Olympia Park
Olympia Park is a multi-purpose stadium located in Rustenburg, South Africa. Not to be confused with the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, where the 2010 FIFA World Cup games were played, it is currently used mostly for football and rugby matches; it was utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]
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| Location | Rustenburg, South Africa |
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| Coordinates | 25°39′45″S 27°13′19″E |
| Owner | City of Rustenburg |
| Capacity | 32,000 |
| Opened | 1989 |
Notable matches
1995 Rugby World Cup
During the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the stadium hosted three group-stage matches.[2]
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 1995-05-26 |  Ivory Coast | 0–89 |  Scotland | Group D | 20,000 |
| 1995-05-31 |  France | 54–18 | Ivory Coast | Group D | 17,000 |
| 1995-06-04 | Ivory Coast | 11–29 |  Tonga | Group D | 16,000 |
The stadium irregularly hosts ABSA Premiership games.
Cricket
Cricket ground
| Ground information | |
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| International information | |
| Only WODI | 26 March 2005:.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia v  West Indies |
| As of 7 September 2020 Source: CricketArchive | |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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