Apex Oval
{{Short description|Sports ground of Dubbo, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Caltex Park
| former_names = Apex Oval
| nickname =
| image =
| location = Cobra Street, {{nowrap|Dubbo, New South Wales}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|-32.253583|148.622162|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground =
| opened = 2005
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner =
| operator =
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost =
| pushpin_map = New South Wales#Australia
| architect =
| tenants = Dubbo CYMS (Group 11 Rugby League)
Macquarie Raiders (Group 11 Rugby League)
New South Wales Country Eagles (NRC) (2014)
| seating_capacity = 11,500 (1,340 seated)
| record_attendance = {{nowrap|11,423 (City vs Country 2006)}}
}}
Apex Oval, also known as Caltex Park is a sports ground located in the city of Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. The ground is managed by the Dubbo City Council and is located within the East Dubbo Sporting Complex.
Opened in 2005, the Bruce Neads Memorial Grandstand has spectator seating for 1,340, as well as function rooms and other facilities. The ground has lighting and a capacity of around 11,500. As well as local sports, it has also played host to pre-season NRL games and the City vs Country Origin rugby league game in 2006. The City vs Country game was a huge success, achieving a record attendance of over 11,423 people. An impressive feat considering Dubbo has a population of around 40,000.
The ground is home for the Dubbo CYMS Group 11 rugby league team. It is also one of the home grounds for the NSW Country Eagles team that plays in the National Rugby Championship.
In October 2020, the South Sydney Rabbitohs announced that they will be taking a home game once a year for two years to Apex Oval.{{cite web|url=https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2020/10/08/rabbitohs-taking-home-games-to-dubbo-sunshine-coast-and-central-coast-in-2021/|title=Rabbitohs Taking Home Games to Dubbo, Sunshine Coast and Central Coast in 2021|website=rabbitohs.com.au|date=7 October 2020 |access-date=8 October 2020}}
References
{{Reflist|colwidth=25em|refs=
|date= 9 December 2010
|title= Apex Oval
|work= Austadiums
|access-date= 15 July 2014
|url= http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=271
|url-status= live
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140329090055/http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=271
|archive-date= 29 March 2014}}
|title= Caltex Park
|publisher= Dubbo City Council
|access-date= 15 July 2014
|url= http://www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au/RecreationandCulture/CaltexPark.html
|url-status= live
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140620204301/http://www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au/RecreationandCulture/CaltexPark.html
|archive-date= 20 June 2014}}
|date= 5 August 2014
|first= Ben
|last= Walker
|title= Caltex Park in perfect condition for Wallabies
|work= Western Advocate
|access-date= 6 October 2014
|url= http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/2464022/caltex-park-in-perfect-condition-for-wallabies/?cs=113
|url-status= dead
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006124616/http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/2464022/caltex-park-in-perfect-condition-for-wallabies/?cs=113
|archive-date= 6 October 2014
}}
|date= 20 August 2014
|first= Ed |last= Jackson
|title= Australian rugby set for provincial reboot
|work= Sydney Morning Herald |publisher= Fairfax
|access-date= 6 October 2014
|url= http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/australian-rugby-set-for-provincial-reboot-20140820-3e0g0.html
|url-status= live
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123719/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/australian-rugby-set-for-provincial-reboot-20140820-3e0g0.html
|archive-date= 6 October 2014}}
|date= 16 July 2014
|title= Fixtures draw
|publisher= Australian Rugby
|access-date= 24 March 2014
|url= http://www.rugby.com.au/nrc/FixturesDraw.aspx
|url-status= live
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140716063414/http://www.rugby.com.au/nrc/FixturesDraw.aspx
|archive-date= 16 July 2014}}
}}
External links
- [https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.254792,148.622602,333m/data=!3m1!1e3 Satellite Image of Apex Oval]
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Category:Sports venues in New South Wales