The occasion will see back to back rugby, as both the recently victorious World Cup winning England Women’s team, and the England Men’s U20’s squad battle it out against their Scottish counter parts in their respective 6 nation’s competitions.

The games will be shown live on Sky Sports and, alongside the recent announcement that Darlington Mowden Park will host reigning Rugby World Cup 2011 champions, New Zealand as part of the Rugby World Cup 2015 Team Base programme the Arena continues to be recognised as a major sporting venue
in the North East.

Mowden Park’s Arena & Event Manager Danny Brown commented: “We are delighted to welcome both England U20s and England Women here to the Arena, both of whom are current World Champions. The Arena is fast becoming an attractive venue to a multitude of events. Attracting the likes of the England
Under 20s and England Women is huge for the Club, the Arena, and for the region and we hope that the North East will come out on mass to support and enjoy the double header occasion.’’

Since hosting the England Counties international fixtures earlier this year in front of a record crowd, the off-field team at the Club have continued their work with the RFU to take the next steps.

Lee Rust, Mowden Park’s Commercial Director, went on to say: “We have been working exceptionally hard with a number of key partners over the past 12 months to bring the Arena to life in a number of ways. The work to that end with the RFU is now taking shape. The England Counties fixture was a success that has
since allowed us to secure the next tier of international. Our aim now is to make a similar success with the double header. Our event calendar is a key piece of the puzzle for the Club and Arena and we are also progressing well with events outside of rugby union.’’

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