St Marys Leagues Stadium
Sydney (St Marys), New South Wales, Australia
St Marys Leagues Stadium, Sydney (St Marys), Australia — opened January 2002, 67 rugby league games hosted, home of St Marys Rugby League Club; also used as a NSW Cup venue by Penrith Panthers' feeder side.
Sourcing caveat: The years the venue carried the 'Western Weekender Stadium' name are not confirmed by sources found — omitted rather than guessed. Construction cost is reported as approximately $6.25 million (Wikipedia, quoting the club) versus approximately $5 million (Austadiums); not independently resolved.
Ground facts
| Opened | January 2002 |
| Home club | St Marys Rugby League Club; also used as a NSW Cup venue by Penrith Panthers' feeder side |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 67 |
| Top recorded crowd | 3,813 |
| Capacity | 7,000 (520 seated, plus corporate facilities for 200) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Years used | 2003–2026 |
| Location | Sydney (St Marys), New South Wales |
Name history
- Western Weekender Stadium — years not confirmed
- St Marys Leagues Stadium — current name
Rugby league history
Built at the rear of the St Marys Rugby League Club's premises in western Sydney and opened in January 2002, funded entirely by the club itself (reported cost around $6.25 million) after Penrith Council could not find the money to build it. From 2003 to 2007 St Marys ran a joint venture with the Penrith Panthers as 'St Marys/Penrith Cougars', fielding sides in the Jim Beam Cup and Premier League; the arrangement ended amid financial pressure from poker-machine tax changes and smoking restrictions. In the 2000s the ground also hosted international rugby league, including 2006/07 World Cup qualifiers (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands) and, in 2018, Emerging Nations World Championship fixtures. It has continued to host NSW Cup matches involving Penrith's feeder team, and Penrith junior/schoolboy rugby league finals.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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