Kingston Park
Newcastle (Newcastle Upon Tyne), Tyne and Wear, England
Kingston Park, Newcastle (Newcastle Upon Tyne), England — opened 1990, 88 rugby league games hosted, home of Newcastle Falcons (rugby union) — no permanent rugby league tenant; was also the home of League One/Championship side Newcastle Thunder from 2015 to 2024.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1990 |
| Home club | Newcastle Falcons (rugby union) — no permanent rugby league tenant; was also the home of League One/Championship side Newcastle Thunder from 2015 to 2024 |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 88 |
| Top recorded crowd | 6,736 (Rugby League — Group B, 29 Oct 2022, 2021 Rugby League World Cup: Fiji 30-14 Scotland) |
| Test matches hosted | 1 |
| Years used | 2005–2024 |
| Location | Newcastle (Newcastle Upon Tyne), Tyne and Wear |
Name history
- Kingston Park — 1990–present
Rugby league history
Kingston Park is primarily a rugby union venue, but it stepped into rugby league's spotlight at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (held October–November 2022), hosting group-stage fixtures including Scotland's 4–28 loss to Italy on 16 October 2022 and Fiji's 60–4 win over Italy on 22 October 2022, plus a further Fiji-Scotland group game, Fiji's 30-14 win, on 29 October 2022. Away from the World Cup, the ground was also home to League One/Championship side Newcastle Thunder from 2015 to 2024.
Kingston Park is best known as the home of Newcastle Falcons, a rugby UNION club competing in the English Premiership, and rugby union remains its primary sporting use.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 29 October 2022 — Fiji 30-14 Scotland (2021 Rugby League World Cup group stage), attendance 6,736
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Notable games played here
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Group B, 16 Oct 2022 | 2021 Rugby League World Cup | Scotland 4-28 Italy |
| Group B, 22 Oct 2022 | 2021 Rugby League World Cup | Fiji 60-4 Italy |
| Group B, 29 Oct 2022 | 2021 Rugby League World Cup | Fiji 30-14 Scotland |
Only matches we have full, sourced records for are listed here — other historic games mentioned above may not have a dedicated match page built yet (World Cup coverage in particular is still expanding tournament by tournament).
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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