Margaret, the wife of Otago rugby great Tuppy Diack, probably sat in the Rose Stand seats at Carisbrook more than her husband.
She watched him - as a boyfriend, fiance and husband - at most of his games playing for clubs (University and Zingari) and provinces (Otago and Southland).
But after he finished playing rugby, the couple watched rugby from the main stand.
''As the first player to play 100 games for Otago, they gave us two seats in the main stand.''
Now the couple are back sitting in the Rose Stand on two salvaged bench seats in their garden.
Mr Diack had several memories of Carisbrook, some as a spectator.
In 1956, as a primary school teacher, he was in charge of pupils, who were allowed to sit on planks on the grass at Carisbrook to watch the All Blacks play the touring Springboks.
''The stands and the terraces were full. There were masses of people.''
Most Carisbrook memories were playing centre for four years, left wing for five years and fullback for four years.
In 1957, he played for Otago and defended the Ranfurly Shield against South Canterbury.
''We lost it to Taranaki the next Saturday. We won it, defended it and lost it in three games. This year's team couldn't defend it, so we are still one up on the present day fellas.''
After playing for Otago and beating the Lions at Carisbrook in 1959, he was selected for the All Blacks.
He scored 14 points against the touring team, despite a tackle tearing all the ligaments in the back of his ankle in his kicking leg, about 10 minutes into the game.
''I had the odd broken nose but that was the only injury I had that was really bad.''
The injury ruled him out of his first All Black test.
He played in the next, though, and had fond memories of another decommissioned stadium - Athletic Park in Wellington.
His All Black debut was the first time the Millard Stand was open and he ran on the park in front of more than 50,000 spectators - a record crowd that saw the Lions beaten.
''Running out of the tunnel on to the pitch, it looked as if you were running out into people because the stand was so far up you couldn't see the sky at all.''
At Carisbrook, he scored 14 points when Otago beat England in 1963 - a year before he retired as a player aged 34.
Mr Diack said he had not been back to Carisbrook since it was decommissioned, ''and I'm not going either''.
Mrs Diack agreed: ''I couldn't bear to look at it the way it is.''
She remember Carisbrook, full of life with men watching rugby in the terraces wearing grey overcoats and hats.
''There they were row after row of them - all the same.''
