Hanazono Rugby Stadium

Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium
	Hanazono
	Hanazono after renovation
Former names	Hanazono Rugby Stadium (1929–Before WWII); Hanazono Training Field (During WWII); Hanazono Rugby Stadium (After WWII–1982); Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium (1982-2015)
Location	Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan
Coordinates	34°40′8.2″N 135°37′35″E
Owner	City of Higashiosaka
Capacity	26,544; 30,000 (Expansion in 1991)
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Opened	November 22, 1929
Renovated	2018
Expanded	1991
Construction cost	¥7.2 billion (Renovation in 2018[1])
Tenants
	Kintetsu Liners (1929-present); 2019 Rugby World Cup; All-Japan Rugby Football Championship; All-Japan University Rugby Championship; Kansai University Rugby Football League; National High School Rugby Tournament
Website
	Official website

The Hanazono Rugby Stadium (東大阪市花園ラグビー場, literally "Higashiosaka City Hanazono Rugby Stadium") in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan. There is next to Hanazono Central Park (花園中央公園, hanazono chūō kōen). Owned by city of Higashiosaka, it opened in 1929 with a capacity of 26,544.[2] 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.[3]

World record

On May 14, 2006 Daisuke Ohata broke the record for the most overall tries in test matches at Hanazono with a hat trick for Japan against Georgia. The previous record holder was David Campese.

Football

It hosted the J1 League game between Cerezo Osaka and Nagoya Grampus Eight was played there on May 8, 1999.[4]

Renovation

Tne stadium underwent a large scale renovation during 2017-18 to increase facilities in preparation for the Rugby World Cup.[5] On 26 October 2018, Hanazono hosted an international fixture between Japan national rugby union team and World XV in celebration of the completion.[6]

2019 Rugby World Cup matches

Date	Time (JST)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
22 September 2019	14:15	Italy	47–22	Namibia	Pool B	20,354
28 September 2019	13:45	Argentina	28–12	Tonga	Pool C	21,971
3 October 2019	14:15	Georgia	10–45	Fiji	Pool D	21,069
13 October 2019	14:45	United States	19–31	Tonga	Pool C	22,012

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References

"ラグビーの聖地・花園、Ｗ杯仕様に～ようやく大型画面とナイター照明". 読売新聞. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2014-12-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"World Rugby approves revised Japan 2019 hosting roadmap". World Rugby. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
J.League
"施設概要・案内". 花園中央公園管理事務所. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
"ラグビー日本代表が世界選抜に大善戦". ラグビー情報チャンネル. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

External links

(in Japanese) Stadium website

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[1] "ラグビーの聖地・花園、Ｗ杯仕様に～ようやく大型画面とナイター照明". 読売新聞. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2014-12-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "World Rugby approves revised Japan 2019 hosting roadmap". World Rugby. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

[4] J.League

[5] "施設概要・案内". 花園中央公園管理事務所. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[6] "ラグビー日本代表が世界選抜に大善戦". ラグビー情報チャンネル. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2019-01-16.