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The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby league is played , ordered by seating capacity . Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular hosts of a major competition (such as an event in the World Rugby Sevens Series , its women's version , or the final of an annual national competition), are included. Stadiums for which the only rugby league use is hosting occasional matches or which have only hosted one-off rugby league tournaments are not included. Not all of these stadiums are primarily venues for rugby league, with some being primarily venues for another sport.
Current stadiums
#
Stadium
Capacity
City
Country
Home team/s
1
Melbourne Cricket Ground
100,024
Melbourne
Australia
Some State of Origin matches
2
Wembley Stadium
90,000
London
England
Challenge Cup Final
3
Stadium Australia
84,000
Sydney
Australia
NRL Grand Final , New South Wales Blues , Canterbury Bulldogs , South Sydney Rabbitohs , Wests Tigers
4
Old Trafford
75,731
Manchester
England
Super League Grand Final
5
Millennium Stadium
74,500
Cardiff
Wales
Some Magic Weekend Super League games
6
Murrayfield Stadium
67,144
Edinburgh
Scotland
Some Magic Weekend Super League games
7
Docklands Stadium
56,347
Melbourne
Australia
Some Australia national team matches, some State of Origin matches
8
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
55,926
Barcelona , Catalonia
Spain
Catalonia national rugby league team , Catalans Dragons
9
Suncorp Stadium
52,500
Brisbane
Australia
Queensland Maroons , Brisbane Broncos , some Australia national team matches
10
Eden Park
50,000
Auckland
New Zealand
Some NRL games, NRL Auckland Nines
11
Sydney Cricket Ground
48,000
Sydney
Australia
Some NRL games
12
Sydney Football Stadium
45,500
Sydney
Australia
Sydney Roosters , some Wests Tigers matches
13
Elland Road
37,890
Leeds
England
England national team
14
Independence Park
35,000
Kingston
Jamaica
Jamaica national team
15
Karaiskakis Stadium
33,334
Piraeus
Greece
Greece national team
16
Newcastle International Sports Centre
33,000
Newcastle
Australia
Newcastle Knights
17
Bramall Lane
32,702
Sheffield
England
Sheffield Eagles
18
Ricoh Arena
32,602
Coventry
England
Wasps RFC
19
Lokomotiv Stadium
30,075
Moscow
Russia
RC Lokomotiv Moscow
20
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
30,050
Melbourne
Australia
Melbourne Storm ,
21
Henson Park
30,000
Sydney
Australia
Newtown Jets
Yarrow Stadium
30,000
New Plymouth
New Zealand
Taranaki Sharks
Mount Smart Stadium
30,000
Auckland
New Zealand
New Zealand Warriors , some New Zealand national team matches
24
Odsal Stadium
27,491
Bradford
England
Bradford Bulls
25
Robina Stadium
27,400
Gold Coast
Australia
Gold Coast Titans
26
Willows Sports Complex
26,500
Townsville
Australia
North Queensland Cowboys
27
KC Stadium
25,400
Hull
England
Hull
28
DW Stadium
25,133
Wigan
England
Wigan Warriors
29
Canberra Stadium
25,011
Canberra
Australia
Canberra Raiders
30
Alfred McAlpine Stadium
24,500
Huddersfield
England
Huddersfield Giants
31
Wollongong Showground
23,750
Wollongong
Australia
Some St. George Illawarra Dragons matches
32
Brookvale Oval
23,000
Sydney
Australia
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
33
Penrith Stadium
22,500
Sydney
Australia
Penrith Panthers
34
International Olympic Stadium
22,400
Tripoli
Lebanon
Lebanon national team
35
Leichhardt Oval
22,000
Sydney
Australia
Some Wests Tigers matches
Endeavour Field
22,000
Sydney
Australia
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Jubilee Oval
22,000
Sydney
Australia
Some St. George Illawarra Dragons matches
38
Parramatta Stadium
21,500
Sydney
Australia
Parramatta Eels
39
Headingley Stadium
21,062[1]
Leeds
England
Leeds Rhinos
40
nib Stadium
20,500
Perth
Australia
Some NRL games, West Coast Pirates
41
Central Coast Stadium
20,059
Gosford
Australia
Some NRL games
42
Campbelltown Stadium
20,000
Sydney
Australia
Western Suburbs Magpies , some Wests Tigers matches
North Sydney Oval
20,000
Sydney
Australia
North Sydney Bears
44
National Stadium
19,000
Suva
Fiji
Fiji national team
45
Langtree Park
18,000
St Helens
England
St Helens RLFC
46
Bloomfield Road
17,338
Blackpool
England
Championship Cup Final
47
Stadion FK Smederevo
17,200
Smederevo
Serbia
Serbia national team
48
Hindmarsh Stadium
17,000
Adelaide
Australia
Some NRL games
Lloyd Robson Oval
17,000
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea national team , Port Moresby Bulldogs
50
Racecourse Ground
15,771
Wrexham
Wales
Crusaders
51
Keepmoat Stadium
15,231
Doncaster , South Yorkshire
England
Doncaster RLFC
52
Halliwell Jones Stadium
15,200
Warrington
England
Warrington Wolves
53
Twickenham Stoop
14,816
London
England
London Broncos
54
The Shay
14,061
Halifax
England
Halifax RLFC
55
Stobart Stadium Halton
13,350
Widnes
England
Widnes Vikings
56
Stade Gilbert Brutus
13,000
Perpignan
France
Catalans Dragons
Danny Leahy Oval
13,000
Goroka
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea national team
58
Salford City Stadium
12,000
Eccles
England
Salford City Reds
The Jungle
12,000
Castleford
England
Castleford Tigers
KC Lightstream stadium
12,225
Hull
England
Hull Kingston Rovers
61
Gateshead International Stadium
11,800
Gateshead
England
Gateshead Thunder
62
Leigh Sports Village
11,000
Leigh
England
Leigh Centurions
63
Boundary Park
10,638
Oldham
England
Oldham Roughyeds
64
Spotland Stadium
10,249
Rochdale
England
Rochdale Hornets
Derwent Park
10,000
Workington
England
Workington Town
Hodges Stadium
10,000
Jacksonville
United States
USA national team , Jacksonville Axemen
Stade d'Albert Domec
10,000
Carcassonne
France
AS Carcassonne
68
Tolka Park
9,680
Dublin
Republic of Ireland
Ireland national rugby league team
69
Lamport Stadium
9,600
Toronto
Canada
Canada national rugby league team , Toronto Wolfpack
Stadio Plebiscito
9,600
Padua
Italy
71
Brewery Field
8,000
Bridgend
Wales
Wales national team
72
Rodney Parade
7,850
Newport
Wales
Crusaders
73
Kalabond Oval
7,000
New Jersey
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Hunters Rabaul Gurias Papua New Guinea Kumuls
73
Campbell's Field
6,425
Kokopo
United States
74
Spec Martin Stadium
6,000
Florida
United States
Central Florida Warriors
75
Belle Vue
5,333
Wakefield
England
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
76
Atlanta Silverbacks Park
5,000
Chamblee, Georgia
United States
The Gnoll
5,000
Neath , Wales
Wales
South Wales Scorpions
Former or demolished stadiums
Stadium
Capacity
City
Country
Home team/s
Closed (as a RL stadium)
Fate
Wembley Stadium
100,000
London
England
Challenge Cup Final
1999
Closed in 2000, demolished in 2003. Site is now the New Wembley Stadium
ANZ Stadium
60,000
Brisbane
Australia
Brisbane Broncos
2003
Remains in use for athletics and soccer . Capacity is now 49,000
Sydney Sports Ground
35,000
Sydney
Australia
Eastern Suburbs
1986
Demolished in 1987. Site is now the car park for the Sydney Football Stadium
Adelaide Oval
33,597
Adelaide
Australia
Adelaide Rams
2011
Remains in use for cricket and Australian rules football. Currently unknown if NRL games will be held here in the future. Re-developed from 2010-2014. Capacity is now 53,583.
Belmore Sports Ground
25,000
Sydney
Australia
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
1998
Still in use, currently the training base of the Bulldogs. Also used for soccer. Was used for 2 NRL games by the Bulldogs in 2015
Don Valley Stadium
25,000
Sheffield
England
Sheffield Eagles
2013
Demolished in 2013
WACA Ground
24,500
Perth
Australia
Western Reds
1997
Re-developed in 2002, Still in use for cricket
Redfern Oval
23,000
Sydney
Australia
South Sydney
1987
Re-developed in 2009, currently the training base of the Rabbitohs. Capacity is now 5,000
Ninian Park
21,508
Cardiff
Wales
Cardiff City
2009
Demolished in 2009. Now the Ninian Park housing estate
Stade Sébastien Charléty
20,000
Paris
France
Paris Saint-Germain
1997
Remains in use for athletics, football (Paris FC ) and rugby union (temporary home of Stade Français ). French national team sometimes play at the venue.
Lidcombe Oval
20,000
Sydney
Australia
Western Suburbs Magpies
1986
Still in use for rugby league, rugby union and soccer
Olympic Park Stadium
18,500
Melbourne
Australia
Melbourne Storm
2009
Demolished in 2011. Now an AFL training oval.
Central Park
18,000
Wigan
England
Wigan Warriors
1999
Demolished in 1999
Knowsley Road
17,500
St Helens
England
St Helens RLFC
2010
Demolished in 2010
Seiffert Oval
15,000
Canberra
Australia
Canberra Raiders
1989
Still in use for rugby league, rugby union and soccer
The Willows
11,363
Salford
England
Salford City Reds
2011
Not yet determined.
Belle Vue
11,500
Doncaster
England
Doncaster RLFC
2006
Closed in 2006. Site remains vacant
The Boulevard
10,500
Kingston upon Hull
England
Hull
2000
Demolished in 2010.
Thrum Hall
9,832
Halifax
England
Halifax RLFC
1998
Demolished in 1999
Wilderspool Stadium
9,200
Warrington
England
Warrington Wolves
2012
Still standing as of 2014
Barnet Copthall
5,000
London
England
London Crusaders
1994
Remains in use for its original purpose of athletics. Set to reopen as a rugby union stadium in February 2013, under the name Allianz Park, as home of Saracens .
St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground
4,500
Swansea
Wales
2012
Still in use as a rugby union and cricket ground
Future stadiums
See also
References