Sporting Life

Reading is home to several major sports sides - including Reading Football Club (The Royals, currently playing in the Championship League) and London Irish RFC (Premiership Leaders on several occasions). 

Both sides play at the magnificent Madejski Stadium (named for Reading's Chairman Sir John Madejski).  This 25,000 seater stadium is at the heart of Reading's south side, near Green Park. 

Other teams of note in the town include the University of Reading Rowing Club - nurturing some of the UK's potential rowing stars - and Reading Men's Hockey Club (the side includes many of England's national team).

For more information on the University of Reading Rowing Club click here: http://www.readinguniversityboatclub.co.uk/index.php

Opportunities to compete in sport are plentiful, from canoeing to riding, you'll find a club or centre close by.   

The Reading Half Marathon is held in Reading in March every year, with as many as 16,000 entrants, from fun runners to elite athletes taking part. For more information go to: http://www.readinghalfmarathon.com/index.htm

Reading also has many leisure facilities, offering a range of different services, from swimming pools and gym facilities to sports halls and squash courts.

Cotswold Sports Centre in Tilehurst offers a gym, sports hall and floodlit outside courts for football, tennis and netball. For more information click here: http://www.leisurecentre.com/centres/14/home/Cotswold-Sports-Centre.aspx

Meadway Sports Centre, also in Tilehurst, offers a swimming pool, sports hall, squash courts, badminton and a bar. For more information click this link: http://www.reading.gov.uk/leisureandculture/readingsportandleisure/meadwaysportscentre/

Rivermead Leisure Centre has a swimming pool, a baby pool, badminton courts, squash courts, a dance studio and more. For more information visit: http://www.reading.gov.uk/leisureandculture/readingsportandleisure/rivermeadleisurecomplex/

South Reading Leisure Centre offers a sports hall, fitness factory, swimming pool, sun beds, a crèche and more. For more information click here: http://www.academysport.co.uk/

Arthur Hill Pool & Fitness Studio has a gym with weights and circuit training, swimming and fitness courses, aerobics and a swimming pool. For more information go to: http://www.reading.gov.uk/leisureandculture/readingsportandleisure/arthurhillpoolandfitnessstudio/

       
Other facilities in Reading include Nuffield Health, David Lloyd, Fitness First, Reflex, Bradfield College Sports Complex, Drake Centre, Willink Leisure Centre, Palmer Park Sports Stadium and many more.

Reading also has two Golf clubs, Reading Gold Club and Calcot Park Golf Club.
 

Reading Golf Club is a great test for golfers of all levels which makes great use of its environment. For more information click here: http://www.readinggolfclub.com/

Calcot Park Golf Club also makes good use of its environment and is a fresh challenge for all levels of golfers. For more information click here: http://www.calcotpark.com/index.htm

Check out our Events Lists for details of the major sporting events in the region (use the Quick Link box) and to locate local sports clubs via Reading Libraries’ excellent database.

For Reading Football Clubs fixtures please visit: http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10306,00.html

For London Irish RFCs fixtures go to: http://www.london-irish.com/FixturesSS.ink?headline=1st%20XV%20Fixtures