- Musgrave Park, Cork
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Musgrave Park Location Cork Opened 20th century Owner Irish Rugby Football Union Surface Grass Capacity 9,251 (3,450 seated) Tenants Dolphin RFC, Sundays Well RFC, Munster Rugby Musgrave Park is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground consists of four terraces, one stand, three tribunes, one jogging track, and two VIP stands on the west side. Musgrave has a capacity of about 9,251[1] (mainly terracing)[2] and is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane. Its name comes from the Musgrave Group who donated the land and own a distribution centre opposite.
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Development
In March 2010 it was announced that a major redevelopment was to take place at the ground. A new all seated West Stand would be built in the first phase of a development to bring capacity to over 12,500.[3] However in February 2011 the Munster Branch announced that work on the West Stand would not go ahead as planned - due to difficulty raising funding. Instead a 4,000 seat temporary stand would be erected in the summer of 2011.[4] This would involve the removal of the existing structure to the West of the ground, giving an overall capacity of 10,000 with 4,000 seats.[5]
Use
Rugby
Musgrave Park is home to Dolphin RFC and Sundays Well RFC. Each club has their own pitch on the east side of the main stadium.
The stadium hosts some of Munster Rugby's home fixtures though Thomond Park, Limerick is the venue for all Heineken Cup games. Some smaller Magners League games and pre-season friendlies are played in Musgrave park.
The stadium also host many local important games such as finals for amateur cup competitions and Schools Rugby.
Other sports
In September 1991 League of Ireland club Cork City F.C. played a league game at Musgrave Park against Shamrock Rovers[6] and the following Wednesday Cork City drew 1–1 with FC Bayern Munich in a UEFA Cup game played at the ground.
See also
- Munster Rugby
- Stadiums of Ireland
External links
References
- ^ "Teams : Munster". RaboDirectPRO12. http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/teams/munster/index.php. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "Irish Examiner – 2003/11/13: Musgrave Park expansion talks". Archives.tcm.ie. 2003-11-13. http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2003/11/13/story586912676.asp. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Byrne, Chris (2010-03-12). "Munster Rugby : News : New Development at Musgrave Park". Munsterrugby.ie. http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/7283.php. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Coughlan, Barry (2011-02-18). "Downturn halts Munster’s Musgrave Park stand plans | Irish Examiner". Examiner.ie. http://www.examiner.ie/sport/rugby/downturn-halts-munsters-musgrave-park-stand-plans-145691.html. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "News Detail Page - Musgrave Park Plans for the New Stand". Mrsc.ie. http://www.mrsc.ie/News_Detail.aspx?rowid=54698. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Irish Times". Irish Times. 1991-09-16. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1991/0916/Pg027.html#Ar02709:1348101C78591948541AC8671AD8541BE86719C94F1CF9622888722D18892769352A79432A79352B29432B49352EF94313385418986714194F18996221D872282889226935268943. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
Celtic League venues 2011–12 Cardiff City Stadium • Firhill Stadium • Galway Sportsgrounds • Liberty Stadium • Murrayfield Stadium • Thomond Park/Musgrave Park • Parc y Scarlets • Ravenhill • Rodney Parade • RDS Arena • Stadio Luigi Zaffanella / Stadio Giglio • Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Future and proposed sports stadiums in Ireland Under development New Finn Harps Stadium (6,800)
Proposed Páirc Uí Chaoimh (60,000) · Brandywell Stadium (8,000) · Fingal Sports Complex (4,200)
Coordinates: 51°52′51″N 8°28′18″W / 51.8808°N 8.4718°W
Categories:- Rugby union stadiums in Ireland
- Sport in County Cork
- Cork (city)
- Buildings and structures in County Cork
- Munster Rugby
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