New River Stadium
London (Wood Green), Greater London, England
New River Stadium, London (Wood Green), England — opened 1997, 256 rugby league games hosted, home of London Skolars.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1997 (1997 is when London Skolars (per Wikipedia) relocated to the ground, which is the earliest date found tying rugby league to the venue; the sports centre facility itself may predate this. Rugby League Project's earliest indexed rugby league match here is a 1998 Challenge Cup tie, one year after the Skolars' move, so exact prior use is unclear.) |
| Home club | London Skolars |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 256 |
| Top recorded crowd | 6,500 |
| Capacity | 5,000 overall ground capacity, including a roughly 1,000-seat grandstand |
| First rugby league match | London 10-12 Myton, Challenge Cup Round 1, 6 December 1998 (per Rugby League Project's earliest indexed match at the venue) |
| Years used | 1997–2025 |
| Location | London (Wood Green), Greater London |
Name history
- White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre — official/formal name throughout
- New River Stadium — commonly used alternate/rugby league name since at least 1997
Rugby league history
A community sports ground in Wood Green, north London, that has been the long-term home of London Skolars since the semi-professional club relocated there in 1997 from Hackney. One of only a handful of established rugby league venues in the capital outside the modern London Broncos' grounds, it has hosted the Skolars through their League 1/National League Two era, including a National League Two match against Keighley in 2008 that drew an attendance of 1,427 — among the higher crowds recorded there. The Skolars moved briefly to Queen Elizabeth II Stadium in Enfield in 2014 before returning. The ground has also hosted the Middlesex 9s rugby league nines tournament and London & South East Schools finals.
Also used by Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club, Haringey Rhinos rugby union club, Park View F.C., Wood Green Weightlifting Club, Haringey Cycling Club, and has hosted the Britbowl (British American football championship) in 2019 and 2022.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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