Thursday 4th September 2008
World Cup Q-final venues named
Wellington and Christchurch will host the 2011 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals which will be held in New Zealand.
The Westpac Stadium in Wellington and Christchurch's AMI Stadium beat bids from Auckland - North Harbour and Eden Park - and Hamilton's Waikato Stadium.
Rugby New Zealand (RNZ) 2011 chief executive Martin Snedden said: "This decision gives fans in the Wellington and Christchurch regions something really special to look forward to in 2011."
"The quarter-final weekends in both cities will be tremendous sporting and festival occasions."
Eden Park will host the finals, semi-finals and third place play-off.
