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]] Eden Park is a sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand . It is Auckland's main ground for both Rugby Union during Winter , and Cricket in Summer . To accommodate both sports, the Cricket Pitch is removable. The ground is located three kilometres southwest of the city centre. Eden Park has been the home to Auckland Cricket since 1910 , and also hosts international Test and One-Day cricket. The ground has also been the home of the Auckland Rugby Union since 1925, hosting Auckland's home games in the National Provincial Championship , as well as the Blues in the Super 14 , and international test rugby. It hosted the final match of the Rugby World Cup in 1987 and is planned to host the final match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup . CAPACITY Eden Park currently has a crowd capacity of 53,000. As part of the successful bid for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, improvements worth NZ$ 130 million will be made to Eden Park, including increasing the crowd capacity to 60,000. 1 . Eden Park has the largest capacity of any New Zealand Sports arena. Eden Park is also the name of an associated clothing brand. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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