2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP IN NEW ZEALAND, VENUES, TICKETS, FORUM, BETTING

Unless something changes, the final for the 2011 Rugby World Cup will be held at Eden Park New Zealand.

Rugby stadiums certain to host games:

City	Stadium	Capacity
Auckland	Eden Park	60,000*
Christchurch	AMI Stadium	36,000*
Wellington	Westpac Stadium	35,000
Dunedin	Carisbrook	30,000*
Auckland	Mount Smart Stadium	30,000
Hamilton	Waikato Stadium	30,000

* capacity due to be increased. In Carisbrook, a new Dunedin rugby stadium is planned which is planned to be finished prior to the 2011 World Cup.

Possible venues to receive lower attended games:

City	Stadium	Capacity
Rotorua	Rotorua International Stadium	35,000
Auckland	North Harbour Stadium	25,000
New Plymouth	Yarrow Stadium	25,000
Tauranga	BlueChip Stadium	20,000
Invercargill	Rugby Park	17,000
Napier	McLean Park	16,000
Palmerston North	Arena Manawatu	15,000

Numerous smaller capacity stadiums in New Zealand, like Nelson's Trafalgar Park and Blenheim's Landsdowne Park, are undergoing major building work.