Venue History

Sixways Stadium, located in Worcester, England, is a versatile venue primarily used for rugby union and football. The stadium previously housed Worcester Warriors before their administration and suspension from Premiership Rugby. With a capacity of 12,067 and parking for 1,000 cars, Sixways boasts 60 modern meeting and event rooms, making it a hub for both sports and business events.

Worcester Warriors played at Bevere for the early part of the 70s before a move was secured to Sixways, which is conveniently located off Junction 6 of the M5 motorway, from which it derives its name. The official opening of the new site took place on September 4, 1975 with the ribbon cut by world-famous Ireland international Mike Gibson MBE. A few months later the floodlights were used on September 24 as a President’s XV took on a Public Schools XV.

In 1992 the Club had plans to develop and construct a training shed to provide facilities for young rugby players in the youth and mini category and David Hallmark, the then Chairman, in consultation with North Midlands RFU, made an application for a much more sophisticated facility which was made by the Sports Council in 1995.

Most crucially, the decade saw the arrival of Cecil Duckworth who was able to drive the Club forward thanks to his significant investment. It was Mr Duckworth who supported the Lottery bid that saw a grant of £1.3million awarded to the Club. With his guidance the Club enjoyed huge success, changing beyond all recognition in the space of a few years.

In 1998, after receiving a lottery grant, the venue began significant redevelopment on the site of the old third-team pitch and clubhouse and in 2006, a £23m development of Worcester Rugby Club’s Sixways stadium complex took place with completion at the start of the 2008-2009 season. The scheme included development of new stands, construction of David Lloyd health and racquet club, a new car park, and replacement training pitches. Worcestershire County Council were also able to use the new car parking site as a park-and-ride facility for the city.

In April 2016, the stadium upgraded its pitch to cutting-edge artificial turf with organic infill, becoming the first Premiership Rugby venue to do so.

Warriors’ first season back in the Aviva Premiership during the 2015/16 campaign was a successful one following the redevelopment of the Indoor Training Centre, which became a state-of-the-art High Performance Centre to give Warriors some of the best training facilities in the country.

Four stands make up the ground: the East, South, North and West stands. The East Stand is the biggest stand which includes a restaurant, hospitality boxes, supporters bar, programme booths, food outlet and 3 suites. Outside the stand, you’ll find the club reception, the Sixways store and a ticket office.

The South Stand has 30 hospitality boxes along with bars for both hospitality fans and terraced stand. On the opposite side, the North Stand is home to Family season ticket holders.

The West Stand has the Clubhouse Bar and a food counter along with the changing rooms for the players, an indoor training center and offices. There’s also suites with more bars and a dance floor for live band performances following every home match. On the second floor there is an International Rugby Bar which has memorabilia from the sport and a dining area for debenture holders.

Sixways Stadium has hosted several high-profile events, including three LV Cup finals in 2010, 2012, and 2013, as well as the Britbowl, the British American Football championship game, in 2010 and 2016. The venue continues to be a sought-after location for major sporting events and it is a thriving center for rugby and football in the region.