Sandy Park is a rugby union stadium in Exeter, England. It is the home ground of Exeter Chiefs who from the 2010/11 season have been playing in the Aviva Premiership, the top flight of the English rugby union league system. The club relocated there from their former stadium at the County Ground in 2006. The stadium can hold 10,744 spectators and is located adjacent M5 junction 30 which is around 5 miles from Exeter City Centre. There are plans to expand the stadium's capacity to 20,600 if Exeter establish themselves as a top-flight side.
Sandy Park is 1 of 13 venues that will stage the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The ground will host 3 pool matches including teams from Pool C and D. The games scheduled to be played at Sandy Park are Tonga vs Africa 1 Qualifier, Africa 1 Qualifier vs Europe 1 Qualifier and Italy vs Europe 2 Qualifier.
Sandy Park played also host to the England Saxons vs Ireland Wolfhounds on 28 January 2012, The England Saxons won 23-17.
Famous quotes containing the words sandy and/or park:
“So near along life’s stream are the fountains of innocence and youth making fertile its sandy margin; and the voyageur will do well to replenish his vessels often at these uncontaminated sources.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Therefore awake! make haste, I say,
And let us, without staying,
All in our gowns of green so gay
Into the Park a-maying!”
—Unknown. Sister, Awake! (L. 9–12)