NEWLANDS - 1888 TO 1989
  • 1888 Decision by WPRFU to purchase a 'wooded site' at Newlands for £2 500
  • 1890 First match at Newlands on 31 May - Stellenbosch defeat Villagers by a goal and a try - attendance 2 400
  • 1891 On 5 September WE McLagan's British team defeated SA 4-0 with an attendance of 3 000
  • 1919 First permanent concrete stand erected - £ 5 000
  • 1927 New Grand Stand erected - £ 15 000 - and the field changed to run North-South
  • 1931 The South Stand enlarged at a cost of £ 12 000
  • 1953 Parts of New Grand Stand and South Stand completed - £ 200 000
  • 1955 Fourth Bay of Grand Stand, Presidential Room, Lift and extension to lower gallery completed
  • 1970 Balance of Grand Stand and offices completed
  • 1971 Headquarters of SA Rugby move to Newlands
  • 1973 Open North Stand completed at a cost of R290 000
  • 1979 New Railway Stand completed - R1,7 million
  • 1983 Private suites and function rooms erected on top of North Stand - R3,5 million
  • 1985 Demolition of old South Stand
  • 1987 New Danie Craven Stand inaugurated with 66 private suites and 12 function rooms - R10,5 m
  • 1988 Installation of 10 253 chairs to replace all concrete seats in the Railway and North Stands at a total cost of R200 000
  • 1988/9 Urgent repairs to Grand Stand - R1,3 m
Vodacom Bulls 47
Vodacom Stormers 44
Waratahs 43
Crusaders 41
Reds 39
Brumbies 37
Blues 37
Hurricanes 37
The Sharks 33
Vodacom Cheetahs 26
Chiefs 26
Highlanders 19
Western Force 19
Auto & General Lions 5