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Sandy Park is a rugby union stadium and conference and banqueting centre in Exeter, England. It is the home ground of Exeter Chiefs, who from the 2010–11 season have been playing in Premiership Rugby, the top flight of the English rugby union league system. [4] The club relocated there from their former stadium at the County Ground in 2006 ...
Exeter play their home games at Sandy Park, which is located on the outskirts of the city. The club moved from their previous home, the County Ground, in 2006 having played there regularly since 1905. [23] In 2002, Exeter Chiefs started looking for a new stadium because they felt the County Ground provided insufficient opportunities for growth.
There were also talks of a future groundshare at the Sandy Park stadium should Exeter City decide to leave St James Park. In the end, the Chiefs missed promotion by 4 points to Bristol and were able to stay at the County Ground for the next season. Contractual restrictions on the use of Sandy Park halted talk of a future groundshare there too.
Twickenham Stadium is the national rugby union stadium of England, ... Exeter: Exeter Chiefs: AJ Bell Stadium: 12,000 [8] Salford: Sale Sharks: Salford Red Devils:
In 1947, the Exeter Falcons speedway team returned the sport to the ground, [14] [15] [16] where they continued until 2005. [1] The restart of speedway at the County Ground including the first speedway in the country to feature a steel safety fence. [15] The ground also continued to host the Exeter Chiefs rugby union team as the primary tenant.
Stadium Capacity Location Country Tenants Sport Image 1: Wembley Stadium: 90,000 [1]: London: England: England national football team: Association football, Rugby league, Rugby union, Gaelic Football & Hurling, American football, Boxing, Professional wrestling
The city's professional rugby union team is the Exeter Chiefs. Founded in 1871, as Exeter Rugby Club, the team have played their home games at Sandy Park stadium, located adjacent to junction 30 of the M5, since 2006 after relocating from their previous stadium at the County Ground which had been used continually from 1905. [159]
County Ground Stadium, Exeter – the former home of Exeter Chiefs rugby union club; County Ground, Exeter, also in Exeter and used for Devon CCC home matches; County Cricket Ground, Hove – home of Sussex CCC; County Cricket Ground, Northampton (also known as Wantage Road), – home of Northamptonshire CCC and former home of Northampton Town F.C.