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Capacity: 74,500
RWC Fixtures
September 15: Wales v Australia
September 16: Fiji v Canada
September 20: Wales v Japan
October 6: Quarter-final
The stadium was built in conjunction with Wales hosting the 1999 Rugby World Cup, and replaced the old Arms Park as the national stadium.
The totally cost of £126million was considered to be relatively low for such a modern up-to-date stadium and was contributed to by the National Lottery funding scheme.
The first ever game played there saw Wales host South Africa, before the stadium was totally finished, and marked the first time Wales had ever beaten the Springboks, 29-19.
During the World Cup the stadium hosted seven games including the opening fixture between Wales and Argentina, as well as the final between Australia and France.
The most memorable day in the Stadium was when Wales completed their first Grand Slam in 27 years in 2005 with their final-round win over Ireland.
As well as international rugby union, the Millennium Stadium has hosted a variety of other sports, including football, rugby league (Including the Challenge Cup final on three occasions between 2003 and 2005, and Welsh Rugby League internationals) speedway, indoor cricket, rally and boxing.
Further to this the removable pitch enables to stadium to be used as a concert venue and has seen acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Brown, U2, Rod Stewart, Oasis and The Foo Fighters appear there.
