Kings Park Stadium

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Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium
Kings Park Stadium
Shark Tank
King's Park Stadium, Durban.jpg
Kings Park Stadium
Former names
  • ABSA Stadium (2000–2010)
  • Mr Price Kings Park (2011–2012)
  • Growthpoint Kings Park (2013–2018)
  • Jonsson Kings Park (2018–2022)
Address Jacko Jackson Drive, Kings Park Sporting Precinct, Stamford Hill
Location Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Coordinates 29°49′30″S31°1′47″E / 29.82500°S 31.02972°E / -29.82500; 31.02972
Public transit
Owner
Executive suites350 [1]
Capacity
  • 52,500–56,000 (regular capacity) [2] [3] [4] [5]
  • 60,000 (max capacity) [1]
Record attendance57,000 (South Africa–New Zealand; 2002 Tri Nations Series) [6] [7]
Field shape Rectangular (Football, Rugby union)
Surface Grass
Construction
Built
  • 1891 (former ground)
  • 1958 (modern ground) [3]
Renovated1976; [5] 1984; 1993–1995
Tenants

Kings Park Stadium (known as Hollywoodbets Kings Park for sponsorship reasons since 2022), [8] colloquially known as the Shark Tank, is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa.

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The stadium was originally built with a capacity of 12,000 and opened in 1958, [9] [10] extensively renovated in the 1980s and then again in time for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. It currently has a capacity of 46,000, [11] after renovations reduced the capacity from 54,000 [9] 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), [12] Mr Price Kings Park Stadium (in 2011 and 2012), [13] Growthpoint Kings Park (between 2013 and early 2017), and Jonsson Kings Park (between 2018 and 2021) due to sponsorship deals.

1995 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.

DateTeamResultTeamRoundAttendance
27 May 1995 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg18–24Flag of England.svg  England Pool B 30,000
31 May 1995 England  Flag of England.svg27–20Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21,000
4 June 1995 England  Flag of England.svg44–22Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa 20,000
10 June 1995 France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg36–12IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Quarter-final 18,000
17 June 1995 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg19–15Flag of France.svg  France Semi-final 18,000

1996 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.

DateTeamResultTeamRoundAttendance
16 January 1996 Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–2Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Group C 5,000
19 January 1996 Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg2–0Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 4,000
24 January 1996 Angola  Flag of Angola.svg3–3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Group A 6,000
28 January 1996 Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 (p))Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Quarter-final 4,000
31 January 1996 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Semi-final 5,000

Other events

ArtistTourDate
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
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 Tour4 December 2008

Springbok matches

DateOpponentResultWinnerCompetitionAttendance
21 July 1962British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg  British Lions 3–0Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1962 British Lions tour of South Africa 40,000
23 May 1964Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 24–3Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1964 Wales tour of Kenya and South Africa 35,000
15 July 1967Flag of France.svg  France 26–3Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1967 France tour of South Africa 39,000
16 August 1969Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16–9Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1969 Australia tour of South Africa 40,000
19 June 1971Flag of France.svg  France 8–8draw 1971 France tour of South Africa 40,000
24 July 1976Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 16–7Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1976 New Zealand tour of South Africa 46,000
3 May 1980 South American XV 18–9Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1980 South American XV tour of South Africa 37,000
6 June 1981IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 12–10Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1981 Ireland tour of South Africa 38,600
17 May 1986Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Cavaliers 18–19Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Cavaliers 1986 New Zealand Cavaliers tour of South Africa 42,000
26 June 1993Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 20–20draw 1993 France tour of South Africa 45,000
17 June 1995Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 19–15Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1995 Rugby World Cup 49,773
17 August 1996Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19–23Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1996 New Zealand tour of South Africa 52,000
28 June 1997British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg  British Lions 15–18British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg  British Lions 1997 British Lions tour of South Africa 50,000
15 August 1998Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24–23Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1998 Tri Nations Series 45,000
19 June 1999Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 101–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1999 Italy tour of South Africa 36,210
26 August 2000Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18–19Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2000 Tri Nations Series 52,000
23 June 2001Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 20–15Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2001 France tour of South Africa and New Zealand 44,794
10 August 2002Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 23–30Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2002 Tri Nations Series 57,000
7 June 2003Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 29–25Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2003 Scotland tour of South Africa 37,528
21 August 2004Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23–19Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2004 Tri Nations Series 52,247
18 June 2005Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 30–30draw 2005 France tour of South Africa and Australia 50,419
10 June 2006Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 36–16Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2006 Scotland tour of South Africa 32,066
23 June 2007Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21–26Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2007 Tri Nations Series 51,861
23 August 2008Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15–27Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2008 Tri Nations Series 48,123
20 June 2009British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg  British & Irish Lions 26–21Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2009 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa 49,055
1 August 2009Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31–19Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2009 Tri Nations Series 43,149
13 August 2011Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9–14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2011 Tri Nations Series 47,850
9 June 2012Flag of England.svg  England 22–17Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2012 England tour of South Africa 43,052
8 June 2013Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 44–10Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Quadrangular Tournament 23,663
14 June 2014Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 38–16Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2014 Wales tour of South Africa 37,182
8 August 2015Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 25–37Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2015 Rugby Championship 27,447
8 October 2016Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15–57Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2016 Rugby Championship 51,500
17 June 2017Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 37–15Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2017 France tour of South Africa 27,712
18 August 2018Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 34–21Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2018 Rugby Championship 26,836
24 September 2022Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 38–21Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2022 Rugby Championship 45,982
13 July 2024IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2024 Ireland tour of South Africa

Statistics

Statistics updated to most recent match against Argentina, 24 September 2022.

OpponentPWDLW%FADiff.
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3201066.679779+18
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5203040.008188–7
British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg  British & Irish Lions 3201066.674439+5
Flag of England.svg  England 1100100.002217+5
Flag of France.svg  France 7430057.14160106+54
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 1100100.001210+2
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2200100.0014510+135
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7304042.86149185–36
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Cavaliers 1001000.001819–1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2200100.006541+24
South American XV 1100100.00189+9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2200100.006219+43
Opponent352231062.86873622+251
PWDLW%FADiff.

Future

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. [14] However, this is unlikely as they have a 50-year lease on Kings Park which runs to 2056. [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Sharks formerly participated in the Super Rugby competition between 1996 and 2020.

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