Soccer City to host Tri-Nations game 06/07/2010 |
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South Africa is to move its home Tri-Nations game with New Zealand on August 21 from Ellis Park to Soccer City in Soweto.
The South African Rugby Union is expected to announce the change, which has been described as "the worst kept secret in rugby", this week.
The move was inadvertently confirmed by All Blacks coach Graham Henry during an interview with website www.stuff.co.nz.
The 90,000-seat stadium will host the football World Cup Final on July 11.
When asked about the rumoured change of venue for the match, Henry said: "Yeah, that's official isn't it?", before asking media manager Joe Locke: "Am I allowed to say that, Joe?
"I've just said it, haven't I? It's been speculated – no, I'm not allowed to say that. No, it's only speculated we're playing in a stadium that holds 90,000. Gee, that would be great, wouldn't it? I can't wait."
Originally opened in 1989, Soccer City received a major upgrade to become the flagship venue for the 2010 World Cup – the first football World Cup to be held on African soil.
In 1990, more than 100,000 people rallied at the ground to hear Nelson Mandela, just released from prison, call for a unified South Africa.
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