Varley Park
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Varley Park, Inverell, Australia — opened None, 2 rugby league games hosted, home of Inverell Hawks, in Group 19 Rugby League.
Ground facts
| Opened | None (No original opening date is documented; the only sourced date is a 2015 reopening after a two-year, $1.7 million renovation. Most current sources call the ground 'Varley Oval' rather than 'Varley Park' -- likely the same site under a slightly different label, not independently resolved.) |
| Home club | Inverell Hawks, in Group 19 Rugby League |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 2 |
| Top recorded crowd | 7,248 |
| Floodlights installed | Yes |
| Years used | 1995 |
| Location | Inverell, New South Wales |
Name history
Rugby league history
Named after Brigadier Arthur Leslie Varley, a former Inverell resident, this ground hosted a rare rugby league doubleheader on a single day in February 1995: two Tooheys Challenge Cup quarter-finals, Sydney Bulldogs over St George and Cronulla over Western Reds, both drawing the venue's recorded crowd of 7,248. Bringing big-city NSWRL clubs to a small regional ground for a country showcase explains the unusually large crowd for a venue of this size.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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