Ipswich Showground
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Ipswich Showground, Ipswich, Australia — opened Not confirmed, 12 rugby league games hosted, home of Not a single club; hosted Ipswich representative sides against touring international teams.
Sourcing caveat: This site treats Ipswich Showground as a distinct entry from North Ipswich Reserve, since no source could confirm or deny that they are the same physical ground; readers researching Ipswich's rugby league history further should be aware of this open identification question. Capacity and floodlight status could not be confirmed.
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed (Whether this venue is the same ground as the modern North Ipswich Reserve (current home of the Ipswich Jets) could not be confirmed either way -- Rugby League Project's own venue page for 'Ipswich Showground' gives no alternate names or cross-references, and a separate, unrelated 'Ipswich Showgrounds' in West Ipswich (home to agricultural shows and greyhound racing since the 1870s) has no documented rugby league history at all, so this is not simply a naming variant of that site either.) |
| Home club | Not a single club; hosted Ipswich representative sides against touring international teams |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 12 |
| Top recorded crowd | 5,237 |
| Test matches hosted | 6 |
| Surface | Grass (presumed) |
| First rugby league match | 1911, a QRL match in which North Brisbane forfeited to Ipswich B |
| Years used | 1911–1974 |
| Location | Ipswich, Queensland |
Name history
- Ipswich Showground — in use for representative rugby league, 1911-1974
Rugby league history
Ipswich's key representative rugby league venue for over six decades, hosting local representative sides against a long run of touring international teams (New Zealand, England/Great Britain) from 1911 to 1974, in the classic pattern of regional Queensland grounds of the era.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 25 Jun 1921 — Ipswich 6-5 New Zealand (All Blacks tour)
- 23 Jul 1930 — Ipswich 10-3 New Zealand (Kiwis tour), attendance 1,000
- 1 Jul 1936 — Ipswich 3-23 England (Lions tour), attendance 3,000
- 11 Jul 1946 — Ipswich 12-29 England (Lions tour), attendance 5,237 (the venue's largest recorded crowd)
- 28 Jun 1959 — Ipswich 16-52 New Zealand (Kiwis tour), attendance 3,875
- 6 Jun 1974 — Ipswich 8-36 Great Britain (Lions tour), attendance 3,778
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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