Stade Boy Konen
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Stade Boy Konen is a sports venue in the Cessange
Cessange
Cessange is a quarter in south-western Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.In 2001, the quarter had a population of 2,169 people.Most of the quarter is covered by open fields to the south-west of Luxembourg City proper. At the centre of the quarter is the Croix de Cessange: a motorway...

 quarter
Quarters of Luxembourg City
The Quarters of Luxembourg City are the smallest administrative division for local government in Luxembourg City, the capital and largest city in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg....

 of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. It is located next to the Croix de Cessange
Croix de Cessange
The Croix de Cessange is a motorway interchange in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the junction between two of Luxembourg's six motorways: the A6, on the bypass around the southwest of Luxembourg City, and the A4, which connects the city to Esch-sur-Alzette. It lies in the Cessange...

, just outside the A6
A6 road (Luxembourg)
The Autoroute 6, abbreviated to A6 or otherwise known as the Arlon motorway , is a motorway in southern and western Luxembourg. It is long and connects Luxembourg City, in the south, to Kleinbettingen, in the west...

. Amongst other uses, it is used for rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

, and is the home stadium of both the dominant Rugby Club Luxembourg
Rugby Club Luxembourg
Rugby Club Luxembourg, abbreviated to RCL, is a rugby union club, based in Cessange, Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Luxembourg has no domestic league of its own, so RCL plays in neighbouring countries' leagues; they currently play in the German 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West, having...

 and the Luxembourg national team
Luxembourg national rugby union team
The Luxembourg national rugby union team represents Luxembourg at rugby union. Luxembourg is a minor team, and is ranked as a third tier nation. The team participates in the annual FIRA-AER European Cup division 3B....

.

It is named after René 'Boy' Konen
René Konen
René 'Boy' Konen was a Luxembourgian politician and government minister. He served as Minister for Public Works under Pierre Werner, between 1979 and 1984. Before this, he had been President of the Democratic Party, to which he belonged, and a member of the communal council of Luxembourg City...

, the Minister for Public Works under Pierre Werner and a member of Luxembourg City's communal
Communes of Luxembourg
The communes of Luxembourg are the lowest nation-wide administrative division in Luxembourg. They conform to LAU level 2.Within the hierarchy of administrative subdivisions, communes come directly below cantons, which are directly below districts. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or...

council.
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