Stradey Park

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Stradey Park was a historic rugby union stadium in Llanelli, Wales, renowned as the long-time home of Llanelli RFC and the Scarlets and the site of many famous international and club matches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rugby union stadium
architecturalStyle traditional open terraces and stands
capacity about 10,800
coordinateLocation 51.684°N 4.171°W
country Wales
culturalSignificance symbol of Llanelli’s rugby heritage
demolished 2010
demolitionReason Parc y Scarlets
surface form: replacement by modern regional stadium Parc y Scarlets
formerTenant Barbarians
Wales national rugby union team
hasNickname The Stradey
hasPart East Terrace
North Stand
South Stand
West Terrace
hasSeatingCapacity about 4,500
hasStandingCapacity about 6,000
hasUse club rugby union matches
international rugby union matches
regional rugby union matches
heritageStatus historic rugby ground in Welsh rugby culture
homeVenueOf Llanelli RFC
Scarlets
hosted Barbarians rugby union matches
European Challenge Cup matches
Five Nations Championship matches
Heineken Cup matches
Wales national rugby union team matches
inception 1879
lastMatch Scarlets vs Bristol Rugby
lastMatchCompetition European Rugby Champions Cup
surface form: Heineken Cup
lastMatchDate 24 October 2008
locatedIn Llanelli NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Carmarthenshire NERFINISHED
West Wales NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement New Dock, Llanelli
nearbyWaterBody Afon Cille
notableEvent Llanelli RFC 13–13 draw with New Zealand in 1978
Llanelli RFC 24–23 victory over Australia in 1992
Llanelli RFC 9–3 victory over New Zealand in 1972
opened 1879
ownedBy Llanelli RFC
region United Kingdom NERFINISHED
replacedBy Parc y Scarlets
siteRedevelopedAs housing development
sport rugby union
surface grass
transportConnection Llanelli railway station
surface form: Llanelli railway station (nearby)

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Llanelli hasFormerVenue Stradey Park