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Buffalo City Stadium

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Location
  
Arcadia, East London

Capacity
  
16,000

Renovated
  
2010

Surface
  
Grass

Year built
  
1934

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Full name
  
Buffalo City Municipality Stadium

Former names
  
Absa Stadium Basil Kenyon Stadium

Owner
  
Buffalo City Municipality

Similar
  
EPRU Stadium, Olën Park, Boland Stadium, Jan Smuts Stadium, Outeniqua Park

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Buffalo City Stadium (also known as the BCM Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in East London, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for Rugby Union matches and is the home stadium of Border Bulldogs. The stadium holds 16,000 people.

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The stadium has undergone three name changes. Originally, it was named Border Rugby Union Grounds, which was changed to the Basil Kenyon Stadium, after the Springbok player who captained the Springboks on a successful 3-month tour of England in 1951. It has also been called ABSA Stadium, for sponsorship reasons. On 26 June 2010, The BCM Stadium hosted a Test match between Italy and South Africa. South Africa won 55–11.

Notable matches

In August 1978, 5,500 spectators at the stadium watched the South African Country Districts XV beat the touring American Cougars 44-12.

1995 Rugby World Cup

The stadium was one of the host venues for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. It hosted 3 first round matches in Pool B during the tournament.

References

Buffalo City Stadium Wikipedia