Fibrus Community Stadium

Ground facts

Name history

• Derwent Park — 1956-2015 (and still the traditional/informal name)
• Zebra Claims Stadium — 2015-2023
• Fibrus Community Stadium — since 9 July 2023

Rugby league history

Workington Town's home since 1956, set beside the River Derwent and known for decades simply as Derwent Park. Set its attendance record of 17,741 for a 1965 Challenge Cup third-round tie against Wigan, and has since hosted a broad range of representative rugby league: Kangaroo Tour matches against Cumbria (1990, 1994), Rugby League World Cup fixtures in 2000 and 2013, and a 2016 Four Nations Test between New Zealand and Scotland. The ground took the sponsored name Zebra Claims Stadium from 2015, then became the Fibrus Community Stadium from 9 July 2023 under a broadband-provider sponsorship that also covers Workington Town's women's and junior sides. It remains Workington Town's current home; a Cumberland Sports Village redevelopment of the site is planned for completion around 2027.

Also hosted a rugby union warm-up international, Italy 32-26 Ireland, on 19 May 1995, and has a 398-yard speedway track surrounding the pitch.

Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted

• 17 October 1990 — Cumbria 10-42 Australia (Kangaroo Tour), attendance 6,750
• 2 October 1994 — Cumbria 8-52 Australia (Kangaroo Tour), attendance 4,227
• 1 December 2000 — Samoa 21-16 Aotearoa Māori (2000 Rugby League World Cup), attendance 4,107
• 29 October 2013 — Scotland v Tonga (2013 Rugby League World Cup), attendance 7,630
• 3 November 2013 — Scotland v Italy (2013 Rugby League World Cup), attendance 7,280
• 11 November 2016 — New Zealand 18-18 Scotland (Four Nations)

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

• Derwent Park — Wikipedia
• New era as Derwent Park renamed as Fibrus Community Stadium! — Workington Town RLFC
• Workington Town's Derwent Park to be renamed as new sponsor gets on board — Cumbria Crack
• Venue results — Rugby League Project