Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology Hub
Sydney (Rooty Hill), New South Wales, Australia
Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology Hub, Sydney (Rooty Hill), Australia — opened 19 November 2023 — officially opened by Blacktown City Mayor Tony Bleasdale and Cathy Freeman, an approximately A$100 million council/state-funded facility, 10 rugby league games hosted, home of Used by Penrith Panthers as an alternate ground for lower-tier and women's teams (NSW Cup, NSWRL Women's Premiership) in 2025-2026, while Panthers' main stadium undergoes a major redevelopment.
Sourcing caveat: Capacity, floodlight status and playing surface for the rugby-league-used pitch could not be confirmed, and its exact identity relative to the neighbouring Blacktown ISP Oval within the same sporting precinct is not fully resolved.
Ground facts
| Opened | 19 November 2023 — officially opened by Blacktown City Mayor Tony Bleasdale and Cathy Freeman, an approximately A$100 million council/state-funded facility (Primarily a sports-science and elite-athlete recovery facility (aquatic recovery pool, biomechanics lab, environmental chamber, 60m analysis track) within the wider Blacktown International Sportspark precinct, rather than a traditional spectator stadium — whether the rugby league fixtures recorded here were played on a pitch formally part of this specific building complex, or on an adjoining oval within the same precinct, is not fully confirmed by available sources.) |
| Home club | Used by Penrith Panthers as an alternate ground for lower-tier and women's teams (NSW Cup, NSWRL Women's Premiership) in 2025-2026, while Panthers' main stadium undergoes a major redevelopment |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 10 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Capacity | Not confirmed |
| Surface | Not confirmed |
| First rugby league match | 4 May 2025 — Penrith 10-16 Canberra (NSW Cup) |
| Years used | 2025–2026 |
| Location | Sydney (Rooty Hill), New South Wales |
Name history
- Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology Hub — used throughout, since opening in 2023
Rugby league history
A newly-opened (2023) sports-science and recovery facility within the Blacktown International Sportspark precinct, pressed into service from 2025 as a temporary alternate ground for Penrith Panthers' NSW Cup and NSWRL Women's Premiership teams while the club's main stadium undergoes an approximately A$780 million redevelopment. No first-grade NRL matches have been played here.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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