Fans Will Return To Twickenham For The 2021 European Challenge And Champions Cup Finals

Twickenham Stadium statue, set against the stadium at night Fans will return to Twickenham for the first time since December as the London stadium hosts the 2021 European Challenge and Champions Cup finals May 21st and May 22nd respectively.

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) announced last month that Twickenham Stadium would become the new host of the games, with up to 10,000 fans set to be permitted.

Due to the ongoing COVID‑19 situation the EPCR had to seek a new host venue for its showpiece events after announcing that the games could not take place at Marseille’s Orange Velodrome as originally planned.

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Spectators will be seated in the lower seating bowl and in the East middle tier at Twickenham in groups up to a maximum of six from a single household or support bubble.

To comply with NHS Test and Trace and to ensure safety throughout, every person attending either match will be required to have their own mobile ticket on their own device, via the Twickenham Stadium app. The only exceptions are for accompanied minors, or for those people with a disability attending the match with a companion.

Five hundred National Health Service (NHS) staff members have snapped up tickets for the two matches offered by EPCR, in partnership with tournament sponsor Heineken. The gesture recognises the dedication and bravery of health workers in battling against the pandemic, acknowledging that without their efforts during he pandemic the possibility of playing in front of 10,000 fans would not be taking place.

Rugby Football Union CEO and EPCR board member, Bill Sweeney, said: “Having not had any fans at Twickenham Stadium since the Autumn Nations Cup final last December, we’re delighted to be able to welcome back up to 10,000 on Friday and again on Saturday for what should be two exciting EPCR finals. The fans really do make the game and we hope everyone is looking forward to attending live rugby again at Twickenham.

“The RFU and EPCR teams have been working extremely hard since it was announced Twickenham Stadium would host these matches to get everything ready for the return of fans. I’d like to thank everyone for all their efforts to put in place various measures to ensure the safety and well‑being of all those attending each match.”

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