Newlands Stadium

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Newlands Stadium is a historic rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, renowned as one of the oldest and most iconic rugby venues in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rugby union stadium
sports venue
stadium
alsoKnownAs DHL Newlands
category Rugby union stadiums in South Africa
Sports venues in Cape Town
city Cape Town
continent Africa
country South Africa
governingBody Western Province Rugby Football Union
hasCapacity approximately 50000
hasNickname Newlands
hasSeatingCapacity around 51000
hasStand Danie Craven Stand
Grandstand
Jan Pickard Stand
Railway Stand
hasSurface grass
hasType outdoor stadium
heritageStatus historic sports venue in South Africa
homeVenueOf Stormers
Western Province Rugby Football Union
surface form: Western Province rugby team
hostedCompetition Currie Cup matches
Rugby World Cup matches
Super Rugby matches
isOneOf oldest rugby stadiums in the world
oldest rugby stadiums still in use
locatedIn Cape Town
Newlands, Cape Town
Western Cape
near Newlands Cricket Ground
Table Mountain
notableFor historic rugby heritage
iconic rugby atmosphere
opened 1890
ownedBy Western Province Rugby Football Union
primaryUse rugby union matches
region Southern Suburbs of Cape Town
sponsoredName DHL Newlands
sport cricket
rugby union
tenant Stormers
Western Province Rugby Football Union
surface form: Western Province rugby team
usedByNationalTeam South Africa national rugby union team
usedFor club rugby events
international rugby union tests
provincial rugby matches

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1995 Rugby World Cup openingMatchVenue Newlands Stadium
Stormers formerHomeStadium Newlands Stadium
Southern Suburbs of Cape Town hasLandmark Newlands Stadium
this entity surface form: DHL Stadium Newlands (Newlands Rugby Stadium)
Boks homeStadium Newlands Stadium