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Barlow Park is a multi-sports facility and stadium in Parramatta Park , Cairns , Queensland , Australia.
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 .[2]
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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
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The Cairns Sports Centre (Barlow Park) was officially opened on Saturday the 5th of December 1987. It was named after James Aloysius Barlow, an alderman with Cairns City Council from 1955-1970. It has had various upgrades, notablya stadium extension which was opened on 13 August 2003.[citation needed ] In 2024 a $10.9 million project installed LED lighting which increased the lighting capacity from 500 lux to broadcast standard 1800 lux and also installed a large video screen for scoring and replays.[3] Further upgrades are proposed to enable the venue to be used for preliminary football matches for the 2032 Olympic games .[4]
Prior to the development of the sporting complex, Barlow Park was a cricket ground, and in 1978 hosted a match between the West Indies and Cavaliers XI .[5]
Events
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Barlow Park has hosted athletic events, rugby union , soccer , rugby league matches and music concerts, including Midnight Oil (1997), Killing Heidi (2000) and two John Farnham concerts (2003).[6]
Athletics
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The Oceania Area Championships have been held at Barlow Park in 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2015. These events attracted athletes from around the world compete, as well as international sports people such as Sir Sebastian Coe . The venue also hosted the 2018 Australian All School Athletics Championships.[7]
Rugby Union
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Cairns District Rugby Union
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CDRU play matches at Barlow Park.[citation needed ]
Queensland Rugby Union
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Super Rugby
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There have been three Super Rugby pre-season trial games at Barlow Park.[citation needed ]
International Rugby Union Games
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On 21 June 1989 Queensland B played the British Lions during their tour to Australia.[citation needed ]
Soccer
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National Premier Leagues Queensland
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The FNQ FC Heat , later Cairns FC, played their National Premier Leagues Queensland home games at Barlow Park between 2012-2018.[citation needed ]
FAA Cup
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Four FFA Cup matches have been held at Barlow Park.[citation needed ]
A-League
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Two A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup matches have been played at Barlow Park.[citation needed ]
Rugby League
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Cairns District Rugby League
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The CDRL play their grand final at Barlow Park. Prior to the development of Barlow Park in the 1980s, CDRL and Foley Shield rugby league games were played at Parramatta Park (now the Cairns Showgrounds).[citation needed ]
Queensland Cup
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The Cairns Cyclones Rugby League Football Club played 32 home games at Barlow Park between 1996 and 2000.[citation needed ]
Since their inception in 2008, the Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club have played their Queensland Cup home games at Barlow Park. Average crowds were around 2,300, with attendances over 4,000 for matches against the PNG Hunters .[8]
NRL Pre-Season Trials
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The North Queensland Cowboys have played more than a dozen NRL pre-season trial matches. The record attendance at the venue was set at the 2004 Cowboys v Sea Eagles trial which attracted a crowd of 20,000.[9]
Date
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Attendance
28 February 2003
NQ Cowboys
24 – 30
Newcastle Knights
11,200
20 February 2004
NQ Cowboys
22 – 22
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
19,950
25 February 2005
NQ Cowboys
18 – 30
Melbourne Storm
17,000
18 February 2006
NQ Cowboys
26 – 10
New Zealand Warriors
15,000
3 March 2007
NQ Cowboys
12 – 24
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
12,500
23 February 2008
NQ Cowboys
22 – 30
Gold Coast Titans
28 February 2009
NQ Cowboys
18 – 18
Penrith Panthers
12,000
20 February 2010
NQ Cowboys
6 – 28
New Zealand Warriors
10,000
26 February 2011
NQ Cowboys
22 – 24
Gold Coast Titans
16 February 2013
NQ Cowboys
28 – 22
St. George Illawarra Dragons
12,036
21 February 2015
NQ Cowboys
30 – 10
Gold Coast Titans
17 February 2018
NQ Cowboys
16 – 30
Wests Tigers
22 February 2020
NQ Cowboys
18 – 16
Brisbane Broncos
19 February 2022
NQ Cowboys
24 – 12
South Sydney Rabbitohs
7,128
12 February 2023
NQ Cowboys
22 – 22
Dolphins
8,922
NRL Telstra Premiership
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Seven NRL Telstra Premiership Games have been held at Barlow Park. The first was on 16 June 2013 between South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Gold Coast Titans , which attracted a crowd of 16,118.[10] Two other NRL Telstra Premiership matches were played in Cairns at Cazalys Stadium in 2001.[11]
International Rugby League Games
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The stadium hosted three matches in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup , including a double-header.[12] Other international matches have been played, including the 1990 Les Chanticleers Tour, a trial match with New Zealand in 1994, and a qualifying match in the 2009 Pacific Cup .[13]
References
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^ [New lighting first step in Olympics upgrade for Barlow Park](https://www.austadiums.com/news/1192/new-lighting-first-step-in-olympics-upgrade-for-barlow-park )
^ [Barlow Park](https://q2032.au/plans/venues-and-villages/barlow-park )
^ [WSC Cavaliers vs WSC West Indies Full Scorecard](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/wsc-west-indies-tour-of-australia-1978-79-316188/wsc-cavaliers-vs-wsc-west-indies-322856/full-scorecard )
^ [Barlow Park, Cairns, Australia](https://www.setlist.fm/venue/barlow-park-cairns-australia-53d4dfa9.html )
^ "Barlow Park on the Athletics Track Directory" . Archived from the original on 29 March 2021.
^ "Cairns Cyclones are no more" . Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2013 .
^ "NRL Pre-Season: Cowboys v Sea Eagles - Austadiums" . www.austadiums.com . Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018 .
^ 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 .
^ [NRL 2001 Round 10: North Queensland Cowboys vs Northern Eagles Summary](https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2001/round-10/north-queensland-cowboys-vs-northern-eagles/summary.html )
^ https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/barlow-park/results-world-cup.html
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20091019115213/http://www.nrl.com/newsviews/latestnews/newsarticle/tabid/10874/newsid/57129/cook-islands-progress-to-pacific-cup/default.aspx
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