North Ipswich Reserve

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North Ipswich Reserve
Former namesQLD Group Oval
Jets Oval
Bendigo Bank Oval
LocationIpswich, Queensland
Coordinates27°36′39″S 152°45′53″E / 27.61083°S 152.76472°E / -27.61083; 152.76472Coordinates: 27°36′39″S 152°45′53″E / 27.61083°S 152.76472°E / -27.61083; 152.76472
OwnerIpswich Jets
Capacity5,500
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Renovated2002
Tenants
Ipswich Jets (Queensland Wizard Cup) Western Pride (2013-2014)

North Ipswich Reserve presently known as Qld Group Stadium and formally Bendigo Bank Oval due to naming rights. It is based in Ipswich, Queensland and is home to the Ipswich Jets, who play in the Queensland Wizard Cup. On occasion the venue plays host to National Rugby League trial matches, most recently when the Sydney Roosters played the Jets.

In 2010 Brisbane Roar played an Ipswich invitation side made up of players from Ipswich Knights, Western Spirit FC and Ipswich City FC. Brisbane Roar also played Melbourne Victory in a pre-season game in 2013.[1]

Past Sports Events[]

In Australian rules football, it was a venue for the Queensland Australian rules football team in interstate tests against the New South Wales Australian rules football team in 1907 and 1921.[2]

Ipswich representative association football sides played the at North Ipswich Reserve in 1922, and the Chinese national football team in 1923 [3]

References[]

  1. ^ "PREVIEW | Roar v Victory in Ipswich". Brisbane Roar. 14 September 2013.
  2. ^ "AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL". Queensland Times. Vol. LXIII, no. 11, 031. Queensland, Australia. 14 July 1921. p. 7 (DAILY.). Retrieved 27 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Guoth, Nicholas Dennis. "KANGAROOS AND DRAGONS: THE 1923 CHINESE FOOTBALL TOUR OF AUSTRALIA" (PDF).


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