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Carisbrook is a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main sporting venue, it is an international venue for rugby union, and has also been used for other sports such as cricket and soccer. Floodlit since the 1990s, it can cater for both day and night fixtures. Known locally simply as "The Brook", it is also often known by the name "The House of Pain", due to its solid reputation as a difficult venue for visiting teams. Carisbrooke Castle Carisbrooke Castle is a historic castle located near Newport, Isle of Wight // Early History The site of Carisbrooke Castle may have been occupied in pre-Roman times. ...
Carisbrooke Castle Carisbrooke Castle is a historic castle located in the village of Carisbrooke, near Newport, Isle of Wight. ...
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Dunedin (ÅŒtepoti in Maori) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Otago. ...
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Dunedin (ÅŒtepoti in Maori) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Otago. ...
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Located at the foot of The Glen, a steep valley, the ground is flanked by the South Island Main Trunk Railway and the Hillside Railway Workshops, two miles southwest of Dunedin city centre in the suburb of Caversham. State Highway 1 also runs close to the northern perimeter of the ground. The South Island Main Trunk Railway runs down the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, from Picton to Bluff. ...
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Carisbrook was named after the estate of early colonial settler James Macandrew (itself named after a castle in the Isle of Wight). Developed during the 1870s, it was first used for international cricket in 1883, when Otago hosted a team from Tasmania. It has been hosting rugby union internationals since 1908 and full cricket internationals since 1955. James Macandrew (1819 - 1887) was a New Zealand ship-owner and politician. ...
Carisbrooke Castle Carisbrooke Castle is a historic castle located in the village of Carisbrooke, near Newport, Isle of Wight. ...
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The stadium is home to the Otago rugby team in the Air New Zealand Cup and to the Highlanders Super 14 rugby team. It is the former home of Otago cricket,which moved to the University Oval at Logan Park in the north of the city after the redevelopment in the early 2000s. ...
The Air New Zealand Cup (also referred to by its previous name of the National Provincial Championship, its abbreviation of NPC, or for sponsorship reasons as the Air New Zealand NPC) is New Zealands professional domestic rugby union competition. ...
The Highlanders (formerly known as Otago Highlanders), are a rugby union team from New Zealand. ...
The Super 14 is the largest rugby union football club championship in the southern hemisphere, consisting of provincial teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. ...
The University Oval is an oval sports ground located at Logan Park in Dunedin, New Zealand, owned by the Dunedin City Council. ...
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In 2008 Carisbrook will host a Rugby Union test match between the All Blacks and South Africa. First international Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand (15 August 1903) Largest win New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan (4 June 1995) Worst defeat Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 The All Blacks are New Zealands national rugby...
Unique atmosphere
"The Scotsman's Grandstand" The ground's capacity is around 29,000, but has hosted crowds as high as 42,000. Until recent years, the sides of a major road overlooking the ground were known as the "Scotsman's Grandstand", from which a free view of the action could be easily obtained. At one time trains would slow to a crawl or stop on the track above the stadium allowing passengers on the train to watch an entire event, other fans would sit on the hill this was until 1998 when development of a new stand and corporate boxes on that side of the ground blocked the view, rendering this tradition a thing of the past.
Students and terraces Due, at least in part, to Dunedin's sizable number of tertiary students (20,000 of the city's 120,000 population), Carisbrook has a unique atmosphere, particularly for major games. This is also partly due to the terraces, an uncovered concrete embankment at the eastern end of the ground—reputedly the last open terracing at any major sports venue in New Zealand.
The combination of students and terraces can occasionally be responsible for as much excitement and activity in the crowd as on the ground itself—on many occasions, groups (mainly "Scarfies", the colloquial term for University of Otago students) on the terraces set fire to the sofas they had carried to the ground as their own comfortable terrace seating. Mexican waves are also known to become unruly, often involving previously emptied beer cans that have been "recharged" by the crowd - this is especially true when the opportunity arises to throw the cans at Australian supporters.
The future of Carisbrook By the beginning of the 21st century, the ground in general and the terraces in particular were under threat. The demands of modern international sport have meant that the ground needs to be significantly upgraded or replaced to continue as an international venue.
On the August 9, 2006, a proposal was announced that could see the current incarnation of Carisbrook retired, and a new covered stadium built. is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Based in North Dunedin within the University of Otago vicinity, between Logan Park and the edge of the Otago Harbour, and close to the mouth of the Water of Leith the stadium would be expected to be ready for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The University of Otago (MÄori: ) in Dunedin is New Zealands oldest university with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006. ...
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Location of Otago Harbour Otago Harbour consists of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating Otago Peninsula from the main urban areas of Dunedin, New Zealand. ...
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Construction and ownership of the stadium would be overseen by the Carisbrook Stadium Trust, led by a former local Dunedin city counsellor (and dentist), Malcolm Farry. The stadium would be built in collaboration with the University of Otago and could include sports research facilities and perhaps a new university gymnasium. The University of Otago (MÄori: ) in Dunedin is New Zealands oldest university with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006. ...
In February, 2007 more details about the proposed new stadium were released. It will have 25,000 permanent seats, with the ability to add temporary seating, bringing total capacity to 30,000. The stadium would also be equipped with a clear plastic roof, making it New Zealand's only enclosed rugby stadium.
The projected cost is $188 million (NZD), and is causing debate as to who should pay for the stadium. It is likely, however, that it will be funded Dunedin City Council, Otago Regional Council and Otago University. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
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It is yet to be announced if the stadium would be named Carisbrook, but it is current talked about in the media as "The Glasshouse". It is likely the stadium will be named after a naming-rights sponsor.
Historic Events - 1987 Rugby World Cup Games (Italy vs Fiji & Ireland vs Canada)
- 1992 Cricket World Cup (New Zealand vs India)
- 1998 NPC Division 1 Final (Otago vs Waikato)
- 1999 Super 12 Final (Highlanders vs Crusaders)
See also The Edgar Centre is a large multi-purpose indoor sports venue in Dunedin, New Zealand, on the shore of Otago Harbour close to Andersons Bay Inlet. ...
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The University Oval is an oval sports ground located at Logan Park in Dunedin, New Zealand, owned by the Dunedin City Council. ...
External Links - Carisbrook Stadium Trust
- Our Stadium Visionaries Club
- Stadium of Dunedin Blog
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