| Sixways Stadium | |
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| Sixways | |
View of the Slick Systems Stand to the east of the Stadium. |
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| Location | Pershore Lane, Hindlip, WR3 8 |
| Built | 1970's |
| Opened | 1975 |
| Renovated | 2006, 2007 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 12,068[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Worcester Warriors | |
Sixways Stadium is a stadium in Worcester, England. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Worcester Rugby Football Club. The stadium is able to hold 12,068[2]. It opened in 1975 and is located off junction 6 of the M5 motorway, hence the name Sixways.
An additional 321 seats were installed during the summer of 2006. On the 21st of September, 2006, a £23 million program of investment in Sixways was approved by Wychavon District Council.
The plan includes a new North Stand to increase capacity to 13,200, an Esporta health centre with swimming pools and racquet club, a park and ride scheme and new replacement training pitches. A new entrance to the complex off Pershore Lane to ease match-day congestion.
Work started in May 2007 on the new construction, with all improvements completed by the start of the 2007/8 Guinness Premiership season. Further work was begun on the East Stand in 2008[3], and there eventual plans to increase capacity to 20,000.[4]
The stadium hosted the LV= Cup final on 21 March 2010 between Northampton Saints and Gloucester. Northampton won 30 - 24.
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