"since the development of the professional game. These have included Loftus Road as well as high Wycombe and now Coventry. Their affiliated Amateur side, Wasps FC, still play at the original ground in Acton. Another premiership team with London roots, London Irish, currently play outside Greater London, playing at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, within the London commuter belt, owned by the football club Reading F.C.. They retain their administrative and training base in Sunbury-on-Thames. Another club with London roots, London Welsh, have bounced between the Premiership and Championship in recent years, having been promoted to or relegated from the"
"Wycombe with Wycombe Wanderers. Wasps later moved their headquarters to Adams Park, and dropped ""London"" from their official name in 2014. In October 2014, ""The Telegraph"" reported that Wasps were nearing completion of the purchase of a 50% interest in Ricoh Arena in Coventry, also home to Coventry City F.C., and would move their home games there in 2015–16. Wasps intend to keep their training base at Acton Park in West London, where it has remained throughout their recent moves. Coventry Council unanimously approved the purchase on 7 October, and the move also received the approval of the Rugby Football"
"another Premiership club with London roots, Wasps moved their home matches entirely outside the London commuter belt to Coventry in December 2014. Shortly before their move, Wasps purchased the major football ground Ricoh Arena, and share it with Coventry City F.C. Wasps maintained their training base within Greater London in West Acton until June 2016 but are now fully based in the West Midlands. The England national rugby union team play their home matches at Twickenham Stadium during the Six Nations Championship, as well as the November inbound touring nations. The ground also hosted the Rugby World Cup finals in"
"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 1923 to 1996 they were based at Repton Avenue in Sudbury, London, from 1996 to 2002 they played at Loftus Road in Shepherd's Bush and from 2002 to"
"(later just known as Wasps), became tenants to Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park after losing their previous groundsharing agreement with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. In July 2005, a capacity crowd of 10,000 was registered for the first time, when Premiership champions Chelsea brought team to play Wycombe in a pre-season friendly. It was during this season that the idea that Adams Park would be further expanded was mooted by senior figures at Wycombe Wanderers and Wasps so that it can comply to the Rugby Football Union regulations for Premiership grounds in the future. These stipulated that stadiums would"
"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"
"to Surrey. In 2000, London Irish moved their senior team to Madejski Stadium in Reading (groundsharing with Reading F.C.), though their headquarters remain in Sunbury. London Wasps were founded in 1867 in North London via a membership split of Hampstead Football Club, which had been created a year earlier. They established their first permanent ground at Repton Avenue in Sudbury in 1923. In 1996, they moved within Greater London to groundshare with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road, and eventually added ""London"" to their name in 1999. They moved outside Greater London in 2002 to share Adams Park in High"
"within the Midlands to host tournament matches. In September 2014, Simon Gilbert of the ""Coventry Telegraph"" broke the news that the club was in talks to permanently relocate to the Ricoh Arena, in Coventry, from their home at Adams Park, in High Wycombe. In October 2014 Wasps announced that from December 2014 they would play their home games at the Ricoh Arena. On 14 November 2014 Wasps confirmed the purchase of the final 50% of shares in the stadium from the Higgs Charity to become outright owners of the facility. After Wasps purchased the remaining 50% from the Alan Edward"
"Queens Park Rangers player/manager Gareth Ainsworth. The Wasps rugby union team has also played at Adams Park for home games between the 2002–03 season and December 2014, the club's most successful spell. Nicola Sanders, a female track and field athlete who is current European Indoor Champion and world outdoor silver medallist for 400 metres, and also current world bronze medalist for outdoor 4 × 400 metres relay, is a High Wycombe native. High Wycombe Amateur Boxing Club is located on Leigh Street. Amersham 7 miles, Aylesbury 17 miles, Beaconsfield 5 miles, Marlow 4 miles, Maidenhead 9 miles, Oxford 26 miles,"
"each season played at the Ricoh Arena. In the 2013–14 season, the Sky Blues played their home fixtures at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton. <nowiki>*</nowiki>All home matches played at Sixfields Stadium.<br> <nowiki>**</nowiki>The average attendance for the 2014–15 season does not include the home matches at Sixfields Stadium. This table shows Wasps' average attendances for their league fixtures in each season at the Ricoh Arena. Please note that the Average Attendance for the 2014–15 season does not include home matches played at Adams Park. Ricoh Arena The Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England, is a complex which includes a 32,609-seater stadium, used by"
"London Wasps were looking to build a new 20,000-capacity ground in High Wycombe to replace the current Adams Park (only built in 1990 to replace Loakes Park) where the capacity is capped, and further expansion is not possible. A.F.C. Fylde moved to their current ground, Kellamergh Park, in 2006 in order to meet the ground criteria for promotion to the North West Counties Football League. On 19 January 2008 the club announced plans for a further move to yet another new stadium at an unnamed site. Barnet were forced to move in a hurry to their training complex 'The Hive'"
"cashless stadium in the United Kingdom, with customers using a prepay smartcard system in the grounds bars and shops. However, the stadium now accepts cash at all kiosks. Following a protracted rent dispute between Coventry City and ACL, the football club left the Ricoh Arena in 2013, playing home matches at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton for over a year before returning to the Ricoh in September 2014. Within two months, both shareholders in ACL were bought out by rugby union Premiership club Wasps, who relocated to the stadium from their previous ground, Adams Park in High Wycombe. Wasps' first home"
"Adams Park Adams Park is an association football stadium in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Built in 1990, it is the home ground of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. and, since 2016, Reading F.C. Women. Between 2003 and 2006, the stadium was known as the Causeway Stadium under a naming rights deal, before reverting to its former name. Wycombe Wanderers had sought to leave their home ground at Loakes Park since the 1960s as the site had been earmarked for the site of development of the adjacent Wycombe Hospital. The club were able to sell the land to the health authority, which almost solely"
"of a 7-year ground share deal negotiated by Chris Wright who had just bought Wasps as rugby union became professional. Wasps agreed to move out, to Wycombe Wanderers' Adams Park ground, at the end of the 2001–02 season to allow Fulham F.C. to rent for 2 seasons between 2002 and 2004, while their ground, Craven Cottage, was redeveloped. It was Fulham's preferred temporary ground, with the other suggested alternative being West Ham's Upton Park. It was open for Wasps to return, but Wasps decided not to move back after Fulham left. It has also been used to host the final"
"Wasps FC As Wasps RFC As London Wasps As Wasps RFC Wasps' first home was in Finchley Road, North London although subsequent years saw grounds being rented in various parts of London. In 1923 the club moved to a permanent home at Sudbury, Middlesex, eventually buying the ground outright. In 1996 Wasps played their home games at Queens Park Rangers' home ground, Loftus Road, in West London. The ground at Sudbury was developed for housing, though the club house still stands – currently being used as a Hindu Community Centre. Wasps made another move in 2002, playing their home games"
"Wasps Ladies Wasps Ladies Football Club is a women's rugby union based in Acton, London, England. They were founded in 1984 and play in the Women's Premiership. They are the women's team of Wasps FC, affiliated to English Premiership team Wasps. They play their home matches at Wasps FC's Twyford Avenue Sports Ground. Wasps Ladies was founded in 1984 by Sue Martineau and have played in the top flight of English women's rugby union since 1991 as they were not involved in the first season of the Women's Premiership in 1990. In 1992, they won the Women's National 7s title."
"FA Community Shields. A statue honouring Adams was unveiled at Emirates stadium on 9 December 2011, along with statues of Thierry Henry and Herbert Chapman. He won 66 caps for England between 1987 and 2000 and played at four major tournaments. When his playing career finished Adams went into football management, spending periods in charge of Wycombe Wanderers, Portsmouth, Azerbaijani side Gabala and Spanish side Granada. Adams will be appointed as the 29th President of the Rugby Football League over the summer of 2019. He will succeed Andy Burnham. Born in Romford, Adams grew up in Dagenham and was a"
"a war memorial. Sudbury was the former home of London Wasps rugby union team who moved there in 1923. During the late nineties they relocated to Loftus Road to share with QPR before moving to Buckinghamshire in 2001, and subsequently Coventry in 2014, and the ground at Sudbury Town has been developed for housing. The club house still stands and is still considered the club's spiritual home. A large swimming pool, outdoor tennis courts, cricket pitches and nets, AstroTurf pitches and a sports complex are located at Vale Farm. The complex is also the home ground of Wembley F.C., and"
"London Wasps under Guinness Premiership regulations for the coming season. However, the main problem of access still remained, which meant that London Wasps would still be looking to move to a larger stadium. Steve Hayes, who owned both Wycombe Wanderers F.C. and London Wasps R.U.F.C. at the time, announced his intentions to build a new stadium for both clubs on the site of Wycombe Air Park in Booker, 2½ miles away from Adams Park. His plans encountered large-scale opposition from community groups and Wycombe Wanderers supporters, with concerns ranging from the loss of aeronautical activity at the air park to"
"Union and Premiership Rugby. The following day, Wasps announced that their first home match at Ricoh Arena would occur that December. Prior to Wasps' first match in Coventry, the club purchased the remaining 50% interest in the stadium. The move helped to remove any chance of the local football club, Coventry City F.C., of purchasing any percentage in buying the Ricoh Arena. The football club negotiated a 2-year lease, which runs out at the end of the 2017/18 season, in which would leave the club homeless. London Welsh were most recently promoted from the RFU Championship at the end of"
"on 29 January 2014 and 3 February 2014 due to waterlogged pitches at the original venues. The first game was behind closed doors but the second game against Manchester United was open to the public. In August 2014 it was announced that Coventry City Ladies would be moving to the Ricoh Arena for the 2014–15 season. However the team had to return to the Oval in Bedworth during the season after Wasps' purchase of the arena. On 22 April 2007, the Ricoh Arena hosted its first ever rugby union match with London Wasps (now known as just Wasps) playing Northampton"
"the twelve clubs in the Aviva Premiership have London origins, although only two of them now play in London. The two clubs that play in London are Harlequins, which play at The Stoop, and Saracens, which play at Allianz Park in Hendon. London Irish shares Madejski Stadium, a football ground outside the boundaries of Greater London in Reading (though still in the metropolitan area). Wasps left the London commuter belt entirely in December 2014, moving to Coventry and purchasing Ricoh Arena, a major football ground. In more recent years, a modern tradition has seen these four clubs play out of"
"of the club. At the same time they adopted a new logo, which was selected as being in keeping with the club's history. In 2001 ex-Wigan rugby league star Shaun Edwards joined as a coach. He has largely been credited with creating Wasps' famous Blitz Defence that stops teams and is the basis for Wasps' own scoring chances. London Wasps agreed to move out of Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road stadium to allow Fulham F.C. to rent for 2 seasons between 2002 and 2004, while their ground, Craven Cottage, was redeveloped. They became tenants to Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park"
"Wasps in the final. Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby at 11am on 3 July 2015. Unlike previous seasons, the London Double Header would not take place in round 1 because Twickenham Stadium was being used for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, but would instead take place during round 5, on 28 November 2015. One game during this season was played on foreign soil, in the United States. The London Irish v Saracens match – played in Round 16 on 12 March 2016 – took place at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. This match"
"called Monty's (named after late club president Monty Seymour), and since 2006 a club shop in the corner of the ground between the Beechdean and Lords Builders Merchants stands. Adams Park Adams Park is an association football stadium in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Built in 1990, it is the home ground of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. and, since 2016, Reading F.C. Women. Between 2003 and 2006, the stadium was known as the Causeway Stadium under a naming rights deal, before reverting to its former name. Wycombe Wanderers had sought to leave their home ground at Loakes Park since the 1960s as the"
"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"
"of the English rugby union system. However, on 21 December 2014, this rose to 14, when Aviva Premiership club Wasps played their first home game at the Ricoh Arena, completing their relocation to the city. This followed Wasps' purchase of Arena Coventry Limited (the company which runs the Ricoh Arena). The club announced that they will build a new 'state of the art' training complex in the area by 2016. Coventry Rugby Football Club play in National League 1, the third tier of the English rugby union system. The club enjoyed national success during the 1950s, the 1960s and 1970s,"
"play for Wasps Academy and one player plays for England Under 16's. . In April 2011, the club transferred to a new ground in Emerson Valley. The move was opposed by the local community, but planning permission was granted on 6 September 2007. The club fields numerous other sides apart from the 1st XV: East-Midlands U-16s Sevens Winners 1985 2nd Team: Milton Keynes RUFC Milton Keynes RUFC is a rugby union club from Milton Keynes, founded as Wolverton RUFC. Originally, Wolverton Rugby Club was founded in the mid 1870s and carried on until the First World War. It was then"
"playing against Guernsey Ladies in Sark. Wasps Ladies have provided a number of players for international teams. Sue Day and Shelley Rae played for both Wasps Ladies and the England women's national rugby union team. Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox played for both Wasps Ladies and the New Zealand women's national rugby union team. Wasps Ladies Wasps Ladies Football Club is a women's rugby union based in Acton, London, England. They were founded in 1984 and play in the Women's Premiership. They are the women's team of Wasps FC, affiliated to English Premiership team Wasps. They play their home matches at Wasps"
"become the assistant manager to Chris Nunn at Biggleswade Town. Craig Adams (footballer) Craig John Adams (born 15 February 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Northampton Town. Since retirement, Adams has moved into coaching and management at Wellingborough Town and Bedford Town. In May 2015, he was appointed assistant to Gary Mills at Rugby Town, a club which he played for when they were known as ""VS Rugby"", but Adams left after a poor start to the season to become caretaker manager at his former club Wellingborough Town. In May 2016, Adams"
"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"
"located at the stadium but it was announced in August 2015 that the new station will be closed following major events at the stadium. It was announced that trains will be provided to transport 1,000 extra supporters for the Wasps' fixtures against Harlequins on 28 February and Leicester Tigers on 12 March as a trial run. London Midland and Wasps will review the trial run before deciding any more decisions with Coventry City ""hopeful"" that they will eventually benefit from the services. There is car parking available on match days and concert days. Car Park A has 565 spaces and"
"Newport Wasps Newport Wasps were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Newport, South Wales. They were the 1999 Conference League champions. The Wasp logo incorporates the traditional black and amber colours of the City of Newport. The modern incarnation of the team was founded in 1997 but Newport Wasps competed in the top UK league between 1964 and 1976 based at the now-defunct Somerton Park stadium, Newport. The 'Wasps' nickname was dropped after 1972 with the team simply called Newport. Stars of the former team included Australian Phil Crump, father of world champion Jason Crump. The promotion and riders"