Vico Oval
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Vico Oval, Cairns, Australia — opened unknown, 4 rugby league games hosted, home of Cairns Kangaroos (Cairns District Rugby League), based at Vico Oval in the Cairns suburb of Mooroobool. Not the home ground of the higher-profile Cairns Cyclones (Queensland Cup/state league, 1996-2000), whose home ground was Barlow Park -- the one Cyclones fixture recorded here (2000) appears to be a lower-grade or feeder match rather than their primary venue..
Ground facts
| Opened | unknown (No source gives a confirmed ground-opening date. The Cairns Kangaroos club, based at Vico Oval, was founded in 1931 -- a club-founding date only indirectly suggestive of the venue's age, not a confirmed opening year.) |
| Home club | Cairns Kangaroos (Cairns District Rugby League), based at Vico Oval in the Cairns suburb of Mooroobool. Not the home ground of the higher-profile Cairns Cyclones (Queensland Cup/state league, 1996-2000), whose home ground was Barlow Park -- the one Cyclones fixture recorded here (2000) appears to be a lower-grade or feeder match rather than their primary venue. |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 4 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Capacity | Not found in any source. |
| Floodlights installed | Not found in any source. |
| Surface | Not confirmed; presumed grass, standard for a suburban district oval. |
| First rugby league match | 14 May 2000 -- Queensland Cup 2000, Round 12: Cairns Cyclones 12 def by Norths 38 |
| Last rugby league match | 25 May 2019 -- Queensland Cup 2019, Round 11: Northern 14 def by Tweed 30 |
| Years used | 2000–2019 |
| Location | Cairns, Queensland |
Name history
Rugby league history
Functions primarily as a suburban district ground for Cairns Kangaroos club football, with occasional use for higher-tier Queensland Cup fixtures involving "Northern" (a Cairns-based Queensland Cup side linked to the Northern Pride NRL feeder program) and visiting sides. No finals or internationals recorded; no evidence of closure or redevelopment.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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