Carisbrook

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Carisbrook was a historic sports stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand, best known as a longtime home of Otago rugby and the All Blacks before its closure and demolition.

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Carisbrook canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports venue
rugby union stadium
sports stadium
alsoKnownAs The Brook
The House of Pain
category All Blacks home stadiums
Defunct rugby union venues in New Zealand
Sports venues in Dunedin
city Dunedin
closed 2011
country New Zealand
demolished 2012
2013
expanded early 20th century
finalAllBlacksTestOpponent Wales
finalAllBlacksTestYear 2010
finalTestMatchYear 2011
firstRugbyMatchYear 1886
heritageStatus considered historic sports venue in New Zealand rugby history
homeTeam Highlanders
Otago Rugby Football Union
Otago provincial rugby team
hostedEvent NPC matches
Rugby World Cup matches
Super Rugby matches
international cricket matches
hostedTeam All Blacks
knownFor historic All Blacks test matches
hostile atmosphere for visiting rugby teams
strong southerly winds
laterOwner Dunedin City Council
lighting floodlights installed for night matches
locatedIn Dunedin
Dunedin suburb of South Dunedin
Otago
South Island
maximumCapacity around 35,000
namedAfter nearby Carisbrook estate
opened 1883
ownership Otago Rugby Football Union (historical)
primaryUse rugby union
renovated 1990s
replacedBy Forsyth Barr Stadium
secondaryUse cricket
soccer
surface grass
tenant New Zealand national rugby union team
transportAccess served by Caversham railway line (historically)

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Highlanders previousHomeGround Carisbrook
Highlanders previousHomeStadium Carisbrook
subject linked to: Highlanders rugby union team
Forsyth Barr Stadium replaced Carisbrook