The Stoop
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The Stoop is the popular name for the home stadium of the London rugby club Harlequins, which plays in the first level of English rugby union, the Guinness Premiership and Harlequins Rugby League, which plays in the first level of English Rugby League, the Super League. The ground's official name changed in July 2005 from Stoop Memorial Ground to Twickenham Stoop Stadium, but even Harlequins official website frequently uses the informal name. It is named after Adrian Stoop, a former England international and longtime Harlequins player and president.
The Stoop has had a capacity of 12,700 since the redeveloped Lexus Stand on the western side of the ground opened in September 2005. In 2006, the rugby league club formerly known as London Broncos joined Harlequins at The Stoop, becoming Harlequins Rugby League. On a particular day in 2006 the stadium held a Harlequins Rugby Union match and a Harlequins Rugby League game on the same day. The Rugby Union match was played first, and in just a few hours the stadium was switched over for the Super League match. This involved changing field markings, advertising hoardings and such.
[edit] External link
- Twickenham Stoop Stadium at Google Maps.
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