Iffley Road rugby football ground
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| Former names | The New Football Ground |
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| Standort | Iffley Road, Oxford |
| Coordinates | 51°44′40″N 1°14′31″W / 51.744582°N 1.241909°W |
| Owner | Oxford University |
| Surface | Grass |
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Iffley Road rugby football ground is a playing-field in Oxford, England. It is the home of Oxford University Rugby Football Club and the semi-professional Oxford Rugby League.
It is next to the Iffley Road Track, now known as the Roger Bannister running track.
History
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The land was originally bought in 1876 and was used as a cricket ground until Oxford University Cricket Club moved to the Parks in 1881.
Oxford Union RFC bought the field from Christ Church in the 1890s for £1,000. It was called the New Football Ground, and the cricket pavilion continued to be used by the new owners. Oxford University A.F.C. shared the facilities until they moved to a neighbouring field in 1921.
Oxford Rugby League played their first game at Iffley Road in 2013.
Rugby union
Iffley Road is the home ground of the Oxford University Rugby Football Club.[1] Many international matches have been played at Iffley Road. Oxford University has played there against New Zealand 6 times (1906, 1912, 1931, 1951, 1960 and 1969), South Africa 5 times (1905, 1924, 1935, 1953 and 1963) and Australia 8 times (1908, 1927, 1947, 1957, 1966, 1975, 1981 and 2001). In 2013 and 2014, the University played Russia.
Other games include Canada vs Maori All Blacks [2] in 2012 and England under-16s vs Wales under-16s.[3]
Rugby league
Rugby league was first played at Iffley Road in 2008 when the University of Oxford played Oxford Brookes.
Semi-professional rugby league arrived in 2013 when Oxford Rugby League entered Championship 1 based at Iffley Road.[4]
In 2013, the draw for the 3rd round of the Rugby League Challenge Cup was made in the Rugby Pavilion at Iffley Road by actor Kevin Whately and Bruce Ray, the communications director of Carlsberg UK, the owners of cup sponsors Tetley.[5]
References
- ^ Lowe, Edward (2013-01-19). "New rugby league side arrives at Iffley". Cherwell. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ^ Mezzetti, Ed (2012-11-22). "RUGBY UNION: Maori All Blacks face Canada". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ Mezzetti, Ed (2013-04-11). "RUGBY UNION: Pearson's England call". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ^ "Rugby league: Oxford to be admitted to Championship One". BBC Sport. BBC. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ Mezzetti, Ed (2013-03-14). "RUGBY LEAGUE: Oxford handed Halifax tie". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
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