"the results will give evidence-based facts to improve measures for participant safety in contact sports."" Saracens F.C. Saracens Football Club () are an English professional rugby union team based in London, England. Established in 1876, they currently play in Premiership Rugby, the top level of domestic rugby union in England, and were the champions of the European Rugby Champions Cup, which they won twice consecutively, in 2016 and 2017. Since 2012, Saracens have played their home games at Allianz Park in Hendon, in the London Borough of Barnet; previous grounds have included Vicarage Road in Watford, and Bramley Road. The"
"rugby union side Saracens F.C. The stadium has hosted matches for the England under-21s, and senior international football between overseas teams. Elton John has also used Vicarage Road as a venue for concerts: He first played at the stadium in 1974 and returned in 2005 and 2010 to stage fundraising concerts for the club. Former events include horse and carriage shows and greyhound racing. The Watford Training Ground is located on the University College London Union (UCLU) Shenley Sports grounds in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Watford fans maintain a rivalry with those of Luton Town. The two sides met regularly in"
"Vicarage Road Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford of the Premier League. An all-seater stadium, its current capacity is 23,700 following the completion of the new Sir Elton John Stand in 2014, and expansion work in 2015 and again throughout 2016 and 2017; this included expansion of the football pitch. It has been the home of Watford since 1922, when the club moved from Cassio Road. The ground was officially opened by Col. Charles Healey of Benskins Brewery for the visit of Millwall on 30 August 1922. In addition to"
"club was able to repurchase the stadium in September 2004. On 1 September 2011 it hosted England under-21s 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 match against Azerbaijan under-21s. The hosts thrashed the visitors 6 – 0 with braces from Craig Dawson and Henri Lansbury and single goals from Jordan Henderson and Martyn Waghorn. There were 7,738 in attendance. The Vicarage Road Stand was built following the conclusion of the 1992–93 season. Previously an open terrace, the all-seater stand was built to comply with the Taylor Report and raise the standard of the ground. It cost £2.3 million to"
"since 1980. Stevenage was the first club to win a competitive match at the new Wembley Stadium, beating Kidderminster Harriers 2-3 in the 2007 FA Trophy Final. The club currently play in the EFL League Two and have been managed by former player Dino Maamria since March 2018. Watford F.C. play their home games at Vicarage road, where the club has played since 1922. The club joined the football league in 1920 as a founding member of the third division and first played in the First Division of English football in 1982. Watford have played in the Premier League since"
"the upper section containing the club's corporate hospitality. At either end of the pitch, The Vicarage Stand is split between the club's family section and away supporters, while the Rookery Stand is for home supporters only. Both stands were built in the 1990s, financed by proceeds from player sales. In the summer of 2015, The Elton John Stand was revamped in order to accommodate an extra 700 seats. This number was revised a day later to around 1,000 extra seats following the announcement of an expansion in the north-east corner. Between 1997 and early 2013, Watford shared Vicarage Road with"
"for 32 years, before moving to Watford's current stadium at nearby Vicarage Road. The new stadium was initially owned by Benskins Brewery; the club rented the ground until 2001, when it purchased the freehold outright. However, the club's financial situation worsened following the purchase, and in 2002 Watford sold the ground for £6 million in a deal which entitled Watford to buy the stadium back for £7 million in future. Watford took up this option in 2004 using a campaign backed and funded by the fans called ""Lets buy back the Vic"". Vicarage Road is a four-sided ground with a"
"Grantchester Road Grantchester Road is a rugby stadium in Cambridge, England. Situated on Grantchester Road, off Barton Road in the southwest of Cambridge, it is the home ground of Cambridge R.U.F.C., and is also used by University of Cambridge Rugby League Club. The stadium was built around 1949 and holds around 1250 spectators. Currently named Volac Park, as part of a sponsorship deal, it has also been known as Wests Renault Park. The ground has been improved as the club has risen up the leagues, adding drainage systems to all six pitches, match standard floodlighting to 1½ pitches. The main"
"Welford Road Stadium Welford Road is a rugby union stadium in Leicester, England, and is the home ground for Leicester Tigers. The ground was opened on 10 September 1892 and is located between Aylestone Road and Welford Road on the southern edge of the city centre. The ground was developed in two main periods, either side of the First World War stands were built on both sides and then between 1995 and 2016 both ends were developed and the north side redeveloped. The stadium has a capacity of 25,849, making it the largest purpose-built club rugby union ground in England."
"rugby club High Wycombe RUFC, originally known as Old Wycombiensians FC. Sporting alumni include golfer Luke Donald, 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Matt Dawson and 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens winner Nick Beal. Starting in the 2016-17 academic year, the RGS has launched a houses system with the naming scheme of royal houses: (St. James (Red), Sandringham (Orange), Windsor (Yellow), Buckingham (Green), Balmoral (Blue), Kensington (Indigo)). There are 6 houses, and each house has one form from every year in the school with Heads and Deputy Heads chosen from the 6th form for each house. Each year the RGS will"
"for England against South Africa in the first test of 2007. Wirral Rugby Club Wirral Rugby Club is a rugby union club based in Thornton Common Road, Clatterbridge, Wirral, England. It has many mini and junior teams from under-7s upwards, and runs colts and four senior teams. The club was formed in 1937 and was based at the school in Hooton, and since 1967, at its present ground. The first team play in North Premier, a fifth level league in the English league system. The team used to be called the ""Old Wirralians"" due to its historical association with Wirral"
"upstairs extension was finished in December 2005. Grantchester Road Grantchester Road is a rugby stadium in Cambridge, England. Situated on Grantchester Road, off Barton Road in the southwest of Cambridge, it is the home ground of Cambridge R.U.F.C., and is also used by University of Cambridge Rugby League Club. The stadium was built around 1949 and holds around 1250 spectators. Currently named Volac Park, as part of a sponsorship deal, it has also been known as Wests Renault Park. The ground has been improved as the club has risen up the leagues, adding drainage systems to all six pitches, match"
"Road Stadium, home of Watford F.C., as they felt that it was a more easily recognised local landmark. TfL stated that their policy is not to name new stations after individual roads in order to ensure geographical understanding across the whole Tube network. However, in recognition of local opinion and the wider recognition of the Vicarage Road name in association with the football club, they agreed to waive this rule. On 8 August 2013 TfL announced that they would name the station ""Watford Vicarage Road"". Watford Vicarage Road tube station Watford Vicarage Road was a proposed London Underground station in"
"Vestacare Stadium Vestacare Stadium (formerly Whitebank Stadium) on White Bank Road, Oldham, is a rugby league and association football stadium which forms part of Limehurst Village. It is the home stadium of Oldham R.L.F.C. and, from April 2017, the home of North West Counties club Avro who are now the main tenants. In 2017, following a sponsorship from Vestacare, a service provider for people with learning disabilities, the stadium was renamed Vestacare Stadium. Over 350 seats were acquired from Wilderspool Stadium in Warrington and were installed by volunteers. Timber used in the construction of the new Wembley Stadium was also"
"RFU decided to postpone the pitch reseeding and offer Twickenham as the venue. Maine Road, the home of Manchester City, and a regular venue for major rugby league games at the time, was chosen to host the game to be played under league rules. Entering the new professional era, Bath were the dominant club in England. Since the beginning of the league structure in rugby union in 1987, the club had won six Courage League titles, while also winning a total of ten JPS/Pilkington Cups since that competition was started in 1972. The club also provided a sizeable number of"
"and former Wallaby lock Dan Vickerman for Cambridge, with Oxford also fielding current Canada flanker Stan McKeen and Cambridge fielding former All Black centre Mark Ranby and former USA scrum-half Doug Rowe. Vickerman captained Cambridge in the 2009 Match, in which McKeen and Rowe also played. For the 2015 match, Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts played for Cambridge University as he studied for his master's degree in medical science at the university. The Varsity Match The Varsity Match is an annual rugby union fixture played between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. The event"
"a series whitewash over Australia in Sydney, and equalled the world record of 18 consecutive wins with an impressive 61–21 victory over Scotland securing the six nations championship of the 2017 edition. In 2018, England lost five consecutive test matches, including a home match versus Ireland. Up until 1910, the English rugby team used various stadia in a number of venues around England before settling at Twickenham Stadium. It is the largest rugby-dedicated stadium in the world. After sell-out matches at Crystal Palace in 1905 and 1906 against New Zealand and South Africa respectively, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) decided"
"of an expansion in the north-east corner. The first game under floodlights at Vicarage Road was played in 1953, when lights were installed on top of the Main Stand. These were replaced in 1960, with four pylons being built in the corners of the ground. Currently the floodlights are mounted on the top of the Vicarage Road and Rookery Stands. New LED floodlights have been added for the 2015/16 season including lights on the top of the Sir Elton John and Graham Taylor stands. In 1982, Vicarage Road Stadium gained its own railway station, . It was introduced as a"
"the current Vicarage Road ground and leased it to the club at a peppercorn rent. In 2001 the club purchased the ground from Punch Taverns, who had inherited the freehold as part of their acquisition of the Allied Domecq estate. In 2006 the club also purchased the freehold of the Red Lion pub opposite the ground, which had previously been part of the Benskins tied estate. The pub, notable for its external tiling advertising ""Benskins Celebrated Watford Ale & Stout"" still extant, re-opened briefly between 2012 and 2014 under new ownership, however it was sold on again during 2015. In"
"official website and Wigan official archives shows the match played at Wilderspool but RUGBYLEAGUEproject shows Huyton at home 3 * Pilkington Recs are a Junior (amateur) club from St Helens, home ground was City Road until they moved to Ruskin Drive from 2011-12 4 * Wigan official archives give the attendance as 6,500 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives it as 6,707 5 * Wigan official archives gives the score as 21-10, but RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives it as 24-10 6 * Warrington official website shows the match played on 2 October but RUGBYLEAGUEproject and Wigan official archives show it played on 20 October 7"
"2010–11. The club originally played at Vicarage Field, which was owned by the Consett Iron Company. Spectator facilities were restricted to a small stand, with an army hut used for changing rooms. However, in 1948 the site was needed for expansion of the steelworks. They spent two seasons at Eden Colliery Welfare's Leadgate ground before returning to Consett to play at the new Belle Vue Park ground on Ashdale Road. Built largely by volunteers, the new ground had banking around the pitch made from mine workings, with two stands erected, one of which was paid for by the £1,150 transfer"
"Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium (; usually known as Twickenham or Twickers) is a rugby union stadium in Twickenham, south west London, England. Owned by the governing body of rugby union in England, the Rugby Football Union (the RFU), the stadium hosts home test matches for the England national rugby union team. Other rugby union games played at the stadium include the Middlesex Sevens, selected Premiership Rugby fixtures, selected Anglo-Welsh Cup matches, the Varsity Match between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and selected European Rugby Champions Cup matches. The RFU headquarters are in the stadium. Twickenham Stadium has also hosted"
"Dudley Kingswinford, with the Lions triumphing 19–14. The Lions also won the Warwickshire Cup, winning 10–9 in the final against Sutton Coldfield. Rugby Lions Rugby Lions, nicknamed The Lions, are a rugby union club based in Rugby, Warwickshire in England. The club play their home matches at Webb Ellis Road. Their developmental squad is known as the Crusaders. The club also has a ladies team known as the Lionesses. They currently compete in Midlands 1 East at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system, having switched from Midlands 1 West at the end of the 2017-18 season. Rugby"
"Rugby Lions Rugby Lions, nicknamed The Lions, are a rugby union club based in Rugby, Warwickshire in England. The club play their home matches at Webb Ellis Road. Their developmental squad is known as the Crusaders. The club also has a ladies team known as the Lionesses. They currently compete in Midlands 1 East at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system, having switched from Midlands 1 West at the end of the 2017-18 season. Rugby Lions are one of only 3 teams in England permitted to wear an all-white strip, with England and Rugby School being the"
"the English rugby union team, who play nearly all their home games at the stadium. Twickenham hosts England's home Six Nations matches, as well as inbound touring teams from the Southern Hemisphere, usually annually around November. Apart from its relationship with the national team, Twickenham is the venue for a number of other domestic and international rugby union matches. It hosts the annual London leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Cup (championship) final and third-place match of the annual London leg of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, and the domestic Middlesex Sevens competition. It is also the"
"and 2001). In 2013 and 2014, the University played Russia. Other games include Canada vs Maori All Blacks in 2012 and England under-16s vs Wales under-16s. Rugby league was first played at Iffley Road in 2008 when the University of Oxford played Oxford Brookes. Semi-professional rugby league arrived in 2013 when Oxford Rugby League entered Championship 1 based at Iffley Road. The draw for the 3rd round of the 2013 Challenge Cup was made in the Rugby Pavilion at Iffley Road by actor Kevin Whately and Bruce Ray, the communications director of Carlsberg UK, the owners of cup sponsors Tetley."
"2011–12 season. After looking at several venues in the area, Saracens announced on 10 November 2010 that it was in serious discussions with Barnet Borough Council about a move to the athletics stadium at the Barnet Copthall complex. Under the plan, Saracens would redevelop the stadium into a modern facility with 3,000 permanent seats and demountable stands to allow a rugby capacity of 10,000, and include the first artificial pitch in English rugby union. Because of delays in the Barnet Copthall project, Saracens eventually reached an agreement with Watford to extend the groundshare at Vicarage Road for the 2011–12 season;"
"called for the use of an artificial pitch, the first in English rugby union. Since final approval from Barnet Council was still required in May 2011, Saracens and Watford agreed to a one-season extension of the groundshare agreement. The project was approved in February 2012. The stadium opened in January 2013, after Saracens began the 2012–13 season as a nomadic club, using six different venues for home matches across all competitions (Twickenham, Wembley, Vicarage Road, Stadium MK, Goldington Road and King Baudouin Stadium). A sponsorship deal with German financial services company Allianz that included stadium naming rights, worth £8 million"
"Cambridge R.U.F.C. Cambridge Rugby Union Football Club or CRUFC ('The Blood & Sand') is a rugby union club representing the city of Cambridge, England. Formed in 1923 the club currently competes in the third tier of the English rugby union system, National League 1, following promotion from National League 2 South in 2016. The club plays its home matches at the 1,250 capacity Grantchester Road ground, in the suburb of Newnham, approximately two kilometres south-west of the city centre. The club runs three senior squads: the national league squad, a development squad, and a social squad. At junior level the"
"black background. A hart represents the town's location in the county of Hertfordshire. Until Barnet and, later, Stevenage joined the Football League, Watford were Hertfordshire's only league club. Other nicknames have since been adopted, including ""The Golden Boys"", ""Yellow Army"" and ""The 'Orns"". When Watford play at Vicarage road their players traditionally enter the pitch at the start of the game to the ""Z-Cars"" theme tune. Watford Rovers played at several grounds in the late 19th century, including Cassiobury Park, Vicarage Meadow and Market Street, Watford. In 1890, the team moved to a site on Cassio Road, and remained there"
"Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club (Harlequins or Quins for short) is an English rugby union team that plays in the top level of English rugby, the English Premiership. Their ground in London is the Twickenham Stoop. They were one of the founding members of the RFU. Quins were crowned winners of the European Challenge Cup in 2011, the English Premiership for the first time in 2012 and won the LV= Cup in 2013. The current club captains are James Horwill and Chris Robshaw while the current Head of Rugby is former England defence coach Paul Gustard, with Billy Millard"
"the School End which has been all seated since 1990 after the Taylor Report. The Upper Tier Has 1,700 seats which are allocated to away supporters for league matches with away teams given the lower tier if demand requires it. Loftus Road was home to professional rugby union team London Wasps from September 1996 to the end of the 2001–02 season, having moved from their home in Sudbury, Middlesex, as part of the deal in which Chris Wright took control of both Wasps and QPR. Wasps won the English Premiership in their first season at Loftus Road. It was part"
"are a Junior (amateur) club from St Helens, home ground was City Road until they moved to Ruskin Drive from 2011-12 2 * Wigan official archives gives the score as 15-34 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives it as 16-34 3 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives the attendance as 3,571, the same as the previously listed match (which was Widnes v Huddersfield in round 2), but the Widnes official website omits to give the attendance for this match, one of only a few matches for that season without an attendance noted 4 * Wigan official archives give the score as 13-10 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives it"