Loughborough University
Leicester (Loughborough), Leicestershire, England
Loughborough University, Leicester (Loughborough), England — opened unknown, 4 rugby league games hosted, home of Loughborough University's rugby league team ("Loughborough Uni"), competing in University and College Rugby League competitions -- a student club, not professional or semi-professional, and the ground's sole rugby league tenant as far as sources show..
Ground facts
| Opened | unknown (No opening date confirmed for the specific pitch used for these matches. Wikipedia describes a separate GBP4 million, 3,000-capacity multi-sport stadium opened in 2012 for the university's rugby union and football first teams -- but this site's own first recorded rugby league match (2011) predates that stadium's opening, so the two are very likely different facilities; the 2012 stadium should not be assumed to be this venue. Which of Loughborough's several named campus pitches (e.g. the Athletic Ground, Haslegrave Ground, or an unnamed training pitch) corresponds to this venue entry could not be determined from any source.) |
| Home club | Loughborough University's rugby league team ("Loughborough Uni"), competing in University and College Rugby League competitions -- a student club, not professional or semi-professional, and the ground's sole rugby league tenant as far as sources show. |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 4 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Capacity | Not found for the specific rugby league pitch (a separate, likely unrelated 2012 stadium elsewhere on campus has a capacity of 3,000). |
| Floodlights installed | Not found in any source. |
| Surface | Not confirmed; presumed grass. |
| First rugby league match | 16 Jan 2011 -- Challenge Cup qualifier: Loughborough Uni 38 def Featherstone Lions 0 |
| Last rugby league match | 27 Jan 2018 -- Challenge Cup 2018, Round 1: Loughborough Uni 4 def by Dudley Hill 38 |
| Years used | 2011–2018 |
| Location | Leicester (Loughborough), Leicestershire |
Name history
Rugby league history
All 4 recorded matches are Challenge Cup qualifying or early rounds for the university side against amateur opposition (Featherstone Lions, Kippax, Hunslet Warriors, Dudley Hill); no finals or internationals. Loughborough is a major multi-sport institution with numerous named pitches for its more prominent rugby union (Loughborough Students RUFC / Loughborough Lightning) and football programmes, distinct from its smaller rugby league student programme.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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