Trailfinders Sports Ground
Trailfinders Sports Ground is a rugby ground in West Ealing, London, England, which is the home of Ealing Trailfinders rugby union and London Broncos rugby league club.[1][2]
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| Location | Castle Bar, Vallis Way, West Ealing, London W13 0DD |
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| Coordinates | 51°31′30″N 0°19′49″W |
| Owner | Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club |
| Operator | Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club |
| Capacity | 4,000 (2,200 seats) |
| Field size | 115 x 76 yards |
| Surface | Rhino-Turf VT60 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1999 |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Tenants | |
| Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club (1999-present) London Broncos (2016-present) | |
Records
On 20 August 2016, London Broncos hosted 10 times Super League champions Leeds attracting a record rugby league crowd at the ground of 1,845.[3] It was also the first ever televised sports match at the ground with Sky Sports at the game.
On 2 September 2019, London Broncos broke their rugby league record at the ground when a crowd of 3,051 watched Broncos lose to Leeds Rhinos
On 4 May 2019 , Ealing Trailfinders set the record attendance for a rugby union match at TFSG hosting and overcoming London Irish in the RFU Championship Cup final attracting 3,627 which is currently the record rugby union and overall attendance at the ground.[4]
Layout
The Ealing Trailfinders built a main grandstand, which includes a clubhouse and tiered seating, plus changing rooms for the players, and general admission areas in front of the stand. This stand houses the Trailfinders headquarters. There is another smaller stand located at one end of the ground, which offers covered seating.
A new grandstand was recently constructed at the opposite end, and it has a capacity of 1000. This is being built due to London Broncos being promoted into Super League. The other side of the ground has a scoreboard and bench seating, and is open, giving access to another field behind.
See also
- Castle Bar Park railway station – nearest railway station.
References
- "Directions". www.ealingrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- "London Broncos to make move to Ealing in 2016". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/valiant-broncos-go-down-28-42-against-leeds-rhinos/
- Shapely, Olli [@ealingtfrugby] (5 May 2019). ""Thanks to the record crowd of 3627"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.