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Twickenham stadium has a capacity in excess of 80,000. It is usually full for an international.

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The largest "Rugby" crowd in the UK for either code is the 1954 Challenge Cup Final Replay at Bradford's Odsal stadium for RUGBY LEAGUE.

The crowd, which broke down the stadium fences due to the sheer volume of people, was estimated at more than 120,000 by the police. As many as 150,000 may have tried to access the stadium.

Easily the biggest rugby crowd in UK history for either code...

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