Cardiff Arms Park

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Cardiff Arms Park is a stadium complex situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. It is the spiritual and physical home of Welsh rugby union, and is the site of the modern day Millennium Stadium.

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History

The stadium was named after the Cardiff Arms pub (a coaching inn)in close proximity to the building site.

In 1941, the stadium was hit in a blitz by the Luftwaffe

There were two stadia on the site, both with approximately east-west alignment; Cardiff Rugby Club (Cardiff Athletic) at the north (Castle Street) end, and the National Stadium at the south (Wood Street) end. The old National Stadium was demolished in 1997 and a new stadium, the Millennium Stadium, was built in its place (completed to a north-south alignment in 1999). The Rugby Club still uses the name Cardiff Arms Park for its own ground, physically attached to the rear of Millennium Stadium's North Stand.

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