Rugby

Stormers to play at Green Point

2009-11-27 09:19
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Stormers skipper Schalk Burger (File)

Cape Town - Newlands Rugby Stadium will be the venue for three of the top Super Rugby franchises, when the Sharks, Western Force and Stormers face each other in a round of pre-season warm-up matches ahead of the 2010 Super 14.

According to the Stormers' website, the Stormers will kick-off their campaign against Australia’s Western Force on Saturday, January 23 (kick-off 17:00) at their home ground in Newlands. Coastal counterparts the Sharks then face the Force on Tuesday, January 26 (kick-off 19:00) at the same venue, after which the Stormers will do battle against the men from Natal on Friday, January 29 (kick-off 19:00).

The traditional friendly match between the Stormers and provincial neighbours Boland will once again take place. Boland Rugby Union, who play hosts to this fixture, have opted to move the fixture from their home ground in Wellington to the new Cape Town Stadium in Green Point. The match will take place on Saturday, February 6.

Tickets for the matches at Newlands are priced at R50 for seating (all stands), R20 for standing room and R10 for scholars (in the scholars area’s only).

Details for the Stormers v Boland fixture at Cape Town Stadium are still to be announced.

Meanwhile, despite ongoing media speculation as to the future of Newlands after 2010, the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) has made it clear they are not planning to change base.

In a recent statement the WPRFU admitted they had had some discussions about moving to Green Point, but decided against it.


 

 

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ARCHITECT1/19/2010 2:34 PM
wow, OU's are getting uptight here!!! as long as province keeps representing, lets not care where they play there rugga!!! PRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVINCCCCEEEE
sean s1/15/2010 2:30 PM
Are the above pro-Newlands commentators basing their views on the experience of a well designed and located stadium or on their emotions? Newlands is steeped in tradition, but it loses hands down in almost all criteria when compared to Greenpoint (when one removes all emotional reasoning). Aesthetically speaking Newlands is incongruent, with each stand in a different style and a large percentage of seats uncovered. Most of the boxes have poor site lines and the carriage type railway stand boxes have no view whatsoever. Alcohol can only be consumed by the general crowd in noisy, cramped, sweaty drinking dens with no views out and where you are forced to rub shoulders with rowdy drunks most of the time. Newlands crowds then spill out into Claremont main road which is dotted with half rate bars and clubs and very few good restaurants along a dangerous pedestrian unfriendly road. Greenpoint in comparison, is located in the most picturesque part of the city with custom designed and landscaped pedestrian access to a long string of great restaurants and bars in Greenpoint, not to mention access on foot to Seapoint, the Waterfront and even Long street. Site lines from the seats have been engineered painstakingly for excellent views of the game and a stunning tall concourse space wraps around the entire seating bowl with views in and out of the stadium. Here drinks can be consumed with space and natural light, ventilation and views! The minimalist form of the stadium does not compete with the mountain but rather compliments it, and the holistic design offers far greater crowd circulation within the stadium. As a Capetonian rugby supporter Im proud of this stadium. Rugby for the time being is the only sport that will fill it and the WP/Stormers crowd will remain its great vervacious self in a new home in the front room of the city. Lets man up and start a new successful chapter as rugby grows and becomes more professional!
john11/27/2009 1:39 PM
Sure, will do. Keep your expensive huge bed pan for soccer. Newlands is where Province play their rugby and should stay like that.
Nick Armstrong11/27/2009 1:16 PM
Stuff the Green Point stadium! We (WPRFU) - OWN Newlands - the land, the buildings - everything! Thanks to the brilliant leadership and management of Jan 'Bull' Pickard in the '80's - WP don't owe a cent on it either! Newlands = rugby. Rugby is staying at Newlands! Newlands is steeped in history and tradition - the spiritual home of WP rugby - and magnificent for watching rugby - spectators are closest to the field than any other major international stadium in the world. Soccer didn't want to upgrade Newlands for 2010 (as they didn't want "rugby" to benefit) - so now soccer can sit with its lovely new white elephant!! Now they want rugby to effectively 'pay' for its upkeep?? Stuff that! Ask the PSL teams to try and fill the stadium... Hahahahahahahaha! Rugby people want to stay at Newlands - just ask any suite holder, or season ticket holder, or regular supporter who actually GOES to the games... End of story.
beadybee11/27/2009 12:52 PM
a few questions - how often does newlands ever get filled to capacity? why change from a stadium you own to one where you are a tenant?
Justin11/27/2009 11:19 AM
I must agree. I went to school in Newlands and watched many games there. Its a great stadium. However the new stadium will offer what the current stadium can't. The New stadium offers more and safer seats, better view of the field. Bigger screens to watch replays off. A better PA system. Many teams around the world that change stadiums go through this debate. However in 4 years they all love the new stadium, the parking, the seats. I think Province should keep the Newlands Stadium for 2010 and then lease it to AJAX who can't fill the new stadium yet. Lets put logic before passion your passion is for the team on the field in blue and white Hoops not cement and bricks. The New Stadium will also boost the image of rugby in Cape Town by packing 60 000 supporters instead of the 40 000...
Justin11/27/2009 11:18 AM
On that i agree with NGS. We always will move on and city should listen to its people then make decision best for those in the future. I bet John you loved the old newlands stadium, and you protested the upgrade to the big 40000 seater? Well thats life we can't put a 60 000 seater in newlands? and in 20 years time a 100 000 seater? the demand and supply of tickets is what determines the need of a new stadium. If there were 20 000 more seats available costs would come down, and availability for the super 15 final at Green point in 2011 will be a great relief!!
Will11/27/2009 11:16 AM
The new stadium is awesome. The slipper-and-pipe-brigade that have plagued our beautiful country for so long can stay at home or join my brother in Oz. Just got back and made an effort to break at least 3 laws a day to maintain a free thinking open minded attitude.
NGS11/27/2009 11:06 AM
Hey Sipho. Don't be a victim. I stayed right next to the Newlands stadium for about four years. Whenever there was a soccer match the spectators were pissing in the street, climbing over the fences and making a real racket. And most recently your soccer supporters burnt a whole lot of seats and broke stuff. Besides I never saw any rugby supporters in a quantity enough to harass the soccer supporters during a soccer match. So basically I am saying you talk k*k. This is not a racial issue - it is a behaviour issue.
Justin11/27/2009 11:05 AM
I must agree. I went to school in Newlands and watched many games there. Its a great stadium. However the new stadium will offer what the current stadium can't. The New stadium offers more and safer seats, better view of the field. Bigger screens to watch replays off. A better PA system. Many teams around the world that change stadiums go through this debate. However in 4 years they all love the new stadium, the parking, the seats. I think Province should keep the Newlands Stadium for 2010 and then lease it to AJAX who can't fill the new stadium yet. Lets put logic before passion your passion is for the team on the field in blue and white Hoops not cement and bricks. The New Stadium will also boost the image of rugby in Cape Town by packing 60 000 supporters instead of the 40 000...
NGS11/27/2009 10:57 AM
Hey John, time to move on. Get with the program as the new stadium is actually awesome. Give credit where it is due if someone does a good job and criticize if they don't, however bigot's like you just criticize everything.
John11/27/2009 10:30 AM
Noone must go to tht game to prove the stadium does not want to be used
Sipho11/27/2009 10:23 AM
Please stay at Newlands... Leave Soccer stadiums alone. Our PSL teams and the soccer loving public have been harassed by rugby supporters and when playing at Newlands. Please stay away from Green Point
zolani11/27/2009 9:49 AM
Dont be silly guy's , the new stadium is fantastic, Parking etc, Dont be so stubborn, prove you are bigger than that, Time for us all to move forward
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