Langlands Park

Rugby match between home team Easts and the Redcliffe Dolphins, 2011

Langlands Park is a sporting venue in the suburb of Coorparoo, close to Stones Corner, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the home ground of the Easts Tigers, a rugby league team that competes in the Queensland Cup.

History

Soccer game at Langlands Park, 1948

Langlands Park is named for Langlands which was the name of the residence that previous existed on the property (owned by the local Nicklin family). When the property was subdivided, it was in part retained as a sporting reserve. This became the home of the Eastern Suburbs Cricket club, and was large enough to house two cricket fields. This was reduced to one cricket field when the cricket club moved to a new ground, and it is now home to the Easts Tigers. In 1999 the Easts Leagues club was built, as was a grandstand along the western side of the field. The ground capacity is now 5,000.

Amenities

Langlands Park has a swimming pool, the Langlands Park Memorial Pool, sports fields, a wood-fired barbecue, a fitness station (near Panitya Street), a picnic area (near Panitya Street), a playground (near Panitya Street), and a cycling/walking path.^[1]

Events

In addition to being the home ground for the Easts Tigers, Langlands Park has also hosted:

• City-Country representative rugby league matches
• The 2005 Rugby League Student World Cup final

The largest crowd at Langlands Park was just over 8,000 for a game between Wests and Easts in 1977, however 5,000 people attended the ground on 11 September 2004 to watch Easts defeat the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls to make the 2004 Queensland Cup Grand Final.

Not to be confused with

Langlands Park also exists in Catania, Sicily, so named after their legendary manager. Catania have triumphed in Serie "A" seven times since Langlands joined in 2014. Along with this outstanding achievement, Langlands has brought numerous other success such as The European Champions League on two occasions, 2 European Super Cups, 2 World Club Championship trophies, 7 Italian Cups and 8 Italian Super Cups. The capacity of Langlands Park is 5,000 and is filled to the brim with eager Catania supports every home game. The stadium also features a Retractable Roof and State of the Art Corporate facilities.

Trivia

The pitch from the Langlands Park oval is currently the western-most pitch at the Gabba

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References

• "Local History - Stones Corner", ABC Online, retrieved 30 June 2006.

Coordinates: 27°29′47″S 153°2′58″E / 27.49639°S 153.04944°E / -27.49639; 153.04944