Campbelltown Stadium
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Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a rugby league stadium in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with a recorded highest crowd figure of 20,527 for a 2005 NRL game between the Wests Tigers and the North Queensland Cowboys.
[edit] History
Campbelltown Stadium was been used for top level rugby league since 1987 when the Western Suburbs Magpies made the move from their inner western base of Lidcombe. At that time the ground was known as Orana Park. The Magpies had made the move in a bid to provide a more assured future as their new home was based in a rapidly explanding area in the outer south-west of Sydney. A new leagues club was developed next to the ground. The ground was not a favourite of visiting teams due to the relatively poor standard of facilities and its isolation.
The stadium was home to the Magpies until their merger with Balmain Tigers and underwent upgrades during this time. Following the formation of the Wests Tigers joint venture, it became a home ground of the new team and hosted the new team's debut match against Brisbane Broncos in 2000.
[edit] Current Use
The ground continues to serve as a home ground to the Wests Tigers. Currently it hosts three NRL games each season. Usually one of these games is designated as a nostalgic game in which the Tigers where replica jumpers of the former Magpies team.
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