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Galway Sportsground, also known as The Sportsground, is a multi-purpose stadium in Galway, Ireland. It opened in 1927, with the playing of a soccer match and has been used to host Connacht Rugby matches since that time. It is currently used on a day-to-day basis mainly as the base for Connacht Rugby for training and hosting matches at all levels, in addition there are usually two regular Greyhound meetings per week also on Friday & Saturday evenings (and Thursday evenings when required). It is co-leased to Connacht Rugby who use it as their home stadium to play rugby union matches in the Pro12 and Heineken Cup competitions, and to Bord na gCon the Irish Greyhound Board who run Greyhound meetings at the Stadium on a track laid around the perimeter of the main Pitch. It has occasionally hosted Gaelic games fixtures, most notably the 1932 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final and the 1942 Galway County Hurling Final. When Terryland Park was being renovated in 1993 Galway United played at the Sportsgrounds for the first part of that season. It also hosted Galway's first game in European competition in the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup. ==Capacity== The Sportsgrounds stadium was modified and extended in 2011 and is able to hold up to 9,500 people, which includes temporary seating. Up until the 2011 expansion the regular capacity was 5,500. * Grandstand – has enclosed corporate facilities and covered terrace underneath * * Temporary Stands – when required a covered temporary stand is added on the main Grandstand side of the ground * The Clan Terrace – the original structure was extended during the 2011/12 season, now a covered terrace * Uncovered Terracing – at the Bohermore & College Road ends of the ground Pro12: The record attendance for a Pro12 fixture is 7,789 on 22 December 2012 against Munster. Heineken Cup: The record attendance for a European match was 9,120 against Toulouse in Connacht's debut season in the Heineken Cup on 19 November 2011. European Challenge Cup: The biggest crowd for a European Challenge Cup match was 7,000 for the semi final against Toulon on 30 April 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Galway Sportsgrounds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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