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| Full name | Danie Craven Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Stellenbosch,South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°56′24″S18°52′25″E / 33.94000°S 18.87361°E /-33.94000; 18.87361 |
| Owner | Stellenbosch University |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1979 |
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TheDanie Craven Stadium is arugby union stadium inStellenbosch,South Africa. Built in 1979, it is part of theStellenbosch University's sport facilities. The stadium was named after rugby administrator andSpringbokscrum halfDanie Craven. The stadium holds 16,000 people.
The stadium was built on a portion of the oldCoetsenburg Estate which was founded byDirk Coetsee in 1682 after a grant of land from theDutch Governor of the Cape ColonySimon van der Stel.
The Danie Craven Stadium has mostly been used forrugby matches. The stadium played host to several games of theVarsity Cup, South Africa's premier inter-university rugby tournament since 2008. In the first three years of the Varsity Cup (2008–2010) the final also took place at the stadium. In 2008 the final was played between Maties (Stellenbosch University) and theIkey 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 won these three tournaments. Subsequently the Varsity Cup final has been played in this stadium in 2013 (Maties lost toUniversity of Pretoria Tuks), 2016 (Maties lost to Pukke), 2018 and 2019 (Maties beat Pukke and Tuks respectively).[1]
In 2020,soccer clubStellenbosch F.C. started using the stadium for most of its matches played at home.[2][3]
In the1995 Rugby World Cup, the stadium hosted the game betweenAustralia andRomania on 3 June.[4]
The stadium also played host to the 2007Touch Football World Cup where it saw Australia claim the title of World Champions for another four years.
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