Carisbrook

Carisbrook (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Carisbrook Stadium) was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it was also used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. In 1922, Carisbrook hosted the first international football match between Australia and New Zealand. The hosts won 3–1.

Key facts

Venue.name: Carisbrook
Venue.nickname: The House of Pain
Venue.image: 300px|Looking north across Caversham, New Zealand|Caversham to Carisbrook, from the slopes of Forbury Hill
Venue.location: Dunedin, New Zealand
Venue.broke_ground: 1881
Venue.opened: 1883
Venue.closed: 2011
Venue.demolished: Starting 2013
Venue.owner: Carisbrook Ground Company
Venue.operator: Carisbrook Ground Company
Venue.surface: Grass
Venue.tenants: Otago Rugby Football UnionHighlanders (Super 14) (1996–2011)

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History
Stands
Retirement and recycling
Historic events
See also
References
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Carisbrook also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game concerts before rugby matches in the 1990s. In 2011 Carisbrook was closed, and was replaced as a rugby ground by Forsyth Barr Stadium in North Dunedin, and as a cricket ground by University Oval in Logan Park.