Redfern Oval

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Redfern Oval
Redfern Oval, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Wests Tigers pre-season trial game, 8 February 2009
Full name	Redfern Oval
Location	Redfern, New South Wales
Renovated	Multiple times
Surface	Grass
Capacity	20,000 (when in use of a rugby league ground)
Tenants
South Sydney Rabbitohs (NSWRL) (1948-1987)

Redfern Oval is an Australian football ground, located in Sydney suburb of Redfern, New South Wales. The South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Football Club played at Redfern Oval between 1948 and 1987.^[1] Rabbitoh supporters often refer to Redfern Oval as "The Holy Land".

The former National Rugby League ground had a main grandstand on the wing with seats on either side and a hill surrounding the rest of the ground with a few rows of seats near the fence. The total capacity of the ground was around the 20,000 mark, until the redevelopment. The current ground has a lone grandstand with bench style seating, with the structure incorporating the Rabbitohs' training equipment/gym, as well as a cafe and basic luxury hospitality. The seating is covered by a large roof spanning the width of the structure. The stand is wheelchair accessible and also contains hearing loop accessibility. The player's tunnel is accessed by a small staircase which is below field level. Around the rest of the ground (which is now all public park, including the field) is three rows of terraced, hill seating. The side opposite the stand contains basketball courts and a skateboard park behind the terraces.

$19 million was spent by the City of Sydney Council to completely upgrade and renovate Redfern Oval which has allowed the Rabbitohs to return to Redfern in 2009 with state-of-the-art training facilities for players and coaches.

The upgrade offers the Rabbitohs a professional standard playing surface and facilities to allow the oval to be used as their preferred training ground and for a limited number of pre-season and exhibition matches.

The Rabbitohs Use of the Park

Premiership Matches (1948 - 1987)

In 1948, the South Sydney Rabbitohs began playing at this ground, as part of their home-ground usage. They played here until the end of 1987, where they move to the Sydney Football Stadium the following year.

In July 1987 Souths played Manly in front of a record crowd of 23,257.^[2]

Return to Redfern / RTR (2009 - present)

South Sydney played the Wests Tigers in a pre-season match on Sunday, 8 February 2009. The seating capacity for this games was only 5,000, so only members from South Sydney and the Tigers were allowed to purchases tickets for the match. The Tigers won the game 30-26 in front of a sold out crowd.

Due to the success of the RTR match, the South Sydney Rabbitohs decided to play another trial match on 7 February 2010 against the Manly Sea Eagles. The match was advertised at Souths home games as 'RTR 2010 The Tradition Continues'. Once again, the game was for members only. The game took place approximately 40 years after the famous 1970 NSWRL grand final, in which Souths legend John Sattler played most of the game with a shattered jaw. A teaser for the game was uploaded to YouTube by a Souths fan which details the rivalry between Souths and Manly.^[3] Sam Burgess made his debut for the Rabbitohs and scored a try as South Sydney won on the day 42-14.

The third annual RTR game was played on Saturday, 5 February 2011, when South Sydney took on the Newtown Jets. The last time these two teams met was back in the 1983 NSWRFL season. The game was marked as Ben Ross' return to rugby league after a two-year neck injury. Ross captained the side, as South Sydney won their second straight RTR match, beating the Jets 10-4.

In 2012, South Sydney played the fourth annual RTR game against European Super League club, the Warrington Wolves on 28 January. Warrington took an early 24-0 lead, before Souths came back to 28-28. However, it wan't enough as the Wolves scored the wining try through Gareth O’Brien. Warrington finished the game 34-28 over the Rabbitohs in front of a sold out crowd. On the same day, the club opened "Souths On Chalmers" across the road from Redfern Oval (on Chalmers Street) - it is a restaurant and club

In 2013, South Sydney played the Papua New Guinea Residents XIII in their 5th annual RTR ON February 9. Ben Lowe scored early on and new recruit Bryson Goodwin converted. In a shock ending to the first quarter, PNG's halfback scored twice to give PNG a 12-6 lead after 20 minutes. In the first hit up of the second quarter, Dave Tyrell was knocked down pretty hard but minutes later, he scored to draw the game back up until Rabbitohs captain Jason Clark scored minutes later to end the half 18-6. The 3rd quarter ended the way the second ended, with a Rabbitoh's try. Chris McQueen spun away from three tackles and plunged over. Although PNG's defence was proving tough, trys from Aaron Gray, Bennett Leslie and a second from Jason Clark ended day with Rabbitoh's running away with it 38-12. Ben Te'o, Bryson Goodwin and several other recruits were presented with their 2013 jersey.

References

↑ Club Records at rabbitohs.com.au
↑ "Austadiums". Australia. 2010-12-09. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSsfcQ_kUWg

External links

Redfern Oval at Austadiums

v t e South Sydney Rabbitohs

Est. 1908 in Redfern Town Hall, Sydney, New South Wales

The Club	History Honours Players Coaches Records Representatives Results

Home Grounds	Sydney Sports Ground Redfern Oval Sydney Football Stadium ANZ Stadium

Culture	Charity Shield South Side Story Book of Feuds Ron Coote Cup Rivalries Return to Redfern Souths On Chalmers Red and Green Ball George Piggins Medal Souths Cares

Important Figures	Arthur Hennessy Benny Wearing George Treweek Jack Rayner Clive Churchill John Sattler Bob McCarthy George Piggins Russell Crowe

League	NSWRL ARL NRL

Premierships (20)	1908 1909 1914 1918 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1931 1932 1950 1951 1953 1954 1955 1967 1968 1970 1971

Seasons (103)	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Other Competitions	Current Holden Cup S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Past Amco Cup Jersey Flegg Cup New South Wales Cup

Affiliations	North Sydney Bears South Sydney Juniors South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League

Coordinates: 33°53′43″S 151°12′22″E / 33.89528°S 151.20611°E / -33.89528; 151.20611

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