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'Part of footy': Tigers accept Galvin could be booed

Wests Tigers players hope Lachlan Galvin is given a welcome reception this weekend but accept the Leichhardt Oval crowd could jeer the want-away five-eighth.

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'We deserve better' than Leichhardt pitch: ALW players

A-League Women players have thrown their support behind the decision to relocate Unite Round from Leichhardt Oval over pitch concerns.

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Leichhardt Oval under fire as Unite Round games moved

The A-League Women's Unite Round will no longer take place at inner-city venue Leichhardt Oval due to substandard pitch conditions.

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Tigers record first win in 410 days over Dragons

Leichhardt Oval has worked its magic once again for Wests Tigers, with the club recording their first win of the 2024 NRLW season against the Dragons.

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Tigers stun Manly to spoil Luke Brooks' homecoming

Wests Tigers have pull off one of the upsets of the NRL season, stunning Manly 34-26 on Luke Brooks' return to Leichhardt Oval.

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Wests Tigers ready to unleash Justin Olam against Storm

Justin Olam is set to return for Wests Tigers as the joint venture looks to continue a charmed run at Leichhardt Oval against first-placed Melbourne.

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Tigers take four games to CommBank, less at Leichhardt

Wests Tigers bosses have moved to play four games at Parramatta's CommBank Stadium from 2025, with three to be played at Leichhardt and four at Campbelltown.

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Show of strength: NRL suburban ground funding a flex of new political might

Government funding to upgrade Leichhardt Oval shows how far rugby league has come since Peter V’landys took charge of the code

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Sydney’s Leichhardt Oval gets $40m to revive what locals call ‘the eighth wonder of the world’

‘There’s nothing better than sitting on Wayne Pearce Hill,’ prime minister says of stadium that has remained a fan favourite

The Guardian - AU

Tigers still weighing up Leichhardt after funding boost

The West Tigers NRL club will decide how many games to play at Leichhardt Oval after threatening to leave the ground that is now to get a $40 million upgrade.

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Leichhardt Oval works funded but Tigers yet to commit

A local council has voted to put $10 million towards a redevelopment of Leichhardt Oval, but the state and federal governments are yet to come to the party.

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Tigers recharged after hollering for Marshall: Prince

Scott Prince was Benji Marshall''s halves partner in the 2005 title win and was at Leichhardt Oval for what he believes can be the template for club's rebirth.

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'It'd be sad' to farewell Leichhardt: Tigers' Papali'i

Isaiah Papali'i would be sad to farewell Leichhardt Oval but Wests Tigers players appear resigned they will have little say in the club's future at the ground.

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NSW government denies Tigers' Leichhardt funding plea

NSW Premier Chris Minns has denied Wests Tigers' request to fund upgrades to Leichhardt Oval, casting further doubt on the stadium's future as an NRL venue.

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'Gold-plated urinals': Tigers launch NRL stadium war

CEO Shane Richardson says Wests Tigers could abandon Leichhardt Oval by the end of this season if the club doesn't get funding for much-needed works.

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Tigers get in on Leichhardt party to sink sorry Sharks

As questions are again raised over the future of Leichhardt Oval, the Wests Tigers put on a party at the venue to shock woeful Cronulla 32-6.

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Why Saturday is special for Tigers prop Alex Twal

Wests Tigers prop Alex Twal will run out against Cronulla at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday night with a special spring in his step and added motivation.

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A-League unveils 'Unite Round', ditches Sydney GF call

A-League fans will have their own answer to "Magic Round" after bosses ditched the unpopular grand final deal for a weekend-long football jamboree.

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Tigers to return to Campbelltown and Leichhardt in 2024

Wests Tigers will return to playing five games each at Campbelltown Stadium and Leichhardt Oval in 2024, for the first time since 2004.

The Guardian - AU

Leichhardt Oval: Tigers add latest chapter to rugby league colosseum’s rich history

The Wests Tigers’ home ground is still old-school cool but that may not be enough to keep the gates open

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Canberra Raiders and West Tigers meet at Leichhardt Oval six years after Joey Leilua's flick pass

When Canberra make their trip to Leichhardt to play Wests Tigers on Sunday it will mark six years to the day since Joey Leilua let rip with perhaps the greatest flick pass rugby league has ever seen.

Daily Mirror

Rugby fans fall head first into concrete as stand collapses in terrifying moment

The closing stages of a schoolboy rugby match in Australia saw a stand give way and put several spectators at risk, but thankfully nobody was seriously harmed

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Oh My Word: A Cheering Crowd Fell Onto Concrete After A Railing Gave Way At A Sydney Rugby Game

"The footage is shocking."

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Hurricanes roar to Super win over Waratahs

The Hurricanes have roared back with three second-half tries to steal a 22-18 Super Rugby Pacific victory over the Waratahs at Leichhardt Oval.

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NSW Waratahs stun Crusaders in Super Rugby

The NSW Waratahs have upset the 12-time championship-winning Crusaders in a thrilling Super Rugby Pacific clash at Leichhardt Oval.

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