Trailfinders Sports Ground (TFSG) is a rugby ground in West Ealing, London, England, which is the home of Ealing Trailfinders rugby union. London Broncos rugby league club spent one final season at the ground, having been based at TFSG on a permanent basis between 2016 and 2020.[1][2]
Location | Castle Bar, Vallis Way, West Ealing, London W13 0DD |
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Coordinates | 51°31′30″N 0°19′49″W / 51.52500°N 0.33028°W |
Public transit | Castle Bar Park |
Owner | Trailfinders |
Operator | Trailfinders Sports Club |
Capacity | 5,000 (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 (2016-2021) Ealing Trailfinders Women (2023-present) | |
Website | |
Trailfinders Sports Club |
Records
editOn 20 August 2016, London Broncos hosted 10 times Super League champions Leeds attracting a then 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 broadcasting the game.
On 2 September 2019, London Broncos set a new rugby league attendance record at the ground when a crowd of 3,051 watched Broncos host Leeds Rhinos
On 4 May 2019, Ealing Trailfinders set the record attendance for a rugby union match at TFSG hosting London Irish in the RFU Championship Cup final, attracting 3,627 which is currently the record overall attendance at the ground.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Directions". www.ealingrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "London Broncos to make move to Ealing in 2016". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "London Broncos Rugby League | #ProudToBeBroncos | » Valiant Broncos go down 28-42 against Leeds Rhinos". Archived from the original on 24 September 2016.
- ^ Shapely, Olli [@ealingtfrugby] (5 May 2019). ""Thanks to the record crowd of 3627"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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