Barlow Park

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Barlow Park
Barlow Park
LocationCrn Scott & Severin St, Parramatta Park, Cairns, Queensland
Coordinates 16°55′49″S145°46′2″E / 16.93028°S 145.76722°E / -16.93028; 145.76722
Capacity 16,700 (1,700 seated)
Tenants
Northern Pride RLFC

Barlow Park is a multi-sports facility and stadium in Parramatta Park, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

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The Park is home of the Northern Pride RLFC offices, Cairns District Rugby Union, Cairns and District Athletics Association, Australian Sports Commission Development, Oztag, and formerly Cairns FC and Cairns District Rugby League. [1]

Since 2008 it has been the home ground for the Northern Pride rugby league team who play in the State Competition Queensland Cup.

Venue

The ground comprises an IAAF international athletics facility, turf sports fields at the main Barlow and West Barlow parks, and a capacity of 15,000 people including a 1,700 seat grandstand with corporate and media facilities. [1]

History

The Cairns Sports Centre (Barlow Park) was officially opened on Saturday the 5th of December 1987. It has had various upgrades over the course of time, notably the stadium extension was opened on 13 August 2003.[ citation needed ]

Barlow Park has played host to international athletic events and pre-season NRL, Super Rugby and A-League matches. 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2015 the Oceania Area Championships have been held at Barlow park, seeing athletes from around the world compete, as well as international sports people such as Sir Sebastian Coe. On 16 June 2013 the ground hosted a regular season NRL match between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Gold Coast Titans in front of a crowd of 16,118. [2] The record attendance at the venue was set when 20,000 people attended a 2004 NRL pre-season match. [3] The ground hosted additional NRL matches involving the Rabbitohs in 2014, 2015 and 2016, 2017, 2018, and most recently in 2023.[ citation needed ]

The stadium hosted three matches in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, including a double-header.[ citation needed ]

The venue also hosted the 2018 Australian All School Athletics Championships. [4]

NRL Games

Game #DateResultAttendance
116 June 2013 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs def. Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 30–2416,118
23 August 2014 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs def. Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 50–1011,578
326 April 2015 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders def. South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 30–228,713
43 July 2016 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys def. South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–014,923
516 July 2017 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys def. South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 23–1011,217
61 July 2018 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs def. North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 21–207,195
712 August 2023 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs vs St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 26-148,378

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References

  1. 1 2 "Barlow Park". Cairns Regional Council. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Gavin Broomhead (16 June 2013). "South Sydney Rabbitohs remain top of the NRL ladder after win over Gold Coast Titans in Cairns". Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "NRL Pre-Season: Cowboys v Sea Eagles - Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Barlow Park on the Athletics Track Directory". Archived from the original on 29 March 2021.
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