The Boulevard
Hull (Kingston upon Hull), East Riding of Yorkshire, England
The Boulevard, Hull (Kingston upon Hull), England — opened 1895/96, 2,077 rugby league games hosted, home of Hull FC (until 2002/03; demolished).
Sourcing caveat: The Boulevard is documented as having hosted matches in four different Rugby League World Cups, but only three specific fixtures (1970, and two in 2000) could be independently confirmed with date/score/opponents — the fourth is reported here as unconfirmed rather than guessed.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1895/96 (Sources vary between 1895 (Wikipedia) and 1896 (a BBC-sourced account calculating '107 years' of Hull FC tenancy up to 2003) — presented as '1895/96' rather than picking one.) |
| Home club | Hull FC (until 2002/03; demolished) |
| Closed | 2002/03 (Hull FC's last competitive home fixture was 22 October 2002) |
| Demolished | Structures demolished from August 2010 (East Stand had already been removed in 2006 for safety reasons) |
| Site today | The Boulevard Academy (a free school), opened September 2013; a memorial plaque to the stadium was unveiled in September 2015 |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 2,077 |
| Top recorded crowd | 21,504 |
| Capacity | 10,500 (final years) |
| Test matches hosted | 3 |
| First rugby league match | v Liversedge, Hull won — date disputed between sources (21 September 1895 vs September 1897); score not identified in sources found |
| Last rugby league match | Hull FC's last competitive home fixture: New Zealand 28-11 Hull FC (Test match), 22 October 2002, attendance 12,092. The ground's very last-ever rugby league match was a lower-tier Challenge Cup 3rd round tie between Skirlaugh A.R.L.F.C. and York City Knights on 26 January 2003 (York won 20-8, attendance 943). |
| Years used | 1895–2003 |
| Location | Hull (Kingston upon Hull), East Riding of Yorkshire |
Name history
- The Boulevard — 1895/96-2003, no other names recorded
Rugby league history
Home for over a century, hosting international Tests against Australia and New Zealand from 1907 through to 2002, plus four Rugby League World Cup fixtures. A 1921 Test drew a reported 21,504 spectators, well above its final capacity of around 10,500. Hull FC's last competitive home fixture was a Test loss to New Zealand on 22 October 2002; the club moved to the newly built KC Stadium (now MKM Stadium) for the 2003 season. The ground was demolished in 2010; a school with a memorial to the stadium now occupies the site.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 25 October 1970 — New Zealand 16-15 France (1970 Rugby League World Cup pool match)
- 1 November 2000 — England 76-4 Russia (2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group A)
- 4 November 2000 — Australia 110-4 Russia (2000 Rugby League World Cup, Group A)
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Notable games played here
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Group A, 4 Nov 2000 | 2000 Rugby League World Cup | Australia 110-4 Russia |
| Group B, 10 Oct 1995 | 1995 Rugby League World Cup | Papua New Guinea 28-28 Tonga |
| World Cup Table, 7 Mar 1992 | 1989-92 Rugby League World Cup | Great Britain 36-0 France |
| World Cup Table, 25 Oct 1970 | 1970 Rugby League World Cup | France 15-16 New Zealand |
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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