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Waratahs to take three games to Western Sydney Stadium in 2019

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18th October, 2018
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The number of teams set to test the waters at the newly-built Western Sydney Stadium has grown, with the Waratahs today announcing they’ll play three home games at the venue next season.

The Waratahs will host the Sharks, Jaguares and Brumbies at the Parramatta venue next season, and will offer their fans a three-match membership deal that allows them to solely attend the Western Sydney matches.

In a press release, NSW Rugby CEO Andrew Hore said Western Sydney was one of the “fastest growing regions” for rugby in the state, and the decision to move games to the new ground would allow them to capitalise on this.

“It will hopefully further encourage more youngsters to take up the sport,” he said.

“The fact that we will be one of the first sports to play at the newly developed, state-of-the-art Western Sydney Stadium is a real opportunity for our fans and rugby participants in Western Sydney.

“We want to continue to grow and develop the sport in that area and the fact that the NSW Waratahs will play three matches there next year will certainly help us towards that goal,” he added.

Bankstown-born Waratahs prop Shambeckler Vui said the “opportunity to play at a brand new stadium not far from where [he] was born is awesome.”

“If our presence here can help more kids see what a great game rugby is and the chances you get through the sport, then I’ll be a happy man,” he added.

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The Waratahs have previously played almost exclusively at the Sydney Football Stadium since the Super 12 began in 1996, occasionally taking some matches to Olympic Park’s ANZ Stadium.

They did, however, play trial matches at Campbelltown Stadium as recently as 2015.

Despite the comments by both Hore and Vui – as well as a glowing commendation by the minister for sport Stuart Ayres – there was no mention of whether this would be a multi-year deal.

The Waratahs also announced ticket prices for home games would remain unchanged.

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