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Encyclopedia > The Boulevard (stadium)

The Boulevard was a multi-use stadium in Hull, England. It was used mostly for rugby league matches and was the home stadium of Hull FC prior to the KC Stadium opening. When it closed, its capacity was 10,500 people. It hosted many matches in various Rugby League World Cups. Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Rugby league is a team sport played by two teams of 17 players, with 13 on the field at any one time and 4 on the bench (reserves). ... For the football (soccer) team of the same city, see Hull City A.F.C. Hull FC is a professional rugby league club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, England. ... Kingston Communications Stadium or KC Stadium is a new facility for the city of Hull hosting football, rugby league and a series of pop concerts. ... The original World Cup, first lifted in 1954 by Great Britain The Rugby League World Cup, is a tournament in which a number of the strongest rugby league nations participate in, to determine which nation is supreme in the sport. ...


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Aloha Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (281 words)
Aloha Stadium is a stadium located in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Aloha Stadium once served as home field for the AAA Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League from 1975 to 1987 before the team moved to Colorado Springs.
Aloha Stadium can be reconfigured into various configurations for different sport venues and other purposes, and is the first stadium in the United States with this capability.
History of Bryant-Denny Stadium (799 words)
Around the turn of the century, the field was moved 90-degrees to the west and ran parallel to University Boulevard.
In 1937 the first expansion of the stadium took place as 6,000 seats were added to the east side that brought capacity to 18,000.
Bryant-Denny Stadium was exanded once again in 1998, when an upper deck with two spiral walkways was added on the west side.
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