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Stadiums listed for rugby union

The 114 stadiums listed for rugby union on this site range from FNB Stadium (94,736) down to 10,000; half hold fewer than 20,000. France has the most of them (31), and Europe leads the continents with 60.

The earliest opening year among them belongs to Arena Civica in Italy, 1807. "Listed for" means the stadium appears in Wikipedia's capacity list for the sport; it says nothing about how often the sport is played there today.

The 20 largest

  1. FNB Stadium · Johannesburg94,736
  2. Stadium Australia · Sydney83,000
  3. Twickenham Stadium · London82,000
  4. Stade de France · Saint-Denis81,338
  5. Millennium Stadium · Cardiff73,931
  6. Stadio Olimpico · Rome70,634
  7. Stade Vélodrome · Marseille67,394
  8. Murrayfield Stadium · Edinburgh67,144
  9. Ellis Park Stadium · Johannesburg62,567
  10. Perth Stadium · Perth61,266
  11. Docklands Stadium · Melbourne56,347
  12. Cape Town Stadium · Cape Town55,000
  13. National Stadium, Singapore · Singapore55,000
  14. Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena · Tbilisi54,139
  15. Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona · La Plata53,000
  16. Lang Park · Brisbane52,500
  17. Loftus Versfeld Stadium · Pretoria51,762
  18. Aviva Stadium · Dublin51,711
  19. King Baudouin Stadium · Brussels50,093
  20. Eden Park · Auckland50,000

All 114 by recorded capacity

StadiumNationCapacityOpened
FNB StadiumSouth Africa94,7361989
Stadium AustraliaAustralia83,0001999
Twickenham StadiumUnited Kingdom82,0001909
Stade de FranceFrance81,3381998
Millennium StadiumUnited Kingdom73,9311999
Stadio OlimpicoItaly70,6341953
Stade VélodromeFrance67,3941937
Murrayfield StadiumUnited Kingdom67,1441925
Ellis Park StadiumSouth Africa62,5671928
Perth StadiumAustralia61,2662017
Docklands StadiumAustralia56,3472000
Cape Town StadiumSouth Africa55,0002009
National Stadium, SingaporeSingapore55,0002014
Boris Paichadze Dinamo ArenaGeorgia54,1391976
Estadio Único Diego Armando MaradonaArgentina53,0002003
Lang ParkAustralia52,5001914
Loftus Versfeld StadiumSouth Africa51,7621923
Aviva StadiumIreland51,7112010
King Baudouin StadiumBelgium50,0931930
Eden ParkNew Zealand50,0001900
Kai Tak Sports ParkHong Kong50,0002025
José Amalfitani StadiumArgentina49,5401943
Kings Park StadiumSouth Africa46,0001958
Toyota StadiumJapan45,0002001
Sydney Football StadiumAustralia42,5002022
Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumSouth Africa42,4862009
Stade AtlantiqueFrance42,1152015
Free State StadiumSouth Africa42,0001995
Hong Kong StadiumHong Kong40,1161953
Allianz RivieraFrance36,1782013
Wellington Regional StadiumNew Zealand34,5002000
Stade Chaban-DelmasFrance34,4621924
Stadium de ToulouseFrance33,1501937
Stadio EuganeoItaly32,4201994
Forsyth Barr StadiumNew Zealand30,7482011
Plenitude ArenaFrance30,6802017
Noevir Stadium KobeJapan30,1322001
Melbourne Rectangular StadiumAustralia30,0502010
Owen Delany ParkNew Zealand30,0001983
Stadium TaranakiNew Zealand30,0001972
Hanazono Rugby StadiumJapan27,3461929
Mikheil Meskhi StadiumGeorgia27,2231952
Dignity Health Sports ParkUnited States27,0002003
Ashton GateUnited Kingdom26,4621887
Thomond ParkIreland26,0061934
Welford Road StadiumUnited Kingdom25,8491892
Waikato StadiumNew Zealand25,8002002
The Darlington ArenaUnited Kingdom25,5002003
Canberra StadiumAustralia25,0111977
Mount Smart StadiumNew Zealand25,0001967
Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumJapan24,8711947
Mapei Stadium – Città del TricoloreItaly21,5251995
Swansea.com StadiumUnited Kingdom21,0882005
Perth Rectangular StadiumAustralia20,5001904
America First FieldUnited States20,2132008
Stade des AlpesFrance20,0682008
SeatGeek StadiumUnited States20,0002006
Stade Jean-BouinFrance20,0001925
Stade MakisMadagascar20,0002012
Mercury Baypark Stadium and ArenaNew Zealand19,8002001
Stade Ernest-WallonFrance19,5001983
Stade Marcel-MichelinFrance19,3571911
Queenstown Events CentreNew Zealand19,0001997
Stade Raoul-BarrièreFrance18,5551990
Okara ParkNew Zealand18,5001965
RDS ArenaIreland18,5001868
Subaru ParkUnited States18,5002010
Ravenhill StadiumUnited Kingdom18,1961923
Dick's Sporting Goods ParkUnited States18,0612007
Rugby Park StadiumNew Zealand18,0001908
Stade Marcel-DeflandreFrance18,0001926
Stade MayolFrance17,5001920
Stade André et Guy BonifaceFrance16,8001965
Kingsholm StadiumUnited Kingdom16,1151891
Danie Craven StadiumSouth Africa16,0001979
Septeo StadiumFrance15,6971928
York ParkAustralia15,6151921
Sandy ParkUnited Kingdom15,6002006
Franklin's GardensUnited Kingdom15,2491880
Yamaha StadiumJapan15,1651978
Stade Georges PompidouFrance15,1281974
Arena ManawatuNew Zealand15,0001886
Central Stadium, KrasnoyarskRussia15,0001967
Parc des Sports AguiléraFrance15,0001906
Stade Yves-du-ManoirFrance15,0001907
Twickenham StoopUnited Kingdom14,8001963
Stade Aimé GiralFrance14,5931940
Stade du HameauFrance14,5881948
Parc y ScarletsUnited Kingdom14,5472008
Recreation Ground, BathUnited Kingdom14,5091894
Stade ArmandieFrance14,4001921
Stade Jean-DaugerFrance14,3701937
Estadio CharrúaUruguay14,0001984
North Harbour StadiumNew Zealand14,0001997
Stade Amédée-DomenechFrance13,9791921
Stadium Municipal d'AlbiFrance13,0581964
Stade Pierre-FabreFrance12,3001907
Estadio GEBAArgentina12,1331902
Sixways StadiumUnited Kingdom12,0671998
Parc des Sports et de l'AmitiéFrance12,0001979
Stade LesdiguièresFrance12,0001911
Stadio Arturo CollanaItaly12,0001929
Paloma Mizuho Rugby StadiumJapan11,9001941
CorpAcq StadiumUnited Kingdom11,4042012
Velodromo Paolo BorsellinoItaly11,1551991
Stade Gabriel-MontpiedFrance10,8001995
American Legion Memorial StadiumUnited States10,5001936
Kingston ParkUnited Kingdom10,2101990
Arena CivicaItaly10,0001807
Gold Mine on AirlineUnited States10,0001997
North Sydney OvalAustralia10,0001867
Stade Albert DomecFrance10,0001899
Stade André MogaFrance10,0001920
Stadio Tommaso FattoriItaly10,0001933