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Olën Park
Stadium in Potchefstroom, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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International Rugby Union Matches at Olën Park
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