Kumagaya Rugby Stadium (熊谷ラグビー場), is a rugby stadium in
Kumagaya, Saitama
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kumagaya is one ...
, Japan. It is currently used mostly for
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
matches. The stadium was built in 1991 and renovated between 2016 and 2018. Its capacity expanded from 20,000 (10,000 seated) to 24,000 people (fully seated).
The stadium is part of a larger sports complex which includes the
Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
is a multi-use stadium in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. The stadium is part of a larger sports complex which includes a smaller athletics stadium, a rugby stadium and a large Arena. The complex is located in the '' Kumagaya Park''.
Uses
The Athleti ...
, a smaller athletics stadium and a large arena. The complex is located in the Kumagaya Park.
Uses
It is the main stadium for rugby in the Saitama Prefecture, and serves as the home stadium of
Japan Rugby League One club
Saitama Wild Knights
Saitama Wild Knights (formerly Panasonic Wild Knights) is a Japanese rugby union team formerly based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half (though he was not captain), it dominated the l ...
. It is also used for University League games and sometimes also for other Top League games.
The stadium was one of the venues for of the
2019 Rugby World Cup
The 2019 Rugby World Cup was the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It was hosted in Japan from 20 September to 2 November in 12 venues all across the country. The opening match ...
(Japan) the first
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb E ...
to be held in Asia.
6,000 temporary seats will be added to increase the stadium capacity.
References
External links
日本ラグビーフットボール協会（JRFU）- rugby-japan.jpTOP LEAGUE OFFICIAL SITErugby.or.jpPDF
Rugby union stadiums in Japan
Sports venues in Saitama Prefecture
1991 establishments in Japan
Sports venues completed in 1991
Kumagaya
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