Longreach Showgrounds
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Longreach Showgrounds, Longreach, Australia — opened unknown, 2 rugby league games hosted, home of no confirmed rugby league club tenant.
Ground facts
| Opened | unknown (No dated, sourced opening year for the showgrounds itself was found, though Longreach has had associated showgrounds infrastructure for a long time.) |
| Home club | no confirmed rugby league club tenant |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 2 |
| Top recorded crowd | 1,635 |
| Surface | unknown |
| Years used | 1953–2014 |
| Location | Longreach, Queensland |
Name history
Rugby league history
Longreach Showgrounds is a regional agricultural show and exhibition ground in outback central-western Queensland, primarily used for shows and rodeos rather than as a dedicated football venue. Its two rugby league fixtures on file are widely spaced and genuinely separate: a 1953 international touring match between a Central Queensland representative side and a touring USA team, and a 2014 Queensland Cup fixture, likely a promotional country-round match bringing a state competition game to a remote town.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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