Lithgow Showground
Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Lithgow Showground, Lithgow, Australia — opened Not confirmed, 10 rugby league games hosted, home of Used by the NSW Group 10 rugby league competition (Lithgow-area representative and club sides, including a combined "Lithgow-Oberon" side by 1975) for representative and touring matches.
Sourcing caveat: Opening date, capacity, floodlight status and playing surface could not be confirmed.
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed |
| Home club | Used by the NSW Group 10 rugby league competition (Lithgow-area representative and club sides, including a combined "Lithgow-Oberon" side by 1975) for representative and touring matches |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 10 |
| Top recorded crowd | 6,620 |
| Capacity | Not confirmed |
| Test matches hosted | 3 |
| Surface | Not confirmed |
| First rugby league match | 20 July 1936 — Western Division 14-36 England (Lions tour) |
| Years used | 1936–1975 |
| Location | Lithgow, New South Wales |
Name history
- Lithgow Showground — used throughout; no other names found
Rugby league history
A regional NSW showground that punched well above its weight for international rugby league, hosting three full touring-team matches (Great Britain 1936, New Zealand Kiwis 1956 and 1967, France 1975) plus several NSWRL first-grade clubs (South Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, Newtown, North Sydney, Canterbury) playing State Championship exhibition matches against the local Group 10 representative side between 1939 and 1944.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 1956 — Western Division 16-19 New Zealand (Kiwis tour)
- 1967 — Western Division 6-22 New Zealand (Kiwis tour)
- 1975 — Lithgow-Oberon 17-24 France (Chanticleers World Cup tour)
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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