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and the city council of Swansea, in 2024 it was decided the Welsh rugby franchise, the Ospreys would replace Swansea Cricket Club as tenants of the St. Helen's ground from the 2025/26 rugby season. Swansea CC had occupied the stadium since 1875, and will be looking for a replacement. The stadium will
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In 2005, the venue could hold an audience of 10,500 seated before it was re-developed. The famous east stand, which had provided cloisters over part of Oystermouth Road, has since been demolished and replaced with a metallic stand unloved by locals. In late November 2007, the ground's perimeter wall
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was also played at the ground in 1997. The decision to abandon Swansea as an international rugby union venue in the 1950s was prompted by overstretch of what was then a 50,000-capacity ground; delays for players and spectators travelling west along the
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in the South East corner, next to Mumbles Road and Gorse Lane, was knocked down and a new wall built further inside the ground, in similar style to the old wall. This was to accommodate a new car park with 39 spaces for the
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ground for the 2025/26 rugby season. However, before the move, the cricket infrastructure will be replaced with new stands for the rugby team, meaning Swansea CC will leave the stadium after around 150 years.
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discussed raising the capacity to 70,000 or even 82,000, but wartime bomb damage inflicted on the city forced a revision of building priorities. However, the ground has been used to host three
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defeated New Zealand 11–3 at St Helen's on 28 September 1935, becoming the first club side to beat the All Blacks. Swansea also defeated world champions
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be renovated in the year of 2024/25 with new stands and it will become an all purpose rugby field, with a specially designed 4G pitch.
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The first home international in the history of Welsh rugby was played at St Helen's on 16 December 1882, against
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in 1924. On 10 April 1954, St. Helen's staged its last international until a Test match between Wales and
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since 1988, use the ground as a home base. They are currently the only non-English team in the
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in Europe, with the light in the north-eastern corner of the ground standing at 150ft (40m).
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18–6 in front of 11,112 fans (this match was broadcast throughout the United Kingdom by the
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played thirteen matches at the ground between 1945 and 1978, two of which were part of the
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regularly used St Helen's as an outground from 1921 to 2019. The ground has staged two
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21–6 in November 1992, when Australia played their first match of their Welsh Tour.
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In rugby union, St Helen's was the venue for the first ever home match of the
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St Helen's has also staged international matches in two other sports. In
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Fields of Praise. Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981
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St. Helen's Ground is claimed to be home to the tallest freestanding
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List of Wales International football matches played at St Helen's.
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in 1882. It continued to be used regularly by Wales, often for the
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List of international rugby league matches played at St Helen's.
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On 19 June 1928 the ground was the venue of a mile race, for
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Since the ground opened in 1873 it has been the home of the
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St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground at Rugby League Project
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with the Kangaroos winning 8-3 before a crowd of 4,250.
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Between 1919 and 1952, St Helen's was also the home of
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As part of their commitment to the entire country of
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Brynmill
Swansea
Coordinates
51°36′45″N 3°57′56″W / 51.61250°N 3.96556°W / 51.61250; -3.96556
City and County of Swansea Council
Capacity
Swansea RFC
Swansea University RFC
England
New Zealand
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Australia
International XI
Glamorgan
Swansea Cricket Club
Cricinfo
Swansea
City and County of Swansea Council
rugby union
cricket
Swansea RFC
Wales national team
Five Nations Championship
Wales women's team
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
One Day Internationals
England
New Zealand

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