Best Rugby Field Fresno Near Me

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Built during the United States' so-called "Golden Era of Sports," Ratcliffe Stadium was dedicated on October 9, 1926 and is located on the Fresno City College campus near the intersection of Blackstone and McKinley avenues in the heart of Fresno.


The stadium, originally know as Fresno State College Stadium and renamed for Fresno State's first football coach, Emory Ratcliffe, in 1941, was expanded with a high-rise grandstand on the west side in 1942, boosting the seating capacity to 13,000.

In 1976, a new fieldhouse was built adjacent to the northeast corner of the stadium. The fieldhouse has locker and training rooms, a weight room, classrooms and offices. Aluminum seating in the stadium followed in the late 1970s as well as higher intensity lighting and new public restrooms.

4worldlovers: First constructed in 1976 to host Fresno State home meets, Warmerdam Field was named after Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam, the former Fresno State head coach and world record holder in the pole vault. Warmerdam Field currently serves as the Bulldogs' practice facility with home meets being held at Veterans Memorial Stadium, one of the nation's top outdoor venues.

In 2017, Warmerdam Field underwent a $2.6-million renovation project that included eight-lane, all-weather Beynon BSS 1000 surface track, a new high-jump area, long- and triple-jump runways, two pole vault runways, and two javelin runways.

Dutch Warmerdam was the first vaulter to clear 15-feet, a height once considered insurmountable. A seven-time United States AAU pole vault champion, Warmerdam held the world pole vault record for four years (1940-43) while using a bamboo pole in a sawdust pit. Warmerdam competed for Fresno State in the 1930s before returning to serve as the Bulldog's head coach for 20 years.

4worldlovers: Since opening its gates to the public for the first time on May 1, 2002, Chukchansi Park has earned a reputation as one of the most beautiful and modern Minor League sports facilities in the nation, and is one of the most used and versatile venues in Central California's San Joaquin Valley.

The 10,650-capacity stadium (not including hospitality areas and standing room) in the heart of Downtown Fresno features incredible sight lines from every seat, as well as providing dramatic views of the downtown skyline and nearby Sierra Mountains, weather permitting.