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Olën Park, also known as Profert Olën Park for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

It was used for rugby union matches by the Leopards team in the First Division of the Currie Cup as well as the Vodacom Cup. Quite often the annual inter-varsity between the North-West University and the University of the Free State is also played here.

Profert Olën Park was named after Carl Ludwig Theodor Olën who was the President of the Western Transvaal Rugby Union from 1922 to 1934. The stadium can host approximately 22,000 spectators.

In recent times a local fertilizer company situated in Potchefstroom, Profert has been contributing not only financially but also with their products and expertise, towards the upkeep of the playing field and as thus obtained the naming rights of the stadium.

As from 2012 Profert Olën Park will again be the stadium where all the home fixtures of the Leopards will be played because the sponsorship of the Royal Bafokeng Sports of the Leopards, has been terminated at the end of 2011.

In 2018, the Leopards announced that financial constraints meant they could no longer afford the maintenance of the stadium and they would play their rugby elsewhere.[1]

International Rugby Union Matches at Olën Park

[2] [3]

Year Result
1938 British & Irish Lions beat Western Transvaal 26 - 9
1949 New Zealand beat Western Transvaal 19 - 3
1953 Australia beat Western Transvaal 50 - 12
1955 Western Transvaal beat British & Irish Lions 9 - 6
1958 Western Transvaal beat British Barbarians 11 - 3
1960 New Zealand beat Transvaal Universities 45 - 6
1960 New Zealand beat Western Transvaal 28 - 3
1961 Ireland beat Western Transvaal 16 - 6
1962 British & Irish Lions beat Western Transvaal 11 - 6
1962 British & Irish Lions beat Combined Services 20 - 6
1963 Australia beat Western Transvaal 14 - 12
1967 France beat Western Transvaal 38 - 11
1968 British & Irish Lions beat Western Transvaal 20 - 12
1969 Western Transvaal beat Australia 18 - 6
1970 New Zealand beat Western Transvaal 21 - 17
1970 New Zealand beat South African Gazelles 29 - 25
1971 France beat Western Transvaal 50 - 0
1973 Western Transvaal beat Italy 32 - 6
1974 British & Irish Lions beat Western Transvaal 59 - 13
1976 New Zealand beat Western Transvaal 42 - 3
1979 International XV beat Western Transvaal 34 - 18
1979 Western Transvaal beat Newport 38 - 22
1980 British & Irish Lions beat Western Transvaal 22 - 19
1981 Ireland beat South African Mining Invitational XV 46 - 7
1982 South American Jaguars beat Western Transvaal Presidents XV 30 - 18
1986 New Zealand Cavaliers beat Western Transvaal 26 - 18
1987 South Sea Barbarians beat Combined Feeder Team 56 - 13
1992 Australia beat Western Transvaal 46 - 13
1994 England beat Western Transvaal 26 - 24
1994 Western Transvaal beat Uruguay 83 - 10
1995 North Harbour beat Western Transvaal 39 - 17
1995 Western Transvaal beat Ivory Coast 67 - 10
1996 New Zealand beat Western Transvaal 31 - 0
1998 Ireland beat Western Transvaal 26 - 18
2000 England beat Western Transvaal 52 - 22

References

  1. ^ "Olënpark: Nog ene vir die begraafplaas". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 21 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ Van Zyl, Hans; et al. (1996). Mielieboersage (1st ed.). Potchefstroom: Potchefstroom Herald Printers. ISBN 0-620-20378-1.
  3. ^ Schnapps, Teddy (1989). A Statistical History of Springbok Rugby (1st ed.). Printpak Books. ISBN 1-868-06060-8.


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