Garthwaite Stadium

Garthwaite Stadium is a multi sports venue in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, in the USA. It has a capacity of 3,700 with its full name being the Albert A Garthwaite Stadium Field. The stadium is named for the former President of Lee Tire & Rubber Company.

A. A. Garthwaite Stadium
Full nameAlbert A Garthwaite Stadium Field
Location106 East 11th Avenue, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°04′38″N 75°18′7″W
Capacity3,700
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Renovated2012
Tenants
Philadelphia Fight rugby league
Providence Warriors American football
Pennsylvania Phoenix rugby union
Philadelphia Phoenix American Ultimate Disc League

In 2012 the stadium was fully renovated with upgrades to the stands, facilities and the floodlights.[1] The stadium hosts the Conshohocken Music Festival[2] and was used by Toronto Wolfpack rugby league team for their reality programme Last Tackle.

Philadelphia Phoenix

The Philadelphia Phoenix, a professional ultimate team and member of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL), have played their home games at Garthwaite Stadium since 2014. In 2018 they boasted a 4-1-1 home record at Garthwaite.

Rugby League

USA Rugby League club Philadelphia Fight play their home games at the stadium and the USA national rugby league team have also used the ground since 2011.

Rugby League International Matches
DateTeamsScoreAttendanceCompetition
22 March 2011 United States v Ireland A8-26Saint Patrick's Day Test
27 August 2011 United States v  Canada18-2Colonial Cup
24 August 2013 United States v  Canada44-161,075Colonial Cup
19 September 2015 United States v  Canada28-36Colonial Cup
18 October 2015 United States v  Canada28-34Colonial Cup
23 July 2016 United States v  Jamaica54-4Americas Championship

USA Grand Finals
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upAttendance
AMNRL 2010Jacksonville Axemen34-14New Haven Warriors1,300
USARL 2011Philadelphia Fight28-26New Haven Warriors
USARL 2013Philadelphia Fight28-22Jacksonville Axemen

See also

References
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  2. http://www.facebook.com
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