Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The proposal that was ultimately successful was a new stadium built on unused land near the Wellington railway station. This stadium, now formally known as Wellington Regional Stadium and colloquially as "The Cake Tin", was completed in 1999, and Athletic Park closed permanently that same year.
Wellington Regional Stadium (commercially known as Sky Stadium through naming rights) [4] [5] is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. The stadium's bowl site size is 48,000 m 2 (520,000 sq ft).
The main stadium is Sky Stadium (formerly named Westpac Stadium) which is located in Wellington. The union also represents the Wellington Lions, which is professional rugby union team who compete in the National Provincial Championship competition and contest for the Ranfurly Shield. Before 2006 the Lions competed in the original National ...
Rugby team Wellington Official WRU emblem Union Wellington Rugby Football Union Nickname(s) Lions Founded 1879 ; 146 years ago (1879) Location Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand Ground(s) Sky Stadium CEO Tony Giles Coach(es) Alando Soakai Captain(s) Du'Plessis Kirifi Most appearances Bernie Fraser (121) Top scorer Allan Hewson (893) Most tries Bernie Fraser (105) League(s) Bunnings NPC 2024 1st ...
Newtown Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, owned and managed by Wellington City Council. [1] It is used for football (soccer) matches in winter, and track and field athletics in summer. Newtown Park is the primary athletics stadium for the Wellington region.
The following is a list of stadiums in New Zealand, ordered by capacity.. Stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or larger are included. It can be difficult to determine the exact capacity of a stadium as many have different capacities for different kinds of events (for example, concerts and sporting events) and they may be able to temporarily expand their capacity on special occasions.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Jerry Collins Stadium [2] is a multi-purpose sporting complex in Porirua, New Zealand. It currently serves as the home ground of rugby union club Northern United RFC and the Wellington Rugby League representative team, as well as the second home for Team Wellington of the New Zealand Football Championship .