Ingham Showgrounds
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Ingham Showgrounds, Ingham, Australia — opened unknown, 4 rugby league games hosted, home of No club is explicitly confirmed as an official home tenant. "North QLD" (a composite North Queensland representative side) is the recorded home team in 3 of the 4 matches (later as "NQ Young Guns"), suggesting occasional use as a regional representative venue rather than a fixed club home ground..
Ground facts
| Opened | unknown (No confirmed opening/establishment year found for the showgrounds. This site's own first recorded rugby league match (1982) reflects the earliest tracked fixture, not the venue's actual establishment date, which likely predates it by decades as is typical of Queensland show societies.) |
| Home club | No club is explicitly confirmed as an official home tenant. "North QLD" (a composite North Queensland representative side) is the recorded home team in 3 of the 4 matches (later as "NQ Young Guns"), suggesting occasional use as a regional representative venue rather than a fixed club home ground. |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 4 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Capacity | Not found in any source. |
| Floodlights installed | Yes -- the Hinchinbrook Shire Council's official venue page confirms the Main Oval has sporting-grade lighting for evening events (not explicitly tied to the historic 1982-2004 matches, but present at the venue today). |
| Surface | Not confirmed; presumed grass, standard for Queensland showgrounds ovals. |
| First rugby league match | 18 Apr 1982 -- State League 1982, Round 5: North QLD 0 def by Past Christian Brothers 14 |
| Last rugby league match | 5 Jun 2004 -- Queensland Cup 2004, Round 12: NQ Young Guns 22 drew with Burleigh 22 |
| Years used | 1982–2004 |
| Location | Ingham, Queensland |
Name history
Rugby league history
A genuine multi-purpose community facility hosting the annual Ingham Show, rodeos, circuses and general sporting matches, including a Main Oval, a separate Multi-Purpose Sports Arena, cattle yards/horse stalls, and the W.O. Garbutt Grandstand. Its sparse and irregular rugby league record (roughly one match every 5 years, then a long gap to 2004, then none since) is consistent with an occasional/backup venue for North Queensland regional representative football rather than a dedicated club home.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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