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Fletcher's Fields is a
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stadium in Markham, Ontario, Canada. There are six rugby fields, 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. It previously served as home to the
Toronto Rebellion The Toronto Xtreme (formerly Toronto Renegades) were a Canadian rugby union team based in Markham, Ontario. The team played in the Rugby Canada Super League and drew most of its players from the Toronto Rugby Union. Founded in 1999 as the Toront ...
of the Rugby Canada Super League. The stadium, which seats 3,200 people, has hosted numerous Canada national rugby union team matches in the past was one of the venues for the
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. It also hosted the 2011
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Rugby League

In 2011 this venue hosted all Canadian National Rugby League team matches which included: *Canada vs Jamaica *Canada vs USA *Canada vs South Africa Due to pitch work at Lamport Stadium, Toronto Wolfpack played their home Betfred Championship match against
Swinton Lions The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known s ...
at Fletcher's Field on May 5, 2018.


See also

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List of rugby league stadiums by capacity The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby league is played, ordered by seating capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular hosts of a maj ...


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* Sports venues in Ontario Rugby union stadiums in Ontario Sport in Markham, Ontario Rugby league stadiums in Canada Toronto Wolfpack 1980 establishments in Ontario Sports venues completed in 1980 {{Rugbyunion-stub