- Ravenhill Stadium
Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Ravenhill
nickname = "Ravenhill"
location = 85 Ravenhill Park,Belfast ,Northern Ireland
broke_ground =
opened = 1923/24
closed =
demolished =
owner =Irish Rugby Football Union
operator =
surface = Grass
construction_cost =
architect =
former_names =
tenants =Ulster Rugby
seating_capacity =
12, 300 (or 19, 000 with extra seating)
|Ravenhill Stadium is located in
Belfast ,Northern Ireland . It is used byUlster Rugby . It has a normal capacity of 12,300 and is owned by theIrish Rugby Football Union .History
The grounds were opened in the 1923/24 season. The ground features an ornate arch at the entrance that was erected as a war memorial for those players killed in
World War I andWorld War II .Ravenhill has hosted 18 international matches, including a pool game in both the 1991 and 1999 Rugby World Cups, which are at the bottom of the page. The most recent Ireland international to be played at the stadium was on 24 August 2007 against Italy as a World Cup warm-up match. Before that Scotland was the last visitor in the 1954
Five Nations Championship .Lansdowne Road has been the usual stadium for Ireland international rugby matches, but that is currently unavailable due to redevelopment, scheduled to be complete by 2009Since 1924 the stadium has been the annual venue for the
Ulster Schools Cup final which is traditionally contested onSt Patrick's Day . The stadium is traditionally the venue for theUlster Towns Cup played onEaster Monday .Ravenhill also hosted the
2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship Final in which New Zealand defeated South Africa and numerous other pool and semi-final matches.Redevelopment
Ulster Rugby have announced that Ravenhill is to undergo redevelopment. [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/article3628029.ece# Ulster building for the future - Rugby - Sport - Belfast Telegraph ] ] There is hope that it will host more Irish rugby Internationals in the future, even afterLansdowne Road is reopened.World Cup Matches hosted
rugbybox
date =1991-10-14
home = ru-rt|JPN
score = 52 – 8
report = [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/match=2153/index.html (Report)]
away = ru|ZIM
homescore = Tries: Yoshida (2), Mashuho (2), Kutsuki (2), Horikoshi, Luaiufi, Matsuo
Hosokawa (4), Hosokawa
Pen: Hosokawa
awayscore = Tries: Tsimba, Nguruve
stadium =Ravenhill ,Belfast
attendance =
referee = Rene Hourquet----rugbybox
date =1999-10-03
home = ru-rt|AUS
score = 57 – 9
away = ru|ROM
homescore = Tries:Toutai Kefu (3),Joe Roff (2),Rod Kafer ,Matthew Burke , Jason Little,Tim Horan
Con:Matthew Burke (5),John Eales
awayscore = Pen:Petre Mitu (3)
stadium =Ravenhill ,Belfast
attendance =
referee = Paul Honiss flagicon|NZL ----References
External links
* [http://www.ulsterrugby.ie/ Ulster Rugby]
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