Ellerslie Rugby Park

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Ellerslie Rugby Park
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Ellerslie Rugby Park
Location10950 Ellerslie Road SW
Edmonton, Alberta
OwnerERP Inc (made up of 5 Edmonton Rugby Union clubs plus the Edmonton Rugby Union)
SurfaceGrass
Opened1984
Closed2022
Tenants
Edmonton Gold (RCSL) (1998-2008)
Website
Official website

Ellerslie Rugby Park is a park located in South Edmonton in the neighbourhood of Ellerslie. It was the Edmonton Gold's home field and it also held puts on many private events. There are two buildings on the site, the Banquet Room, and the Clubroom. It was opened in 1984 [1] and closed in 2022 due to a lack of funds and a toxic presence of asbestos exposed due to a major internal flooding. [2]

The park was a major venue for the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup, hosting nine pool matches, both semifinals, and four classification matches.

References

  1. The City of Edmonton [ permanent dead link ]
  2. "'Cheers to all the blood, sweat and tears': Players say goodbye to Ellerslie rugby park". 6 September 2022.

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