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$100m deal keeps Tigers at Leichhardt and Campbelltown

Wests Tigers have signed a new deal to keep playing at Leichhardt Oval (pictured) and Campbelltown. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Wests Tigers have committed to playing home games at Leichhardt Oval and Campbelltown Sports Stadium for at least the next 15 years after securing $100 million in government funding.

The bombshell concludes months of tug-of-war between government officials and Tigers chief executive Shane Richardson, who had threatened to withdraw the club from the suburban venues unless funding could be secured for upgrades.

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