Cazaly's Stadium

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Cazaly's Stadium, also known as Bundaberg Rum Stadium, is a sports ground in Cairns, Australia, that is named after former VFL legend Roy Cazaly

The Stadium is home to the AFL Cairns Australian rules football competition and is the largest oval stadium in the City of Cairns.

It features a main grandstand relocated from the Brisbane Cricket Groundin 1995.

It has hosted two cricket Tests (2003-04) against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe respectivly, and two National Rugby League matches (2001) and several AFL pre-season matches.

[edit] Largest Attendances

In 2001, a crowd of 13,500 attended an NRL game between the Penrith Panthers and North Queensland Cowboys.

In 2003, a crowd of 11,000 attended an AFL game between the Brisbane Lions and Geelong Football Club.

[edit] Future

The ground status as an out of season test match veune is under review after the disapponiting attendances but it is likely that it will host another test match against Zimbabwe in the winter of 2007.

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