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National Rugby Stadium

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Owner
  
City of Gdynia

Field size
  
120 x 74 meters

Built
  
2008-09

Capacity
  
2,425

Operator
  
GOSiR Gdynia

Surface
  
Field (Grass)

Opened
  
14 February 2010

Phone
  
+48 58 622 35 74

National Rugby Stadium

Location
  
Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Address
  
Kazimierza Górskiego 10, 81-304 Gdynia, Poland

Similar
  
Stadion GOSiR, Gdynia Sports Arena, Gdynia Aquarium, Dar Pomorza, ORP Błyskawica

The National Rugby Stadium (Polish: Narodowy Stadion Rugby) is multi-purpose stadium in Gdynia, Poland. It is currently used for rugby union (RC Arka Gdynia and the Poland national team) and also for american football games (the Seahawks Gdynia). The stadium has a capacity of 2,425 people and was opened on February 14, 2010.

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History

First sport event at the National Rugby Stadium was rugby union match between RC Arka Gdynia and Poland national rugby union team, played on February 14, 2010. First Rugby Ekstraliga match at the stadium was Arka Gdynia' victory against AZS AWF Warszawa 19–9.

Since 2011 the stadium is used for american football games. The Seahawks Gdynia won against the Silesia Miners 34–23 in first football game at the stadium ever.

Rugby union

It is the home stadium for RC Arka Gdynia, rugby union team, played in the Rugby Ekstraliga.

American football

Since 2011 PLFA season, the Pomorze Seahawks back to Gdynia from Gdańsk, renamed to Seahawks Gdynia and played home games at the Rugby Stadium. The Seahawks is one of four founders of the Polish American Football League in 2006.

Association football

The stadium was used by Arka Gdynia and Bałtyk Gdynia, football (soccer) clubs, when Stadion GOSiR was under construction.

References

National Rugby Stadium Wikipedia