Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium


Glen Willow Sporting Complex is a stadium located in Mudgee, New South Wales built in early 2012.

History

It is named after the original property owned by the Pitt family - located in the Windamere Dam area named “Willow Glen”. Council retained the name "Glen Willow" after acquiring the property.

Rugby League

The oval has hosted 2 editions of the City vs Country Origin in 2012, and in 2017, which was notable for being the last edition of the representative fixture. The first NRL game at the venue and in Mudgee was on 26 May 2013 when 9,132 people turned up to see the Gold Coast Titans thrash Parramatta 42–4. The record attendance was set on 19 May 2019 for the Round 10 season game between the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Newcastle Knights with an attendance of 9,267.
In the NRL, the St. George Illawarra Dragons regularly host home matches there, emphasising the importance of the long-term prosperity of Rugby League in country areas.

Rugby

In the National Rugby Championship the NSW Country Eagles played one Rugby Union match in the 2018 NRC season.

Soccer

In the A-League, the Western Sydney based Western Sydney Wanderers have chosen to take their Community Round match of the 2018–19 A-League season, to Mudgee's Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium, as part of their new Regional Strategy.