Portway
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Portway, Birmingham, England — opened Not confirmed, 10 rugby league games hosted, home of Midlands Hurricanes (League 1), who relocated from Butts Park Arena, Coventry, to Portway for the 2022 season before moving on again to Alexander Stadium in 2023.
Sourcing caveat: Capacity, floodlight status, playing surface and opening date could not be confirmed.
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed (Used for a single season (2022) as an interim arrangement, consistent with this site's own narrow recorded window.) |
| Home club | Midlands Hurricanes (League 1), who relocated from Butts Park Arena, Coventry, to Portway for the 2022 season before moving on again to Alexander Stadium in 2023 |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 10 |
| Top recorded crowd | 656 |
| Capacity | Not confirmed |
| Surface | Not confirmed |
| First rugby league match | Not confirmed |
| Years used | 2022 |
| Location | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Name history
- Portway — used only in 2022, per this site's venue data
Rugby league history
The home ground of Birmingham & Solihull Bees RFC (rugby union), at Forshaw Heath Lane, Portway, shared for a single 2022 season with the Midlands Hurricanes rugby league club as an interim training-and-playing arrangement while the Hurricanes sought a longer-term home (subsequently found at Alexander Stadium from 2023). The Hurricanes finished 8th in League 1 that season (6 wins, 14 losses) and exited the Challenge Cup in the second round.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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