Kings Park Stadium, colloquially known as the Shark Tank, is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa. It is the home of the Sharks rugby union team.
1995 Rugby World Cup
The stadium was used as one of the venues for the 1995 Rugby World Cup held in South Africa. The stadium hosted three pool games in Pool B. The stadium also hosted one quarter final with France defeating Ireland 36–12. A very wet semi final was played here on 17 June 1995 between South Africa and France. ==1996 African Cup of Nations==
1996 African Cup of Nations
The stadium was one of four venues for the 1996 African Cup of Nations. It hosted 3 group matches, a quarter final and semi final. ==Other events==
Springbok matches
Statistics Statistics updated to most recent match against Ireland, 13 July 2024. ==Future==
Future
With the construction of the new Moses Mabhida Stadium for the 2010 FIFA World Cup less than 200m away, the local government had hoped that the Sharks would relocate. However, this is unlikely as they have a 50-year lease on Kings Park which runs to 2056. ==Notes==