Recreation Grounds
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Recreation Grounds, Napier, New Zealand — opened before 1910, 2 rugby league games hosted, home of no permanent rugby league tenant on file.
Ground facts
| Opened | before 1910 (This is probably, but not certainly, the same site as the Napier Recreation Ground documented on Wikipedia as a historic cricket ground; the identification could not be fully confirmed.) |
| Home club | no permanent rugby league tenant on file |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 2 |
| Top recorded crowd | 3,000 |
| Surface | grass |
| Years used | 1910–1912 |
| Location | Napier, Hawke's Bay |
Name history
Rugby league history
The Recreation Grounds in Napier, Hawke's Bay, hosted two rugby league fixtures between 1910 and 1912, in the code's earliest years in New Zealand, drawing a crowd of up to 3,000. The ground was primarily known as a cricket venue; its brief rugby league use reflects the sport's early push to establish itself across New Zealand's provincial centres shortly after its 1907-08 introduction to the country.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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