UWA Sports Park is a multi-purpose sporting and recreation reserve in Mount Claremont, Western Australia. It is located on 56 hectares of land approximately 10 km west of Perth and is owned by the University of Western Australia.[1]
McGillivray Oval | |
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Location | McGillivray Road, Mount Claremont, Western Australia |
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Owner | University of Western Australia |
Capacity | 4,000 |
Surface | Grass |
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Western Force / Perth Spirit (NRC) (2014-present) UWAAC Athletics Club UBSC University Baseball and Softball Club UWA Hockey Club UWA Rugby Club UWA Tennis Club UWA Football Club (PFL) UWA Nedlands Football Club |
The park provides sporting facilities for Australian rules football, Rugby union, soccer, and field hockey as well as baseball, softball and tennis.[2] The park has clubhouse and changing room facilities and the fields have lighting suitable for hosting night time sports events.
The land that UWA Sports Park is situated on was gifted to the university by the Government of Western Australia in 1904.[3]
Clubs based at UWA Sports Park as of 2014 include:[2]
UWA Sports Park is also the main home ground in Perth to host National Rugby Championship matches;[4][5] for the Perth Spirit (2014–2017) and Western Force (2018-onward).
National Rugby Championship grounds | |
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New South Wales |
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Queensland |
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Victoria |
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Australian Capital Territory | |
Western Australia | |
South Australia |