Craven Park, Hull
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| Former names | MS3 Craven Park, KC/KCOM Lightstream Stadium |
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| Location | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU9 5HE, England |
| Coordinates | 53°45′14″N 0°15′53″W / 53.75389°N 0.26472°WCoordinates: 53°45′14″N 0°15′53″W / 53.75389°N 0.26472°W |
| Owner | Hull City Council |
| Operator | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Capacity | 12,225 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1989 |
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Hull Kingston Rovers (1989–present) Hull Vikings (1995–2005) Hull United (2015–2016) |
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Craven Park (known as KCOM Craven Park for sponsorship reasons) and also referred to as New Craven Park is the home of Hull Kingston Rovers R.F.C. It is situated on Preston Road in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Hull Kingston Rovers moved to the new ground in 1989 from the Old Craven Park which was sited on Holderness Road. The stadium was the former home to the Hull Vikings speedway team, but they left when the ground was refurbished for Hull Kingston Rovers use in the Super League. The first match was played against Trafford Borough packing in a full capacity 8,500 crowd to watch. Rovers convincingly started the new era, and in that season were crowned Division Two champions.
Craven Park has hosted three rugby league internationals. The first was part of the 2012 Autumn International Series on 3 November 2012 where England thrashed France 44–6 with an attendance of 7,173. The next two were Papua New Guinea’s 2013 Rugby League World Cup matches. The first was a narrow 9–8 loss to France on 27 October 2013 with an attendance of 7,481 while the second was a bruising 38–4 loss to Samoa on 4 November 2013 with an attendance of 6,871. In 2016 it hosted the opening game of the 2016 Four Nations between Scotland and World Champions Australia, Scotland losing 54-12 to Australia.
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