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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 rugby union stadium in Japan specifically dedicated to rugby. Its location is next to Hanazono Central Park (花園中央公園, hanazono chūō kōen). Owned by the 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.

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 (1929-11-22)
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

Hanazono is the home of the Kintetsu Liners rugby union team.

The stadium was selected as one of the venues for 2019 Rugby World Cup (Japan) which was 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 played there on May 8, 1999.[4]

Renovation

The 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

See also

• Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
• Level-5 stadium
• National Stadium (Tokyo, 1958)
• Japan national rugby union team
• Top League
• 2007–08 Top League
• Higashi-Hanazono Station – Kintetsu Nara Line

References

External links

• (in Japanese) Stadium website

На других языках

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[de] Kintetsu-Hanazono-Rugbystadion

Das Hanazono-Rugbystadion der Stadt Higashiōsaka (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}東大阪市花園ラグビー場, Higashi-Ōsaka-shi Hanazono ragubī-jō), vor der Übertragung an die Stadt 2015 Kintetsu-Hanazono-Rugbystadion (近鉄花園ラグビー場, Kintetsu Hanazono ragubī-jō), ist ein Rugbystadion in der japanischen Stadt Higashiōsaka, Präfektur Osaka, auf der Hauptinsel Honshū. Es ist die Heimspielstätte der Rugby-Union-Mannschaft der Kintetsu Liners und bietet 30.000 Plätze. Die Mannschaft gehört dem Eisenbahnunternehmen Kinki Nippon Tetsudō, kurz Kintetsu.

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- [en] Hanazono Rugby Stadium

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[fr] Hanazono Rugby Stadium

Le Hanazono Rugby Stadium (東大阪市花園ラグビー場?, littéralement le "stade de rugby Hanazono de la ville de Higashiosaka") à Higashiosaka est le plus vieux stade destiné au rugby à XV au Japon. Il appartient à la vile de Higashiosaka, a ouvert en 1929 et a actuellement une capacité de 26 544 personnes[1]. Il est notamment le siège du tournoi de rugby national annuel des lycées et a hébergé d'importantes rencontres internationales et des matchs de la Top League.

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