Fletcher's Fields Explained

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Stadium Name:Fletcher's Fields
Location:2743 19th Avenue
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Opened:1980
Surface:Grass
Tenants:Toronto Rebellion, Toronto Nomads, Toronto Saracens
Seating Capacity:3,200[1]

Fletcher's Fields is a rugby stadium in Markham, Ontario, Canada. There are six rugby fields,[1] but only one with a grandstand for spectators. The club house, with changerooms and a snack bar, is located in the centre of the facility. Parking is located in two lots south of 19th Avenue and one north of the clubhouse.

The field was named for Denis Fletcher, a proponent of rugby in Ontario during the 1950s and 1960s.[2]

It previously served as home to the Toronto Rebellion of the Rugby Canada Super League.[3] The stadium, which seats 3,200 people,[1] [4] has hosted numerous Canada national rugby union team matches in the past was one of the venues for the 2008 Churchill Cup.[5] It also hosted the 2011 Colonial Cup.[6]

The field was sold to the City of Markham in December 2021,[7] with full possession and the end of use for rugby scheduled at the end of October 2024.[8] [9]

Rugby League

In 2011 this venue hosted all Canadian National Rugby League team matches which included:

Due to pitch work at Lamport Stadium, Toronto Wolfpack played their home Betfred Championship match against Swinton Lions at Fletcher's Field on May 5, 2018.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pre-Games training site: Fletcher's Field. 2016-04-26. Government of Ontario.
  2. Web site: History of Fletcher's Fields. Fletcher's Fields. 29 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326052549/http://www.fletchersfields.com/history.html. 26 March 2012.
  3. Web site: National Junior Championship: Schedules. 2011-04-24. Rugby Canada National Junior Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007162443/http://www.rcu20.ca/leagues/schedules.cfm?selectedMonth=5&selectedYear=2009&selectedTeamID=212232&leagueID=12014&clientID=2580&embedLID=12014&embedCID=2580. 2011-10-07. dead.
  4. Web site: OUA Partners with Rugby Ontario and Rugby Canada to Host Gold Medal Match. 2005-10-14. Ontario University Athletics. 2011-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928031610/http://www.oua.ca/sports/rugby/mrugby/home/index.html?article_id=4875. 2011-09-28. dead.
  5. Web site: Argentina Pumas pip Canada . Planet Rugby . 2008-06-14 . 2010-01-22.
  6. Web site: Tips regarding supplementation | American National Rugby League - Rugby league in the United States.
  7. Web site: Davidson . Neil . 2021-12-23 . Sale of Fletcher's Fields comes with historic boost to Canadian Rugby Foundation . 2024-08-24 . Toronto Star.
  8. Web site: Colley . Mark . 2024-08-24 . Fletcher's Fields, the heart of Ontario rugby for 58 years, is closing. Here's why it matters to so many people . 2024-08-24 . Toronto Star.
  9. Web site: Liu . Scarlett . 2024-02-20 . Markham's Fletcher's Fields launches 2024 Summer Celebration of Rugby, marking end to 6 decades of play . 2024-08-24 . Markham Economist & Sun.
  10. Web site: Canada defeat the USA 18-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925032130/http://www.canadarugbyleague.com/site/eng/news/article.php?id=10139 . September 25, 2011 . Canada Rugby League . dead .
  11. Web site: Canada looks ahead to South Africa Test . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925032623/http://www.canadarugbyleague.com/site/eng/news/article.php?id=10141 . September 25, 2011 . Canada Rugby League . dead .

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