About the match

The annual Army v Navy match is the largest amateur sporting event in the UK, attracting a crowd of over 80,000 people at Twickenham Stadium.

The Army v Navy match is the final fixture on the Senior XV Rugby Union calendars of the Royal Navy & the Army and the last of three matches that together construct the Inter-Services Championship. This has been an annual fixture since 1907 which was then held at the Queen’s Club in West Kensington.

The fixture has taken place every year since 1907, with two exceptions: There was a break in play between 1915-1919 due to the first world war, and then again between 1940-1945 due to the second world war. The 100th match therefore took place in 2017.

The Army Navy Match has become a reunion event, a day for members of the armed forces both currently serving and veterans to catch up with old friends and meet new ones.  The match has grown significantly in popularity in recent years, in 2015 the event saw its first ‘sell out’ crowd and tickets to the event have become increasingly sort after. Tickets now sell out in just a few hours and ARNO is delighted to have secured 50 tickets for our members.  Tickets can be booked via the events page by clicking here.