When was newlands stadium built

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Explore all Sports Accountant - Firms. Explore all Athletes. Ankur Mittal Shooting Haryana, India. The first match was played there was a school game between Bishops and SACS to see if the ground would stand up to it. The ground was officially opened on 31 May when Villagers played Stellenbosch. Special trains came from Stellenbosch and Cape Town and there were some 2 spectators at Newlands.

He also won the match for Stellenbosch when he kicked a dropped goal from some 40 yards out. Early on he broke his wrist and never played again.

The first Test was played there in between South Africa and the touring British team. In the Union purchased the ground from the new owner of the Breweries, Anders Ohlson, for Pounds. Until the field ran from east to west.

In it was changed to north-south. Embed from Getty Images. Newlands continues to pull the biggest crowds for both Currie Cup and Super Rugby games. Founded in , Western Province — which holds a record of 34 Currie Cup titles — was able to play one last game in the Newlands Stadium in the last weekend of January sans fans. The deal with the City of Cape Town, which owns the 60,seat Cape Town Stadium , will make the Western Province the anchor tenant for up to 99 years.

The Cape Town Stadium which has hitherto been partially filled by fans mostly for football matches hopes that entry of the above two clubs will increase the capacity of the Cape Town Stadium and boost revenue generation. Continue to follow Coliseum for latest updates on venues business news. Coliseum is dedicated towards building the best global community of sports and entertainment venue executives and professionals creating better and more profitable venues.

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Apply for membership. Watch member-exclusive videos with valuable tips for your venue. Sun City golf show to return all guns blazing. To this day, Newlands holds a special place in the hearts of all South African rugby fans as the pioneering ground for the sport. The first match at Newlands took place on 31 May between Stellenbosch and the Villagers rugby teams. A total of spectators watched the historic game, launching the long and eventful legacy of Newlands.

Newlands Stadium remained a grass patch with no permanent seating for spectators until , when the first concrete stands were built. Over the decades, Newlands expanded to accommodate more spectators. It can currently seat 51 rugby fans. The historic stadium became the headquarters of SA Rugby in the s and a further 10 seats were built in the s.

This constant development continued until the Rugby World Cup when the opening match of the tournament kicked off at Newlands. In this match, South Africa beat the reigning world champions, Australia, and set the tone for the rest of the fairytale tournament which saw Springboks lift the trophy for the first time.