Danie Craven Stadium
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Danie Craven Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
at Coetzenburg in Stellenbosch, South Africa
. It is part of the Stellenbosch University
's sport facilities. The stadium was named after rugby doyen and Springbok
scrum half Danie Craven
. The stadium holds 16,000 people and was built in 1979.
The Danie Craven Stadium is currently used mostly for rugby
matches. In the 1995 Rugby World Cup
it hosted the game between Australia
and Romania
, and was the first game in South Africa where the national side was not involved.
The stadium also played host to the 2007 Touch Football
World Cup where it saw Australia claim the title of World Champions for another 4 years.
Throughout the history of the FNB Varsity Cup
, a local inter-university rugby tournament, the stadium played host to several games. In all three years (2008–2010) the final also took place at the stadium. In 2008 the final was played between Maties (Stellenbosch University
) and the Ikey Tigers (University of Cape Town
). In 2009 the final was played between Maties and Pukke (North-West University
). In 2010, the final was - again - played between the Maties and the Ikey Tigers. The Maties have won all three tournaments.
The Boland cricket
team also host matches at the stadium.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
at Coetzenburg in Stellenbosch, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It is part of the Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University is a public research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape....
's sport facilities. The stadium was named after rugby doyen and Springbok
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
scrum half Danie Craven
Danie Craven
Daniël Hartman Craven , more famously known as Danie Craven or simply Doc Craven, is a former Western Province, Eastern Province, Northern Transvaal and Springbok rugby union player as well as arguably South Africa's best and best-known rugby administrator...
. The stadium holds 16,000 people and was built in 1979.
The Danie Craven Stadium is currently used mostly for rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
matches. In the 1995 Rugby World Cup
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....
it hosted the game between Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, and was the first game in South Africa where the national side was not involved.
The stadium also played host to the 2007 Touch Football
Touch football (rugby league)
Touch is a field sport also known as Touch Football, or in some countries as Touch Rugby. Touch is overseen worldwide by the Federation of International Touch . Touch has traditionally been played in Australia and New Zealand but the sport has expanded internationally and features many regional and...
World Cup where it saw Australia claim the title of World Champions for another 4 years.
Throughout the history of the FNB Varsity Cup
FNB Varsity Cup
The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International is an annual South African Rugby Union tournament that involves the top 8 rugby playing universities in the country....
, a local inter-university rugby tournament, the stadium played host to several games. In all three years (2008–2010) the final also took place at the stadium. In 2008 the final was played between Maties (Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University is a public research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape....
) and the Ikey Tigers (University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
). In 2009 the final was played between Maties and Pukke (North-West University
North-West University
The North-West University is a newly merged institution from 1 January 2004 onwards with four campuses at Potchefstroom, Mafikeng, Vanderbijlpark and Mankwe. The Potchefstroom Campus is the largest, and the head office of the University is situated at this location...
). In 2010, the final was - again - played between the Maties and the Ikey Tigers. The Maties have won all three tournaments.
The Boland cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team also host matches at the stadium.
External links
- CricInfo: Danie Craven Stadium South Africa ground profile on CricInfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
. - Cricket Archive page
- FNB Varsity Cup