Wondall Road
Brisbane (Wynnum), Queensland, Australia
Wondall Road, Brisbane (Wynnum), Australia — opened Land purchased by the Wynnum-Manly club in 1964; ground completed and first used 1967, 34 rugby league games hosted, home of Wynnum Manly Seagulls (QLD Cup/Hostplus Cup team) — the club's home ground continuously since 1967, replacing their previous home at Kitchener Park (now used by the Wynnum Manly junior league club); Brisbane Broncos have used it occasionally for NRL trial matches given the clubs' affiliation.
Sourcing caveat: The exact first-match date (beyond the general year 1967) is not confirmed.
Ground facts
| Opened | Land purchased by the Wynnum-Manly club in 1964; ground completed and first used 1967 (This site's own venue directory lists the ground as 'Wondall Road,' its name from 1967 to roughly 1971 — virtually all current live sources index the ground under its later name, Kougari Oval (now commercially 'BMD Kougari Oval'), not Wondall Road. This write-up covers the same, continuously-used ground under its earlier directory name.) |
| Home club | Wynnum Manly Seagulls (QLD Cup/Hostplus Cup team) — the club's home ground continuously since 1967, replacing their previous home at Kitchener Park (now used by the Wynnum Manly junior league club); Brisbane Broncos have used it occasionally for NRL trial matches given the clubs' affiliation |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 34 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Capacity | approx. 5,000 |
| Test matches hosted | 1 |
| Floodlights installed | Present, confirmed |
| Surface | Grass, with a notable grass embankment/hill at one end used for standing spectators |
| Years used | 1914–1971 |
| Location | Brisbane (Wynnum), Queensland |
Name history
- Wondall Road — 1967-circa 1971, the ground's original name
- Kougari Oval — from circa 1971, 'Kougari' derived from a local Aboriginal (Yugambeh/Yugumbir) word meaning 'seagull'
- BMD Kougari Oval — current commercial/sponsorship name
Rugby league history
A suburban Brisbane rugby league venue and the long-time home of the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, one of the BRL/Queensland Cup's most storied clubs; also used periodically by the NRL's Brisbane Broncos for trials given their formal Seagulls affiliation.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 26 Feb 2011 — NRL trial, Broncos v Storm (attendance approx. 8,000, described as the highest crowd at the venue since 2003)
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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