Rank |
Stadium |
Capacity |
City |
Country |
Home Team |
1 |
FNB Stadium |
94,736 |
Johannesburg |
South Africa |
Some South Africa national rugby union team matches |
2 |
ANZ Stadium |
84,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Some Australia national team matches |
3 |
Twickenham Stadium |
82,000 |
London |
England |
England national team, Aviva 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 |
Millennium Stadium |
74,500 |
Cardiff |
Wales |
Wales national team |
6 |
Stadio Olimpico |
73,000 |
Rome |
Italy |
Most Italy national team matches[a 3] |
7 |
BT Murrayfield |
67,800 |
Edinburgh |
Scotland |
Scotland national team, Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland Sevens (2007–2011) |
8 |
Ellis Park Stadium |
62,567 |
Johannesburg |
South Africa |
Lions, Golden Lions, some South Africa national team matches |
9 |
Stade Vélodrome |
60,013 |
Marseille |
France |
Some France national team matches, some Toulon matches |
10 |
Etihad Stadium |
56,347 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
Some Australia national team matches |
11 |
Boris Paichadze Stadium |
56,000 |
Tbilisi |
Georgia |
Many Georgia national team matches |
12 |
Cape Town Stadium |
55,000 |
Cape Town |
South Africa |
South Africa Sevens (2015–present) |
|
National Stadium |
55,000 |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore Sevens (2016–future), some Sunwolves matches |
14 |
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
53,000 |
La Plata |
Argentina |
Some Argentina national team matches |
15 |
Suncorp Stadium |
52,500 |
Brisbane |
Australia |
Queensland Reds, some Australia national team matches |
16 |
Kings Park Stadium |
52,000 |
Durban |
South Africa |
Sharks, Natal Sharks, some South Africa national team matches |
17 |
DHL Newlands |
51,900 |
Cape Town |
South Africa |
Stormers, Western Province, some South Africa national team matches |
18 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
51,762 |
Pretoria |
South Africa |
Bulls, Blue Bulls, some South Africa national team matches |
19 |
Aviva Stadium |
51,700 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
Ireland national rugby union team, some Leinster matches. |
20 |
King Baudouin Stadium |
51,122 |
Brussels |
Belgium |
Belgium national team |
21 |
Eden Park |
50,000 |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
Auckland Rugby Football Union, Blues, some New Zealand national team matches |
|
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 |
23 |
Estadio José Amalfitani[a 5] |
49,540 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
Jaguares, some Argentina national team matches |
24 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
48,459 |
Port Elizabeth |
South Africa |
Southern Kings, Eastern Province Kings, South Africa Sevens (2011–2014), some South Africa national team matches |
25 |
Allianz Stadium |
45,500 |
Sydney |
Australia |
New South Wales Waratahs, Australian Sevens (2016–future) |
26 |
Toyota Stadium |
45,000 |
Toyota |
Japan |
Toyota Verblitz |
27 |
Patersons Stadium |
42,922 |
Perth |
Australia |
Some Australia national team matches |
28 |
Hong Kong Stadium |
40,000 |
Wanchai |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong national team, Hong Kong Sevens |
29 |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
36,800 |
Las Vegas |
United States |
USA Sevens |
30 |
Free State Stadium |
36,538 |
Bloemfontein |
South Africa |
Free State Cheetahs, some Central Cheetahs matches |
31 |
Allianz Riviera |
35,624 |
Nice |
France |
Some Toulon matches[a 6] |
32 |
Stadium Municipal |
35,472 |
Toulouse |
France |
Some Stade Toulousain matches[a 7] |
33 |
Westpac Stadium |
34,500 |
Wellington |
New Zealand |
Hurricanes, Wellington Rugby Football Union, some New Zealand national team matches, Wellington Sevens |
34 |
Stade Chaban-Delmas |
34,462 |
Bordeaux |
France |
Most Union Bordeaux Bègles matches |
35 |
Simonds Stadium |
34,074 |
Geelong |
Australia |
Some Melbourne Rising matches |
36 |
Rotorua International Stadium |
34,000 |
Rotorua |
New Zealand |
Some Bay of Plenty Steamers matches |
37 |
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. |
38 |
Adelaide Oval |
33,597 |
Adelaide |
Australia |
Australian Sevens (2007–2011) |
39 |
Ricoh Arena |
32,609 |
Coventry |
England |
Wasps |
40 |
Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza |
30,748 |
Dunedin |
New Zealand |
Highlanders, Otago Rugby Football Union, some New Zealand national team matches |
41 |
Home's Stadium Kobe |
30,132 |
Kobe |
Japan |
Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers |
42 |
AAMI Park |
30,050 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
Melbourne Rebels |
43 |
National Stadium |
30,000 |
Suva |
Fiji |
|
|
Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium |
30,000 |
Higashiōsaka |
Japan |
Kintetsu Liners |
|
Mt Smart Stadium |
30,000 |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
Counties Manukau Rugby Union |
46 |
Skilled Park |
27,400 |
Gold Coast |
Australia |
Gold Coast Sevens (2011–2015) |
47 |
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium |
27,223 |
Tbilisi |
Georgia |
Some Georgia national team matches |
48 |
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
27,188 |
Tokyo |
Japan |
Most Japan national rugby union team matches,[a 8] most Sunwolves matches, Japan Sevens (2012–15) |
49 |
Stade Guy Boniface |
26,100 |
Mont-de-Marsan |
France |
Stade Montois |
50 |
Welford Road |
26,000[2] |
Leicester |
England |
Leicester Tigers |
51 |
FMG Stadium Waikato |
25,800 |
Hamilton |
New Zealand |
Waikato Rugby Union, Chiefs |
52 |
Thomond Park |
25,600 |
Limerick |
Ireland |
Munster, Shannon RFC |
53 |
Canberra Stadium |
25,011 |
Canberra |
Australia |
Brumbies |
54 |
Pam Brink Stadium |
25,000 |
Springs |
South Africa |
Some Falcons matches |
|
North Harbour Stadium |
25,000 |
Albany |
New Zealand |
North Harbour Rugby Union |
|
Okara Park |
25,000 |
Whangarei |
New Zealand |
Northland Rugby Football Union |
|
Yarrow Stadium |
25,000 |
New Plymouth |
New Zealand |
Taranaki Rugby Football Union |
|
The Darlington Arena |
25,000 |
Darlington |
England |
Darlington Mowden Park |
59 |
Madejski Stadium |
24,161 |
Reading |
England |
London Irish |
|
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground |
24,000 |
Dubai |
UAE |
Some Arabian Gulf rugby union team matches, many local club matches |
61 |
Central Stadium |
22,500 |
Krasnoyarsk |
Russia |
Russia national team, local club matches |
62 |
Parramatta Stadium[3] |
20,741 |
Parramatta |
Australia |
Some Greater Sydney Rams matches |
63 |
Liberty Stadium |
20,532 |
Swansea |
Wales |
Ospreys |
64 |
Headingley Stadium |
20,500 |
Leeds |
England |
Yorkshire Carnegie |
|
Perth Oval |
20,500 |
Perth |
Australia |
Western Force |
66 |
Stade des Alpes |
20,068 |
Grenoble |
France |
Most FC Grenoble matches |
67 |
Rio Tinto Stadium |
20,008 |
Sandy |
United States |
Utah Warriors |
68 |
Concord Oval |
20,000 |
Concord |
Australia |
Some Greater Sydney Rams matches, West Harbour RFC |
|
Leichhardt Oval |
20,000 |
Leichhardt |
Australia |
Sydney Stars |
|
North Sydney Oval |
20,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Northern Suburbs Rugby Club |
|
Owen Delany Park |
20,000 |
Taupo |
New Zealand |
King Country Rugby Football Union |
|
Stade Jean-Bouin |
20,000 |
Paris |
France |
Stade Français, France Sevens (2016–future) |
73 |
Baypark Stadium |
19,800 |
Mount Maunganui |
New Zealand |
Bay of Plenty Rugby Union |
74 |
Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
19,680 |
Commerce City |
United States |
Denver Barbarians |
75 |
Meadow Lane |
19,588 |
Nottingham |
England |
Nottingham RFC |
76 |
Stade Ernest-Wallon |
19,500 |
Toulouse |
France |
Stade Toulousain |
77 |
Queenstown Events Centre |
19,000 |
Queenstown |
New Zealand |
Some Highlanders matches |
78 |
Stade de la Méditerranée |
18,555 |
Béziers |
France |
AS Béziers Hérault |
79 |
RDS Arena |
18,500 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
Leinster |
|
Talen Energy Stadium |
18,500 |
Chester |
United States |
Collegiate Rugby Championship |
81 |
Kingspan Stadium |
18,196 |
Belfast |
Northern Ireland |
Ulster |
82 |
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin |
18,030 |
Clermont-Ferrand |
France |
ASM Clermont Auvergne |
83 |
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 |
|
Churchill Park |
18,000 |
Lautoka |
Fiji |
Colonial Cup, Digicel Cup |
|
ABSA Park |
18,000 |
Kimberley |
South Africa |
some Central Cheetahs matches |
|
AMI Stadium |
18,000 |
Christchurch |
New Zealand |
Crusaders, Canterbury |
|
Arena Manawatu |
18,000 |
Palmerston North |
New Zealand |
Manawatu Turbos |
|
Estadio G.E.B.A. |
18,000 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires |
89 |
Stade Aimé Giral |
17,500 |
Perpignan |
France |
USA Perpignan |
90 |
Rugby Park Stadium |
17,000 |
Invercargill |
New Zealand |
Southland Rugby Football Union |
|
Stade Jean Dauger |
17,000 |
Bayonne |
France |
Aviron Bayonnais |
92 |
Yamaha Stadium |
16,879 |
Iwata |
Japan |
Yamaha Júbilo |
93 |
Ashton Gate Stadium |
16,600 |
Bristol |
England |
Bristol |
94 |
Kingsholm Stadium |
16,500 |
Gloucester |
England |
Gloucester |
95 |
Trafalgar Park |
16,000 |
Nelson |
New Zealand |
Tasman |
|
Danie Craven Stadium |
16,000 |
Stellenbosch |
South Africa |
FNB Varsity Cup |
97 |
Stade Mayol |
15,700 |
Toulon |
France |
Toulon |
98 |
Franklin's Gardens |
15,500 |
Northampton |
England |
Northampton Saints |
99 |
Bilino Polje |
15,000 |
Zenica |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosnia and Herzegovina national team |
|
Parc des Sports Aguiléra |
15,000 |
Biarritz |
France |
Biarritz Olympique |
|
Stade d'Albert Domec |
15,000 |
Carcassonne |
France |
US Carcassonne |
|
Stade Amédée-Domenech |
15,000 |
Brive-la-Gaillarde |
France |
CA Brive |
|
Stade Maurice Boyau |
15,000 |
Dax |
France |
US Dax |
|
Mizuho Rugby Stadium |
15,000 |
Nagoya City |
Japan |
Some Japan national team matches, several local clubs |
|
Apia Park |
15,000 |
Apia |
Samoa |
Samoa national team |
|
Stade Makis |
15,000 |
Antananarivo |
Madagascar |
Madagascar national team, local club matches |
107 |
Parc y Scarlets |
14,870 |
Llanelli |
Wales |
Scarlets, Llanelli RFC |
108 |
Twickenham Stoop |
14,816 |
London |
England |
Harlequins, most of London Women's Sevens |
109 |
Altrad Stadium |
14,700 |
Montpellier |
France |
Montpellier |
110 |
Stade Georges Pompidou |
14,380 |
Valence |
France |
La Voulte-Valence |
111 |
Stadio Giglio |
14,138 |
Reggio Emilia |
Italy |
Local club matches; formerly Aironi |
112 |
Stade Armandie |
14,000 |
Agen |
France |
SU Agen |
|
Estadio Charrúa |
14,000 |
Montevideo |
Uruguay |
Uruguay national team |
|
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir |
14,000 |
Colombes |
France |
Racing 92 |
114 |
Stade du Hameau |
13,966 |
Pau |
France |
Section Paloise |
115 |
Recreation Ground |
13,500 |
Bath |
England |
Bath |
116 |
Stadium Municipal d'Albi |
13,058 |
Albi |
France |
SC Albi |
117 |
Stade Sapiac |
12,600 |
Montauban |
France |
US Montauban |
118 |
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park |
12,500 |
Cardiff |
Wales |
Cardiff Blues, Cardiff RFC |
|
Stade Marcel-Deflandre |
12,500 |
La Rochelle |
France |
Atlantique Stade Rochelais |
120 |
Sandy Park |
12,300 |
Exeter |
England |
Exeter Chiefs |
121 |
Estadio Nacional Complutense |
12,400 |
Madrid |
Spain |
Many Spain national team matches |
122 |
Sixways |
12,024 |
Worcester |
England |
Worcester Warriors |
123 |
AJ Bell Stadium |
12,000 |
Salford |
England |
Sale Sharks |
|
Alpine Energy Stadium |
12,000 |
Timaru |
New Zealand |
South Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
|
Brewery Field |
12,000 |
Bridgend |
Wales |
Bridgend Ravens |
|
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié |
12,000 |
Narbonne |
France |
RC Narbonne |
|
Sunshine Coast Stadium |
12,000 |
Kawana Waters |
Australia |
Some Queensland Country matches |
128 |
Stade Lesdiguières |
11,900 |
Grenoble |
France |
Some FC Grenoble matches |
129 |
Rodney Parade |
11,676 |
Newport |
Wales |
Newport Gwent Dragons, Newport RFC |
130 |
Stade Pierre-Antoine |
11,500 |
Castres |
France |
Castres Olympique |
131 |
Stade Michel Bendichou |
11,430 |
Colomiers |
France |
US Colomiers |
132 |
Kingston Park |
10,200 |
Newcastle |
England |
Newcastle Falcons |
133 |
Allianz Park |
10,000 |
London |
England |
Saracens |
|
Dubarry Park |
10,000 |
Athlone |
Republic of Ireland |
Buccaneers RFC & AIB League Final |
|
NRCA Stadium |
10,000 |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Netherlands national team, Amsterdam Women's Sevens |
|
Outeniqua Park |
10,000 |
George |
South Africa |
SWD Eagles; used for the South Africa Sevens from 2002–2010 |
|
Pittwater Park |
10,000 |
Warriewood |
Australia |
Some North Harbour Rays matches, Warringah RC |
|
Stade d'Albert Domec |
10,000 |
Carcassonne |
France |
US Carcassonne |
|
Stade André Moga |
10,000 |
Bègles |
France |
Some Union Bordeaux Bègles matches |
|
Stade Pierre Rajon |
10,000 |
Bourgoin-Jallieu |
France |
CS Bourgoin-Jallieu |
|
Truman Bodden Stadium |
10,000 |
George Town |
Cayman Islands |
Cayman Islands national team |
|
Viking Park |
10,000 |
Canberra |
Australia |
University of Canberra Vikings |
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 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 some distance away. |
Lancaster Park |
36,000 |
Christchurch |
New Zealand |
Crusaders, Canterbury Rugby Football Union, some New Zealand national team matches |
2011 |
Ruins currently standing while the ultimate fate of the stadium is decided. Closed because of major damage from the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. According to one member of the Christchurch city council, the required repairs were on a scale never before seen in New Zealand.[4] |
Stadio Flaminio |
32,000 |
Rome |
Italy |
Italy national team |
2011 |
Remains in use for football (soccer); the Italian Rugby Federation has moved all Rome matches, including Six Nations fixtures, to Stadio Olimpico. |
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. |
StubHub Center |
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). |
This list includes stadiums that are either under construction or planned.