Danie Craven Stadium

The Danie Craven Stadium is a rugby union stadium in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Built in 1979, it is part of the Stellenbosch University's sport facilities. The stadium was named after rugby doyen and Springbok scrum half Danie Craven. The stadium holds 16,000 people.

Danie Craven Stadium

Location	Stellenbosch, South Africa
Coordinates	33°56′24″S 18°52′25″E
Owner	Stellenbosch University
Seating type	16,000
Surface	Grass
Opened	1979
Tenants
Stellenbosch University Boland cricket team

The stadium was built on a portion of the old Coetsenburg Estate which was founded by Dirk Coetsee in 1682 after a grant of land from the Dutch Governor of the Cape Colony Simon van der Stel.

The Danie Craven Stadium is currently used mostly for rugby matches. The stadium played host to several games of the Varsity Cup, South Africa's premier inter-university rugby tournament since 2008. In all three years (2008–2010) the final also took place at the stadium. In 2008 the final was played between Maties (Stellenbosch University) and the Ikey Tigers (University of Cape Town). In 2009 the final was played between Maties and Pukke (North-West University). In 2010, the final was - again - played between the Maties and the Ikey Tigers. The Maties have won all three tournaments.

In the 1995 Rugby World Cup it hosted the game between Australia and Romania, and was the first game in South Africa where the national side was not involved.

The stadium also played host to the 2007 Touch Football World Cup where it saw Australia claim the title of World Champions for another 4 years.

There have been calls for the stadium to renamed due to the racist statements made by Danie Craven regarding black rugby players.[1]