List of rugby union stadiums by capacity

The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby union is played, ordered by seating capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular hosts of a major competition (such as an event in the World Rugby Sevens Series, its women's version, or the final of an annual national competition), are included. Stadiums for which the only rugby union use is hosting occasional matches or which have only hosted one-off rugby union tournaments are not included. Not all of these stadiums are primarily venues for rugby union, with some being primarily venues for another sport.

Current stadiums

Twickenham Stadium

Aviva Stadium

Rank	Stadium	Capacity	City	Country	Home Team/Event Hosted
1	FNB Stadium	94,736	Johannesburg	South Africa	Some South Africa national rugby union team matches and some Varsity Cup matches
2	Stadium Australia	84,000	Sydney	Australia	Some Australia national team matches
3	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London	England	England national team, Gallagher Premiership final, London Sevens, London Women's Sevens final and third-place match
4	Stade de France	81,338	Saint-Denis^{[a 1]}	France	Most France national team matches,^{[a 2]} Top 14 final^[1]
5	Principality Stadium	74,500	Cardiff	Wales	Wales national team, Judgement Day
6	Stadio Olimpico	73,000	Rome	Italy	Most Italy national team matches^{[a 3]}
7	Murrayfield Stadium	67,800	Edinburgh	Scotland	Scotland national team, Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland Sevens (2007–2011)
8	Stade Vélodrome	67,394	Marseille	France	Some France national team matches, some Toulon matches
9	Ellis Park Stadium	62,567	Johannesburg	South Africa	Lions, Golden Lions, some South Africa national team matches
10	Soldier Field	61,500	Chicago	United States	Currently hosts matches for the United States national team every November for one weekend known as The Rugby Weekend. Shares stadium with National Football League team, Chicago Bears.
11	Optus Stadium	60,000	Perth	Australia	Some Australian national team matches
12	Marvel Stadium	56,347	Melbourne	Australia	Some Australia national team matches
13	Boris Paichadze Stadium	56,000	Tbilisi	Georgia	Many Georgia national team matches
14	Cape Town Stadium	55,000	Cape Town	South Africa	South Africa Sevens (2015–present)
15	National Stadium	55,000	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore Sevens (2016–present), some Sunwolves matches
16	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata	53,000	La Plata	Argentina	Some Argentina national team matches
17	Suncorp Stadium	52,500	Brisbane	Australia	Queensland Reds, some Australia national team matches
18	Kings Park Stadium	52,000	Durban	South Africa	Sharks, Sharks (Currie Cup), some South Africa national team matches
19	DHL Newlands	51,900	Cape Town	South Africa	Stormers, Western Province, some South Africa national team matches
20	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	51,762	Pretoria	South Africa	Bulls, Blue Bulls, some South Africa national team matches
21	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Ireland	Ireland national rugby union team, some Leinster matches.
22	King Baudouin Stadium	51,122	Brussels	Belgium	Belgium national team
23	Eden Park	50,000	Auckland	New Zealand	Auckland Rugby Football Union, Blues, some New Zealand national team matches
24	The Sevens	50,000^{[a 4]}	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Dubai Sevens, Dubai Women's Sevens, and most United Arab Emirates national team matches; also hosted most Arabian Gulf rugby union team matches before that team's 2010 breakup
25	Estadio José Amalfitani	49,540	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Jaguares, some Argentina national team matches
26	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	48,459	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	Southern Kings, Eastern Province Elephants, South Africa Sevens (2011–2014), some South Africa national team matches
27	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500	Sydney	Australia	New South Wales Waratahs, Australian Sevens (starting 2022)
28	Toyota Stadium	45,000	Toyota	Japan	Toyota Verblitz
29	Patersons Stadium	42,922	Perth	Australia	Some Australia national team matches
30	Matmut Atlantique	42,115	Bordeaux	France	Some Union Bordeaux Bègles matches
31	Hong Kong Stadium	40,000	Wanchai	Hong Kong	Hong Kong national team, Hong Kong Sevens
32	Stadio della Vittoria	40,000	Bari	Italy
33	Sam Boyd Stadium	36,800	Las Vegas	United States	USA Sevens, USA Women's Sevens
34	Free State Stadium	36,538	Bloemfontein	South Africa	Free State Cheetahs, some Cheetahs matches
35	Allianz Riviera	35,624	Nice	France	Some Toulon matches^{[a 5]}
36	Renato Dall'Ara Stadium	35,624	Bologne	Italy	Rugby
37	Stadium Municipal	35,472	Toulouse	France	Some Stade Toulousain matches^{[a 6]}
38	Westpac Stadium	34,500	Wellington	New Zealand	Hurricanes, Wellington Rugby Football Union, some New Zealand national team matches, Wellington Sevens
39	Stade Chaban-Delmas	34,462	Bordeaux	France	Most Union Bordeaux Bègles matches
40	Simonds Stadium	34,074	Geelong	Australia	Some Melbourne Rising matches
41	Rotorua International Stadium	34,000	Rotorua	New Zealand	Some Bay of Plenty Steamers matches
42	EPRU Stadium	33,852	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	No longer used for professional rugby, but still hosts many local age-grade, amateur, and club matches.
43	Adelaide Oval	33,597	Adelaide	Australia	Australian Sevens (2007–2011)
44	Coventry Building Society Arena	32,609	Coventry	England	Wasps
45	Paris La Défense Arena	32,000	Nanterre	France	Racing 92
46	Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza	30,748	Dunedin	New Zealand	Highlanders, Otago Rugby Football Union, some New Zealand national team matches
47	Home's Stadium Kobe	30,132	Kobe	Japan	Kobelco Steelers
48	AAMI Park	30,050	Melbourne	Australia	Melbourne Rebels
49	Flaminio Stadium	30,000	Rome	Italy	Capitolina, Rugby Roma
50	Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium	30,000	Higashiōsaka	Japan	Kintetsu Liners
51	Mt Smart Stadium	30,000	Auckland	New Zealand	Counties Manukau Rugby Union
52	Skilled Park	27,400	Gold Coast	Australia	Gold Coast Sevens (2011–2015)
53	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium	27,223	Tbilisi	Georgia	Some Georgia national team matches
54	Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium	27,188	Tokyo	Japan	Most Japan national rugby union team matches,^{[a 7]} most Sunwolves matches, Japan Sevens (2012–15)
55	Ashton Gate Stadium	27,000	Bristol	England	Bristol
56	Stade Guy Boniface	26,100	Mont-de-Marsan	France	Stade Montois
57	Welford Road	26,000^[2]	Leicester	England	Leicester Tigers
58	FMG Stadium Waikato	25,800	Hamilton	New Zealand	Waikato Rugby Union, Chiefs
59	Thomond Park	25,600	Limerick	Ireland	Munster, Shannon RFC, UL Bohemians RFC
60	Canberra Stadium	25,011	Canberra	Australia	Brumbies
61	Pam Brink Stadium	25,000	Springs	South Africa	Some Falcons matches
62	North Harbour Stadium	25,000	Albany	New Zealand	North Harbour Rugby Union
63	Okara Park	25,000	Whangarei	New Zealand	Northland Rugby Football Union
64	Yarrow Stadium	25,000	New Plymouth	New Zealand	Taranaki Rugby Football Union
65	The Darlington Arena	25,000	Darlington	England	Darlington Mowden Park
66	Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground	24,000	Dubai	UAE	Some Arabian Gulf rugby union team matches, many local club matches
67	Central Stadium	22,500	Krasnoyarsk	Russia	Russia national team, local club matches
68	Parramatta Stadium^[3]	20,741	Parramatta	Australia	Some Greater Sydney Rams matches
69	Liberty Stadium	20,532	Swansea	Wales	Ospreys
70	Headingley Stadium	20,500	Leeds	England	Yorkshire Carnegie
71	Perth Oval	20,500	Perth	Australia	Western Force
72	Stade des Alpes	20,068	Grenoble	France	Most FC Grenoble matches
73	Rio Tinto Stadium	20,008	Sandy	United States	Utah Warriors
74	Concord Oval	20,000	Concord	Australia	Some Greater Sydney Rams matches, West Harbour RFC
75	Leichhardt Oval	20,000	Leichhardt	Australia	Sydney Stars
76	North Sydney Oval	20,000	Sydney	Australia	Northern Suburbs Rugby Club
77	Owen Delany Park	20,000	Taupō	New Zealand	King Country Rugby Football Union
78	Stade Jean-Bouin	20,000	Paris	France	Stade Français, France Sevens (2016–present)
79	Baypark Stadium	19,800	Mount Maunganui	New Zealand	Bay of Plenty Rugby Union
80	Dick's Sporting Goods Park	19,680	Commerce City	United States	Denver Barbarians
81	Meadow Lane	19,588	Nottingham	England	Nottingham RFC
82	Stadio Euganeo	19,500	Padua	Italy
83	Stade Ernest-Wallon	19,500	Toulouse	France	Stade Toulousain
84	Queenstown Events Centre	19,000	Queenstown	New Zealand	Some Highlanders matches
85	Brianteo Stadium	18,500	Milan	Italy	Aironi Rugby
86	Stade de la Méditerranée	18,555	Béziers	France	AS Béziers Hérault
87	RDS Arena	18,500	Dublin	Ireland	Leinster
88	Talen Energy Stadium	18,500	Chester	United States	Collegiate Rugby Championship
89	Ravenhill Stadium	18,196	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Ulster
90	Stade Marcel-Michelin	18,030	Clermont-Ferrand	France	ASM Clermont Auvergne
91	Totally Wicked Stadium	18,000	St Helens	England	St. Helens
92	Ballymore Stadium	18,000	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane City, Queensland Premier Rugby Grand Final and some individual matches, Queensland XV matches, some Reds preseason matches, Australian national rugby union academy
93	Churchill Park	10,000	Lautoka	Fiji	Colonial Cup, Digicel Cup
94	ABSA Park	18,000	Kimberley	South Africa	some Cheetahs matches
95	AMI Stadium	18,000	Christchurch	New Zealand	Crusaders, Canterbury
96	Arena Manawatu	18,000	Palmerston North	New Zealand	Manawatu Turbos
97	Stade Aimé Giral	17,500	Perpignan	France	USA Perpignan
98	Brentford Community Stadium	17,250	London	England	London Irish
99	Rugby Park Stadium	17,000	Invercargill	New Zealand	Southland Rugby Football Union
100	Stade Jean Dauger	17,000	Bayonne	France	Aviron Bayonnais
101	Yamaha Stadium	16,879	Iwata	Japan	Yamaha Júbilo
102	Kingsholm Stadium	16,500	Gloucester	England	Gloucester
103	Trafalgar Park	16,000	Nelson	New Zealand	Tasman
	Danie Craven Stadium	16,000	Stellenbosch	South Africa	FNB Varsity Cup
104	Stade Mayol	15,700	Toulon	France	Toulon
105	Franklin's Gardens	15,500	Northampton	England	Northampton Saints
106	Bilino Polje	15,000	Zenica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina national team
107	Parc des Sports Aguiléra	15,000	Biarritz	France	Biarritz Olympique
108	National Stadium	15,000	Suva	Fiji
109	Stade d'Albert Domec	15,000	Carcassonne	France	US Carcassonne
110	Stade Amédée-Domenech	15,000	Brive-la-Gaillarde	France	CA Brive
111	Stade Maurice Boyau	15,000	Dax	France	US Dax
112	Mizuho Rugby Stadium	15,000	Nagoya City	Japan	Some Japan national team matches, several local clubs
113	Apia Park	15,000	Apia	Samoa	Samoa national team
114	Stade Makis	15,000	Antananarivo	Madagascar	Madagascar national team, local club matches
115	Parc y Scarlets	14,870	Llanelli	Wales	Scarlets, Llanelli RFC
116	Twickenham Stoop	14,816	London	England	Harlequins, London Women's Sevens (2015)
117	Altrad Stadium	14,700	Montpellier	France	Montpellier
118	Stade Georges Pompidou	14,380	Valence	France	La Voulte-Valence
119	Stadio Giglio	14,138	Reggio Emilia	Italy	Local club matches; formerly Aironi
120	Stade Armandie	14,000	Agen	France	SU Agen
121	Estadio Charrúa	14,000	Montevideo	Uruguay	Uruguay national team
122	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir	14,000	Colombes	France	Racing 92
123	Stade du Hameau	13,966	Pau	France	Section Paloise
124	Recreation Ground	13,500	Bath	England	Bath
125	Stadium Municipal d'Albi	13,058	Albi	France	SC Albi
126	Stade Sapiac	12,600	Montauban	France	US Montauban
127	BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park	12,500	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff Blues, Cardiff RFC
128	Stade Marcel-Deflandre	12,500	La Rochelle	France	Stade Rochelais
129	Sandy Park	15,600	Exeter	England	Exeter Chiefs
130	Estadio Nacional Complutense	12,400	Madrid	Spain	Many Spain national team matches
131	Estadio GEBA	12,133	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires
132	Sixways	12,024	Worcester	England	Worcester Warriors
133	Velodromo Paolo Borsellino	12,000	Palermo	Italy	Palermo Rugby
134	AJ Bell Stadium	12,000	Salford	England	Sale Sharks
135	Fraser Park	12,000	Timaru	New Zealand	South Canterbury Rugby Football Union
136	Brewery Field	12,000	Bridgend	Wales	Bridgend Ravens
137	Arturo Collana Stadium	12,000	Naples	Italy	Partenope Rugby
138	Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié	12,000	Narbonne	France	RC Narbonne
139	Sunshine Coast Stadium	12,000	Kawana Waters	Australia	Some Queensland Country matches
140	Stade Lesdiguières	11,900	Grenoble	France	Some FC Grenoble matches
141	Rodney Parade	11,676	Newport, Wales	Wales	Dragons Newport RFC
142	Stade Pierre-Antoine	11,500	Castres	France	Castres Olympique
143	Bonney Field	11,442	Sacramento	United States	Sacramento Express
144	Stade Michel Bendichou	11,430	Colomiers	France	US Colomiers
145	Stade Gabriel Montpied	10,607	Clermont-Ferrand	France	France Women's Sevens
146	Kingston Park	10,200	Newcastle	England	Newcastle Falcons
147	Arena Civica	10,200	Milan	Italy	Amatori Milano
148	Allianz Park	10,000	London	England	Saracens
149	Dubarry Park	10,000	Athlone	Ireland	Buccaneers RFC & AIB League Final
150	Outeniqua Park	10,000	George	South Africa	SWD Eagles; used for the South Africa Sevens from 2002 to 2010
151	Tommaso Fattori Stadium	10,000	L'Aquila	Italy	L'Aquila Rugby 1936
152	Stade d'Albert Domec	10,000	Carcassonne	France	US Carcassonne
153	Stade André Moga	10,000	Bègles	France	Some Union Bordeaux Bègles matches
154	Stade Pierre Rajon	10,000	Bourgoin-Jallieu	France	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
155	Plebiscito Stadium	10,000	Padua	Italy	Petrarca Rugby
156	Truman Bodden Stadium	10,000	George Town	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands national team
157	Viking Park	10,000	Canberra	Australia	University of Canberra Vikings

↑ Stade de France is often stated as being in Paris. Although it is in the metropolitan area, it is not in the city proper, as evidenced by its postal code of 93216. The first two digits of "93" indicate that it is in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. Paris is department 75.
↑ France play Tests throughout the country, but typically play all Six Nations home matches at Stade de France (although one match in 2018 will be held in Marseille).
↑ Italy play Tests throughout the country, but since 2012 have played all Six Nations home matches at Stadio Olimpico.
↑ The Sevens has a permanent capacity of 4,000, but is designed to be expandable to 50,000 with temporary seating. The full capacity is used for the annual Dubai Sevens tournament, and was also used when the stadium hosted the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
↑ In recent years, Toulon have taken occasional home matches in both the Top 14 and European Rugby Champions Cup to this ground.
↑ Stade Toulousain regularly take at least two matches in the Top 14 and one in the European Rugby Champions Cup to this ground every season, though it was unable to do so from 2013–2015 due to renovations for UEFA Euro 2016.
↑ Japan play Tests throughout the country, but Chichibunomiya is the most widely used ground, and also houses the headquarters of the country's national federation.

Closed or demolished stadiums

Lansdowne Road Stadium

Carisbrook

Stadium	Capacity (at time of closure)	City	Country	Home Team	Closed	Fate
The National Stadium	53,000	Cardiff	Wales	Wales national team	1997	Replaced by Millennium Stadium. The 1970 North Stand of National Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park) forms "Glanmor's Gap" in Millennium Stadium; the remainder was demolished.
Lansdowne Road	49,000	Dublin	Ireland	Ireland national team	2007	Demolished and replaced on-site by Aviva Stadium.
PETCO Park	42,445	San Diego	United States	USA Sevens	2010	Remains in use for its original purpose of baseball.
Athletic Park	39,000	Wellington	New Zealand	Wellington Hurricanes, Wellington Rugby Football Union, some New Zealand national team matches	1999	Demolished. The replacement venue, Wellington Regional Stadium, is 5.9 km (~3.7 miles) away.
Lancaster Park	36,000	Christchurch	New Zealand	Crusaders, Canterbury Rugby Football Union, some New Zealand national team matches	2011	Following major damage from the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, one stand was demolished, and demolition of the rest of the ground will start in late 2017.^[4]
Carisbrook	29,000	Dunedin	New Zealand	Highlanders, Otago Rugby Football Union, some New Zealand national team matches	2011	Demolition began in early 2012. Parts of the stadium will be preserved or reused.
Dignity Health Sports Park	27,000	Carson	United States	USA Sevens	2007	Remains in use for its original purpose of football (soccer).
Cardiff City Stadium	26,828	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff Blues	2014	Remains in use for its original purpose of football (soccer).
Vicarage Road	19,920	Watford	England	Saracens	2013	Remains in use for its original purpose of football (soccer).
Loftus Road	18,500	London	England	London Wasps	2001	Remains in use for its original purpose of football (soccer).
Meadowbank Stadium	16,500	Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh	2006	Remains in use for many other sports, including football (soccer) and American football.
Racecourse Ground	15,500	Wrexham	Wales	Scarlets	2009	Remains in use for its original purpose of football (soccer), and has hosted rugby league since 2010.
Stade Jean-Bouin	12,000	Paris	France	Stade Français	2010	Replaced on-site by a new stadium of the same name that opened in 2013.
Edgeley Park	10,900	Stockport	England	Sale Sharks	2012	Remains in use for its original purpose of football (soccer).
Firhill	10,887	Glasgow	Scotland	Glasgow Warriors	2012	Remains in use for its original purpose of football (soccer).

Future stadiums

This list includes stadiums that are either under construction or planned.

Stadium	Capacity (planned)	City	Country	Home Team/Event Hosting	Opening
Allegiant Stadium	65,000	Las Vegas	United States	USA Sevens, USA Women's Sevens	2020
Kai Tak Stadium	50,000	Hong Kong	Hong Kong		TBA
DSC Multi-Purpose Stadium	60,000	Dubai	United Arab Emirates		TBA
New Parramatta Stadium	30,000	Parramatta	Australia	Greater Sydney Rams (some matches)	2019
Brentford Community Stadium	17,250	London	England	London Irish	2020
Stadium for Cornwall	10,000	Cornwall	England	Cornish Pirates	2019

¹ As a Rugby ground.

References

↑ Also hosted select Stade Français matches until that club completed the current Stade Jean-Bouin in 2013, and also hosted select matches for Racing 92.
↑ Future plans call for expansion to 30,000.
↑ To be demolished in late 2016; will be replaced on-site by a new 30,000-capacity stadium.
↑ Hamilton, Tom (8 June 2017). "The unique spirit of the Crusaders -- Saturday's game against Lions is Christchurch's Test match". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 9 June 2017.

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[StadeFrance1-1] Stade de France is often stated as being in Paris. Although it is in the metropolitan area, it is not in the city proper, as evidenced by its postal code of 93216. The first two digits of "93" indicate that it is in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. Paris is department 75.

[StadeFrance2-2] France play Tests throughout the country, but typically play all Six Nations home matches at Stade de France (although one match in 2018 will be held in Marseille).

[Olimpico-4] Italy play Tests throughout the country, but since 2012 have played all Six Nations home matches at Stadio Olimpico.

[Sevens-5] The Sevens has a permanent capacity of 4,000, but is designed to be expandable to 50,000 with temporary seating. The full capacity is used for the annual Dubai Sevens tournament, and was also used when the stadium hosted the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

[Nice-6] In recent years, Toulon have taken occasional home matches in both the Top 14 and European Rugby Champions Cup to this ground.

[Toulouse-7] Stade Toulousain regularly take at least two matches in the Top 14 and one in the European Rugby Champions Cup to this ground every season, though it was unable to do so from 2013–2015 due to renovations for UEFA Euro 2016.

[Chichibunomiya-8] Japan play Tests throughout the country, but Chichibunomiya is the most widely used ground, and also houses the headquarters of the country's national federation.

[3] Also hosted select Stade Français matches until that club completed the current Stade Jean-Bouin in 2013, and also hosted select matches for Racing 92.

[9] Future plans call for expansion to 30,000.

[10] To be demolished in late 2016; will be replaced on-site by a new 30,000-capacity stadium.

[11] Hamilton, Tom (8 June 2017). "The unique spirit of the Crusaders -- Saturday's game against Lions is Christchurch's Test match". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 9 June 2017.

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