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The Big Game (rugby union)

An aerial view of Twickenham Stadium. The Stoop can be seen in the top left-hand corner.

The Big Game is an annual rugby union match hosted by Harlequins since 2008 and Harlequins Women since 2021.[1] It is held during the Christmas holiday season each year. It is one of the regular home matches in Premiership Rugby for the men's team and in Premiership Women's Rugby for the women's team. The fixture is moved from their usual home ground at the Twickenham Stoop (with a capacity of 14,816[2]) to the much larger Twickenham Stadium (with 82,000 seats[3]).

There have been other high-profile matches in London between Premiership Rugby clubs at other times, including the London Double Header (2004–2017), Bath's The Clash at Twickenham and Saracens' games at Wembley Stadium, London Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Since 2022 Harlequins have also hosted an additional match at Twickenham near the end of the season known as Big Summer Kick-off.[4]

  1. ^ "The Big Game Is Back At Twickenham". Twickenham Stadium. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Club-by-club guide - Harlequins". BBC. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Twickenham Stadium". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Big Summer Kick-Off". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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