Richardson Memorial Stadium
Toronto (Kingston), Ontario, Canada
Richardson Memorial Stadium, Toronto (Kingston), Canada — opened 18 October 1921 (original stadium); rebuilt on Queen's University's west campus, reopening 17 September 2016, 1 rugby league games hosted, home of Queen's Golden Gaels football team, home since 1921 across both the original and successor stadiums.
Sourcing caveat: City note Toronto (Kingston) is misleading; the stadium is in Kingston, Ontario only, not Toronto. Attendance also conflicts between Rugby League Project (1,500, matching this site's recorded figure) and a Wikipedia summary of the Colonial Cup (400).
Ground facts
| Opened | 18 October 1921 (original stadium); rebuilt on Queen's University's west campus, reopening 17 September 2016 |
| Home club | Queen's Golden Gaels football team, home since 1921 across both the original and successor stadiums |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 1 |
| Top recorded crowd | 1,400 |
| Capacity | 4,700 (1921-1971); 10,200 (1971-2012); 8,600 (2013-2015); around 8,000 seated plus 2,000 standing room since the 2016 rebuild |
| Floodlights installed | modern stadium lighting was added in the 2016 revitalisation; an earlier installation date is not confirmed |
| Surface | artificial turf (FieldTurf) is reported for 1921-2015; the current post-2016 surface is not separately confirmed |
| Years used | 2010 |
| Location | Toronto (Kingston), Ontario |
Name history
- Richardson Memorial Stadium / Richardson Stadium — 1921-present
Rugby league history
Despite this site's Toronto (Kingston) city note, Richardson Memorial Stadium is not in Toronto; it sits on Queen's University's campus in Kingston, Ontario, roughly 260km from Toronto, and the Toronto label appears to be a database quirk rather than an actual second location. Its sole recorded rugby league fixture was the inaugural Colonial Cup match, USA 22-16 Canada, played 19 September 2010. Rugby League Project records the attendance as 1,500, matching this site's figure, while a secondary Wikipedia summary of the Colonial Cup states an attendance of 400; the two figures conflict and both are disclosed here rather than one being silently chosen.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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