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Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby union and association football stadium situated in the suburb of Arcadia, city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. [1] The stadium can accommodate 51,762 spectators.
The 2024 United Rugby Championship final was the final match of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship (URC) season. It was contested by the Bulls from South Africa and Scotland's Glasgow Warriors. [3] Glasgow won the match 21–16, coming back from 13–0 down just before half-time to claim their second URC title.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Try: John Smit, Schalk Burger, Brent Russell 2, Wayne Julies, Breyton Paulse, Bolla Conradie Con: Percy Montgomery 6 Pen: Percy Montgomery 2 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
The 2022–23 United Rugby Championship was the 22nd season of the professional rugby union competition United Rugby Championship. It began on 16 September 2022 and ended on 27 May 2023. [ 1 ] For sponsorship reasons it was known in South Africa as Vodacom United Rugby Championship or Vodacom URC , while in the Northern Hemisphere it was known ...
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The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby union is played, ordered by seating capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular hosts of a major competition (such as an event in the World Rugby Sevens Series , its women's version , or the ...
Loftus was also used twice during the finals stages – for the New Zealand v Scotland quarter-final and the England v France third place play-off. The ground has been used for rugby since 1908, and in 1932 the stadium was renamed to Loftus Versfeld in honor of Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld, the founder of organized rugby in Pretoria.
The Orange Free State Rugby Union was established in 1895, but did not make it to their first Currie Cup final appearance until 1973, when they lost to Northern Transvaal 30–22 at Loftus Versfeld. Just two seasons later, the Orange Free State met Northern Transvaal again in the Currie Cup final, losing 12–6 at the Free State Stadium in ...