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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Ezequiel" data-source="post: 743497" data-attributes="member: 42683"><p>The Moses Mahdiba stadium in Durban is not suited for rugby. The Sharks refused to play there because of it. </p><p></p><p>To host the World Cup, England now has 13 stadiums. In decreasing order of capacity, with SA's alternative listed next to it:</p><p></p><p>Wembley (90.000) <-> Soccer City (94.736)</p><p>Twickenham (82.000) <-> Ellis Park (62.567)</p><p>Millennium Stadium (74.500) <-> Odi Stadium (60.000)</p><p>City of Manchester Stadium (55.097) <-> Green Point Stadium (55.000)</p><p>London Olympic Stadium (54.000) <-> Kings Park (52.000)</p><p>St. James' Park (52.387) <-> Loftus Versfeld (51.762)</p><p>Villa Park (42.788) <-> Newlands (51.100)</p><p>Elland Road (37.900) <-> Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (48.459)</p><p>Leicester City Stadium (32.262) <-> Royal Bafokeng Stadium (42.000)</p><p>Brighton Community Stadium (30.750) <-> Peter Mokaba Stadium (41.733)</p><p>MK Stadium (30.500) <-> Mbombela Stadium (40.929)</p><p>Kingsholm Stadium (16.500) <-> Olën Park (22.000)</p><p>Sandy Park (12.300) <-> Griquas Park (18.000)</p><p></p><p></p><p>This list doesn't even include the following stadiums:</p><p></p><p>Phakisa Freeway (60.000)</p><p>Mmabatho Stadium (59.000)</p><p>Cape Town Stadium (55.000)</p><p>Free State Stadium (40.911)</p><p>Orlando Stadium (40.000)</p><p>Jo.burg Stadium (37.500)</p><p>Rand Stadium (30.000)</p><p>Athlone Stadium (30.000)</p><p>Supersport Park (22.000)</p><p>Giyani Stadium (20.000)</p><p>Danie Craven Stadium (16.000)</p><p></p><p>South Africa has more than enough stadiums to host the World Cup without causing interference with the Currie Cup or Premier League.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Ezequiel, post: 743497, member: 42683"] The Moses Mahdiba stadium in Durban is not suited for rugby. The Sharks refused to play there because of it. To host the World Cup, England now has 13 stadiums. In decreasing order of capacity, with SA's alternative listed next to it: Wembley (90.000) <-> Soccer City (94.736) Twickenham (82.000) <-> Ellis Park (62.567) Millennium Stadium (74.500) <-> Odi Stadium (60.000) City of Manchester Stadium (55.097) <-> Green Point Stadium (55.000) London Olympic Stadium (54.000) <-> Kings Park (52.000) St. James' Park (52.387) <-> Loftus Versfeld (51.762) Villa Park (42.788) <-> Newlands (51.100) Elland Road (37.900) <-> Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (48.459) Leicester City Stadium (32.262) <-> Royal Bafokeng Stadium (42.000) Brighton Community Stadium (30.750) <-> Peter Mokaba Stadium (41.733) MK Stadium (30.500) <-> Mbombela Stadium (40.929) Kingsholm Stadium (16.500) <-> Olën Park (22.000) Sandy Park (12.300) <-> Griquas Park (18.000) This list doesn't even include the following stadiums: Phakisa Freeway (60.000) Mmabatho Stadium (59.000) Cape Town Stadium (55.000) Free State Stadium (40.911) Orlando Stadium (40.000) Jo.burg Stadium (37.500) Rand Stadium (30.000) Athlone Stadium (30.000) Supersport Park (22.000) Giyani Stadium (20.000) Danie Craven Stadium (16.000) South Africa has more than enough stadiums to host the World Cup without causing interference with the Currie Cup or Premier League. [/QUOTE]
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