UCD Bowl

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UCD Bowl
The Bowl

Location	Dublin, Ireland
Renovated	2007
Owner	University College Dublin
Surface	Grass 100yds x 60yds
Capacity	3,000
Public transit access	Sydney Parade railway station Stillorgan Road / Nutley Lane bus stop
Tenants
University College Dublin R.F.C. (AIB League) University College Dublin A.F.C. (League of Ireland)

The UCD Bowl is a rugby union and football stadium in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It is the home ground of University College Dublin R.F.C. in the AIB All Ireland League and League of Ireland Premier Division side University College Dublin A.F.C.. It has also hosted training sessions for the Ireland national rugby union team and various touring international teams including the All Blacks.

With its redevelopment complete, it now has capacity for 3,000 people, including 1,500 seats. It is located to the North of the Belfield campus beside the National hockey stadium, near the Sports Centre. There is a single stand on the Southern side of the stadium with uncovered standing room at each end. 860 seats in the stand are covered.

Redevelopment

A substantial programme of improvements to the Bowl was started in 2007 after a decision was made to move the UCD football team from their home in Belfield Park as the Bowl would not meet the requirements of UEFA licencing for the League of Ireland. The redevelopment was confirmed in 2006 after a €1.25 million Sports Capital grant ^[1] was allocated to the work and objections to planning were overruled. The seated capacity increased from 860 to 1,500 and a hard surface laid to allow standing capacity around the pitch. Floodlights, improved fencing around the stadium and facilities for shops, toilets and turnstiles were also added. The work was finished in late 2007 in time for the 2008 League of Ireland season. Planning permission has been applied for to replace the current roof with a cantilever structure which will cover all 1,500 seats.^[2] Eventually, the stadium is planned to have a capacity of 4,500 seats although there is no time scale laid out for this yet.^[3] UCD's record attendance at the venue was 1,986 for the visit of Shamrock Rovers in October 2010.

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References

v t e Ulster Bank All-Ireland League

Division 1A	Clontarf Cork Con Dolphin Garryowen Lansdowne Old Belvedere St Mary's Shannon UL Bohemians Young Munster

Division 1B	Ballymena Ballynahinch Belfast Harlequins Blackrock College Bruff Buccaneers Dublin University Dungannon Malone UCD

Division 2A	Banbridge Bective Rangers Cashel City of Derry Corinthians DLSP Galwegians Greystones Highfield Midleton Old Crescent Old Wesley Queen's University Seapoint Terenure College UCC

Division 2B	Ards Armagh Boyne Clonakilty Connemara Instonians Naas Navan Nenagh Ormond NUIM Barnhall Rainey Old Boys Skerries Sligo Sundays Well Suttonians Thomond

Rugby union in Ireland

Governing body

Irish Rugby Football Union

Provinces

National teams

Mens	Ireland Wolfhounds Emerging Universities Exiles 7's U-20 Schoolboys British and Irish Lions

Womens	Women's 7's

Competitions

v t e League of Ireland venues

Premier Division	The Brandywell The Carlisle Grounds Dalymount Park Oriel Park Richmond Park The Showgrounds Tallaght Stadium Thomond Park Tolka Park Turners Cross UCD Bowl United Park

First Division	Athlone Town Stadium Eamonn Deacy Park Fahy's Field Ferrycarrig Park Finn Park St Colman's Park Strokestown Road Waterford Regional Sports Centre

Coordinates: 53°18′37.47″N 6°13′41.01″W / 53.3104083°N 6.2280583°W / 53.3104083; -6.2280583

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