Kumagaya Rugby Ground

Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, is a rugby stadium in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches. The stadium was built in 1991 and renovated between 2016 and 2018. Its capacity expanded from 20,000 to 24,000. The stadium is part of a larger sports complex which includes the Kumagaya Athletic Stadium, a smaller athletics stadium and a large arena. The complex is located in the Kumagaya Park.

Uses

It is the main stadium for rugby in the Saitama Prefecture, and serves as the home stadium of Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights. It is also used for University League games and sometimes also for other Japan Rugby League One matches.
The stadium was one of the venues used for the 2019 Rugby World Cup the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Japan and Asia. 6,000 temporary seats were added to increase the stadium capacity.