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Over the past four decades, Twin Elm Rugby Park has been home to all manner of rugby competition, including international test matches involving Canada, New Zealand and England.

But the Twin Elm clubhouse — in southwest Ottawa, near Richmond — is badly in need of repair and is the subject of a public fundraising campaign to undertake about $100,000 in upgrades.

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Owned by four Ottawa area rugby clubs, Twin Elm is managed by a volunteer board.

New Park president Lee Powell has hopes of restoring Twin Elm to its former glory, when it rose out of the farm fields near Richmond in the mid-1970s.

“We’re trying to dig it out of the mess it’s in and back to the life it had,” Powell said.

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On March 24 at The Senate Tavern on Bank Street (7:30 p.m.), Powell and the board will unveil a three-year plan for the rugby park, which has multiple uses beyond rugby. Along with five grass fields and 12 change rooms, the clubhouse has two lounges, a bar and seating of about 3,000 for the main rugby pitch.