Buffalo City Stadium

Stadium in East London, South Africa

Buffalo City Stadium

Full name| Buffalo City Municipality Stadium
Former names| Absa Stadium
Basil Kenyon Stadium
Location| Arcadia, East London
Coordinates| 33°0′24″S 27°54′19″E﻿ / ﻿33.00667°S 27.90528°E﻿ / -33.00667; 27.90528
Owner| Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Capacity| 16,000
Surface| Grass
Construction
Built| 1934
Renovated| 2010
Tenants
Chippa United (2023–present) (Premiership)
Border Bulldogs (1934–present) (Currie Cup)

Buffalo City Stadium (also known as the BCM Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in East London, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for Rugby Union matches and is the home stadium of Border Bulldogs. The stadium holds 16,000 people.

The stadium has undergone three name changes. Originally, it was named Border Rugby Union Grounds, which was changed to the Basil Kenyon Stadium, after the Springbok player who captained the Springboks on a successful 3-month tour of England in 1951. It has also been called ABSA Stadium, for sponsorship reasons.[1][2] On 26 June 2010, The BCM Stadium hosted a Test match between Italy and South Africa. South Africa won 55–11.

## Notable matches

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In August 1978, 5,500 spectators at the stadium watched the South African Country Districts XV beat the touring American Cougars 44–12.[3][4][5]

### 1995 Rugby World Cup

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The stadium was one of the host venues for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. It hosted 3 first round matches in Pool B during the tournament.

Date  | Team #1  | Result  | Team #2  | Round  | Attendance

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27 May 1995 |  Italy | 18–42 |  Western Samoa | Group B | 11,000
30 May 1995 |  Western Samoa | 32–26 |  Argentina | Group B | 11,000
4 June 1995 |  Argentina | 25–31 |  Italy | Group B | 11,000

## References

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1. ^ "Craven Week in History". 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
2. ^ "Absa Stadium". BuffaloCity.gov.za. 13 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
3. ^ "South Africans Down Americans". The News and Courier. Associated Press. 12 August 1978. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
4. ^ "Sports Shorts". The Robesonian. Associated Press. 11 August 1978. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
5. ^ Select Books (2010). "Sports Catalogue May 2010. [Opens .doc file directly.]". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.

## See also

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* List of stadiums in South Africa
* List of African stadiums by capacity

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Venues of the 1995 Rugby World Cup

* Ellis Park (Johannesburg)
* Loftus Versfeld (Pretoria)
* Newlands (Cape Town)
* Kings Park Stadium (Durban)
* Boet Erasmus Stadium (Port Elizabeth)
* Free State Stadium (Bloemfontein)
* Olympia Park (Rustenburg)
* Basil Kenyon Stadium (East London)
* Danie Craven Stadium (Stellenbosch)

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Super Rugby stadiums

Australia|

* Allianz Stadium
* GIO Stadium
* HBF Park
* Suncorp Stadium

Fiji|

* Churchill Park
* HFC Bank Stadium

New Zealand|

* Apollo Projects Stadium
* Eden Park
* FMG Stadium Waikato
* Forsyth Barr Stadium
* North Harbour Stadium
* Sky Stadium

Secondary stadiums (2025)|

* Bay Oval
* McLean Park
* Navigation Homes Stadium

Former stadiums|

| Argentina|

* José Amalfitani Stadium

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Australia|

* AAMI Park
* Allianz Stadium
* ANZ Stadium, Sydney
* Ballymore
* Brookvale Oval
* Cbus Super Stadium
* CommBank Stadium
* Leichhardt Oval
* Mars Stadium
* McDonald Jones Stadium
* Manuka Oval
* Queensland Country Bank Stadium
* Subiaco Oval
* Sunshine Coast Stadium
* Sydney Cricket Ground
* Willows Sports Complex
* WIN Stadium

England|

* Twickenham Stadium

Hong Kong|

* Mong Kok Stadium

Japan|

* Level5 Stadium
* Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

New Zealand|

* Alpine Energy Stadium
* AMI Stadium
* Athletic Park
* Baypark Stadium
* Carisbrook
* Central Energy Trust Arena
* Go Media Stadium
* Owen Delany Park
* Queenstown Events Centre
* Rotorua International Stadium
* Rugby Park
* Semenoff Stadium
* Tauranga Domain
* Trafalgar Park
* Wakatipu Rugby Club
* Yarrow Stadium

Samoa|

* Apia Park

Singapore|

* National Stadium

Tonga|

* Teufaiva Stadium

South Africa|

* Boet Erasmus Stadium
* Boland Stadium
* Bosman Stadium
* Buffalo City Stadium
* DHL Newlands
* Emirates Airline Park
* Jonsson Kings Park
* Loftus Versfeld
* Mbombela Stadium
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
* North West Stadium
* Outeniqua Park
* Orlando Stadium
* Puma Stadium
* Tafel Lager Park
* Toyota Stadium

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