Newlands Rugby Stadium: The Grand old lady of South African Rugby

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Newlands Rugby Stadium is the second oldest rugby stadium in the world, with only the location of the Aviva Stadium in Lansdowne Road pre-dating it. Newlands was originally built in 1888 and has been mostly evolved through renovation or had additional stands and corporate suites added. The original stadium at Lansdowne Road was used from […] READ MORE


England Defeat South Africa at Newlands: Key Thoughts

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A more committed and clinical performance saw England defeat South Africa at a wet Newlands Stadium, in Cape Town. The fixture may have been a dead rubber, after South Africa sealed the series in Bloemfontein, but there was still pride and and starting positions to play for. The scoreline below only gave England more confidence, and […] READ MORE