Wade Park
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| Location | Orange, New South Wales |
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| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
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| New South Wales Country Eagles (NRC) (2014-present) | |
Wade Park is a sports ground originally constructed for cricket located in the town of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.
Cricket
[edit]The park has hosted Sheffield Shield matches, an International T20 match between Hong Kong and Sydney Thunder plus a number of competitive A-League matches featuring the Central Coast Mariners FC – in 2006's Pre-Season against Adelaide United (resulting in a 0–0 draw), and then again in 2007 when the Mariners and Queensland Roar played out a 1–1 draw. Crowds of approximately 3,000 made an appearance at these fixtures.
Greyhound racing
[edit]From the 1930s until 2005 it hosted greyhound racing. The racing was under the control of the Orange Greyhound Racing Club when it ended.[1]
Rugby League
[edit]Wade Park hosted the 2009 City vs Country Origin NRL Game. The City vs Country Rugby League Game was a huge success. It more than doubled the A league games attendance with a crowd of over 8,000 people.[citation needed]
The ground is home to the Orange Hawks' Group 10 rugby league team.[2] It is also one of the home grounds for the NSW Country Eagles team that plays in the National Rugby Championship.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Countdown to track closure". Central Western Daily. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "A-League leads to Wade Park makeover". Central Western Daily. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via Newsbank.
- ^ Jackson, Ed (20 August 2014). "Australian rugby set for provincial reboot". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Fixtures draw". Australian Rugby. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
External links
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