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Newlands is a former South African rugby ground that is due to be demolished in 2021. Discover the stadium’s history with RugbyPass, your resident rugby gurus.

About Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium is a former rugby stadium in Cape Town, South Africa. It is now slated for demolition, but it was previously the home of the Stormers in Super Rugby and the Western Province in the Currie Cup. Newlands Stadium was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.

The history of Newlands as a rugby ground can be traced back to 1888, when the Western Province Rugby and Football Union purchased the land the stadium was built on. Two years later, the first official match at Newlands took place, with Stellenbosch defeating Villagers in front of around 2,400 people. The following year, the stadium hosted its first ever rugby test match, when the Springboks faced the British and Irish Lions.

Post-World War One, Newlands underwent a huge amount of redevelopment and expanded massively. By the time Newlands hosted the opening match of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, it was unrecognisable. Throughout the tournament, the stadium hosted four games, including the semi-final between England and New Zealand.

However, following the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the stadium suffered from a lack of ongoing investment. As a result, demolition rumours began to swirl. Although Western Province Rugby Union had originally decided that it would rather stay at Newlands than move to the newly built Cape Town Stadium, in 2020 it was announced that Newlands would be sold to Investec, who plan to demolish the stadium in order to build residential and retail developments.

Newlands held its final game on 23 January 2021, when Western Province faced the Sharks in the semi-final of the Currie Cup. Sadly, Western Province lost the game 19-9 and no supporters were present due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Östervångsstadion
Sweden Sweden
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Ukraine Ukraine
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Budapest Rugby Center
Hungary Hungary
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Luxembourg Luxembourg
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Sportanlage Stadlau
Austria Austria
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Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Fri Apr 12, 2024
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Andorra Andorra
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Finland Finland
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Rugby Stadion OVAL
Slovenia Slovenia
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Austria Austria
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Serbia Serbia
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Turkey Turkey
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Sat Apr 13, 2024
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Denmark Denmark
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Norway Norway
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Sportanlage Utogrund
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Ukraine Ukraine
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Fri Apr 19, 2024
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Latvia Latvia
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Denmark Denmark
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Sat Apr 20, 2024
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Bulgaria Bulgaria
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Serbia Serbia
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Kamberovica Polje
Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Hungary Hungary
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12:00pm EDT
Stade de Luxembourg
Luxembourg Luxembourg
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12:00pm
Slovenia Slovenia
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Fri May 3, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Norway Norway
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Andorra Andorra
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Moldova Moldova
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Bulgaria Bulgaria
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Cyprus Cyprus
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Malta Malta
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Sat May 11, 2024
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Lystlunden Stadion
Norway Norway
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Finland Finland
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Fri Jun 21, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Japan National Stadium
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
England England
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Sat Jun 22, 2024
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Twickenham
South Africa South Africa
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Wales Wales
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Thu Jul 4, 2024
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SeatGeek Stadium
USA USA
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Romania Romania
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Fri Jul 5, 2024
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Argentina Argentina
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France France
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Sat Jul 6, 2024
3:05am EDT
Forsyth Barr Stadium
New Zealand New Zealand
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3:05am
England England
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5:45am EDT
Allianz Stadium
Australia Australia
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5:45am
Wales Wales
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11:00am EDT
Loftus Versfeld
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11:00am
Ireland Ireland
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7:00pm EDT
TD Place
Canada Canada
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7:00pm
Scotland Scotland
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Fri Jul 12, 2024
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TD Place
Canada Canada
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Romania Romania
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7:30pm EDT
Audi Field
USA USA
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7:30pm
Scotland Scotland
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Yurtec Stadium
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
Georgia Georgia
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Argentina Argentina
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8:00pm
France France
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Sat Jul 13, 2024
3:05am EDT
Eden Park
New Zealand New Zealand
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3:05am
England England
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5:45am EDT
AAMI Park
Australia Australia
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5:45am
Wales Wales
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0
11:00am EDT
Hollywoodbets Kings Park
South Africa South Africa
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11:00am
Ireland Ireland
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Fri Jul 19, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Chile Chile
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8:00pm
Scotland Scotland
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0
8:00pm EDT
Brazil Brazil
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8:00pm
Hong Kong Hong Kong
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0
10:30pm EDT
Snapdragon Stadium
New Zealand New Zealand
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10:30pm
Fiji Fiji
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Sat Jul 20, 2024
1:45am EDT
Allianz Stadium
Australia Australia
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1:45am
Georgia Georgia
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0
11:00am EDT
Toyota Stadium
South Africa South Africa
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11:00am
Portugal Portugal
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0
8:00pm EDT
Sapporo Dome
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
Italy Italy
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Fri Jul 26, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Estadio Charrua
Uruguay Uruguay
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8:00pm
Scotland Scotland
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Brazil Brazil
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8:00pm
Belgium Belgium
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Fri Oct 25, 2024
8:00pm EDT
International Stadium Yokohama
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
New Zealand New Zealand
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Fri Nov 1, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Twickenham
England England
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8:00pm
New Zealand New Zealand
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Sat Nov 2, 2024
1:40pm EDT
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Scotland Scotland
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1:40pm
Fiji Fiji
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Fri Nov 8, 2024
3:10pm EST
Aviva Stadium
Ireland Ireland
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3:10pm
New Zealand New Zealand
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Sat Nov 9, 2024
10:10am EST
Twickenham
England England
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10:10am
Australia Australia
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Sun Nov 10, 2024
11:10am EST
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Scotland Scotland
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11:10am
South Africa South Africa
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Fri Nov 15, 2024
3:10pm EST
Aviva Stadium
Ireland Ireland
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3:10pm
Argentina Argentina
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Sat Nov 16, 2024
10:10am EST
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Scotland Scotland
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10:10am
Portugal Portugal
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12:40pm EST
Twickenham
England England
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12:40pm
South Africa South Africa
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3:10pm EST
Stade de France
France France
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3:10pm
New Zealand New Zealand
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Sat Nov 23, 2024
10:10am EST
Aviva Stadium
Ireland Ireland
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10:10am
Fiji Fiji
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3:10pm EST
Italy Italy
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3:10pm
New Zealand New Zealand
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Sun Nov 24, 2024
8:40am EST
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Scotland Scotland
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8:40am
Australia Australia
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11:10am EST
Twickenham
England England
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11:10am
Japan Japan
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Sat Nov 30, 2024
10:10am EST
Aviva Stadium
Ireland Ireland
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10:10am
Australia Australia
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Sat Mar 23, 2024
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Rugby Club Havirov
Ukraine Ukraine
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8:00am
Czech Republic Czech Republic
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Rugby Academy-Siauliai
Lithuania Lithuania
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8:00am
Sweden Sweden
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27
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Stade Municipal
Switzerland Switzerland
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10:30am
Croatia Croatia
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10
Sat Mar 16, 2024
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Stadion Stjepan Spajic
Croatia Croatia
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9:30am
Lithuania Lithuania
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22
Sat Mar 9, 2024
FT
Marketa Stadium
Czech Republic Czech Republic
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8:00am
Switzerland Switzerland
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41
Sat Feb 3, 2024
FT
Stade Claude Luboz
Algeria Algeria
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9:00am
Senegal Senegal
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