The Millennium Stadium (The Principality Stadium since Jan 2016) was built between 1997 and 1999 at a cost of £112 million. The stadium opened in June 1999 and its first major event was an international rugby union match on 26th June 1999, when Wales beat South Africa in a test match by 29–19 before a crowd of 29,000. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has also held Wales national football team games. Initially built to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup and replacing the Natio

We recently posted a video of the Millennium Stadium being constructed, I noticed quite a few of you mentioned the Empire Pool and how sad you were to see it go. So here she is in all her glory 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 WALES EMPIRE POOL (Pwll Nofio'r Gymanwlad) The Wales Empire Pool (locally the “Empire Pool”) was an international-standard swimming and events venue in central Cardiff built for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. It was constructed on Wood Street next to Cardiff Arms Park and o