Carisbrook every major test-playing nation at Carisbrook. A later test match, destined to be the last at the ground, was scheduled between New Zealand and Fiji as a fundraiser for the Christchurch earthquake appeal on 22 July 2011. On 11 May 2011 the Dunedin City Council decided that Carisbrook would be sold after the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Demolition work was begun at the start of 2012, with the floodlight towers being dismantled and sent up to Christchurch for use by the new temporary Christchurch Rugby Stadium at Addington Showgrounds, to allow that city a first-class ground while AMI Stadium awaits
Country New South Wales rugby league team Country New South Wales rugby league team The Country New South Wales rugby league team was a representative rugby league football team that consisted of professional players who originated from clubs of the Country Rugby League, one of two federations in the state of New South Wales. Country annually played in the City vs Country Origin competition against the City New South Wales rugby league team, which was made up of players originating from Sydney. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, the Country Rugby League named its "Team of the Century": The Women's City vs Country