The 25,000seat stadium is the centrepiece of the 23hectare north shore domain. The following is a list of stadiums in new zealand, ordered by capacity. Temporary seating for the 2011 rugby world cup expanded the capacity to 60,000. Join us at our house, sky stadium when the blues come to town for our first home new zealand derby of 2020. Carlaw park was a multipurpose stadium in parnell, a central suburb of auckland, new zealand.
Rugby events as the countrys national sport, today rugby is a part of kiwi culture, with some major events dominating our annual sporting calendar. Qbe stadium now home to nz s first professional baseball team auckland tuatara. The auckland rugby football union officially made eden park its home in 1925. Sports groups, businesses and neighbours are having their say on concept plans for christchurchs new stadium.
Hi cricket lovers, i am so happy to introduce the new zealands national stadium, eden park to my lovable viewers. This minimises its outer scale, leaving only elegant canopy hovering above the harbor. Hear from your tour guide about the history of this revered sports ground and relive the famous rugby, cricket and rugby league matches played on this field in years past. Located in albany on aucklands north shore, north harbour stadium formerly qbe stadium is purpose built for new zealands favourite sporting codes of rugby and football. Generally runs for a few hours in the evenings on weekends. Fix up the old wooden stand a bit and maybe shape a grass terrace too. Eden park auckland tickets, schedule, seating chart. Rugby weary bodies can soak in the healing waters of the natural hot springs and spas famed for their therapeutic qualities, and a major new zealand tourist. The eden park stadium is the largest stadium in new zealand located in central auckland. New zealand rugby sports in new zealand tourism new. It was primarily used for rugby league and had a peak spectator capacity of around 28,000 in the 1930s, though this fell to around 17,000 by the time the ground was closed in 2002.
Founded in 1911, the rotorua international stadium must be the only rugby stadium in the world set in a thermal wonderland amongst bubbling mud, hot pools and rumbling geysers. Some areas around the stadium, including areas within the parking zone, are. Aucklands eden park, the official home of auckland rugby since 1925 and viewed by many as the home of new zealand rugby has seen many great performances by auckland and the all blacks. The christchurch city council is considering building a new events stadium earlier than planned. Whangarei rugby stadium auckland, new zealand local. Ponsonby rugby club are providing a junior touch module for children in years 18 who wish to learn and develop their rugby skills. Auckland play their home matches at eden park, and have done so since 1925. Other rugby union games played at the stadium include middlesex sevens matches, selected. On behalf of the 20 clubs within the province, the auckland rugby union is responsible for the, management, administration, marketing and development of rugby in the area.
New zealand rugby sports in new zealand tourism new zealand. With the mitre 10 cup finishing the group stages, canterbury will stay in the hunt for the title but wont host a play off game for the first time since 2014. They currently compete in the mitre 10 cup premiership. Pakuranga united rugby club bells road, lloyd elsmore park, pakuranga, auckland, new zealand 2010 rated 4. Annandale, va patch breaking local news events schools. The proposal was to build a new stadium seating 60,000 on the auckland waterfront, instead of at the previously mooted site, eden park, which is about 3. Available to authenticated members of the university of auckland. Ami stadium creates a unique gathering space in christchurch, using fabric and graphics to embrace the temporary nature of the stadium and give it a special identity. Rugby union nz event guide to new zealand rugby union. There are a limited number of disabled parks available on cricket avenue. A worldclass community and high performance sports precinct based in aucklands north shore located in albany on aucklands north shore, north harbour stadium formerly qbe stadium is purpose built for new zealands favourite sporting codes of rugby and football. It is actually difficult to account for accuracy here as many grounds use temporary stands, there is much use of standing only embankments and not often are grounds full to enable gauging accuracy. Sharks sign lock gideon koegelenberg from zebre on a twoyear deal the 22yearold played for italian club zebre in the pro12 for two seasons, but is a product of the sharks academy and earned one cap. Ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures and live results.
They just spent $20 million upgrading the rugby league stadium in addington we need to get 5. Elton john farewell yellow brick road tour concerts. Club rugby, ateam, blues, super 12, news, tickets, gear, history, draws and results. Iconic new zealand rugby grounds tourism new zealand media. Construction of a new auckland waterfront super stadium to host the 2011 rugby world cup final is being evaluated as an alternative to an extensive redevelopment of. Patch contains note the patch is splited up into two patch one northern hemisphere and one southern hemisphere the teams are the same but the tournaments are different ive put besides the tournaments what patch it will be in itm cup southern hemisphere super 15 rugby southern hemisphere lions tour both world cup both world league. Rugby australia chairman paul mclean revealed that the organisations backing of agustin pichot as. Sep 27, 2016 instead ian ritchie, the rugby football unions chief executive, has advised new zealand and australia to go and build a bigger stadium if they wish to boost their profits.
The venue has a capacity of 17,000, although in former incarnations has accommodated up to 30,000 in the 1960s before the facility was further developed with seating over the proceeding decades. Care givers are also free for super rugby and itm cup and tickets can be obtained through auckland rugby union on 09 815 4823. Rugby park stadium, invercargill wikimedia commons. Ponsonby rugby club are providing a junior touch module for all children in years 18 who wish to learn and develop their rugby skills. New christchurch stadium could be built sooner than. Rugby park stadium, cnr elles rd and tweed st, invercargill. Stadium new zealand, often called the waterfront stadium, was the provisional name for a national stadium proposed for auckland s waterfront to host the 2011 rugby world cup. Virginia reopening on track, delay likely for northern region. The new zealand government commissioned research on an alternative stadium to eden park for hosting the 2011 rugby world cup. It was named after james carlaw, the chairman of the auckland rugby league managing committee who secured the land in 1920 and developed the ground further. It seems every few years the auckland needs a city centre stadium debate. Auckland live score and video online live stream, schedule and results from all. Ponsonby rugby club junior touch, 1 stadium road, auckland.
Although used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer, it has hosted rugby league and football matches. In 1926 a trust was set up to manage eden park primarily for the benefit. Auckland have also produced a record number of all blacks, 181, the most recent being akira ioane in 2017. Canterburys worst finish since 2014 1 year ago by ultimate rugby. When the match starts, you will be able to follow otago v auckland live score, updated pointbypoint. Various food options at rugby games and a great location close to town. Find venue address, travel, parking, seating plan details at ticketmaster nz.
Australia send a message to six nations over world rugby vote. Wellington regional stadium known commercially as sky stadium through naming rights, and colloquially as the cake tin is a major sporting venue in wellington, new zealand. Rugby matches are regular fixtures throughout the winter season, with the stadium also popular with athletics, softball and other sporting codes. Rugby park is primarily a rugby union venue and home ground to the sit zero fees stags and is also home to the offices of rugby southland. Games will run every wednesday evening starting on wednesday 14th october from 4pm6pm. It was originally hoped to be ready for the 2017 british and irish lions tour, but is currently. New christchurch stadium could be built sooner than expected.
Auckland rugby regional rugby nzhistory, new zealand. Wednesday morning round up 2 years ago by ultimate rugby. Auckland has been the most successful team in npc and its successors, winning the title a record 16 times. Many seating options including some covered seating. The auckland blues are perhaps the most wellknown team internationally, playing in the super rugby league a southern hemisphere only competition. Like a crater in the sea, this 50,000seat stadium would offer an auditorium sunken below sea level. Mt eden stadium auckland, new zealand rugby stadium. Future nrl stadiums part ii page 743 the front row forums. Experience live again new zealands national stadium. Rugby park is located on the corner of elles road and tweed street. New zealand auckland city fc results, fixtures, squad. Southland vs auckland at rugby park stadium 10th oct 2018. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of at least 14,000 are included. Stadium new zealand, often called the waterfront stadium, was the provisional name for a national stadium proposed for aucklands waterfront to host the 2011 rugby world cup.
New stadium major coup for canterbury rugby the proposed 35,000seat stadium would be built between madras, barbadoes, tuam and cashel streets. Rotorua international stadium, with seating for up to 34,000, is traditionally the domain of local and international sporting events and festivals. Media in category rugby park stadium, invercargill this category contains only the following file. North shore rugby club auckland, new zealand stadium. Best known as the home of canterbury rugby, orangetheory stadium has a seating capacity of over 18,000 people for sporting events a. Rugby, marist north harbour rugby club, harbour sport and auckland tuatara. Fans can buy individual seats for any of the eight blues homes games for the 2019 investec super rugby championship from today. The preferred waterfront site was over marsden wharf. The auckland rugby league has today announced that the sas college rugby league premier 1st xiii grand final will be played at mount smart stadium on august 9, as part of the vodafone warriors nrl game day. No bare feet are permitted no gang patches are permitted no high visibility vests or clothing may. Located in central auckland, new zealands largest city, it is three kilometres southwest of the cbd, on the boundary between the suburbs of mount eden and kingsland. Sep 22, 2019 populous, which led the design of both the eden park redevelopment in auckland and the new forsyth barr stadium in dunedin, is drawing on its experience with the london 2012 olympics, and in particular the main stadium, to help create a unique gathering place in christchurch. The auckland rugby union known as auckland for competition reasons are a new zealand governing body of rugby union in the new zealand province of auckland.
In 2011 it hosted pool games, two quarterfinals, both. Todays success was built on aggressive defence and expansive back play, suburbs sending a clear message to the competition that they will once again. With the rugby world cup 2019 in japan, once again all eyes will be on new zealands national team, the all blacks. The stadium s bowl site size is 48,000 m 2 the stadium was built in 1999 by fletcher construction and is situated close to major transport facilities such as wellington railway station one kilometre north of the cbd. Rugby stadiums in aotearoanew zealand the rugby forum. Christchurch stadium new zealand rugby venue earchitect. The possible choice of the location for the stadium was widely contested in politics and public opinion. This stadium is mainly used for rugby union matches in winter and for cricket in summer. Owned by the governing body of rugby union in england, the rugby football union rfu, the stadium hosts home test matches for the england national rugby union team. Auckland s eden park arrives late at for its loose association with football. On behalf of the board of regional facilities auckland rfa, i would like to bring to your attention some matters relevant to the f uture activities of the nrl in auckland. Auckland are the top representative rugby union team of the auckland rugby football union in new zealand. The stadiums grandstands and terraces were built in 1916, and it became the home of rugby league in auckland from 1921.
New zealand may only be a relatively small country but they are not short of world class rugby venues for the world cup to be played at, stadiums have been chosen across both islands to play host to the games with all the major cities set to feature in the tournament. New zealand tonga 41 10 australia ireland 6 15 new zealand france 37 17. The people of south auckland supply the majority of players for our rugby. Formed in 2012, we directly manage, operate and promote mt smart stadium, qbe stadium and western springs. The stadium never advanced beyond a concept design. The temporary venue at addington will be known as orangetheory stadium taking its name from a. The remainder of the 2020 super rugby tournament has been suspended.
Put the park back into eden park, keep it for club rugby and cricket but. Auckland rugby union suburbs has not taken a backwards step since their inspirational gallaher shield victory last july, today claiming the waka nathan challenge cup at western springs stadium. There are seven home games at eden park including four nz derbies while the sunwolves from japan will travel to auckland for the first time to take on the blues at qbe stadium in. Southland vs auckland at rugby park stadium 15th sep 2017. Auckland live score, schedule and results rugby sofascore. Suburbs secure the silverware auckland rugby union. Explore eden park, new zealands largest sports stadium, and visit areas that are typically offlimits to the public. Located in albany on aucklands north shore, north harbour stadium. Eden park has the largest crowd capacity of any new zealand sporting venue with around 42,000 for cricket and 47,500 for rugby. You will be updated with results, up to the minute news team announcements, and photos. Get behind the hurricanes in the hawkes bay when they host the sunwolves at mclean park, napier on saturday february 29 2020.
The stadium construction utilised recycling as the main way of sourcing materials, recycling the pitch, seating and screens. Both the inaugural rugby world cup final in 1987 and the 2011 final were played there. Rugby park is a sports venue in invercargill and the home ground for the mitre10 cup and southland. Disabled patrons have free entry to the stadium and disabled seating facilities for selected matches including super rugby and itm cup rugby. Rfa owns and operates mt smart stadium, qbe north harbour stadium and western springs stadium on behalf of auckland council in its role as shareholder. Eden park is the premier auckland stadium, and the largest in new zealand, but there are plenty of places to catch a big game. Rfu tells new zealand to build a bigger stadium if it wants. World stadiums tournaments rugby world cup 2011 venues. Auckland stadiums is a division of regional facilities auckland and is responsible for transforming the regions stadiums landscape to deliver sustainable, worldclass and fitforpurpose facilities. Auckland is playing next match on 8 aug 2020 against otago in mitre 10 cup.
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