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St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground

St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground
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Location Brynmill, Swansea, SA2 0AR
Coordinates 51°36′45″N 3°57′56″W / 51.61250°N 3.96556°W / 51.61250; -3.96556Coordinates: 51°36′45″N 3°57′56″W / 51.61250°N 3.96556°W / 51.61250; -3.96556
Owner City and County of Swansea Council
Operator Swansea Council
Capacity 4,500
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 1873
Opened 1873
Tenants
Swansea RFC
Swansea Cricket Club
Ground information
International information
First ODI 18 July 1973:
 England v  New Zealand
Last ODI 9 June 1983:
 Pakistan v  Sri Lanka
Team information
Glamorgan (1890 – present)
Swansea Cricket Club (1873 – present)
As of 12 April 2008
Source: Cricinfo

St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground is a sports venue in Swansea, Wales, owned and operated by the City and County of Swansea Council. Used mainly for rugby union and cricket, it has been the home ground of Swansea RFC and Swansea Cricket Club since it opened in 1873.

In rugby union, St Helen's was the venue for the first ever home match of the Wales national team in 1882. It continued to be used regularly by Wales, often for the Five Nations Championship, until 1954, but has staged only one full international since, in 1997. More recently, the ground has been used by the Wales women's team.

Glamorgan County Cricket Club have regularly used St Helen's as an outground since 1921. The ground has staged two One Day Internationals: England against New Zealand in 1973, and a 1983 World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

St Helen's has also staged international matches in two other sports. In rugby league, Wales played thirteen matches at the ground between 1945 and 1978, two of which were part of the 1975 World Cup tournament. A football international between Wales and Ireland took place at St Helen's in 1894.


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