Aviva Stadium
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, February 2012
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Stadium
Comment from Philippa Burne
In 1872 a young Irish athlete called Henry Wallace Doveton Dunlop realized his dream: to build Dublin a proper, dedicated sports venue. Landsdowne Road Stadium, only about a mile from St Stephen’s Green in central Dublin is this venue. In 1876 it hosted its first rugby match, in 1878 it held its first international rugby game. By the turn of the 21st century, Landsdowne Road was the oldest sporting stadium in Europe. It’s inevitable then that it’s had an update.
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