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Jasper Bruce

How Liverpool and the Cowboys inspired Eels' NRL oasis

Parramatta's new Centre of Excellence in Kellyville is turning heads. (HANDOUT/PARRAMATTA EELS)

Parramatta have officially opened the biggest oasis in rugby league history, inspired by English football giants Liverpool and the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.

The Eels' centre of excellence is built on 11 hectares of land in the northwestern Sydney suburb of Kellyville, boasting five footy fields at a cost a hefty $70 million tipped in by three levels of government and the Parramatta Leagues Club.

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