Estadio Pepe Rojo
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Location | Valladolid, Spain |
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Owner | Ayuntamiento de Valladolid |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Field size | 128x69 and 120x70m |
Surface | natural grass |
Opened | 1981 |
Tenants | |
CR El Salvador Valladolid RAC |
Estadio Pepe Rojo is a
Facilities
The sports complex consists of five rugby fields (Field no.1 - main field; Field no.2; field no.3 - 'track and field'; field no.4 and field no. 5, - 'artificial grass' ), of which the no. 1 y no. 2 are used regularly for first-grade official competitions (División de Honor, División de Honor B, Copa del Rey...). Two of the most important rugby clubs of Valladolid play at the field: CR El Salvador and Valladolid RAC.
The No. 1 field, which is the main field of the complex, has a roofed grandstand with seats at the west end, as well as a unroofed stand at the east end, with also a small stand at the north end, with the west stand being refurbished and expanded and the south end was built in 2016 (the stadium records big attendances when both teams play the local derby or a championship final). With this refurbishment it was possible to expand the capacity of Pepe Rojo to 1.150 seats, thus, reaching the amount of 6.000 seats in the No.1 field.
At the main field are played the
The Spanish national team have also played matches at the stadium. The last match, played on 5 June 2010, against Japan.[1][failed verification]
References
- ^ AS, Diario. "Blogs, todas las noticias". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-29.