Hanazono Rugby Stadium
| Hanazono | |
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Hanazono on a very overcast day | |
| Former names |
Hanazono Rugby Stadium (1929–Before WWII) Hanazono Training Field (During WWII) Hanazono Rugby Stadium (After WWII–1982) |
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| Location | Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°40′8.2″N 135°37′35″E / 34.668944°N 135.62639°ECoordinates: 34°40′8.2″N 135°37′35″E / 34.668944°N 135.62639°E |
| Owner | City of Higashiosaka |
| Capacity | 30,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Opened | November 22, 1929 |
| Expanded | 1991 |
| Tenants | |
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Kintetsu Liners All-Japan Rugby Football Championship All-Japan University Rugby Championship Kansai University Rugby Football League National High School Rugby Tournament | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium[2] (東大阪市花園ラグビー場, Kintetsu Hanazono Ragubī-jō) in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan. Owned by Kintetsu Group Holdings, it opened in 1929 and has a capacity of 30,000.[3] It is the stage for the annual National High School Rugby Tournament held every year at the end of December and has hosted important international, Top League games.
Hanazono is the home of the Kintetsu Liners rugby union team.
The stadium has been selected as one of the venues for 2019 Rugby World Cup (Japan) which will be the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia.[4]
World record
On May 14, 2006 Daisuke Ohata scored the most tries in a test match at Hanazono with a hat trick for Japan against Georgia. The previous record holder was David Campese.
See also
- Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
- Level-5 stadium
- Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
- Japan national rugby union team
- Top League
- 2007-08 Top League
- Higashi-Hanazono Station - Kintetsu Nara Line