Between 1990 and 1995 the stadium was under constant renovation, adding technology, increasing capacity, and upgrading facilities, as part of a 3-phase redevelopment plan in anticipation of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, when Newlands hosted the opening match of the tournament.

However, from 2011 the ground was known as DHL Newlands after Western Province and the Stormers changed sponsors.,[2] In 1995 the stadium was one of the host venues for the Rugby World Cup held in South Africa.

In 2016, speculation began that WP rugby would sell Newlands, and that the Stormers and Western Province would play their home matches at the Cape Town Stadium.

The sale was delayed when a group of former rugby players, led by former Springbok, Wynand Claasen, submitted an application to have the stadium declared a heritage site.

[5][6][7] In March 2023 the Cape Town Stadium became the official home of Western Province Rugby after the union signed an Anchor Tenant Agreement.