The Boland Stadium is a

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with a capacity of about 11,000 spectators. It is used mostly for

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matches by the

Boland Cavaliers The Boland Cavaliers () are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual SA Cup and Currie Cup tournament. They draw players from the Cape Winelands District Municipality, Cape Winelands and West Coast District Municipality, ...

team in the

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. The ground also played host to a

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match in 1998, when the Western Stormers defeated the Waratahs 35–33. Boland also defeated the

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at the venue in a pre-season match in the lead up to the

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