Twickenham Stoop Stadium
London (Twickenham), Greater London, England
Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London (Twickenham), England — opened 1963, 164 rugby league games hosted, home of Harlequins (rugby union, Premiership Rugby); rugby league tenant London Broncos (as Harlequins RL, various spells 1995-2013 and again from 2024).
Ground facts
| Opened | 1963 (1963 is when Harlequins acquired the 14-acre athletics ground site (initially used as a training pitch); the venue was developed into a proper stadium in stages, with the East Stand built as part of a 1997 redevelopment and the main West Stand added for the 2005-06 season, when it was formally renamed Twickenham Stoop Stadium.) |
| Home club | Harlequins (rugby union, Premiership Rugby); rugby league tenant London Broncos (as Harlequins RL, various spells 1995-2013 and again from 2024) |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 164 |
| Top recorded crowd | 12,360 |
| Capacity | 14,800 |
| Years used | 1995–2024 |
| Location | London (Twickenham), Greater London |
Name history
- Stoop Memorial Ground — named for former Harlequins captain and England international Adrian Stoop; in use from the 1963 acquisition
- Twickenham Stoop Stadium — formal renaming, July 2005
- The Stoop — long-standing colloquial name, still in everyday use
Rugby league history
Across the road from Twickenham Stadium, the Stoop is best known as Harlequins' rugby union home, but it has also been a significant rugby league venue in its own right. London Broncos shared the ground with Harlequins in spells from 1995 -- including 1995-96, 1997-99 and a longer run from 2006 to 2013 when the rugby league club rebranded as Harlequins RL to align with its landlords -- and returned again in 2024. The ground hosted the annual Rugby League Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge from 2006 to 2011, and staged a full international on 24 October 2009 when the Rugby League Four Nations brought reigning champions New Zealand and holders Australia together in a 20-20 draw watched by 12,360, one of the higher-profile rugby league fixtures played in London since Wembley's heyday.
The Stoop is primarily an active rugby union venue, the long-standing home of Harlequins (Premiership Rugby) and a regular host of England Women fixtures, the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup final and Women's Sevens Series matches; it has also staged concerts since 2017.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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