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Iconic New Zealand rugby stadium now a park after devastating earthquake forced 38,620-seater venue to be abandoned
A STADIUM once feared by the British and Irish Lions has been turned into a recreational PARK after a deadly earthquake left it abandoned.
The turn-stiles at Lancaster Park in Christchurch, New Zealand were closed for good after the devastating quake hit on 22 February 2011.
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The earthquake took 185 lives that day.
And the iconic stadium closed permanently due to damage sustained, before it was ultimately demolished in 2019.
It has since been transformed into a public recreational park with facilities for community sport, and was re-opened in June 2022.
Lancaster Park was the home of the Crusaders rugby union team and hosted Canterbury cricket games too, for more than 100 years.
But the 38,628-seater was forced to close after the tremor lifted the concrete piles under the stands and dropped them at the wrong angle.
It was the dark grey syrup from the liquefaction that oozed through the surface that essentially killed any hope of the venue returning to its former glory.
Liquefaction is a process that occurs when sediment loses strength and behaves like a fluid.
But the Crusaders’ fortunes changed when plans were announced to build a brand new INDOOR stadium in Christchurch.
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The £315m Te Kaha Stadium, which translates to ‘One New Zealand’ is NOT on the same site as Lancaster Park – but 1.5 miles away.
And Google maps says it’s a five-minute drive away.
All Blacks legend Zinzan Brooke performed a rousing Haka in a Norwich pub
Rob Penney admits it is “emotional” to see construction of a new ground in central Christchurch, more than a decade on from the devastating earthquakes.
The new Crusaders manager said: “That ripped everyone’s lives apart here.
“We were unable to use the stadium after that and we ended up using Rugby Park and that was a great venue in the short-term and then the move to where the boys are now (Apollo Projects Stadium).
“It’s a little bit emotional really because it’s something the city has been crying out for, for a long time.”
Penney was Canterbury’s provincial coach when the first earthquake hit during the early hours of 4 September 2010.
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The 2011 6.3-magnitude intraplate incident may have been an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude of the previous September.
The last sheets of the new Te Kaha Stadium will be installed in the north stand around the middle of 2025.
Crusaders’ chief executive Colin Mansbridge said he was confident the 25,000-seater will open in April 2026.
Crusaders membership holders for both the 2024 and 2025 seasons will automatically join a priority waitlist to secure a desired seat at Te Kaha.
Mansbridge added: “People have just been so excited about the arrival of Te Kaha.
“It’s an opportunity for them to get first dibs.”
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City Infrastructure General Manager Brent Smith says the third stage of works is “the final piece of the puzzle”.
Lancaster Park was scheduled to host five pool matches and two quarter finals at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, won by the All-Blacks.
But Christchurch lost its rights to host the seven World Cup games in September 2011, as the city was too damaged to host fixtures.
Lancaster Park (also known as the AMI Stadium and Jade Stadium) was far from the only venue affected.
QEII Park, which hosted the 1974 Commonwealth Games, was also damaged beyond repair and demolition began in 2012.
Christchurch has gone over a decade without an international-quality ground.
Lancaster Park previously hosted 48 All Blacks test matches from 1913 to 2010.
The Lions’ were beaten 13-10 in their first appearance there in 1930, and lost 13-10 in lost their most recent in 2005.
First and last international games played at Lancaster Park
Rugby
1st test: NZ 5 Australia 16, 1913
Last test: NZ 20 Australia 10, 2010
Cricket
1st test: NZ v England, 1930. England won by 8 wickets
Last test: NZ v Sri Lanka, 2006. NZ won by 5 wickets.
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A new Red Bull chassis didn’t help Sergio Perez turn his fortunes around as he could only qualify in 13th place for the sprint race in Brazil.
The under-fire Red Bull driver continues to struggle for form after a poor performance in the US GP in Austin followed by his shocking home race in Mexico last weekend, where he finished 17th.
The pressure on Perez is ramping up, and again questions have resurfaced as to whether he will be retained by Red Bull next season, despite having a contract in place.
Perez was quizzed about his latest poor result and reeled off a list of excuses.
He said: “We had a good FP1 and then we had a little bit of understeer with the track [temperature] coming down.
“We tried to [deal with] it with the brake balance and the tools that are available and then I ended up a little bit too rear-limited.
“And then was a bit confusing on the programme. We thought we might have a chance for a second lap, and unfortunately, we didn’t.
“Today we did struggle quite a bit and looking forward to tomorrow’s qualifying, really. We got caught out with the conditions, unfortunately. And that really was the difficult bit.”
Red Bull boss Christian Horner had earlier revealed the team had reverted to an old chassis to help boost Perez’s confidence.
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Horner again pledged his support for his driver but stopped short of providing a ringing endorsement.
He said: “We’re doing our best to try and help rebuild his confidence. He had a horrible weekend in Mexico.
“We’ve changed his chassis this weekend. It’s an older chassis, that we’ve put him into just to give him that extra boost of confidence.
“Sergio is a seasoned campaigner. He’s been around long enough that he knows this is a results-based business.
“He knows that this season has been under-par for him. Nobody’s more acutely aware of that than Sergio, but we’re doing our best that we can to support him.”
Meanwhile, team-mate Max Verstappen will line up on the second row after qualifying in fourth place for the sprint.
The world champion also criticised the bumpy track for not helping his cause.
He said: “As soon as we went into qualifying, it looked like we were definitely off the pace.
“The car was a bit difficult on the bumps. They did the resurfacing but they actually made it worse to drive. It’s extremely bumpy everywhere, so that’s not good for our cars.
“All the bumpy areas, the car is jumping around a lot, and it’s costing me quite a bit of lap time.
“Normally when you’re already quite a bit off over one lap, I don’t think we are particularly strong in the race. So we’ll have to see how that goes tomorrow in the sprint.
“I also know there’s maybe some weather around that can come, but maybe not for the sprint.”
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Luton vs West Brom suspended after medical emergency in crowd as paramedics rush to attend to fan
WEST BROM’S clash at Luton was suspended for five minutes following a medical emergency in the crowd.
The Championship game was goalless and approaching the half hour mark when the incident took place at Kenilworth Road.
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Play resumed after he medical team gave the OK for the match to continue.
West Brom tweeted: “There’s a stoppage as medics attend to an incident in the away end.”
Moments later, they added: “Play is back underway at Kenilworth Road.
“Our best wishes go to Baggies fan involved.”
While Luton said: “Best wishes to the Baggies fan.”
Luton have endured a difficult start to life back in the Championship after suffering Premier League relegation last season.
Rob Edwards’ side went into the West Brom clash in the relegation zone having won just three of 12 league games.
Meanwhile, Carlos Corberan’s men are challenging at the other end of the table.
West Brom went to Luton in fifth place knowing a win would take them level on points with Burnley in second.
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