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 ⓘ