Kings Park Stadium
Sports venue in Durban, South Africa
Kings Park Stadium (known as Hollywoodbets Kings Park for sponsorship reasons since 2022), colloquially known as the Shark Tank, is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa. It is the home of the Sharks rugby union team.
The stadium was originally built with a capacity of 12,000 and opened in 1958, extensively renovated in the 1980s and then again in time for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. It currently has a capacity of 46,000, after renovations reduced the capacity from 54,000 and is the home ground of the Sharks. The stadium is also used by Durban-based Premier Soccer League football (soccer) clubs, as well as for large football finals.
It was previously also known as the ABSA Stadium (between 2000 and 2010), Mr Price Kings Park Stadium (in 2011 and 2012), Growthpoint Kings Park (between 2013 and early 2017), and Jonsson Kings Park (between 2018 and 2021) due to sponsorship deals.
011995 Rugby World Cup
The stadium was used as one of the venues for the 1995 Rugby World Cup held in South Africa. The stadium hosted three pool games in Pool B. The stadium also hosted one quarter final with France defeating Ireland 36-12. A very wet semi final was played here on 17 June 1995 between South Africa and France.
| Date | Team | Result | Team | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1995 | Argentina | 18-24 | England | Pool B | 35,000 |
| 31 May 1995 | England | 27-20 | Italy | 45,093 | |
| 4 June 1995 | England | 44-22 | Western Samoa | 35,000 | |
| 10 June 1995 | France | 36-12 | Ireland | Quarter-final | 20,000 |
| 17 June 1995 | South Africa | 19-15 | France | Semi-final | 49,773 |
021996 African Cup of Nations
The stadium was one of four venues for the 1996 African Cup of Nations. It hosted 3 group matches, a quarter final and semi final.
03Other events
| Artist | Tour | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard World Tour | 8 November 1994 |
| Roxette | Crash! Boom! Bang! Tour | 6 January 1995 |
| Bon Jovi | These Days Tour | 3 December 1995 |
| Tina Turner | Wildest Dreams Tour | 18 April 1996 |
| Gloria Estefan | Evolution World Tour | 20 March 1997 |
| Michael Jackson | HIStory World Tour (the last show of the tour) | 15 October 1997 |
| Janet Jackson | The Velvet Rope Tour | 19 November 1998 |
| Live | The Distance to Here Tour | 20 June 2000 |
| R.E.M. | Around the Sun Tour | 8 March 2005 |
| Metallica | Escape from the Studio '06 | 21 March 2006 |
| Robbie Williams | Close Encounters Tour | 10 April 2006 |
| Celine Dion | Taking Chances World Tour | 20 February 2008 |
| Rod Stewart | South Africa Tour | 4 December 2008 |
04Springbok matches
Statistics
Statistics updated to most recent match against Argentina, 13 July 2024.
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | W% | F | A | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 075.00 | 164 | 109 | +55 |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 040.00 | 81 | 88 | , 7 |
| British & Irish Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 066.67 | 44 | 39 | +5 |
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 22 | 17 | +5 |
| France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 057.14 | 160 | 106 | +54 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | 36 | 35 | +1 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 145 | 10 | +135 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 042.86 | 149 | 185 | , 36 |
| New Zealand Cavaliers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | 18 | 19 | , 1 |
| Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 65 | 41 | +24 |
| South American XV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 18 | 9 | +9 |
| Wales | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 62 | 19 | +43 |
| Opponent | 36 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 61.11 | 897 | 647 | +250 |
05Future
With the construction of the new Moses Mabhida Stadium for the 2010 FIFA World Cup less than 200m away, the local government had hoped that the Sharks would relocate. However, this is unlikely as they have a 50-year lease on Kings Park which runs to 2056.
Sources and credits
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- King's Park Stadium, Durban.jpg by Vauxhall Bridgefoot, CC BY-SA 4.0
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