The Stoop is the home of which Rugby Union team?
"74. He is buried at Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, where he had lived for many years. Adrian Stoop Adrian Stoop (27 March 1883 – 27 November 1957) was an English rugby union player of Dutch descent. He played 182 times for Harlequins between 1901 and 1939, and won 15 caps for England. He was president of the Harlequins 1920–1949. The club's ground, The Stoop, is named in his memory. His association with Harlequins lasted from his debut against Oxford University in November 1901 until 1950 when he ended his 30-year stint as president of the club. He played his last game"
"(in Tri-Nations mode), Australia which resulted in a 20-all draw, 12,360 people attended the game making it the largest rugby league crowd at the venue beating the 1997 World Club Championship match between the and Canberra Raiders where 7,819 people attended. The ground played host to the final of the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. In 2015, it began hosting what was intended to be an annual event in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. All matches were held at The Stoop except for the third-place match and Cup final, which were played at Twickenham Stadium. However, the Women's Sevens"
"the corner of the South and Etihad Stand to improve access and a new PA system to improve sound quality throughout the stadium. The hospitality facilities in the Etihad and LV= Stands have also undergone renovations and redecorations. Among the major improvements about to begin is the resurfacing of the North car park. Work on this project which includes improvements to access to the river, will start on 5 September and be completed within a month. In 1995-6 and again from 1997-9, the rugby league club, London Broncos, joined Harlequins at The Stoop, and they returned again from 2006-2013 becoming"
"as runners-up and out of Champions Cup for a second consecutive season ""Summary of Haerlequins league positions since league rugby was introduced in 1987""""."" Harlequins play at the Twickenham Stoop, which is situated in Twickenham in south-west London. The stadium is named after former England international Adrian Stoop, who was a Harlequins player and later president of the club. The club acquired the then athletics pitch in 1963, a ground of , close by to the RFU ground. It became the training pitch, and eventually, the Harlequins home ground. The site provided a ground that could be developed, and since"
"Harlequin Ladies Football Club Harlequin Ladies Football Club (Harlequin Ladies or Quins Ladies for short) is a London-based English rugby union club. Their official home is split between the Twickenham Stoop, home of the Aviva Premiership team Harlequins and Old Isleworthians Rugby Football Club, their training and playing venue since the 2010/11 season. Harlequin Ladies are an amateur club, and are completely independent of the professional Harlequins team. However, strong links are maintained with their famous counterparts. They share the same name, wear the famous Harlequin colours and club crest and often play at the Stoop. Harlequin Ladies Football Club"
"Club. In 1963, the Quins acquired an athletics ground with 14 acres (57,000 m²) just across the road from the RFU ground, which became the Harlequin training pitch. The ground was named the Stoop Memorial Ground after Adrian Stoop, a former England international and longtime Harlequins player and president but is generally known as ""The Stoop"" with even the Harlequins' official website frequently using the informal name. The main stand is the IG Stand (West Stand). This stand has the changing rooms, a row of executive boxes across the top of the stand, a Members' Bar, the club's offices, toilets"
"year they announced that they would be establishing a partnership with rugby league club London Broncos, which saw the two clubs sharing Harlequins home ground of The Stoop from the start of the 2006 Super League season. As part of the deal, the Broncos changed their name to , though the two clubs remain under separate ownership. In 2005–06, Quins utterly dominated National Division One. They won 25 of their 26 league matches, including their first 19, losing only at Exeter Chiefs on 25 February 2006. Quins also averaged nearly 40 points per match, scored four or more tries in"
"single home match for Harlequins at the Stoop. The 2017 event would be London Irish's turn to host and would be held at their Hazelwood training ground. Cunningham Duncombe Series The Cunningham Duncombe Series is a series of pre-season friendlies between two English Rugby Union clubs; London Irish and Harlequins. The series is named in memory of two late former players, Jarrod Cunningham of London Irish and Nick Duncombe of Harlequins. The series was conceived in 2015 and kicked off with two matches played at Twickenham Stoop in back-to-back weeks. Although both matches were played at the Stoop. The teams"
"total, captained the side 143 times and scored 86 tries, being club captain for 8 consecutive seasons from 1906/07 to 1913/14. Stoop was born on 27 March 1883 in Cromwell Road, London. His father was Dutch and his mother was half Scottish/half Irish. He went to Dover College in 1896 and on to Rugby School in 1898, where he played for the school team, and then to Oxford University, where he was captain of the rugby team in 1904. It was whilst he was still at Rugby school that he was asked to join Harlequins. He had also been approached"
"the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup (the semi finals, 3rd place play off and final were held at the Twickenham Stoop). It is also the official training facility for Harlequins rugby club, with plans to add a private gym for the club in addition to the already available facilities. It will also be the home ground of UniS Old Boys F.C., a football team for alumni of the university, which competes in the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western), at the 12th level of the English football league system. Surrey University participates in an annual sports festival called the Varsity Games."
"with the tagline ""It's time to get even"". The Rugby league Varsity Match is a rugby league game played annually in March at The Stoop. Whilst not having the history of its Union counterpart, the fixture has been contested for over 30 years, and is broadcast live on Sky Sports. Cambridge currently lead the series 16–14, with one draw in 1994. The Boat Race and the two Varsity Matches are notable in the UK in that they are the only university sports events that have any public profile outside the universities themselves; all three are screened live on national television"
"facility at Ravenscraig, the Historic Scotland Category A listed Dollan Baths and the Airdrie Lesiure Centre. Twickenham, home to both the England national rugby union team and England's national governing body for the sport, hosted the 2012 Heineken Cup Final on 19 May. As with Millennium Stadium the year before, this was the fourth final for Twickenham. The adjacent Twickenham Stoop hosted the Amlin Challenge Cup final on the day before the Heineken Cup Final; this was the fourth Challenge Cup final at The Stoop. After Birmingham and Manchester failed to deliver winning bids for the 1992, 1996 and 2000"
"in 2016 who were replaced. The matches form part of the regular season fixtures, with one team nominated as the home side for each match. Since 2008 (2016 being an exception) and the inception of The Big Game, Harlequins only compete in the double header as an away side in order to reduce the number of home games they play away from the Stoop. Since 2015 and Wasps' relocation to Coventry, the direction of the series has changed. Two London teams (normally London Irish and Saracens) act as the hosts with the away team being any of the other 10"
"(24-18), Congleton (1 3-5) and Leeds Corinthians (28-15), this latter game being perhaps their best of the competition, if not the season And so to our Centenary, which quite neatly overlaps with the millennium - double cause for celebration. The current coach and captain of the team, are Mark Edwards and Danny Child, respectively. Heaton Moor RUFC Heaton Moor RUFC is a Rugby Union Football club, based in Stockport in the North West of England. The club was formed in 1899. The home ground of Heaton Moor is The Heaton's Sports Club situated on Green Lane, in the village of"
"domestic competition organised and governed by the Rugby Football Union. In 2006 the club were awarded the prestigious RFU Seal Of Approval in recognition of the safe and well-structured provision of coaching and care given to their young players. The club were presented the award by England national rugby union team legend Martin Johnson In April 2012 the club celebrated their 125th anniversary. The festival at Mallorie Park, titled '125 years of Ripon rugby', was attended by several notable ex players including former England international Peter Squires as well as the members of the Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins Club. The Mallorie"
"The Avenue The Avenue was a rugby union stadium and training pitches in Sunbury-on-Thames that belonged to the English club London Irish since 1931 when the team purchased to establish a club there. The team moved to the Stoop Memorial Ground in 1999 and then subsequently to Madjeski Stadium in 2000, but retained The Avenue as a training venue and location for pre-season friendlies and Aviva A League matches. In 2014 the club began to train at its new, larger Hazlewood facility in the same town, including the ""London Irish England Rugby Academy"" and the grounds are being converted to"
"20 May (winning 8–0). This last match was played under a typical ""long-rains"" shower that, though heavy, did not soften the hard ground enough to be a problem. In 1963, Harlequin acquired an athletics ground with 14 acres (57,000 m²) just over the road from the Twickenham ground, which became its training pitch. This subsequently become their home: the Stoop Memorial Ground which in 2005 was renamed The Twickenham Stoop. This is named after Adrian Dura Stoop, who won 15 caps for England and is said to have been the person who developed modern back play. With the introduction of"
"Stoop, on 6 June vs Bradford at Leyton Orient FC's Brisbane Road, where they were narrowly beaten 22–29 in front of 2,844 fans, and on 20 June vs Hull F.C. at Gillingham FC's Priestfield Stadium, as thanks for the work Medway Dragons had done in growing rugby league in Kent. The game proved to be popular with nearly 4,000 (3,930) turning up to watch London narrowly beaten 12–14 by Hull. Tony Rea was appointed as the club's head coach for a second time in August 2012 taking over from Rob Powell. In 2013, London Broncos used four venues for their"
"Staines Rugby Football Club Staines Rugby Football Club (trading as Staines Rugby Football Club Limited) is an English rugby union club founded in 1926 whose first team ""The Swans"" now play in the London & SE Division - Herts/Middlesex 1. The Club used to play at the 'Lammas' recreation ground in Staines-upon-Thames but relocated to its own ground The Reeves in Hanworth (London Borough of Hounslow) in the 1960s but still proudly bears the name of the town. The Club runs a number of senior teams with names such as ""the Swans"" and ""the Cobs"", and were one of the"
"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"
"Reserves Grade Premiers 1968, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 Juniors Under 16 Boys Premiers 2015,2018 Juniors Under 14 Boys Premiers 2013, 2014,2018 Taroona Rugby Club Taroona Rugby Club is a Rugby Union club in Tasmania. Established in 1947, the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union and Tasmanian Rugby Union Juniors, affiliated the Australian Rugby Union, and plays in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The club's home ground is at Rugby Park in Cornelian Bay, Tasmania. Known as the ""Penguins"" or ""Blues"", the club colours are blue and white. The club currently"
"on top of the squad number. Scutum, appear on the top of the right arm. Land Rover appear on the bottom right on the back of their shorts. Wasps RFC Wasps Rugby Football Club is an English professional rugby union team based in Coventry, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Founded in 1867 as Wasps Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, the club was originally London-based, but re-located to Coventry in December 2014. Wasps now own and play at the Ricoh Arena. Prior to the move to the midlands Wasps had several homes; from"
"Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team from Preston, Lancashire. The men's senior team play in National League 2 North - at the fourth level of the English rugby union system - following their promotion from North Premier as champions at the end of the 2017-18 season. The club was founded on 28 September 1869 at a meeting held at the Bull Hotel, Preston, making it one of the oldest 'northern' rugby union teams. Grasshoppers' players who have progressed to bigger stages include A.N. Hornby, the first man to captain both the English"
"The Cliff (training ground) The Cliff is a sports ground in Broughton, Salford on the banks of the River Irwell, that was used as rugby league club Broughton Rangers' home ground until 1933. It was purchased by association football club Manchester United for use as their training ground. It continued to be used by United until 1999, when it was replaced by the Trafford Training Centre in Carrington. However, it continues to host some Manchester United academy matches, and it is sometimes used by Salford rugby league side as a training venue. As of 2018 The Cliff will be home"
"Taroona Rugby Club Taroona Rugby Club is a Rugby Union club in Tasmania. Established in 1947, the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union and Tasmanian Rugby Union Juniors, affiliated the Australian Rugby Union, and plays in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The club's home ground is at Rugby Park in Cornelian Bay, Tasmania. Known as the ""Penguins"" or ""Blues"", the club colours are blue and white. The club currently fields teams in Men's First and Second Divisions and Juniors competitions. Premierships Senior Team Statewide First Grade 1968, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018"
"in 1987, having won the European cup twice, the first tier of English rugby ten times, and the Anglo-Welsh cup seven times. Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They were formed in 1880, and play in black, green, and gold colours. The team play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 15,500. Their biggest rivals are Leicester Tigers. ""The East Midlands Derby"" is one of the fiercest rivalries in English Rugby Union. Nottinghamshire (Trent Bridge), Leicestershire (Grace Road), Derbyshire (County Cricket Ground, Derby) and Northamptonshire (County Cricket Ground, Northampton) are in"
"Cunningham Duncombe Series The Cunningham Duncombe Series is a series of pre-season friendlies between two English Rugby Union clubs; London Irish and Harlequins. The series is named in memory of two late former players, Jarrod Cunningham of London Irish and Nick Duncombe of Harlequins. The series was conceived in 2015 and kicked off with two matches played at Twickenham Stoop in back-to-back weeks. Although both matches were played at the Stoop. The teams took it in turns to act as the home side. It was confirmed on 4 July, 2016 that the series would continue in 2016. Staged as a"
"Union and Leopards Rugby Union, but in the realignment of franchise areas that came from the expansion of Super 12 to Super 14, these unions were moved into the Lions. The Bulls play all their home matches at the Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, which is also the home of the Blue Bulls during the Currie Cup season. The stadium is also a regular host for Springboks Test matches, and was a venue during the 1995 Rugby World Cup which South Africa hosted. Loftus was a venue for Pool D matches including France v Tonga, Scotland v Tonga and France"
"Marist St Pats Marist St Pats (MSP) are a rugby union club who play in Wellington Rugby Football Union's premier club rugby grade The Jubilee Cup. Marist St Pats has built a proud tradition in the 40 years since it was established in 1971 out of the merger of Marist and St Pats Old Boys. Whether you want to play at the top level or socially, or be an MSP supporter, you can be part of a great community club with a great spirit and proud winning pedigree. Nothing beats supporting club rugby from the sidelines, and enjoying one of"
"any waterlogged games. The pitch also has a stand for supporters/substitutions/coaches which all-in-all makes this pitch possibly the best in the league. Sefton RUFC Sefton Rugby Union Football Club is an amateur rugby union team who are based in Liverpool, England. Sefton, is the oldest established Rugby Union Club in Liverpool. Situated in the West Derby district of the city, the Club can now claim to field sides from all age groups most weeks of the season. The club is also home to Liverpool Buccaneers who train and play at Sefton from April through to September. Sefton RUFC Is located"
"Northampton Saints Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They were formed in 1880, and play in black, green, and gold colours. The team play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 15,250. Their biggest rivals are Leicester Tigers. ""The East Midlands Derby"" is one of the fiercest rivalries in English Rugby Union. The club has won the English Premiership, the RFU Championship three times, the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the EDF Energy Trophy, the European Rugby Champions Cup, and are twice winners of the European Rugby Challenge Cup. The club was established in"
"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"
"as ""left and right"", but Stoop incorporated ideas already being used in Wales and New Zealand to introduce the concept of the Scrum Half and Outside Half. He used these ideas to great success for both Harlequins and England. As well as being club captain from 1906–1914, Stoop was secretary from 1905–14 and from 1920-38 as well as president from 1920-1950. He was also president of the RFU in 1932 and was a member of the selection committee. In addition to Quins and England he also represented Oxford University, Surrey and The Barbarians. He died on 27 November 1957, aged"