Sarries lose stadium stand-off

Published: Tuesday, 15. November, 2011 in category Heineken Cup

The historical Heineken Cup match between Saracens and Biarritz Olympique to be played in Cape Town will now be played at Newlands and not Cape Town Stadium.

Last week Saracens and the City of Cape Town announced that the match would be held at the stadium in Green Point that has become a financial burden since the Football World Cup.

However, according to reports Western Province Rugby Union has the authority over matches in the Western Cape and have ruled that the match should be played at Newlands.

City of Cape Town councillor Grant Pascoe told this website that he is aware of the reports, but has been in meetings all morning and isn't able to comment until he has spoken to the stadium manager.

The match will be the first Heineken Cup game played outside of Europe and is scheduled to be played on January 14, 2012.