Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle revealed the likely staging of the Bledisloe Cup clash at the unveiling of the design plans for the new Allianz Stadium on Friday.After much debate and political warfare, the NSW Government committed to a $729 million rebuild of Allianz Stadium, as part of a stadiums strategy that has also seen a new Parramatta Stadium being built, and plans for a $700-plus million refurbishment of ANZ Stadium as well.Wrapped in a bronze facade and with a hi-tech roof that can be lit in a home team's colours,
the new Allianz Stadium will hold 45,000 spectators and will boast far better game-day facilities for fans than the run-down old version.The stadium - designed by the same architects who created the original in 1988 - will also have upgraded change room capacity, with facilities that are specifically tailored to be female-friendly.With the old Allianz stadium not meeting building code and safety standards, Rugby Australia put their support behind the proposal to knock down and re-build; which NSW Sports Minister Stuart Ayres said came in at almost the same price as a re-furbishment.Castle said there would be a large number of benefits for rugby in the impressive new stadium.“From a fan experience point of view, the Waratahs will have a world-class stadium to play in, which is important,” Castle told.
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