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Nantes: Stade de la Beaujoire

Capacity: 38,285

RWC Fixtures

September 9: Wales v Canada

September 22: England v Samoa

September 29: Wales v Fiji

Opened in 1984, La Beaujoire (as it is known) originally had a capacity of 52,000.

It was modernised for the 1998 Football World Cup with seats replacing terracing to provide a new capacity of 39,000.

The stadium has been used by both the French football and rugby sides from time to time, the All Blacks being visitors here back in 1986.

It is currently home to football side FC Nantes Atlantic, who ply their trade in France's Ligue 1.

The stadium is served by tramway 1 from the city centre.