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Carisbrook
Former stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Carisbrook (disambiguation).
Carisbrook (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Carisbrook Stadium) was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it was also used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. In 1922, Carisbrook hosted the first international football match between Australia and New Zealand. The hosts won 3-1.
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Location | Dunedin, New Zealand |
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Coordinates | 45°53′37″S 170°29′26″E |
Owner | Carisbrook Ground Company |
Operator | Carisbrook Ground Company |
Capacity | 29,000 [1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1881 |
Opened | 1883 |
Closed | 2011 |
Demolished | Starting 2013 |
Tenants | |
Otago Rugby Football Union Highlanders (Super 14) (1996–2011) | |
Ground information | |
End names | |
Railway End Hillside End | |
International information | |
First Test | 11–16 March 1955:![]() ![]() |
Last Test | 18–22 December 1998:![]() ![]() |
First ODI | 30 March 1974:![]() ![]() |
Last ODI | 25 February 2004:![]() ![]() |
First women's Test | 17–21 March 1961:![]() ![]() |
Last women's Test | 8–12 January 1977:![]() ![]() |
Only WODI | 13 February 1999:![]() ![]() |
As of 1 September 2020 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
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Carisbrook also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game concerts before rugby matches in the 1990s. In 2011 Carisbrook was closed, and was replaced as a rugby ground by Forsyth Barr Stadium in North Dunedin, and as a cricket ground by University Oval in Logan Park.