Eric Tweedale Stadium

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Eric Tweedale Stadium
Merrylands RSL Rugby Park
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Eric Tweedale Stadium
LocationMontrose Avenue, Merrylands, New South Wales
Coordinates 33°50′25″S150°59′48″E / 33.840374°S 150.996790°E / -33.840374; 150.996790
Owner Cumberland Council
Capacity 5,000 (1,000 seated)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
OpenedNovember 2021
Construction cost11.3 million dollars
Tenants
Parramatta R.C. (Shute Shield)
Greater Sydney Rams (NRC) (2015)

Eric Tweedale Stadium (formerly Granville Park Stadium), for sponsorship reasons also known as Merrylands RSL Rugby Park, is a rectangular stadium in Granville Park in the western Sydney suburb of Merrylands, New South Wales. The stadium, which cost 11.3 million dollars, was opened in November 2021 on the ground of a previous stadium which generally referred to as Granville Park. The total capacity for the ground is 5,000, of which 750 can be seated on the grandstand.

One of the first sports clubs to play at Granville Park was the Granville Royals Rugby Club in the late 1880s. [1]

The land was owned by the City of Parramatta until May 2017 when the newly created Cumberland Council inherited the park, as a result of New South Wales council mergers.

The stadium is the home ground of the Parramatta Two Blues club, founded in 1879, which competes in Sydney's premier rugby union competition, the Shute Shield. [2] [3] The clubhouse has a large hall suitable for hosting functions as well as changing room facilities and amenities. The main field has lighting suitable for hosting night time sports events. In 2021, the ground was renamed after the Australian rugby international and Two Blues player Eric Tweedale on the occasion of his 100th birthday. [4]

Granville Park is also one of the home grounds for the Greater Sydney Rams team that plays in the National Rugby Championship. [5] The New South Wales Waratahs team plays occasional pre-season trial matches at the ground. [6] [7]

There are also sporting facilities for soccer, [8] cricket, and basketball. [9] A children's Splash Park was built in 2014, [10] and the reserve also has barbeque and picnic facilities.

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