The world exciting game rugby. The Rugby World Cup 2011 at New Zealand. This Tournament start at 9 september 2011. The 13 venues for the 2011 Rugby World Cup were confirmed on 12 March 2009.
A number of the venues announced are undergoing redevelopment to increase capacity for the event. Dunedin is currently building a new stadium named Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza, due for completion in August 2011. If completed on schedule, it will be used instead of Carisbrook.
Due to damage suffered to Stadium Christchurch and many of the services in the city following the earthquake on 22 February 2011, it was announced on 16 March that Christchurch would lose its Rugby World Cup games. The two quarter-finals scheduled would be moved to Auckland, while the five group matches will move to other centers. Despite setbacks, International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset told news outlet Around the Rings that the world cup "will be fantastic because this is not just Rugby World Cup for the New Zealand people. It will be the Rugby World Cup for all countries.
| Auckland | Wellington | Dunedin | Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | Wellington Regional Stadium | Otago Stadium | North Harbour Stadium |
| 36°52′30″S 174°44′41″E | 41°16′23″S 174°47′9″E | 45°52′11.69″S 170°31′30.15″E | 36°43′37″S 174°42′6″E |
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 40,0001 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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| Hamilton |  | Rotorua | |
| Waikato Stadium | Rotorua Int'l Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | ||
| 37°46′52″S 175°16′6″E | 38°9′21″S 176°13′27″E | ||
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| New Plymouth | Nelson | ||
| Yarrow Stadium | Trafalgar Park | ||
| 39°4′13″S 174°3′54″E | 41°16′1″S 173°16′59″E | ||
| Capacity: 26,000 | Expansion to 18,000 | ||
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| Invercargill | Whangarei | Napier | Palmerston North |
| Rugby Park Stadium | Okara Park | McLean Park | Arena Manawatu |
| Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | Expansion to 15,000 | Expansion to 15,000 |
| 46°25′1″S 168°21′46″E | 35°43′56″S 174°19′44″E | 39°30′7″S 176°54′46″E | 40°21′24″S 175°36′4″E |
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