Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium
Glen Willow Sporting Complex is a stadium located in Mudgee, New South Wales built in early 2012.[2]
History
It is named after the original property owned by the Pitt family - located in the Windamere Dam area named “Willow Glen”. Council retained the name "Glen Willow" after acquiring the property.[3]
Rugby League
The oval has hosted 2 editions of the City vs Country Origin in 2012, and in 2017, which was notable for being the last edition of the representative fixture. The first NRL game at the venue and in Mudgee was on 26 May 2013 when 9,132 people turned up to see the Gold Coast Titans thrash Parramatta 42–4. The record attendance was set on 19 May 2019 for the Round 10 season game between the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Newcastle Knights with an attendance of 9,267.[4]
The St. George Illawarra Dragons hosted matches at the oval in 2018 and 2019 as well as the Charity Shield pre-season game against South Sydney.[5] Since 2021, Manly Warringah have replaced St George Illawarra in hosting regular season matches.
Rugby Union
In the National Rugby Championship (NRC) the NSW Country Eagles played one Rugby Union match in the 2018 NRC season.
Soccer
In the A-League, the Western Sydney based Western Sydney Wanderers have chosen to take their Community Round match of the 2018–19 A-League season, to Mudgee's Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium, as part of their new Regional Strategy.[6]
See also
- List of Australian rugby league stadiums
- List of Australian rugby union stadiums by capacity
- List of soccer stadiums in Australia
References
- ^ "Glen Willow Stadium | Austadiums".
- ^ Council, Mid Western Regional. "Glen Willow Regional Sports Complex". www.midwestern.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Why it is called 'Glen Willow'". Mudgee Guardian. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Glen Willow Stadium | Austadiums". austadiums.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Dragons announce Mudgee fixtures for 2019". St George Illawarra Dragons. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Wanderers to take Community match to Mudgee as part of new Regional Strategy". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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