Frogs will play at Newlands
Posted by Boertjie - 02/02/10 at 03:02 pm under SpringboksSouth African Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins on Tuesday confirmed that the Springboks’ Test against France on June 12 would take place at Newlands as initially planned.
The decision was announced after a positive meeting between SARU officials and Danny Jordaan, CEO of the FIFA Local Organising Committee for the Soccer World Cup.
According to the FIFA agreements with the host cities, the stadiums – including the rugby venues – need to be handed over to the organisers 15 days in advance of Soccer World Cup matches, scheduled takes place from June 11 to July 11.
It was originally suggested that FIFA won’t bend the rule, as the pitch has to be manicured and painted for the football showpiece event, while logistics and parking arrangements surrounding the stadiums have to be finalised.
However, a compromise has now been found and for the first time another major international event, a rugby Test, will now take place in the same vicinity as football World Cup matches.
“It was a very good and helpful meeting and we made significant progress,” Hoskins said in a statement on Tuesday.
“I’m pleased to announce that we have agreed that the Test against France in Cape Town on June 12 will go ahead at Newlands as originally scheduled.”
The match takes place during the FIFA 2010 World Cup at a time when other major competing sports events are not permitted to be held in hosting cities.
The meeting also addressed issues around the potential hosting of Super 14 semifinals and a Final.
“We have both been aware of the situation for some time and we in rugby have made contingency plans,” said Hoskins.
“However, our first preference has always been to play any such matches at our normal venues and Jordaan has listened to our request and is prepared to continue those discussions.
“The next step is to get the role players from the affected unions into the same room with the LOC to see if we can’t map out a compromise.”
The Super 14 semifinals and Final are scheduled for the weekends of May 21/22 and May 29 – which is not during the actual World Cup, but falls in the 15-day window ahead of the start of tournament.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:42 pm
well lets hope its the last international at that amateur era ‘duiwehok’ with 2 toiles.
It makes all the sense of the world for Stormers to stay at Newlands. I get that.
But it makes just as much sense to play all internationals at Green Point!
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 8:42 pm: Newlands will not be moved so all you can just piss off leave our stadium alone.
It is the oldest rugby stadium in SA.
Rather talk sense and merge the Lions and the Bulls and close Ellis park. Nobody wants to go their.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:48 pm
….
luckily it was already said they will not move.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:50 pm
No Newlands is staying and WP can miss finals and semis there every year, but when the Boks play in cape town it will be the decent stadium in the city that gets the nod, not the relic.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Newlands comes across all posh and elitist yet once you step inside its more reminiscent of an old railway station.
Just think of all the braais lighting up at sea point with a test on at Green Point?
Cape will finally have a venue able to match the durban vibe.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 8:52 pm: We watch rugby when we go to stadiums here in CT, if we want to braai we pack the braai and move to C-Peak, the beach or one of our brilliant mountain camps. We do not need to braai at rugby games.
We actualy have a City that offers more than just Clubs and stadiums to braai at.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 8:52 pm: Newlands comes across all posh and elitist yet once you step inside its more reminiscent of an old railway station.
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So lets go and take down the Voortrekker Monument and have our Geloftedag at the Apartheid Museum or at Reconciliation Hill. It’s old and their is a new venue
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Kak bunny those things have political significance, not sporting significance.
Highbury was a great old railway stadium for Arsenal just like Newlands – then the built the new one and never looked back.
Time does not stand still.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 9:09 pm: It is the same thing for me and I think you are the only one that think Newlands is a kak stadium.
I was at all our big stadiums and the best Rugby stadiums in SA FOR ME is Loftus and Newlands, the fans and the history
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 8:52 pm:
Fok, ons gaan baie tyd
nodig hê om jou opgevoed
te kry.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Heheheh we disagree then Bunny seeing as I think those two stadiums are the worst! Yes there is bucketloads of history with the teams hosted there but the stadiums are not really architectural marvels.
Kings Park is just as toss.
I just dont like these old stadiums with smelly toilets and bad infrastructure.
I went to Stade de France and have been all for modern stadium layouts.
Played a few games at the old Lansdowne. Again, great tradition but what a hole!
I dont miss the old hoenderhok Freestate stadium one bit. The new one is great. Toilets,Bars etc at easy reach, its just better more contemporary design and I like it that way.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Cool Boer solank ons die opvoeding by Greenpoint doen!
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:22 pm
I organised a huge tour to Cape Town 2 years ago for a test match. We has seats on city side (south?) and sat in the front row which normally is great, except at Newlands the grass is higher than the first seat, or almost higher. We still talk about how we stared into ‘burgers socks’, or lukes face, which is pretty much as high.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 9:19 pm: Luckily we have the DA here and not the ANC so we will be playing at Newlands for a long time.
PS. They will also not try to change our name
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Plus there was only one toilet on that side, and no beer stand – only a dude selling biltong and warm coke. Now if you have been pinting it up all morning its rather tough when they say you must now stop and your only options to much is salty biltong!
Its dirty and stinky and downright old school down there, certainly ot worth the ticket. Compare that to the new Ellis (have not been to any toehr new venue) and hell the difference is just huge.
It has tradition lads, thats all.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 9:22 pm: Don’t be cheap, buy next time tickets on the Main or railway stands
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Reply to Jacques(Bunny) @ 9:26 pm:
En pis by die huis en vat
jou eie fokken padkos saam
as jy dan nou moet vreet
as jy rugby kyk.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:41 pm
sé hom Toppie,
luigat ongeordende wese.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 9:37 pm: En as jy wil suip, suip na die tyd by die Springbok Pub of biertuin
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Reply to Jacques(Bunny) @ 9:41 pm</Hulle wil die heeltyd vreet en suip in plaas van om rugby te kyk, dit is hoekom hulle so baie kak praat na die games
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:48 pm
wel ek kan dit in ander nuwe stadions doen? hoekom mag ek nou nie pis nie omdat `n oom fokken 70 jaar terug `n moerse drie gedruk het om WP weer di CC teen Griekwas te laat wen?
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:58 pm
so jy het `n kak dag want jy kan nie die spelers sien nie want die veld is te hoog plus die bokke teken toe die dag nie EEN punt aan nie, jy kan nie pis nie, jy kan nie bier koop nie, so jy wag tot die fluitjie plaas en goddank kan jy dan ietsie kry, maar nee, een Ohagans buite die stadion belsuit toe om net 3 kroegmanne aan te stel want die ander lui bliksems wou gaan surf.
en dan moet jy sien hoe die helfte van fokken suid afrika met all black truie rond loop?
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:00 pm
dis dalk omlat julle bluegums in `n mickey mouse stadion speel dat julle nooit silver huistoe vat nie?
Bloem inteendeel is `n hillbilly outpost en tog is daar `n pragtige moderne stadion waar jy kan bier drink en pee net wanneer jy wil?
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 9:48 pm: Jy is regtig lus vir
soek vannaand ne? 
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:06 pm
ek eet julle kapenaars soos julle rugbyspelers sushi eet tjomma!
Ek hoor klaar hoe ou Habana en Fourie in Caprice uithang en al wat `n social gathering bywooon so die rugby is sommer klaar op die backburner.
Ek se weer: kaapstad is `n te mooi plek om ware rugbysterre op te lewer. Dis hoekom mens so baie kak springbokke uit die kaap kry waar die vrystaat manne (die 3 wat gelukkig is om gekies te word) gewoonlik legends word.
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 10:06 pm:
Man, jy sit daar en sê:
Daar het Tom van Vollenhoven
sy driekuns in 1955 gedruk:
daar en daar en daar.
En hier is Otto van Niekerk se
hoekie.
En daar het Chum Ochse en Carel
Dup gescore.
En hier het Naas ‘n PK gekry.
Op Groenpunt?
Daar het ‘n dronk Bluegum gepis.
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Of op Nuweland, daar het Jantjies `n uppie ge-launch, en daar , en daar , en daar, en daar, en daar.
Tog kan mens se: en van daar het Morne die doodskoot oorgeklits!
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:21 pm
nou ja laat ek loop rus voor boer sy tjommies roep.
ek sien die wp truie is weer afgestof in al wat `n shopping mall. behoort tot so einde Maart te hou.
nag manne
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 10:17 pm: Tog kan mens se die CC beker het meer daar gestaan as by enige ander stadium
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 10:21 pm:
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Nou dan fokof ek ook maar
- ek sien dis weer
Stilstuipe Tyd op RW.
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:33 pm
kak man,
ek swot nog web design.
i registered a domain
any body know a good computertiffie?
Oom D,
het jy al jou kopstuk?
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:37 pm
k :rant: :rant: p
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:48 am
No need to worry about semis and finals at Newlands – not gonna happen!!
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:51 am
Reply to Minora @ 6:48 am:
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:41 am
The only Semi is the one Schalkie gets when he sees Habs in the lockerroom!!