St Helens’ Totally Wicked Stadium has been ranked third in the best rugby stadiums in the world.
The study was conducted by Liverugbytickets.co.uk in a bid to find out how supporters ranked stadiums around the globe.
An index was created by the site which analysed the stadium’s atmosphere, cleanliness, affordability and food. Liverugbytickets.co.uk searched more than 15,000 Trip Advisor reviews, with stadiums ranked after working out their average score.
Bath Rugby Union’s Recreation Ground ranks at the top, scoring 9.5 out of 10, with the highest score (9.7/10) for ‘cleanliness’ and ‘affordability’.
Welford Road, home of Leicester Tigers Rugby Union Club, with a score of nine out of 10. The stadium ranked the highest for ‘cleanliness’ (9.5/10) and ‘food’ (9.3/10).
Saints’ Totally Wicked Stadium – which was built in 2012 – ranked third with a score of 8.5 out of 10.
The top 15 best football stadiums also include: Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli and Sandy Park, Exeter as well Twickenham Stoop, the home of Harlequins Rugby Union, in sixth, and AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, whose users include NRL champions Melbourne Storm and rugby union’s Melbourne Rebels in ninth.
The Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, in Buenos Aires, Argentina ranks lowest with eye-watering scores across the board for ‘atmosphere’, ‘cleanliness’ and ‘food’ (0.21 points each).
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