The Hallucinating Goose Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 With the Emirates hosting a game in the upcoming World Cup, I got thinking about all the grounds used for RL in London and it occurred to me that there doesn't seem to be an awful lot that haven't hosted at least one game at some time of another. I can think of the new Brentford Stadium, Selhurst Park and Stamford Bridge but I don't think there's many more. I'm not including small lower league grounds of course, feel free to do so. I thought the Crystal Palace athletics ground and Leyton Orient but apparently they have done. Don't know if there's any more obvious ones that I've just completely forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barley Mow Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 31 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: With the Emirates hosting a game in the upcoming World Cup, I got thinking about all the grounds used for RL in London and it occurred to me that there doesn't seem to be an awful lot that haven't hosted at least one game at some time of another. I can think of the new Brentford Stadium, Selhurst Park and Stamford Bridge but I don't think there's many more. I'm not including small lower league grounds of course, feel free to do so. I thought the Crystal Palace athletics ground and Leyton Orient but apparently they have done. Don't know if there's any more obvious ones that I've just completely forgotten. Stamford Bridge was home to Fulham RLFC for at least one match in the 80's. It also hosted a test match in the 1907-08 All Golds Tour. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Barnet, Dagenham and Redbridge, Millwall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 5 minutes ago, Eddie said: Barnet, Dagenham and Redbridge, Millwall? Barnet Copthall was the home of the London Crusaders (now Bronocs) for a while, assuming theres not more than one stadium in Barnet and you are referring to another. The new den Millwall has also hosted RL, with Wigan playing Catalans there some years back. 1 1 Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshmagpie Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 15 minutes ago, Eddie said: Barnet, Dagenham and Redbridge, Millwall? London Broncos played a super league season at Barnet. Millwall hosted a Wigan game not long ago. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 9 minutes ago, EastLondonMike said: Barnet Copthall was the home of the London Crusaders (now Bronocs) for a while, assuming theres not more than one stadium in Barnet and you are referring to another. The new den Millwall has also hosted RL, with Wigan playing Catalans there some years back. Is that The Hive, Barnet FC’s ground? Anyway there must be tens of stadiums in London that haven’t had RL played at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Barnet’s old ground, Underhill, was the Broncos training ground and Academy venue during 2014. Has Selhurst Park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Olympic stadium, QPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 6 minutes ago, Eddie said: Is that The Hive, Barnet FC’s ground? Anyway there must be tens of stadiums in London that haven’t had RL played at them. No the hive was a new one. Broncos played there for at least a couple of seasons i think. Barnet Copthall is where Saracens now play, albeit in a newer version than when the Crusaders played there. Of the old grounds, for the bigger teams, Upton Park never featured RL. 1 Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 2 minutes ago, Scubby said: Olympic stadium, QPR Thought England played Kiwis in Olympic (West Ham stadium) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 minute ago, EastLondonMike said: No the hive was a new one. Broncos played there for at least a couple of seasons i think. Barnet Copthall is where Saracens now play, albeit in a newer version than when the Crusaders played there. Of the old grounds, for the bigger teams, Upton Park never featured RL. There’ll be countless others also, Dulwich Hamlet etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 6 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said: Thought England played Kiwis in Olympic (West Ham stadium) ? Yes thought we were naming stadiums that did and eliminating lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 3 minutes ago, Scubby said: Yes thought we were naming stadiums that did and eliminating lol My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I remember watching a London game at Hendon FC IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 What is London's connection to the Athletics Ground where London Scottish play? Is it their academy play there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 So what have we got so far where games have NOT been played? Brentford Community Stadium and Selhurst Park. Are they the only larger grounds not used then? And then the smaller lower league football grounds such as Dagenham, Dulwich Hamlet, Bromley, Croydon etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 46 minutes ago, Scubby said: I remember watching a London game at Hendon FC IIRC Hendon FC have moved around a bit over time. Their old ground in Clitterhouse Fields is now completely vanished, although it lay there as a derelict eyesore for years. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 59 minutes ago, Scubby said: I remember watching a London game at Hendon FC IIRC Yeah, according to Hendon's wiki, London occasionally played at their old ground in the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 hour ago, Eddie said: Barnet, Dagenham and Redbridge, Millwall? Barnet London Broncos Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 hour ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Yeah, according to Hendon's wiki, London occasionally played at their old ground in the 90s. Hendon FC's current home is in Silver Jubilee Park, Kingsbury (ground capacity 1,990 (298 seated)). I'm pretty sure RL hasn't been played there. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexRL Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Orient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 4 minutes ago, EssexRL said: Orient? Broncos played Bradford there in a Super League game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Sutton won’t have, though that’s more Surrey than London but if we’re including Dagenham, Sutton probably just about gets in. Acton Park Royal and Mitcham Stadium (not Tooting & Mitcham FC) were used and so was White City Stadium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipw Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 3 hours ago, ShropshireBull said: Thought England played Kiwis in Olympic (West Ham stadium) ? Oz vs NZ in the Tri Nations (around 05/06) was at Loftus Rd wasnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 If only Premiership/ Football League are counted + Wembley and the Olympic stadium i am pretty certain only Crystal Palace and the New Brentford stadium + Dagenham are the only stadiums where rugby league has not been played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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