Cardiff University Sports Fields
Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales
Cardiff University Sports Fields, Cardiff, Wales — opened Not confirmed with certainty for the specific pitch used, 13 rugby league games hosted, 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.
Sourcing caveat: Which specific Cardiff University pitch hosts these fixtures could not be confirmed with certainty; two different redevelopment-completion dates (December 2022 and September 2025) were found for the university's broader Llanrumney sports-fields site and could not be fully reconciled.
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed with certainty for the specific pitch used (Cardiff University's Llanrumney sports fields site (East Cardiff) reopened after redevelopment on 9 December 2022 with four floodlit all-weather pitches; a further Llanrumney redevelopment (five synthetic pitches) was reported completed in September 2025. Whether either of these corresponds to the specific pitch used for rugby league fixtures here could not be confirmed.) |
| Home club | 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 |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 13 |
| Top recorded crowd | 300 |
| Test matches hosted | 1 |
| Floodlights installed | Yes, if this is the Llanrumney site as expected |
| Surface | Synthetic/3G artificial turf (if the Llanrumney site) |
| First rugby league match | 23 Apr 2023, Cardiff 20-38 Wigan (Women's Challenge Cup) |
| Years used | 2023–2026 |
| Location | Cardiff, Cardiff |
Name history
- Cardiff University Sports Fields — in use for rugby league since 2023
Rugby league history
A modern Cardiff University sports-fields complex serving primarily university, community and Cardiff City F.C. Academy use, which became a home venue for Cardiff Demons' women's Rugby Football League fixtures (Women's Challenge Cup and Women's Championship) from 2023, and hosted a Wales national team World Cup qualifier against Ireland in 2024.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 27 Apr 2024 — Wales 28-10 Ireland (Rugby League World Cup European Qualifier), attendance 300
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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