Rugby Park Stadium
| Rugby Park Stadium | |
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| "The roaring pen" | |
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| The Rugby Park Stadium 2010 | |
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 Invercargill , New Zealand
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 25 ′ 1 ″ S , 168 ° 21 ′ 46 ″ E |
| opening | 1887 |
| Renovations | 2002 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 17,000 seats |
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The Rugby Park Stadium is a rugby stadium in the New Zealand city of Invercargill on the southern tip of the country. It is the home stadium of the Air New Zealand Cup playing team Southland Rugby . The venue is also called "The roaring pen" .
history
Rugby Park Stadium is on the corner of Elles Road and Tweed Street in Invercargill. Today it has a capacity of 17,000 spectators, with 5,000 seats in the stadium. Before the expansion with seats, which took place in several steps, it could hold up to 30,000 visitors in the 1960s. The stadium was built on the site of the former Invercargill rugby stadium, Homestead Stadium . In 2000, the city announced that it would replace the stadium with support from the ILT and the Community Trust of Southland . In 2002 the new venue was inaugurated.
The Highlanders in Dunedin occasionally play in the Rugby Park and attract many viewers. The soccer team Southland Spirit FC also plays in this stadium. The arena is also used for events.
In 2011, two matches of the Rugby Union World Cup will take place in the stadium.
Web links
- Pictures of the Stadium . Rugby Southland, archived from the original onMay 9, 2008; accessed on May 2, 2018(English, original website no longer available).
- Rugby park . International Rugby Board, archived from the original onFebruary 21, 2010; accessed on May 2, 2018(English, original website no longer available).
- Rugby Park Stadium (NZ) . Austadiums,accessed on May 2, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ^ Stadium in New Zealand . World Stadiums , accessed May 2, 2018 . List of New Zealand stages (English)
AAMI Park (Rebels) | ANZ Stadium (Waratahs) | Canberra Stadium (Brumbies) | Eden Park / North Harbor Stadium (Blues) | Ellis Park Stadium (Lions) | Estadio José Amalfitani (Jaguares) | Forsyth Barr Stadium / Rugby Park Stadium / Queenstown Events Center (Highlanders) | Kings Park Stadium (Sharks) | Loftus Versfeld Stadium / Orlando Stadium (Bulls) | Newlands Stadium (Stormers) | Prince Chichibu Stadium (Sunwolves) | Rugby League Park (Crusaders) | Sky Stadium / Arena Manawatu / McLean Park (Hurricanes) | Suncorp Stadium (Reds) | Waikato Stadium / Baypark Stadium (Chiefs)
AMI Stadium (Canterbury) | Baypark Stadium (Bay of Plenty) | ECOLight Stadium (Counties Manukau) | Eden Park (Auckland) | FMG Stadium (Manawatu) | Forsyth Barr Stadium (Otago) | Lansdowne Park (Tasman) | McLean Park (Hawke's Bay) | North Harbor Stadium (North Harbor) | Rotorua International Stadium (Bay of Plenty) | Rugby Park Stadium (Southland) | Sky Stadium (Wellington) | Toll Stadium (Northland) | Trafalgar Park (Tasman) | Waikato Stadium (Waikato) | Yarrow Stadium (Taranaki)