Rugby League Venues — Wales
48 venues on record in Wales, grouped by 13 regions.
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Across 48 venues, 847 rugby league games are on record in Wales, spanning 1907–2026. The most-used ground is Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium in Wrexham, with 95 games hosted and a top recorded crowd of 10,334.
Jump to region: Cardiff (10) · Rhondda Cynon Taff (7) · Bridgend (5) · Merthyr Tydfil (5) · Neath Port Talbot (4) · Caerphilly (4) · Wrexham (3) · Blaenau Gwent (2) · Conwy (2) · Carmarthenshire (2) · Swansea (2) · Mountain Ash (1) · Glamorgan (1)
Cardiff (10 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninian Park Home of Cardiff City Blue Dragons, 1981-1984 (Second Division); also Wales's primary rugby league international venue, 1981-1995 | Cardiff (Leckwith) | 59 | 10,250 (Rugby League) | 1981–1995 |
| Millennium Stadium Home of Not a club home ground — a national venue, primarily Wales's rugby union home, that hosted the rugby league Challenge Cup Final while Wembley was being rebuilt | Cardiff | 28 | 74,213 | 2000–2023 |
| Penarth Road Stadium Home of Cardiff RLFC, for their only professional rugby league season, 1951-52 | Cardiff | 21 | 1,475 | 1950–1952 |
| Cardiff University Sports Fields Home of Cardiff Demons (women's rugby league, reformed 2021), which announced a transition to the South Wales Jets name from the end of the 2026 season | Cardiff | 13 | 300 | 2023–2026 |
| Cardiff Arms Park Home of no permanent rugby league tenant; South Wales RLFC used it as a stop-gap home for part of the 1996-97 seasons before folding in 1997, and South Wales Scorpions (based mainly elsewhere) played occasional showcase home fixtures here in 2014-2016 | Cardiff | 7 | 6,708 | 1996–2016 |
| The Harlequins Playing Fields Home of Cardiff Demons (amateur rugby league), for two Challenge Cup fixtures years apart | Cardiff | 2 | 0 | 1999–2005 |
| Sloper Road Home of no rugby league club was ever a tenant here — the ground's primary tenants were greyhound racing (from 1928) and motorcycle speedway (Wales's first speedway venue); both recorded rugby league fixtures were one-off representative/county matches | Cardiff | 2 | 15,000 | 1928–1929 |
| Maindy Stadium Home of Not a rugby league or rugby union tenant: Maindy is Cardiff's historic combined athletics and cycling venue, home to the Maindy Flyers Youth Cycling Club, whose alumni include Geraint Thomas, Elinor Barker, Luke Rowe and Owain Doull. It hosted the athletics events of the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and was Cardiff's main athletics venue until Cardiff Athletics Stadium opened in 1989. | Cardiff | 1 | 3,217 | 1959 |
| Rodney Parade Home of Celtic Crusaders / Crusaders RL (Super League tenant from 2010, following this ground's 2009 preview fixture) | Newport | 1 | 5,597 | 2009 |
| Welsh White City Stadium Home of Operated by the Greyhound Racing Association as a greyhound-racing stadium (its primary function); also hosted Cardiff White City motorcycle speedway in 1928-1930 and 1935-1936. It was not a permanent rugby league club home; no Cardiff professional rugby league club existed until 1951, by which time the stadium had already closed and been sold to a steelworks in 1937. | Cardiff | 1 | 3,000 | 1929 |
Rhondda Cynon Taff (7 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taff Vale Park Home of Pontypridd RLFC, 1926-27 season (Northern Rugby League, English competition) through the club's withdrawal on 25 Oct 1927; also historically Pontypridd RFC (rugby union, 1890-91 to 1901 and again 1907-08) | Pontypridd | 27 | 23,000 | 1921–1936 |
| Athletic Ground (Treherbert) Home of Treherbert RLFC, 1908-1910 only | Pontypridd (Treherbert) | 23 | 4,000 | 1908–1910 |
| Athletic Ground (Tonypandy) Home of Mid-Rhondda RLFC, for a single season, 1908-09, before the club folded/reverted to another code; Mid Rhondda F.C. (association football) took over the ground from around 1909 | Tonypandy | 16 | 7,000 | 1907–1909 |
| Aberdare Athletic Ground Home of Aberdare RLFC, for a single season, 1908-09 | Aberdare | 15 | 15,000 | 1908–1909 |
| King George's Field Home of see the main write-up under Pen-y-graig/Mid Rhondda Athletic Ground | Tonypandy | 1 | 7,500 | 1908 |
| Pen-y-graig Home of no rugby league club was a confirmed tenant of this specific ground for ongoing fixtures; Mid Rhondda RLFC was founded in June 1908, partly funded by gate receipts from the single match described here, but no source confirms this ground as that club's regular home venue — later primarily associated with Mid Rhondda A.F.C. (football) | Tonypandy | 1 | 12,000 | 1908 |
| Sardis Road Home of Pontypridd RFC (rugby union), 1974-present; also home to the short-lived Celtic Warriors regional team, 2003-2004 | Pontypridd | 1 | 2,143 | 2009 |
Bridgend (5 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery Field Home of Bridgend Ravens / Bridgend Athletic RFC (rugby union); was home to Bridgend Blue Bulls (2005) and Celtic Crusaders (2006–2009) in rugby league | Bridgend | 65 | 6,351 | 1950–2009 |
| Coychurch Road Home of Bridgend Blue Dragons (Rugby Football League Second Division), for the 1984-85 season only | Bridgend | 14 | 1,983 | 1984–1985 |
| Llynfi Road Home of Maesteg RFC (rugby union, tenant since 1877); rugby league use was occasional -- Celtic Crusaders academy/reserve sides used it in 2009, and South Wales Scorpions played a single Challenge Cup tie there in 2014 | Bridgend (Maesteg) | 3 | 213 | 2009–2014 |
| Brynglas Field | Cardiff (Pyle) | 1 | 0 | 2022 |
| The Old Parish | Bridgend (Maesteg) | 1 | 600 | 2006 |
Merthyr Tydfil (5 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhydycar Athletic Grounds Home of Merthyr Tydfil R.L.F.C., from partway through the 1909-10 season until the club folded in January 1911 | Merthyr Tydfil | 50 | 0 | 1907–1910 |
| College Field Home of Merthyr Tydfil RLFC (Northern Union, 1907-1911); their original home ground before relocating to the Rhydycar Athletic Grounds during the 1909-10 season | Merthyr Tydfil | 2 | 0 | 1908–1910 |
| Penydarren Park Home of Merthyr Tydfil RLFC (1907-1911, rugby league); Merthyr Town F.C. and successors (football, ongoing) | Merthyr Tydfil | 2 | 6,000 | 1909 |
| The Wern Home of Merthyr RFC (rugby union); South Wales Ironmen (rugby league) for the 2017 season only | Merthyr Tydfil | 2 | 122 | 2017 |
| Forest Road | Merthyr Tydfil (Treharris) | 1 | 0 | 2015 |
Neath Port Talbot (4 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gnoll Home of South Wales Scorpions, 2010-2013/14 (relocated to Maesteg RFC in 2014, later rebranded Ironmen then West Wales Raiders); Wales national rugby league team and Wales women's national rugby league team have also used it, 2024-present | Neath | 49 | 3,270 (Rugby League) | 2010–2026 |
| Talbot Athletic Ground Home of South Wales RLFC, for its single full season, 1996 (the club also used Morfa Stadium, Swansea and Cardiff Arms Park as alternate home grounds that season) | Port Talbot | 15 | 3,128 | 1996–2006 |
| Aberavon Greenstars RFC | Port Talbot (Aberavon) | 1 | 0 | 2003 |
| Vivian Park | Port Talbot | 1 | 400 | 2025 |
Caerphilly (4 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glan-yr-Afon Park Home of Primarily a rugby union ground -- Blackwood RFC's own facility. Used intermittently by rugby league tenants without a stable home of their own: Blackwood Bulldogs (an amateur rugby league club founded 2006, folded 2011, sharing the union ground) for a 2010 Challenge Cup tie, and South Wales Scorpions for two 2014 Championship 1 fixtures (reason for relocation from their normal 2014 home unconfirmed) and a 2016 League 1 Shield match played there as an emergency one-off after their regular Virginia Park ground was damaged. | Cardiff (Caerphilly) | 4 | 255 | 2010–2016 |
| Virginia Park Home of Caerphilly RFC (rugby union), long-standing primary tenant; South Wales (rugby league, part of the South Wales Scorpions/Ironmen/Raiders lineage) used it as an occasional secondary home ground in 2011 and again in 2016 | Cardiff (Caerphilly) | 3 | 505 | 2011 |
| Pandy Park Home of Cross Keys RFC (rugby union) | Cardiff (Crosskeys) | 2 | 621 | 2022 |
| Penalta Rugby Football Club | Cardiff (Nelson) | 1 | 0 | 2011 |
Wrexham (3 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium formerly The Racecourse Ground Home of Wrexham A.F.C. (football's permanent tenant); the rugby league tenant was Celtic Crusaders/Crusaders/North Wales Crusaders, 2010-2016 | Wrexham | 95 | 10,334 | 2000–2018 |
| Queensway Stadium Home of North Wales Crusaders (rugby league), moved here from the Racecourse Ground for the 2017 season, departed for Stadiwm ZipWorld/Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay in 2021 (partly due to COVID restrictions on the venue) | Wrexham | 29 | 886 | 2016–2020 |
| The Rock Stadium Home of North Wales Crusaders (temporary home, 2014-2015) | Rhosymedre | 6 | 715 | 2014–2015 |
Blaenau Gwent (2 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Cross Park Home of Ebbw Vale RLFC (rugby league, 1907-1912, professional Northern Union club); Ebbw Vale RFC (rugby union, current tenant) | Ebbw Vale | 85 | 8,000 | 1907–2024 |
| The Park Home of Wales national rugby league team (1949-1951 only) / Abertillery Blaenau Gwent RFC (rugby union, ongoing) | Abertillery | 3 | 8,000 | 1949–1951 |
Conwy (2 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eirias Stadium Home of RGC 1404 (rugby union); North Wales Crusaders (rugby league, permanent home since 2021) | Llandudno (Colwyn Bay) | 65 | 1,899 | 2021–2026 |
| Clwb Rygbi Nant Conwy formerly Nant Conwy Rugby Club | Llanrwst | 1 | 205 | 2023 |
Carmarthenshire (2 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stebonheath Park Home of Not a club home for rugby league — primarily a Wales national-team venue; West Wales Raiders RL used it 2015-2022. The ground's main tenant overall is Llanelli Town A.F.C. (football). | Llanelli | 64 | 21,590 | 1935–2022 |
| Stradey Park Home of Llanelli RFC, a rugby union club, from 1879 until the move to Parc y Scarlets in 2008; the professional Scarlets region also played there from 2003 to 2008 | Llanelli | 1 | 1,497 (Rugby League) | 2000 |
Swansea (2 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helen's Home of Wales national rugby league team (home Test venue), 1945-1978 | Swansea | 15 | 30,000 | 1945–1978 |
| Vetch Field Home of no permanent rugby league tenant — used as a neutral/occasional venue for Wales national team internationals and Super League "on the road" showcase fixtures; the ground's permanent tenant throughout was Swansea City A.F.C. (football), 1912-2005 | Swansea | 8 | 15,385 (Rugby League) | 1990–1999 |
Mountain Ash (1 venue)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parc Dyffryn Pennar Home of South Wales Scorpions (rugby league, Championship 1/League 1, 2014-2016); primary long-term tenant is Mountain Ash RFC (rugby union) | Merthyr Tydfil (Caegarw) | 26 | 410 | 2014–2016 |
Glamorgan (1 venue)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Street Home of Barry RLFC, for its only season, 1908-09 | Cardiff (Barry) | 13 | 0 | 1908–1909 |
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