Rugby World Cup 2011 - Training Venues
By Kath
August 29 2011
Auckland will host at least 12 teams during Rugby World Cup 2011.
Training Venues - RWC 2011
The chosen training venues range from the Silverdale club in the north to Lloyd Elsmore Park in the south and The Trusts Stadium in the west.
The region will host teams such as Namibia and Fiji, as well as the heavyweights of France and the All Blacks.
Communities throughout Auckland will get a taste of RWC 2011 action, with teams holding open training sessions
Open training sessions (Source www.auckland2011.com)
- Australia at Western Springs, 6 September 2011 from 2.30-4pm
- Tonga at Western Springs, 6 September 2011 from 5.30-7pm
- France at Onewa Domain, 13 September 2011 from 3.30-5.30pm
- France at Onewa Domain, 20 September 2011 from 3.30-5.30pm
- France at Onewa Domain, 27 September 2011 from 3:30-5:30pm
- Fiji at Mount Smart, 20 September 2011 from 9.30-10.30am
- Samoa at Western Springs, 21 September 2011 from 8.30-10am
For more details on RWC 2011 public training opportunities around the country,
visit http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/fanzone/teamopportunities/index.html.
Rugby World Cup 2011 teams in Auckland | |||
POOL STAGE | |||
| Team | Training venue | Training dates | |
| Australia | The Trusts Stadium | 11 - 17 September | |
| Australia | Mt Smart Stadium #2 | 6 - 10 September | |
| England | The Trusts Stadium | 25 September - 1 October | |
| Fiji | Mt Smart Stadium #2 | 18 - 25 September | |
| France | Onewa Domain | 31 August - 15 September and 19 - 28 September | |
| Ireland | Mt Smart Stadium #2 | 12 - 17 September | |
| Italy | Lloyd Elsmore Park | 8 - 11 September | |
| Japan | Silverdale Rugby Club | 31 August - 13 September | |
| Namibia | Silverdale Rugby Club | 20 - 22 September | |
| New Zealand | The Trusts Stadium | 3 - 9 September and 20 - 24 September | |
| Samoa | Western Springs Stadium | 19 - 25 September | |
| Samoa | Silverdale Rugby Club | 26 - 30 September | |
| Scotland | Lloyd Elsmore Park | 27 September - 1 October | |
| South Africa | Onewa Domain | 21 - 22 September and 29 - 30 September | |
| Tonga | Western Springs Stadium | 5 - 11 September | |