Rodney Parade

Rodney Parade is a multi-purpose stadium in Newport, Wales. It is the home of rugby union club Dragons RFC and association football team Newport County.

📜 History

Rodney Parade opened as a sports venue in 1877, under the governance of the Newport Athletic Club, which was itself only founded 2 years prior. At time of writing, Rodney Parade is the second oldest English Football League ground still in use today, after Deepdale, the home of Preston North End.

The ground was originally used for athletics, cricket, rugby, and tennis, and served as the home stadium for Newport Rugby Football Club, one of the United Kingdom's most celebrated rugby union sides in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In 2003 the newly-formed Dragons RFC began using Rodney Parade as its home venue, and from 2007 to 2011 the ground underwent major renovations. In 2012 Dragons RFC was joined by Newport County association football club; both clubs still use the ground today. The stadium has been redeveloped and modernised further from 2013, with the pitch drainage system and irrigation infrastructure updated. In 2017 the Rodney Parade turf was replaced by a hybrid grass pitch.

As well as hosting matches by its tenant clubs and former tenants Newport RFC, Rodney Parade has also hosted international sporting fixtures, including Home Nations Championship (now Six Nations) matches during the 1884, 1888, 1891, 1894, and 1897 tournaments. Wales' women's association football team has also played at the ground.

🎟️ Tickets & Seating Charts

Rodney Parade can seat almost 9,000 spectators, and is comprised of the following grandstands and terraces:

• North Terrace - standing terrace located behind the posts
• Bisley Stand - all-seater stand located along the east sideline; includes Family Zone
• South Stand - all-seater stand located behind the posts
• Compeed Stand - stand with seating located along the west sideline
• Compeed Terrace - standing terrace located in front of the Compeed Stand

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