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London Irish moved into the Madejski from the The Avenue in Sunbury-on-Thames in 2000. On 11 January 2008, it was announced that London Irish had reached an agreement to continue playing home games at the Madejski Stadium until 2026. Irish have seen their average crowds grow to more than 11,100 since moving to Reading in 2000, holding the record for the biggest rugby union Premiership attendance at a club ground, when 23,709 people saw Irish play Wasps on 16 March 2008. This record stood until 19 Sept 2009, when Leicester opened their new stand to 24,000.
The Madejski Stadium topped a poll of rugby fans as the "best environment in which to watch rugby", in a survey of almost 1,500 rugby fans conducted for Rugby World magazine. The Madejski Stadium received nearly a quarter of all votes as the ground which offered supporters the best facilities on a match day.
The Madejski Stadium is also the final venue for the Reading Senior Cup.
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