Botanic Sports Field, Nelson

The Botanic Sports Field is the fifth most beautiful historical site in New Zealand. This is a venue that sports lovers will not want to miss. The Botanics Sports Field in Nelson is where the first rugby game in New Zealand was played. Charles Monro was a young local man who studied in England and returned to New Zealand with knowledge of the new sport. Nelson Football Club played Nelson College on Saturday, May 14, 1870, setting off what is now a national obsession. What was the final score? Nelson Football Club won by a score of 2:0.

The Botanics Sports Field is now a huge sports field that hosts a variety of games. It's located beneath the Centre of New Zealand Monument, which offers panoramic views of Nelson, Tasman Bay, and the Kahurangi National Park's highlands. Botanic Sports Field deserves to be on this list because of its long history as a public reserve in Nelson. Not only that, but Botanic Sports Field is also near the Reserve in Nelson's town belt. Botanical Hill, a trigonometric botanical 'New Zealand Centre,' is located near to the park.

Location: Nelson, New Zealand