Headingley Rugby Stadium












































































Headingley Rugby Stadium

Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves (4th May 2018) 025.jpg
Full name
Headingley Stadium
Location
St Micheals Lane, Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Coordinates
53°48′58.87″N 1°34′55.82″W / 53.8163528°N 1.5821722°W / 53.8163528; -1.5821722
Public transit
National Rail Headingley
Owner
Leeds Rugby
Operator
Leeds Rhinos
Capacity
21,062[1](13,000 during redevelopment)
Record attendance
All Time
40,175 (Leeds vs Bradford Northern, 21 May 1947)
Super League
23,035 (Leeds vs Bradford Bulls, 2003)
Field size
115 yd × 74 yd (105 m × 68 m)[2]
Surface
Grass and astro turf mix
Scoreboard
Philips VideoTron
Construction
Built
1897[3]
Opened
1890
Renovated
1991, 2011, 2017-18
Expanded
1931, 1932, 2006
Tenants


Leeds Rhinos (1890–present)
Yorkshire Carnegie (1991–present)


Headingley Rugby Stadium, (known as Emerald Headingley Stadium due to sponsorship), shares the same site as Headingley Cricket Ground and is home to both Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie rugby teams. Headingley is also the 5th largest rugby league stadium in England.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 1889-1980s: Construction and development


    • 1.2 1990s–2000: Rugby Union and World Cup games


    • 1.3 2001–2006: East Stand Expansion and redevelopment


    • 1.4 2012–2015: More international games


    • 1.5 2016–present: Major redevelopment




  • 2 Layout


    • 2.1 Emerald North Stand


    • 2.2 Carnegie Stand


    • 2.3 South Stand


    • 2.4 Western Terrace


    • 2.5 Redevelopment




  • 3 Sponsors


  • 4 International fixtures


    • 4.1 Rugby league test matches


    • 4.2 Rugby League Tour Matches


    • 4.3 World Club matches




  • 5 References





History



1889-1980s: Construction and development


Leeds St. Johns, who were later to become Leeds Rugby League Football Club then Leeds Rhinos, moved to Headingley in 1889 and built Headingley stadium. Headingley hosted rugby league's first ever Challenge Cup Final in 1897.


In the 1930s, major developments took place on two sides of the rugby ground. The South Stand was completed in 1931, with some of the work being carried out by club players, while the old wooden North Stand was burned down during a match against Halifax on 25 March 1932. By the end of 1932, a new North Stand had been completed. The record attendance at Headingley was 40,175 for the rugby league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947. Undersoil heating was installed in 1963 but has since been removed due to ongoing problems, and floodlights were installed in 1966. The 1970 Rugby League World Cup Final between Great Britain and Australia was played at the stadium before a crowd of 18,776.


The third and deciding Test of the 1978 Ashes series was played at Headingley before a crowd of 30,604.



1990s–2000: Rugby Union and World Cup games


New changing rooms were added in 1991, the same year Leeds RFU were founded and moved into Headingley. In July 1998, Leeds RFU became part of the world's first dual-code rugby partnership, Leeds Rugby Limited.


Headingley only hosted one match of the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, held in England and Wales to celebrate the centenary of rugby league in England. Host nation England defeated rugby league minnows South Africa 46–0 in front of 14,041 fans.


Two matches of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup were held at Headingley which included England v Fiji which England won by 66–10 in front of a crowd of 10,052 and latterly the quarter final fixture between England and Ireland which England won by 26–16 and attracted 15,405 spectators.



2001–2006: East Stand Expansion and redevelopment


In 2001 capacity was increased marginally by extending the terracing around the corner in between the Western Terraces and the North Stand.


Since 2005 Headingley rugby stadium has been the venue for the annual varsity rugby union match between Leeds Beckett University and the University of Leeds which has attracted over 11,000 spectators.[4]


2005 also saw the construction of the Carnegie Stand, built to replace the Eastern Terrace. The new stand had two tiers with 1,844 seats and hospitality suites. It was opened on 1 September 2006 for the Super League match between Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves.



2012–2015: More international games


The 2012 World Club Challenge saw the first time that the stadium was fully packed to its capacity when the home team, and Super League XVI Champions, Leeds Rhinos took on the 2011 NRL winners the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. 21,062 turned out to see the Rhinos defeat Manly 26–12, the game being highlighted by Ryan Hall's 90 metre intercept try midway through the first half.[5] This saw Leeds gain some revenge for their 28–20 loss to Manly in the 2009 World Club Challenge at Elland Road.


The stadium hosted two matches of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup: a Group B game featuring New Zealand, the defending World Cup Champions, and Papua New Guinea on Friday 8 November which the Kiwis won 56–10 in front of an audience of 18,180. Headingley also hosted a Quarter-final game on Friday 15 November between New Zealand and Scotland which New Zealand won by 40–4 to a crowd of 16,207.


In 2015 Headingley hosted New Zealand again for the first time since 2013 where they took on Leeds Rhinos as a warm up for their test series against England. It also marked 120 years of rugby league being played at the stadium.



2016–present: Major redevelopment


In 2015 it was announced that the North and South stands were to be rebuilt as part of the redevelopment of the stadium. The new North stand will include new changing rooms and hospitality for both the cricket and rugby ground, with the cricket side having three tiers. The South Stand will also be rebuilt as it was condemned in 2011 with plans since then to rebuild the stand. The new South stand will have the same standing capacity and will also house seating due to the North stand being slightly reduced and will have a similar design as the Carnegie Stand.


Work on the new South Stand began in 2017, with the old structure demolished in September of that year. The stand is due to be open for the 2019 season.



Layout



Emerald North Stand


Capacity- 3,825 (seated)




Headingley North Stand Unser construction


The North Stand is the main stand in the ground and backs onto the cricket stadium. The stand also houses the changing rooms as well as the media and journalists and a bankqueting suite that is shared by both the cricket and rugby grounds.



Carnegie Stand




Carnegie Stand


Capacity- 4,550 (1,844 seated)

The Carnegie Stand was completed in 2006 and replaced the Eastern Terrace. The stand has two tiers; the bottom contained terracing whilst the top contains seating, hospitality boxes, bars and a restrauant.



South Stand


Capacity- 7,721 (2,217 seated)
The South Stand is well known in rugby league for being the Kop of the ground. The stand was rebuilt in 2018 and contains two tiers, the bottom tier is terracing and the upper tier is seating. The stand also contains the TV gauntry.




Western Terrace




Headingley Western Terrace


Capacity- 4,966

The Western Terrace is the only part of the stadium not covered and houses the away fans. It is the only part of the ground that has had no major redevelopment nor are there any plans to. It also contains the scoreboard and Sky Sports video board.



Redevelopment


In 2015 it was announced that the North and South stands were to be rebuilt as part of the redevelopment of the stadium. The new North stand will include new changing rooms and hospitality for both the cricket and rugby ground, with the cricket side having three tiers. The South Stand will also be rebuilt as it was condemned in 2011 with plans since then to rebuild the stand. The new South stand will have the same standing capacity and will also house seating due to the North stand being slightly reduced and will have the same design as the Carnegie Stand.


The only side of the ground that has not been redeveloped or are there any plans to do so is the Western Terrace due to there being a public right of way and housing behind it. The biggest change to the Western Terrace is the permanent video board in the South West corner which replaced the temporary one in the North West corner.




Panoramic of the ground during redevelopment.




Sponsors


Headingley first sold naming rights in 2006 by Leeds Metropolitan University during the construction of the Carnegie Stand.


In 2017, Headingley sold the naming rights to Bingley-based publishers Emerald Group to help fund the redevelopment of the North and South stands.


















Year Sponsor Name
2006–2017 Leeds Metropolitan University
Headingley Carnegie Stadium
2017– Emerald Group Publishing
Emerald Headingley Stadium


International fixtures



Rugby league test matches


List of rugby league test matches played at Headingley.[6]




































































































































































































































































































































































































































Date Winners Score Runners-up Competition Attendance
25 January 1908
United Kingdom Northern Union
29–7
 New Zealand
1907–08 New Zealand Tour 8,182
21 October 1921
 Great Britain
6–5
 Australia
1921–22 Kangaroo Tour 31,700
15 January 1927
 England
32–17
 New Zealand
1926–27 New Zealand Tour 6,000
9 November 1929
 Great Britain
9–3
 Australia
1929–30 Kangaroo Tour 31,402
11 November 1933
 Great Britain
7–5
 Australia
1933–34 Kangaroo Tour 29,618
16 October 1937
 Great Britain
5–4
 Australia
1937–38 Kangaroo Tour 31,949
17 May 1947
 Great Britain
5–2
 France
1946–47 European Cup 20,000
4 October 1947
 Great Britain
11–10
 New Zealand
1947–48 New Zealand Tour 28,445
9 October 1948
 Great Britain
23–21
 Australia
1948–49 Kangaroo Tour 36,529
15 December 1951
 Great Britain
16–12
 New Zealand
1951–52 New Zealand Tour 18,649
4 October 1952
 Great Britain
19–6
 Australia
1952–53 Kangaroo Tour 34,505
25 October 1952
 Wales
22–16
 France
1952–53 European Cup 10,380
17 December 1955
 New Zealand
28–13
 Great Britain
1955–56 New Zealand Tour 10,438
26 January 1957
 Great Britain
45–12
 France
20,221
14 March 1959
 Great Britain
50–15
 France
21,948
21 November 1959
 Great Britain
11–10
 Australia
1959–60 Kangaroo Tour 30,301
21 October 1960
 Australia
21–15
 New Zealand
1960 World Cup 10,773
30 September 1961
 New Zealand
29–11
 Great Britain
1961 New Zealand Tour 16,540
17 November 1962
 England
18–6
 France
11,099
30 November 1963
 Great Britain
16–5
 Australia
1963–64 Kangaroo Tour 20,497
21 October 1967
 Great Britain
16–11
 Australia
1967–68 Kangaroo Tour 22,293
18 October 1969
 England
40–23
 Wales
1969–70 European Cup 8,355
24 February 1970
 England
26–7
 Wales
9,393
24 October
 Great Britain
11–4
 Australia
1970 World Cup 15,169
7 November 1970
 Australia
12–7
 Great Britain
18,776
6 November 1971
 Great Britain
12–3
 New Zealand
1971 New Zealand Tour 5,479
24 November 1973
 Australia
14–6
 Great Britain
1973 Kangaroo Tour 16,674
16 March 1975
 England
11–4
 France
1975 World Cup
12 November 1975
 Australia
25–0
 England
7,680
29 January 1977
 Wales
6–2
 England
1977 European Cup 6,472
18 November 1978
 Australia
23–6
 Great Britain
1978 Kangaroo Tour 30,604
21 February 1981
 France
5–1
 England
1981 European Cup 3,229
18 November 1982
 Australia
32–8
 Great Britain
1982 Kangeroo Tour 17,318
17 February 1984
 Great Britain
10–0
 France
7,646
1 March 1985
 Great Britain
50–4
 France
6,491
9 November 1985
 Great Britain
6–6
 New Zealand
1985–88 World Cup 22,209
24 January 1988
 Great Britain
52–4
 France
6,567
6 February 1988
 Great Britain
30–12
 France
7,007
29 October 1988
 Great Britain
30–28 Rest of the World 12,409
7 April 1990
 France
25–18
 Great Britain
6,554
16 February 1991
 Great Britain
60–4
 France
5,284
2 April 1993
 Great Britain
72–6
 France
8,196
6 November 1993
 Great Britain
29–10
 New Zealand
1993 New Zealand Tour 15,139
14 October
 England
46–0
 South Africa
1995 World Cup 14,041
4 November
 England
66–10
 Fiji
2000 World Cup 10,052
11 November
 England
26–16
 Ireland
15,405
9 November
 England
22–4
 Wales
2003 European Cup 2,124
22 October 2006
 England
26–10
 France
5,547
22 October 2006
 Tonga
18–10
 Samoa

2008 World Cup Qualifying
22 June 2007
 Great Britain
42–14
 France
12,685
4 November
 New Zealand
56–10
 Papua New Guinea
2013 World Cup 18,180
15 November
 New Zealand
40–4
 Scotland
16,207


Rugby League Tour Matches


Other than Leeds club games, Headingley has also seen Leeds, the county team Yorkshire and a Northern Union XIII (sometimes called English League) side play host to various international touring teams from 1911–2015.









































































































































































































Date Winners Score Runners-up Competition Attendance
20 January 1908
England colours.svg Northern Union XIII
14–6
New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg New Zealand

1907–08 All Golds tour
8,182
6 January 1912
Australian colours.svg Australasia
8–6
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1911–12 Kangaroo Tour
1,000
19 October 1921
Australian colours.svg Australasia
11–5
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1921–22 Kangaroo Tour
14,000
23 October 1929
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
11–5
Australian colours.svg Australasia

1929–30 Kangaroo Tour
10,000
19 October 1933
Australian colours.svg Australia
13–0
Yorkshire Yorkshire

1933–34 Kangaroo Tour
10,309
29 November 1933
Australian colours.svg Australia
15–7
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
5,295
6 March 1935
England colours.svg English League
25–18
France colours.svg France
1935 French tour 15,000
1 December 1937
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
21–8
Australian colours.svg Australia

1937–38 Kangaroo Tour
5,000
27 October 1948
Australian colours.svg Australia
15–2
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1948–49 Kangaroo Tour
13,542
24 November 1948
Yorkshire Yorkshire
5–2
Australian colours.svg Australia
5,310
22 November 1952
Australian colours.svg Australia
45–4
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1952–53 Kangaroo Tour
20,335
13 October 1956
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
18–13
Australian colours.svg Australia

1956–57 Kangaroo Tour
24,459
16 April 1958
England colours.svg English League
19–8
France colours.svg France
1958 French tour 13,993
12 September 1959
Australian colours.svg Australia
44–20
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1959–60 Kangaroo Tour
14,629
21 September 1963
Australian colours.svg Australia
13–10
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1963–64 Kangaroo Tour
16,641
25 November 1967
Australian colours.svg Australia
7–4
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1967–68 Kangaroo Tour
5,522
17 October 1978
Australian colours.svg Australia
25–19
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1978 Kangaroo Tour
9,781
26 October 1980
New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg New Zealand
25–5
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1980 New Zealand Kiwis tour
5,662
20 October 1982
Australian colours.svg Australia
31–4
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1982 Kangaroo Tour
11,570
29 October 1983
Queensland colours.svg Queensland
58–2
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
1983 Queensland Maroons Tour 5,647
19 October 1986
Australian colours.svg Australia
40–0
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1986 Kangaroo Tour
11,389
21 October 1990
Australian colours.svg Australia
22–16
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1990 Kangaroo Tour
16,037
5 October 1994
Australian colours.svg Australia
48–6
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

1994 Kangaroo Tour
18,581
23 October 2015
New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg New Zealand
34–16
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
2015 New Zealand Tour 20,158


World Club matches


Headingley has hosted 5 games of the World Club Challenge / Championship / Series between 1997–2016.


















































Date Winners Score Runners-up Competition Attendance
18 July 1997
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
22–14
Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams
1997 World Club Championship 11,269
3 August 1997
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
48–14
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
12,224
17 February 2012
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
26–12
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
2012 World Club Challenge 21,062
22 February 2013
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
18–14
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
2013 World Club Challenge 20,400
21 February 2016
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
38–4
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
2016 World Club Series 19,778


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Preceded by
Sydney Cricket Ground
1968


Rugby League World Cup
Final venue

1970
Succeeded by
Stade de Gerland
1972













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