Barlow Park

Barlow Park is a multi-sports facility and stadium in Parramatta Park, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

Barlow Park
LocationCrn Scott & Severin St, Parramatta Park, Cairns, Queensland
Coordinates16°55′49″S 145°46′2″E
Capacity16,700 (1,700 seated)
Tenants
Northern Pride RLFC

The Park is home of the Northern Pride RLFC offices, Cairns District Rugby Union, Cairns and District Athletics Association, Australian Sports Commission Development, Oztag, and formerly Cairns FC and Cairns District Rugby League.[1]

Since 2008 it has been the home ground for the Northern Pride rugby league team who play in the State Competition Queensland Cup.

Venue

The ground comprises an IAAF international athletics facility, turf sports fields at the main Barlow and West Barlow parks, and a capacity of 15,000 people including a 1,700 seat grandstand with corporate and media facilities.[1]

History

The Cairns Sports Centre (Barlow Park) was officially opened on Saturday the 5th of December 1987. It was named after James Aloysius Barlow, an alderman with Cairns City Council from 1955-1970. It has had various upgrades over the course of time, notably the stadium extension was opened on 13 August 2003. In 2024 a $10.9 million project installed LED lighting which increased the lighting capacity from 500 lux to broadcast standard 1800 lux and also installed a large video screen for scoring and replays. Prior to the development of the sporting complex, Barlow Park was a cricket ground, and in 1978 hosted a match between the West Indies and Cavaliers XI.

Events

Barlow Park has hosted athletic events, rugby union, soccer, and rugby league matches, and a 1997 Midnight Oil concert.

Athletics

The Oceania Area Championships have been held at Barlow Park in 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2015. These events attracted athletes from around the world compete, as well as international sports people such as Sir Sebastian Coe. The venue also hosted the 2018 Australian All School Athletics Championships.[2]

Cairns District Rugby Union

CDRU play matches at Barlow Park.

Queensland Rugby Union
DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamTour
15 July 1992Queensland B 13 – 32 All BlacksChivas Regal Rugby Series
27 April 1994Queensland B 12 – 23 Waikato Mooloos

Super Rugby

There have been three Super Rugby pre-season trial games at Barlow Park.

DateHome TeamScoreAway Team
29 January 2011Queensland Reds 42 – 15 Canterbury Crusaders
11 February 2012Queensland Reds 27 – 20 ACT Brumbies
31 January 2015Queensland Reds 13 – 28 Melbourne Rebels

International Rugby Union Games

On 21 June 1989 Queensland B played the British Lions during their tour to Australia.

National Premier Leagues Queensland

The FNQ FC Heat, later Cairns FC, played their National Premier Leagues Queensland home games at Barlow Park between 2012-2018.

FAA Cup

Four FFA Cup matches have been held at Barlow Park.

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamAttendance
27 July 2016FNQ Heat0 – 3Edgeworth Eagles1,379
1 August 2018Cairns FC4 – 0Armadale SC971
21 August 2018Cairns FC1 – 2Sydney FC3,950
15 September 2021Edge Hill United0 – 2Gold Coast Knights1,946

A-League

Two A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup matches have been played at Barlow Park.

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamAttendance
6 August 2005Brisbane Roar FC0 – 0Sydney FC4,500
22 September 2013Brisbane Roar FC4 – 1Sydney FC4,707

Cairns District Rugby League

The CDRL play their grand final at Barlow Park. Prior to the development of Barlow Park in the 1980s, CDRL and Foley Shield rugby league games were played at Parramatta Park (now the Cairns Showgrounds).

Queensland Cup

The Cairns Cyclones Rugby League Football Club played 32 home games at Barlow Park between 1996 and 2000.

Since their inception in 2008, the Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club have played their Queensland Cup home games at Barlow Park. Average crowds were around 2,300, with attendances over 4,000 for matches against the PNG Hunters.

NRL Pre-Season Trials

The North Queensland Cowboys have played more than a dozen NRL pre-season trial matches. The record attendance at the venue was set at the 2004 Cowboys v Sea Eagles trial which attracted a crowd of 20,000.[3]

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamAttendance
28 February 2003NQ Cowboys 24 – 30 Newcastle Knights11,200
20 February 2004NQ Cowboys 22 – 22 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles19,950
25 February 2005NQ Cowboys 18 – 30 Melbourne Storm17,000
18 February 2006NQ Cowboys 26 – 10 New Zealand Warriors15,000
3 March 2007NQ Cowboys 12 – 24 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles12,500
23 February 2008NQ Cowboys 22 – 30 Gold Coast Titans
28 February 2009NQ Cowboys 18 – 18 Penrith Panthers12,000
20 February 2010NQ Cowboys 6 – 28 New Zealand Warriors10,000
26 February 2011NQ Cowboys 22 – 24 Gold Coast Titans
16 February 2013NQ Cowboys 28 – 22 St. George Illawarra Dragons12,036
21 February 2015NQ Cowboys 30 – 10 Gold Coast Titans
17 February 2018NQ Cowboys 16 – 30 Wests Tigers
22 February 2020NQ Cowboys 18 – 16 Brisbane Broncos
19 February 2022NQ Cowboys 24 – 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs7,128
12 February 2023NQ Cowboys 22 – 22 Dolphins8,922

NRL Telstra Premiership

Seven NRL Telstra Premiership Games have been held at Barlow Park. The first was on 16 June 2013 between South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Gold Coast Titans, which attracted a crowd of 16,118.[4] Two other NRL Telstra Premiership matches were played in Cairns at Cazalys Stadium in 2001.

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamAttendance
16 June 2013South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 – 24 Gold Coast Titans16,118
3 August 2014South Sydney Rabbitohs 50 – 10 Newcastle Knights11,578
26 April 2015South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 – 30 Canberra Raiders8,713
3 July 2016South Sydney Rabbitohs 0 – 20 NQ Cowboys14,923
16 July 2017South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 – 23 NQ Cowboys11,217
1 July 2018South Sydney Rabbitohs 21 – 20 NQ Cowboys7,195
12 August 2023South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 – 14 St George Illawarra Dragons8,378

International Rugby League Games

The stadium hosted three matches in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, including a double-header.[5] Other international matches have been played, including the 1990 Les Chanticleers Tour, a trial match with New Zealand in 1994, and a qualifying match in the 2009 Pacific Cup.[6]

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamAttendance
14 June 1990QLD Country 9 – 16France France Chanticleers5,000
23 October 1999Cairns Aborigines 32 – 10Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea5,200
17 October 2009 Cook Islands Aitu, Kuki's Cook Islands22 – 20Samoa Toa Samoa4,261
29 October 2017Ireland Wolfhounds Republic of Ireland36 – 12Italy Italy Azzurri9,216
29 October 2017Mate Ma'a Tonga Tonga50 – 4Scotland Scotland Bravehearts9,216
11 November 2017Toa Samoa Samoa14 – 12Scotland Scotland Bravehearts4,309

References
  1. "Barlow Park". Cairns Regional Council. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. "Barlow Park on the Athletics Track Directory". Archived from the original on 29 March 2021.
  3. "NRL Pre-Season: Cowboys v Sea Eagles - Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. Gavin Broomhead (16 June 2013). "South Sydney Rabbitohs remain top of the NRL ladder after win over Gold Coast Titans in Cairns". Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  5. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/barlow-park/results-world-cup.html
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20091019115213/http://www.nrl.com/newsviews/latestnews/newsarticle/tabid/10874/newsid/57129/cook-islands-progress-to-pacific-cup/default.aspx
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