Fraser Park
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Fraser Park, Lower Hutt, New Zealand — opened Not confirmed as a standalone founding date; the ground clearly predates its 2009 "Fraser Park Sportsville" rebranding, since it hosted the recorded 1996 international, 1 rugby league games hosted, home of Currently home to Lower Hutt City AFC (football), Wellington Phoenix youth/reserve teams, Avalon Rugby, and other clubs; no dedicated rugby league tenant is documented, and the recorded rugby league match was a representative fixture rather than a home-club tenancy.
Sourcing caveat: Rugby League Project's attendance figure (3,000) and a Wikipedia tour summary (2,000) disagree for this match; Rugby League Project's figure is used here for consistency with this site's data model, with the discrepancy disclosed rather than silently resolved.
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed as a standalone founding date; the ground clearly predates its 2009 "Fraser Park Sportsville" rebranding, since it hosted the recorded 1996 international |
| Home club | Currently home to Lower Hutt City AFC (football), Wellington Phoenix youth/reserve teams, Avalon Rugby, and other clubs; no dedicated rugby league tenant is documented, and the recorded rugby league match was a representative fixture rather than a home-club tenancy |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 1 |
| Top recorded crowd | 3,000 |
| Capacity | 750 (current football/multi-sport configuration; not confirmed as the capacity at the time of the 1996 match) |
| Floodlights installed | Modern floodlit artificial turf was added in 2015; presence of lights at the venue in 1996 is not confirmed |
| Surface | Currently a mix of artificial turf and grass fields; the 1996 match was very likely played on grass |
| Years used | 1996 |
| Location | Lower Hutt, Wellington |
Name history
- Fraser Park — long-standing name, in use by 1996 and likely earlier
- Fraser Park Sportsville — rebranding launched September 2009
- Fraser Park Sportsville and the RICOH Sports Centre — after Ricoh became naming sponsor in May 2018
Rugby league history
On 15 October 1996, Fraser Park hosted a New Zealand XIII 30-22 win over the touring Great Britain Lions, part of the 1996 Great Britain Lions tour of New Zealand. Rugby League Project records the attendance as 3,000, while a Wikipedia tour summary instead gives 2,000; this discrepancy could not be resolved from sources checked. The defeat was part of a difficult tour for Great Britain, who went on to lose the subsequent Test series 3-0.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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