Lyall Peacock Oval
Lake Macquarie (Toronto), New South Wales, Australia
Lyall Peacock Oval, Lake Macquarie (Toronto), Australia — opened unknown, 5 rugby league games hosted, home of Macquarie Scorpions (Newcastle Rugby League / NSW Cup-affiliated club, formerly Toronto Workers, founded 1954) -- rugby league tenant. Also shared with Toronto-Awaba Stags FC (soccer)..
Ground facts
| Opened | unknown (No source gives a confirmed opening or rename year. The ground existed earlier as the plain "Sports Ground" -- a Macquarie Scorpions club history reference to an incident "after a match at the Sports Ground (now Lyall Peacock Field)" implies it was already in use under that name before the Toronto Workers club (the Scorpions' predecessor) was founded in 1954 -- but no year is given for either the ground's establishment or its rename to Lyall Peacock. Who "Lyall Peacock" was could not be identified from any source checked.) |
| Home club | Macquarie Scorpions (Newcastle Rugby League / NSW Cup-affiliated club, formerly Toronto Workers, founded 1954) -- rugby league tenant. Also shared with Toronto-Awaba Stags FC (soccer). |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 5 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Capacity | 3,000 (per Wikipedia's Toronto Awaba Stags FC article -- single-sourced, not corroborated elsewhere) |
| Floodlights installed | Yes, but reported substandard -- as of 2025 the Macquarie Scorpions had not hosted a night game in at least 15 years because the lighting does not meet modern lux/safety standards; both major parties pledged election-cycle funding (AU$340,000-$2,000,000 depending on the package) to fix it ahead of the 2026 season. |
| Surface | Grass (implied by all sources; not a single source states this in so many words) |
| First rugby league match | 4 Sep 2010 -- NSW Cup 2010, Round 26: Central Coast 28 def by Shellharbour 35 |
| Last rugby league match | 19 Aug 2023 -- NSW Cup 2023, Round 25: Newcastle 16 def by Souths 26 |
| Years used | 2010–2023 |
| Location | Lake Macquarie (Toronto), New South Wales |
Name history
- Sports Ground — pre-1954 (informal name)
- Lyall Peacock Oval / Lyall Peacock Field — later, exact year unknown
Rugby league history
Home to the Macquarie Scorpions (Newcastle Rugby League) and, in a different code, the Toronto-Awaba Stags soccer club -- a shared multi-code community venue in Lake Macquarie, NSW. All 5 recorded matches are NSW Cup (Newcastle Knights reserve-grade) regular-season fixtures; none are finals or internationals. The ground has a grandstand positioned on the halfway line and is the subject of an active 2025 redevelopment push (drainage and lighting upgrades, plus female-friendly changing facilities) after both major parties pledged funding during that year's federal election campaign.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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