Ron Costello Oval

Shellharbour (Shellharbour), New South Wales, Australia

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Ron Costello Oval, Shellharbour (Shellharbour), Australia — opened Mid-1950s, as home of Shellharbour City Sharks RLFC (club founded 1920, originally rugby union before switching to rugby league that year), 27 rugby league games hosted, home of Shellharbour City Sharks (since the mid-1950s); from 2007, an NRL-partnered feeder side (Shellharbour City Marlins, later Shellharbour City Dragons, partnered with St George Illawarra Dragons) played NSW Cup fixtures here.

Sourcing caveat: Capacity and the exact Fuller Park-to-Ron Costello Oval renaming date are not confirmed and are deliberately omitted rather than guessed.

Ground facts

OpenedMid-1950s, as home of Shellharbour City Sharks RLFC (club founded 1920, originally rugby union before switching to rugby league that year) (Originally known as Fuller Park before being renamed for Ron Costello, a former Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown, NSW and Australia representative player. The exact renaming date could not be confirmed; a 2000-dated photo reference already uses the current name.)
Home clubShellharbour City Sharks (since the mid-1950s); from 2007, an NRL-partnered feeder side (Shellharbour City Marlins, later Shellharbour City Dragons, partnered with St George Illawarra Dragons) played NSW Cup fixtures here
Games hosted (rugby league, on record)27
Top recorded crowd0
First rugby league matchNSW Cup, Round 1, 15 Mar 2009 — Shellharbour 42-10 Newtown, per this site's own match records
Years used2009–2023
LocationShellharbour (Shellharbour), New South Wales

Name history

  • Fuller Park — original name, until an unconfirmed date
  • Ron Costello Oval — current name, in use by at least 2000

Rugby league history

A New South Wales South Coast rugby league ground, primarily used for NSW Cup (feeder-grade) fixtures rather than NRL top-grade matches. Also hosted at least one NSWRL Women's Premiership match in 2023.

Sources

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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