first match tomorrow evening at Twickenham. It should be a cracker.
Previous World Cup winners are New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England.
The matches are spread over the country as shown below.
| London |
London |
Cardiff |
Manchester |
London |
| Twickenham |
Wembley Stadium |
Millennium Stadium |
Manchester City Stadium |
Olympic Stadium |
| 51°27′22″N0°20′30″W |
51°33′21″N 0°16′47″W |
51°28′40″N3°11′00″W |
53°28′59″N 2°12′1″W |
51°32′19″N0°00′59″W |
| Capacity: 81,605 |
Capacity: 90,000 |
Capacity: 74,154 |
Capacity: 55,097 (est.)[27] |
Capacity: 54,000 |
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| Newcastle |
Location of the 13 stadia to host rugby matches at the 2015 IRB World Cup announced on 2 May 2013
|
Birmingham |
| St. James' Park |
Villa Park |
| Capacity: 52,409 |
Capacity: 42,785 |
| 54°58′32″N1°37′18″W |
52°30′33″N 1°53′5″W |
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| Leeds |
Leicester |
| Elland Road |
Leicester City Stadium |
| 53°46′40″N1°34′20″W |
52°37′13″N 1°8′32″W |
| Capacity: 37,914 |
Capacity: 32,312 |
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| Gloucester |
Exeter |
Milton Keynes |
Brighton |
| Kingsholm Stadium |
Sandy Park |
Stadium mk |
Brighton Community Stadium |
| 51°52′18″N2°14′34″W |
50°42′33.51″N3°28′3.26″W |
52°00′34″N00°44′00″W |
50°51′42″N 0°4′59.80″W |
| Capacity: 16,500 |
Capacity: 12,300[28] |
Capacity: 30,717 |
Capacity: 30,750 |
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Source: The Telegraph[29]
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