Taff Vale Park

Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales

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Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd, Wales — opened 1890, originally used for school sports; named for the adjacent Taff Vale Iron Works, 27 rugby league games hosted, home of Pontypridd RLFC, 1926-27 season (Northern Rugby League, English competition) through the club's withdrawal on 25 Oct 1927; also historically Pontypridd RFC (rugby union, 1890-91 to 1901 and again 1907-08).

Sourcing caveat: A cluster of 1927 Northern Rugby League fixtures in this site's own match records are marked '(away)' for Pontypridd despite appearing on this venue's results list; this may reflect a data-entry quirk in the source records rather than home fixtures actually played here, so those specific results are not individually restated above.

Ground facts

Opened1890, originally used for school sports; named for the adjacent Taff Vale Iron Works
Home clubPontypridd RLFC, 1926-27 season (Northern Rugby League, English competition) through the club's withdrawal on 25 Oct 1927; also historically Pontypridd RFC (rugby union, 1890-91 to 1901 and again 1907-08)
Games hosted (rugby league, on record)27
Top recorded crowd23,000
Test matches hosted4
Years used1921–1936
LocationPontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff

Name history

  • Taff Vale Park — since 1890, no renaming found

Rugby league history

Pontypridd RLFC was formed following the 12 Apr 1922 Wales v England international at this ground. The club joined the Northern Rugby League for the 1926-27 season, finishing 27th of 29 teams with average attendances of around 5,000, then withdrew partway through the 1927-28 season (25 Oct 1927) owing debts of around £1,400, much of it to the RFL, with average attendances having fallen to around 3,000; the ground's owners had also leased it out for greyhound racing. The venue continued to host rugby league internationals after the club folded, through 1936.

Later used for greyhound racing (1927-c.1932) and speedway (1929); today home of Pontypridd A.F.C. (football).

Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted

  • 10 Dec 1921 — Wales 16-21 Australia (Kangaroos tour Test), attendance 13,000
  • 12 Apr 1922 — Wales 22-30 England, attendance 23,000, this venue's largest recorded rugby league crowd
  • 4 Dec 1926 — Wales 34-8 New Zealand, attendance 10,000
  • 7 Nov 1936 — Wales 3-2 England (European Championship), attendance 12,000

Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.

Sources

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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