Estadio Raúl Conti, Sports stadium in Puerto Madryn, Argentina
Estadio Raúl Conti is a multi-purpose stadium in Puerto Madryn with a grass pitch and seating capacity for around 15,000 spectators. The facility includes multiple changing rooms, broadcast facilities, and separate access points for different sections of the venue.
In May 1961 Argentina's Secretary of the Navy granted Club Guillermo Brown a plot of about 50,000 m² after negotiations by presidents Norberto Rico and Salustiano Sebastián Eguillor. The stadium, named after Raúl Conti, the club executive who pushed for its construction, opened on 25 May 1967 after three years of building. It had a 500-seat cement grandstand, three changing rooms and a broadcast booth, plus running and horse-racing tracks. The grass pitch was laid in 2000 under president Carlos Eliceche, and capacity rose from 8,000 to 15,000 for the 2006 Test against Wales.
Each year the stadium grounds host the Fiesta Nacional del Cordero, which draws thousands of visitors. The venue also hosted a Rata Blanca concert on 28 May 1994, and Club Social y Deportivo Madryn played home matches here while it lacked its own ground.
The ground sits on a 50,000 m² plot handed to Club Guillermo Brown by the Secretary of the Navy in 1961. Teams reach the field through entry tunnels, a first for Puerto Madryn, and the venue keeps three changing rooms for home side, visitors and referees. The pitch was laid in 2000 under president Carlos Eliceche.
In 2006, Argentina's national rugby team played against Wales at this venue and won 27-25 in a Test match. This was the first international rugby Test match ever held in Puerto Madryn.
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