Loftus Versfeld StadiumA shrine to Pretoria's Afrikaaners, the Loftus Versfeld Stadium
seats over 50,000 people and was one of the stadiums hosting
matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The land on which the stadium
was built was first used for sporting events in 1903 and is named
after Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld, who is attributed with
establishing organised sport in Pretoria. Loftus Versfeld stadium
is home to the local rugby team, the Blue Bulls, and has hosted
numerous sporting events such as the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the
1996 CAF Africa Cup of Nations. |