Campo de Rugby Las Terrazas

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Las Terrazas
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LocationAlcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain
Coordinates40°31′46″N 3°38′15″W / 40.52944°N 3.63750°W / 40.52944; -3.63750
OwnerAlcobendas city hall
Capacity2000
Surfaceartificial turf
Construction
Opened1998
Renovated2018
Tenants
Alcobendas Rugby
Gatos de Madrid
Website
www.alcobendasrugby.com

Campo de Rugby Las Terrazas is a Spanish rugby union stadium in southwest Alcobendas, Madrid. It is the home ground of the local team, Alcobendas Rugby, which plays in the División de Honor[1] league, and was home to the now defunct club Moraleja Alcobendas Rugby Union. In 2009, during the Liga Superibérica season, it was one of the home fields of the Madrid-based rugby franchise Gatos de Madrid.[2] The stadium also hosted the 2021–22 División de Honor de Rugby final between Alcobendas Rugby and VRAC Quesos Entrepinares,[3] as well as the 2022 Rugby Europe Women's Championship match between Spain and Russia.[4][5]

Facilities[edit]

The facilities consist of a rugby field with natural grass, a covered grandstand, changing rooms for home and away teams and referees, and two small sports equipment storage areas. Additionally, the club's bar is open on match days, and is also responsible for preparing the popular after-match parties.[6]

There has been speculation about the possibility of the facilities being demolished to build an underground parking lot that would decongest the area, which lacks parking zones. However, this plan seems to have been rejected temporarily by the Alcobendas city hall.

The main stand

Renovations[edit]

In 2018[7][8][9] the stadium had several important renovations including the installation of artificial grass,[10] an increase in the width and length of the field to bring it into compliance with official international measurements,[11] as well the construction of a new perimeter zone, new seats, and new floodlight towers.[12] The stadium's roof was completely replaced in 2021 due to sustaining damage during the storm Filomena.[13][14]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ rafa. "Home". Alcobendas Rugby (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  2. ^ "Los Gatos pasaron por encima de la franquicia andaluza - MARCA.com". www.marca.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  3. ^ Norte, La Brujula del. "El Lexus Alcobendas Rugby, en la final soñada en "Las Terrazas"". La Brujula del Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  4. ^ "Garcia gets perfect Spanish send-off". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  5. ^ "Spain v Russia". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  6. ^ "Campo de Rugby "Las Terrazas"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  7. ^ "Un "sueño cumplido" en Alcobendas: el campo de rugby de Las Terrazas estrena césped artificial". Mondo Ibérica - News (in Spanish). 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  8. ^ rafa (2017-03-30). "Nuevo campo de Las Terrazas". Alcobendas Rugby (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  9. ^ Moraleja, Tribuna de la. "Acaba la reforma del campo de Rugby de Las Terrazas". Tribuna de la Moraleja (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  10. ^ Guerrero, David (2017-04-04). "El presupuesto de Alcobendas incluye la reforma integral del campo de rugby Las Terrazas". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  11. ^ "Las Terrazas será un campo más grande y adaptado a la normativa internacional de rugby | Portal de Prensa: Ayuntamiento de Alcobendas". comunicacion.alcobendas.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  12. ^ rafa (2017-03-30). "Nuevo campo de Las Terrazas". Alcobendas Rugby (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  13. ^ "Alcobendas ha tenido que sustituir por completo la cubierta de las gradas del campo de Rugby `Las Terrazas´". Cronica Norte (in Spanish). 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  14. ^ Telemadrid (2021-09-09). "Reparada la cubierta de la grada del campo del Rugby Alcobendas". Telemadrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-27.

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