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Olympic Stadium could host FIVE matches at 2015 Rugby World Cup as organisers plan to maximise 60,000 capacity venue By Nick Metcalfe PUBLISHED: 13:14 EST, 24 April 2013 | UPDATED: 17:39 EST, 24 April 2013 Comments (15) Share DM.has('shareLink', 'shareLinks', { 'id': '2314236', 'title': 'Olympic Stadium could host FIVE matches at 2015 Rugby World Cup as organisers plan to maximise 60,000 capacity venue', 'url': 'http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-2314236/RUGBY-WORLD-CUP-2015-Olympic-Stadium-host-games.html', 'eTwitterStatus': 'RUGBY%20WORLD%20CUP%202015:%20Olympic%20Stadium%20could%20host%20five%20games%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/10A2aKz%20via%20@MailOnline' }); Organisers of the 2015 Rugby World Cup are planning to host as many as five games at London's Olympic Stadium.With a boost needed for ticket sales after Old Trafford pulled out of hosting any games, the stadium is due to stage more matches than was originally planned for. London calling: A view of the Olympic Stadium during last summer's Games It is being reported by the BBC that major teams are expected to play in the matches, as the Rugby World Cup board maximise the value of the 60,000 capacity ven

With Twickenham and Wembley also set to host games at the Rugby World Cup in the autumn of 2015, a good proportion of the tournament is set to be staged in London.Aside from Twickenham and Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, the only other dedicated rugby ground being used for the tournament is Gloucester's Kingsholm.