Erskineville Oval
Sporting venue in Erskineville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Erskineville Oval is a sporting venue in Erskineville, Sydney, Australia. Originally developed and opened in 1885 as Macdonaldtown Park, it was later renamed in 1892 to its current form with the municipality name change of the local government body. At approximately a capacity of 5000 spectators, previously 2000 Erskineville Oval was formerly an Australian Rules Football venue as of 1903 when the NSW Australian Football League was founded. From 1913, the ground become a rugby venue as well, in which it has since hosted professional teams such as Newtown and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
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