Monica Park
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Monica Park, Christchurch, New Zealand — opened Not confirmed as a rugby ground; a "Monica Park Speedway" in Christchurch is recorded as having opened November 1929, though its exact relationship to this rugby league venue is unconfirmed, 11 rugby league games hosted, home of No dedicated rugby league tenant identified; the Canterbury representative team played interprovincial and touring fixtures here during the 1925-1937 window.
Sourcing caveat: Opening date, capacity, floodlight status, playing surface, and the venue's precise location/identity relative to other Christchurch grounds of the era could not be confirmed.
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed as a rugby ground; a "Monica Park Speedway" in Christchurch is recorded as having opened November 1929, though its exact relationship to this rugby league venue is unconfirmed (This venue's exact location within Christchurch, and its relationship (if any) to other named Christchurch grounds of the era such as Addington Showgrounds, could not be confirmed — reported as a genuine, unresolved gap rather than assumed.) |
| Home club | No dedicated rugby league tenant identified; the Canterbury representative team played interprovincial and touring fixtures here during the 1925-1937 window |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 11 |
| Top recorded crowd | 7,000 |
| Capacity | Not confirmed |
| Test matches hosted | 1 |
| Surface | Not confirmed |
| First rugby league match | 23 August 1925 — Canterbury 48-3 West Coast |
| Years used | 1925–1937 |
| Location | Christchurch, Canterbury |
Name history
- Monica Park — used throughout, per this site's venue data
Rugby league history
A Christchurch ground used by the Canterbury representative side for interprovincial and touring fixtures across the interwar years, whose standout match is a full New Zealand v England international Test in 1932. Beyond that Test, recorded fixtures are largely Canterbury games against West Coast, Auckland, Buller and Inangahua, plus two matches against touring Queensland representative sides in 1925.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 13 Aug 1932 — New Zealand 14-25 England
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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