Lansdowne Road Ariva Stadium Hotel Dublin
Lansdowne Road Aviva International Rugby Stadium, Ballsbridge is located a mere 5 minute walk from the Pembroke Townhouse.
Aviva Stadium is long synonymous with the Irish International Rugby Team, but over the past two decades it has also become the home of Irish Soccer. The oldest international rugby ground in the world, it has seen many developments over the past 130 years.
In May 2010, Lansdowne Road International Rugby Aviva Stadium reopened after it's redevelopment into a new 50,000 capacity all-seater venue as a joint venture between the FAI and the IRFU. The 50,000 compared with the existing Lansdowne Road Aviva Stadium which has an all seated capacity, as required for competitive Soccer, of 36,000 and a mixed standing and seated capacity of 49,000 for Rugby.
To mark the opening of the Aviva Stadium, the IRFU have confirmed that the first game to be played in 2010 will be a match between two provincial teams, with a Leinster/Ulster combination against a Munster/Connacht selection.
This historic fixture will be played at the new venue on the 31st July, 2010.
Details of other upcoming Rugby and Soccer matches in Aviva Stadium include:
31 July 2010 - Leinster & Ulster v Connacht & Munster ~ Combined Provinces Rugby Fixture
4 August 2010 - Airtricity League XI v Manchester United Football Fixture
11 August 2010 - Ireland v Argentina ~ International Football Friendly Fixture
7 September 2010 - Ireland v Andorra ~ European Championship Football Qualifier
24 September 2010 - Michael Buble Concert
25 September 2010 - Michael Buble Concert
8 October 2010 - Ireland v Russia ~ European Championship Football Qualifier
6 November 2010 - Ireland v South Africa ~ Guinness Autumn Rugby Series
13 November 2010 - Ireland v Samoa ~ Guinness Autumn Rugby Series
20 or 21 November 2010 - Ireland v New Zealand ~ Guinness Autumn Rugby Series
27 or 28 November 2010 - Ireland v Argentina ~ Guinness Autumn Rugby Series
2011:
13 February 2011 - Ireland v France ~ RBS Six Nations Rugby Fixture
19 March 2011 - Ireland v England ~ RBS Six Nations Rugby Fixture
08 February 2011 - Four Nations International Football Tournament
09 February 2011 - Four Nations International Football Tournament
26 March 2011 - Ireland v Macedonia ~ European Championship Football Qualifier
18 May 2011 - UEFA Europa League Final
24 May 2011 - Four Nations International Football Tournament
25 May 2011 - Four Nations International Football Tournament
27 May 2011 - Four Nations International Football Tournament
28 May 2011 - Four Nations International Football Tournament
02 September 2011 - Ireland v Slovakia ~ European Championship Football Qualifier
11 October 2011 - Ireland v Armenia ~ European Championship Football Qualifier
MICHAEL BUBLE ANNOUNCED AS FIRST CONCERT IN AVIVA STADIUM!!!
Michael Buble - 24th & 25th September The NEARBY Aviva Stadium, Lansdowne Road....
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