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North Queensland Stadium, currently known as Queensland Country Bank Stadium for sponsorship reasons, [3] is a multi-purpose stadium located in Railway Estate, [4] a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the home ground of the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League (NRL) competition.
Dairy Farmers 15-year partnership with the Cowboys ended at the end of 2012 season, as the club looked for a new naming rights sponsor for the stadium. [ 27 ] In 2013, the stadium was renamed 1300SMILES Stadium, after the Townsville-based dental practice entered into a five-year sponsorship deal with Stadiums Queensland. [ 28 ]
Since inception as a rugby league ground, the ground had several sponsored naming rights: Stockland Stadium (1995–97), Malanda Stadium (1998) and Dairy Farmers Stadium (1999–2013). The last NRL match to be played at 1300SMILES Stadium was on Thursday 29 August 2019 between the North Queensland Cowboys and Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs .
Frank H. McCourt Jr. (born August 14, 1953) is an American business executive and philanthropist. [1] [2] As of 2023, he is the executive chairman and former CEO of McCourt Global, [3] owner of the football club Marseille and founder and executive chairman of international non-profit Project Liberty. [3]
The Cowboys farewelled Brent Tate (retired), Ashton Sims (Warrington Wolves), Tariq Sims (Newcastle Knights) and Curtis Rona (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) at the end of the season. On 26 September 2015, the Cowboys qualified for only their second grand final defeating Melbourne 32–12 in the Preliminary Final in Melbourne.
The team is looking for answers after a 3-6 start, but new window treatments are a "no" as far as Jones is concerned, he said in a radio interview on Tuesday, Nov. 12
North Queensland Cowboys: Cowboys Leagues Club Limited Parramatta Eels: Parramatta Leagues Club 15.7 [4] Penrith Panthers: Panthers Leagues Club 6.2 [4] South Sydney Rabbitohs: Blackcourt League Investments Pty Ltd (Russell Crowe, James Packer, Mike Cannon-Brookes) (75%) Financial Members of the club (25%) [10] [11] St George Illawarra Dragons
In 2023, 1.3 million fans traveled to watch the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium and on the road. The New York Giants placed second in 2023 for attendance, with just over 1.2 million fans.