Jerry Collins Stadium is a multi-purpose sporting complex in

Porirua Porirua, ( mi, Pari-ā-Rua) a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. The name 'Porirua' is a corruption of 'Pari-rua', meaning "the tide swee ...

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. It currently serves as the home ground of

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club

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and the

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representative team, as well as the second home for

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of the

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. Porirua Park also has a

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field located at the western end of the park. Porirua Park Stadium was officially renamed

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Stadium on 25 March 2016, in memory of the late All Black.

Football

Jerry Collins Park serves as the secondary home for

in the

. As the primary home stadium

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also serves as the primary track and field complex in Wellington, clashes with athletics events often results in at least one match being played in Porirua every season. With expansion expected to occur for the 2010–11 season, a Porirua-based franchise has bid for inclusion, which would likely be based full-time at Porirua Park. JC Park serves as the home for midweek preseason friendlies between professional club

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and local amateur clubs. JC park has hosted international football, with the New Zealand Under-23 team recording a historic 1–0 victory over the Chile Under-23 as part of preparations for the

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Rugby league

During the

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the

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defeated the Lions 24–18 at Porirua Park before a crowd of 4,428.

Rugby union

Porirua Park is the home field for

Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union (known as the Wellington Lions for competition reasons) are a New Zealand governing body of rugby union in the New Zealand province of Wellington Region. The main stadium is Sky Stadium (formerly named Westp ...

club

. The ground also often hosts pre-season fixtures for the professional

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and the

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