Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

The 82,000-seat home of the Rugby Football Union, Twickenham Stadium (now branded Allianz Stadium under a long-term naming-rights deal) is one of the world’s largest dedicated rugby venues and the spiritual home of English rugby.

What happens here

• England men’s and England women’s Six Nations and autumn international matches.
• Premiership Rugby Final in mid-June.
• Heineken Champions Cup finals.
• Major concerts – Twickenham regularly hosts top-tier acts in the summer.

Who runs hospitality and catering

Levy UK holds the long-term premium catering and hospitality partnership at Twickenham, including the seven different hospitality lounges and the Spirit of Rugby premium offer.

What’s it like to work here

Rugby is a different beast from football for matchday work. Crowds are more dispersed, hospitality dwell time is much longer (people arrive 3–4 hours before kick-off), and pre-match drinking on the concourse is part of the culture. The hospitality offer is unusually large for the venue – more than 15,000 premium seats – which makes Twickenham one of the best UK venues for fine-dining-style stadium work.

Other operators

• OCS Group – cleaning and FM.
• Showsec – stewarding for major non-rugby events.