Sports fields shake-up: rugby clubs could be moved under council plan

Michael Parris
Updated August 27 2020 - 4:08pm, first published October 19 2019 - 5:30am
HOME: Wanderers and Hamilton playing in this year's Newcastle rugby union grand final at No.2 Sportsground. Both clubs are feeling threatened by recommendations in a discussion paper on Newcastle sport infrastructure. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
HOME: Wanderers and Hamilton playing in this year's Newcastle rugby union grand final at No.2 Sportsground. Both clubs are feeling threatened by recommendations in a discussion paper on Newcastle sport infrastructure. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Newcastle's rugby union community has vowed to defend its turf after a review of the city's sports infrastructure recommended a shake-up of who plays at two key inner-city venues.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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