Redfern Oval
Sydney (Redfern), New South Wales, Australia
Redfern Oval, Sydney (Redfern), Australia — opened 1911, 942 rugby league games hosted, home of South Sydney Rabbitohs (1948-1987).
Sourcing caveat: No Grand Final at this ground was identified in sources found.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1911 (The NSWRFL leased the ground from 1911 for general fixtures, but South Sydney only made it their settled home from 1948.) |
| Home club | South Sydney Rabbitohs (1948-1987) |
| Closed | 1987 (as Souths' primary top-flight home ground; the club briefly returned for three premiership games in 1996) |
| Site today | The Rabbitohs' Metricon High Performance Centre (training base) since 2007-2009, hosting junior, representative and women's/reserves fixtures — though first-team NRL training relocated to the Heffron Centre, Maroubra, in April 2023 |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 942 |
| Top recorded crowd | 24,219 (24,219 (pre-season double-header, St George v Balmain and Manly-Warringah, 26 March 1967); the top premiership-match crowd is 23,257, South Sydney v Manly-Warringah, 19 July 1987) |
| Capacity | Around 20,000 historically; reduced to approximately 5,000 (2,500 seated) after redevelopment into a training facility |
| First rugby league match | 17 April 1948 — South Sydney 19-19 Eastern Suburbs (draw) |
| Years used | 1911–2026 |
| Location | Sydney (Redfern), New South Wales |
Name history
- Redfern Oval — 1911–present
Rugby league history
South Sydney made Redfern Oval their settled home from 1948, decades after the club's earliest premiership-winning eras in the 1920s (which predate the club's Redfern tenancy). Souths shifted their primary home fixtures to the Sydney Cricket Ground/Moore Park after 1987, with only a brief three-game premiership return to Redfern in 1996, before eventually settling at Stadium Australia (Accor Stadium) from 2006. The ground has since been rebuilt as the club's high-performance training centre.
Notable games played here
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1958 | 1958 NRL Finals — Playoff | Balmain Tigers 15-4 Newtown |
| 14 Aug 1956 | 1956 NRL Finals — Playoff | Western Suburbs Magpies 10-5 Newtown |
Only matches we have full, sourced records for are listed here — other historic games mentioned above may not have a dedicated match page built yet (World Cup coverage in particular is still expanding tournament by tournament).
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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