CT Stadium to get some rugby

November 10, 2011
Posted by Morné

The Cape Town Stadium is expected to be announced as the venue for the Heineken Cup clash between Saracens and Biarritz.

Sport24

Saracens announced last month they will play a home pool stage clash against Biarritz in Cape Town on January 14, but did not reveal which ground the match will be played at.

However, according to Die Burger it is a foregone conclusion that the game will be played at the Cape Town Stadium and not Newlands Rugby Stadium. The announcement will be made on Thursday.

Recently retired Bok captain John Smit joined Saracens after the World Cup in New Zealand and could be in action alongside several other Springboks currently plying their trade with the English club. It will be the first time that a Heineken Cup game will be hosted outside of Europe.

Saracens’ CEO, Edward Griffiths, said the club is proud to be associated with so many South Africans. “Saracens is a club with a strong South African flavour due to Johann Rupert’s (South African businessman) shares in the club and the 12 South African players here,” said Griffiths, himself a South African.

“It makes sense for us to grow our support and commercial interests in South Africa. We want South Africans to view us as their favourite club.”

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7 Comments

  1. Loosehead Loosehead says:
    November 10th, 2011 at 10:15 am Reply to this comment

    WP should sell Newlands and move to the CT Stadium.

  2. The Year of the Cheetah its a 15 man game - embrace it! says:
    November 10th, 2011 at 11:49 am Reply to this comment

    close down that newlands dump already

    :soek: :fishing:

    has not seen silverware for aeons anyways…

    8O

  3. Boertjie Boertjie says:
    November 10th, 2011 at 12:13 pm Reply to this comment

    Reply to Loosehead @ 10:15 am:

    Newlands is paid off – why pay hiring fees
    at the CT stadium?
    And CT can’t house the suites that are
    on contract at Newlands.
    Game is further away from specatators
    (almost like the old Boet Erasmus).
    And rumour has it WP can only get R30
    million for the historic field.

  4. DavidS Champion Supporter DavidS says:
    November 10th, 2011 at 2:00 pm Reply to this comment

    Same argument as Ellis Park

    Selling property and buildings you purposely own to move to a rental?

    Sheer stupidity.

    Let the 2010 weld carp white elephants rot and decay.

    Hopefully WP can move this game to Newlands too.

  5. Morné Morné says:
    November 10th, 2011 at 5:03 pm Reply to this comment

    They must make a deal with CT – they must become part owners of the stadium (or majority share) and have them built more suites.

    Then make a deal with CT to buy Newlands as part of the process because they ain’t getting shit for Newlands in an open property market.

  6. DavidS Champion Supporter DavidS says:
    November 10th, 2011 at 9:31 pm Reply to this comment

    Nah

    Let the ANC’s white elephants decay and rot.

  7. Duiwel Duiwel says:
    November 10th, 2011 at 10:37 pm Reply to this comment

    its a 15 man game – embrace it! says:
    November 10th, 2011 at 11:49 am

    BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

    well said!

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