Prince Of Wales Stadium
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Prince Of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham, England — opened 1981, 57 rugby league games hosted, home of Gloucestershire All Golds, 2010-2017 (League 1/National League Cup/Challenge Cup); also long-time home of Cheltenham Tigers RFC (rugby union) from Sep 1981.
Sourcing caveat: Floodlight installation date is not confirmed in any source found.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1981 (Opened as a multi-sport athletics stadium; the opening event was a cricket match, Australia v Gloucestershire. No source connects the opening to rugby league specifically.) |
| Home club | Gloucestershire All Golds, 2010-2017 (League 1/National League Cup/Challenge Cup); also long-time home of Cheltenham Tigers RFC (rugby union) from Sep 1981 |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 57 |
| Top recorded crowd | 867 |
| Capacity | approximately 3,500 total (500 seated) — a general athletics-stadium figure, not rugby-league-specific |
| Surface | Grass (the stadium's athletics track was resurfaced in 1999, not directly relevant to the rugby pitch) |
| First rugby league match | Uni Gloucestershire 32-36 Edinburgh (Challenge Cup Round 1), 24 Jan 2010 — possibly a lower-tier curtain-raiser rather than the All Golds' own senior debut there; not fully confirmed as the definitive first match |
| Years used | 2010–2017 |
| Location | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Name history
- Prince Of Wales Stadium — 1981-present, no name change found
Rugby league history
A lower-tier (League 1/National Conference level) ground, notable mainly as the long-running home of Gloucestershire All Golds, a developmental professional club. No Test matches, Cup Finals, or Grand Finals found hosted here; the highest recorded attendance is 867, for Gloucestershire 6-82 Salford (Challenge Cup Round 4) on 21 May 2013.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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