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{{Short description|Rugby union stadium in Otley, United Kingdom}}
{{For|the suburb of Leeds|Cross Green, Leeds}}
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[[File:Cross Green rugby ground, Otley.jpg|thumb|right|Cross Green]]
'''Cross Green''' is an area in the east of [[Otley]], England, and the location of a multi-use sports [[stadium]]. The stadium is currently used mostly for [[rugby union]] matches and is the home ground of [[Otley R.U.F.C.]]<ref>{{cite news|title=TV screening of Otley's historic rugby day|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/7998987.TV_screening_of_Otley_s_historic_rugby_day/|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|date=16 September 2004}}</ref> It is on the eastern edge of the town, off Pool Road and is close to the new Asda supermarket. Otley RUFC has its own car park.

Cross Green is also the home of [[Otley Cricket Club]], the ground lies to the side of the rugby field.

Otley Athletics and Otley Badminton Club are also based at Cross Green.

Cross Green was the site for the famous victory of the North of England over the [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]] in 1979 and again in 1988 when the [[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies]] were the victims of a North victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sporting bygones: The day when the World Cup came to Cross Green and spotlight hit Otley|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/sporting-bygones-the-day-when-the-world-cup-came-to-cross-green-and-spotlight-hit-otley-1-3636082|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=The Yorkshire Post|date=1 August 2011}}</ref> The ground was used as a venue in the [[1991 Rugby World Cup]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=Barclay|first1=Simon|title=Rugby World Cup 1987 - 2015|date=2015|publisher=Silverthorn Publishing|isbn=978-1-326-46806-4|page=39}}</ref> hosting [[United States men's national rugby union team|United States]] versus [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]]. As the stadium has a capacity of only 5,000 people, it was the smallest venue in the tournament that year.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Great Google Street View Stadium Quiz: Rugby World Cup Edition|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/rugby-world-cup/front-row/11940618/The-Great-Google-Street-View-Stadium-Quiz-Rugby-World-Cup-Edition.html|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=19 October 2015}}</ref>

Cross Green is the host venue for Music Festival LS21 Live! which is a summer festival organized by GeHo Events. Sheffield band The Reverend and the Makers were the 2013 Headline Act.

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[[Category:Rugby union stadiums in England]]
[[Category:Sports venues in West Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Otley]]
[[Category:Sport in the City of Leeds]]


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