Viking Park
The Home of Rugby in the Tuggeranong Valley
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| Location | 4 Amsinck St, Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Coordinates | 35°24′19″S 149°5′44″E / 35.40528°S 149.09556°ECoordinates: 35°24′19″S 149°5′44″E / 35.40528°S 149.09556°E |
| Owner | Vikings Group |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Record attendance | 5,581 (Canberra Olympic vs. Sydney FC FFA Cup Semi Final |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
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| Construction cost | $6m |
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Tuggeranong Vikings (present) Canberra Vikings (NRC) (2014-present) Tuggeranong Vikings Baseball Club |
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Viking Park is a 8,000 capacity (1,000 seated) multi-sport stadium located in the Tuggeranong Valley suburb Wanniassa, Canberra, Australia. It has a rectangular playing surface which is used primarily to host rugby union matches but additionally has hosted rugby league, Association football and baseball. It is home to the Tuggeranong Vikings and all matches of the ACTRU Premier Division finals, the Canberra Vikings who compete in the National Rugby Championship and the Tuggeranong Vikings Baseball Club. Viking Park is also regularly utalised by Super Rugby ACT based club The Brumbies who use the venue for training and who used to play home matches in the Australian Provincial Championship.
Viking Park is known as the best club rugby ground in Australia. The $6m complex consists of two grounds, the main ground with the 1000 seat grand stand and the training ground. State of the art lighting lights up both the main ground and the training ground with the lighting for the main ground meeting TV broadcast requirements and the lighting for the training ground meeting Super Rugby training requirements. There are six large dressing room sheds, first-aid medical room for strapping and massage, canteen, numerous storage facilities and state of the art training equipment for scrum work and contact drills as well as a baseball diamond. There is direct access to the Vikings Erindale Club from the venue.
Viking Park is primarily used as a Rugby Union venue with primary tennents Tuggeranong Vikings playing their home matches in the ACTRU Premier Division and Canberra Vikings playing in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). In the summer months it is converted into a baseball park and serves as the home venue for the highly successful Tuggeranong Vikings Baseball Club.
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