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Twickenham Stadium (; usually known as Twickenham or Twickers)〔Nicky Campbell ''(Twickers learning from us Scots as petty tyranny crosses border )'', The Guardian 1 February 2007〕 is a stadium in Twickenham, south west London, England. It is primarily a venue for rugby union and hosts England's home test matches, the Middlesex Sevens, the Aviva Premiership final, the LV Cup and Heineken Cup matches. It has also hosted concerts by Rihanna, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Genesis, U2, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Eagles, R.E.M. and Lady Gaga, rugby league's Challenge Cup final and conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses, and will host American football as part of the NFL International Series from 2016. It is the second largest stadium in the UK, after Wembley Stadium, and the fourth largest in Europe. ==Overview== Twickenham is often referred to as the home of rugby union.〔RFU press office ''(Home of Rugby to host cycling charity challenge )'' 8 September 2006〕 The stadium, owned and operated by the RFU, hosts rugby union fixtures year round. It is the home of the English rugby union team, who play nearly all their home games at the stadium. Twickenham hosts England's home Six Nations matches, as well as inbound touring teams from the Southern Hemisphere, usually annually around November. Apart from its relationship with the national team, Twickenham is the venue for a number of other domestic and international rugby union matches. It hosts the annual London leg of the IRB Sevens World Series as well at the domestic Middlesex Sevens competition. It is also the venue for the final of the Aviva Premiership as well as the season-opening London Double Header and the Christmas holiday Big Game, and has hosted the Anglo-Welsh Cup final in the past. Twickenham also hosted the 2006-07 Heineken Cup final. The stadium is also host to The Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge, the English schools' Daily Mail Cup final and the Army Navy Match which forms the culmination of the annual Inter-Services Competition. 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「Twickenham Stadium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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