PAM Brink Stadium
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PAM Brink Stadium is a multi-use stadium
in Springs
, South Africa
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home ground of Benoni Premier United and has long been the lair of the Eastern Transvaal rugby team who plays in the Currie Cup first division. The stadium holds 25,000 people. It takes its name from P.A.M. Brink, who was president of the "sub-federation" of rugby in the Eastern Transvaal (before it became detached from the Transvaal in 1947), and mayor of the town of Springs.
It was inaugurated on July 3, 1949, during a game between Eastern Transvaal and the All Blacks won by the South Africans (6-5)! In 1962, the Falcons will beat the British Lions 19-16. In 1964, the French team won one of his greatest victories against the Springboks (8-6) in front of over 56,000 spectators, (many others have had to stay outside the stadium). Only one other test was held there in 2002 (victory for the Springboks against Argentina 49-29).
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Springs
Springs, Gauteng
Springs is a city on the East Rand in the Gauteng province of South Africa.It lies 50 km east of Johannesburg. The name of the city derives from the large number of springs in the area; it has a population of more than 200,000, and is situated at 5,340 ft a.s.l...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the home ground of Benoni Premier United and has long been the lair of the Eastern Transvaal rugby team who plays in the Currie Cup first division. The stadium holds 25,000 people. It takes its name from P.A.M. Brink, who was president of the "sub-federation" of rugby in the Eastern Transvaal (before it became detached from the Transvaal in 1947), and mayor of the town of Springs.
It was inaugurated on July 3, 1949, during a game between Eastern Transvaal and the All Blacks won by the South Africans (6-5)! In 1962, the Falcons will beat the British Lions 19-16. In 1964, the French team won one of his greatest victories against the Springboks (8-6) in front of over 56,000 spectators, (many others have had to stay outside the stadium). Only one other test was held there in 2002 (victory for the Springboks against Argentina 49-29).