Sandy Park
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. The club relocated there from their former stadium at the County Ground in 2006. The stadium can hold 15,600 spectators and is located adjacent to M5 junction 30, which is around 5 miles from Exeter City Centre.
The exterior of the stadium | |
| Address | Sandy Park Way, Exeter, Devon EX2 7NN, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Location | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Coordinates | 50°42′34″N 3°28′3″W |
| Owner | Exeter Chiefs |
| Operator | Exeter Chiefs |
| Capacity | 15,600 |
| Record attendance | 15,000 <reference>https://www.exeterchiefs.co.uk/news/radio-exe-match-report-exeter-chiefs-29-10-leicester-tigers |
| Surface | Desso Grassmaster |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1 September 2006 |
| Renovated | 2012 |
| Construction cost | £15m |
| Tenants | |
| Exeter Chiefs (2006 - present) 2015 Rugby World Cup | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Sandy Park played host to the England Saxons vs Ireland Wolfhounds on 28 January 2012; the England Saxons won 23–17.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.