whats your favourite away grounds. describe them all then rate them out of 10.

odsal (bradford) -



stade gilbert brutus (catalans) -




the racecourse (cru) -



the jungle (cas)



headingly (leeds)



galpharm (hudds)



kc stadium (hull fc)



new craven park (hull kr)



the stoop (quins)



halliwell jones (wire)



dw stadium (wigan)



the willows (salford)




belle vue (wakey)

Welcome back Angela - do you want us to comment on the baby changing facilities while we're at it?

=#FF0000Never really understood the layout, shallow stands at either side, biggish behind the posts and a block of coucil tennaments behind the other end.

Bazza you have only been to the Self named Moon for the Aussie game- How can you comment on it as a SL experience

Its better than Shark Park with both teams being equally poor

You mean, apart from the car park that's part of the stadium development. I'm a pedestrian, and even I've managed to notice it.

odsal (bradford) -
6/10 - We always have good numbers down the side so it's not too bad, don't like it behind the sticks or in the seats

the jungle (cas)
7/10 - Decent Atmosphere, just like a home game most of the time. Noise doesn't travel from the home end though. Good view

headingly (leeds)
6/10 - Great when we won there last season, always get wet.

galpharm (hudds)
4/10 - Can't stand the place, home support. Poor atmosphere

kc stadium (hull fc)
8/10 - More suited for Football, but still one of the better RL grounds. Only downside is it's abit expensive

new craven park (hull kr)
Home ground

the stoop (quins)
6/10 - Good bars, no home support = No atmopshere/banter

halliwell jones (wire)
7/10 - Good view, under cover and decent atmopshere

dw stadium (wigan)
9/10 - Fav ground, like how steep the seating is.

the willows (salford)
6/10 - Always liked the willows, good day out. Hope their new ground has standing for away speccies

belle vue (wakey)
3/10 - Don't like the place, no good pubs around the ground, no cover, poor atmosphere

odsal (bradford) -
6/10 - When there is a good crowd in and the weather is ok, its fantastic, but thats all too rare - especially now.

the jungle (cas)
Home ground - but if it wasnt 7/10 - Great atmosphere, great views. Take ages to get a drink though, stewards arent the best and its looking mighty tired now. Toilets getting worse!

headingly (leeds)
8/10 - Love it. Good facilities, great views. Just wish the scoreboard end had a roof!

galpharm (hudds)
3/10 - Shocking. No atmosphere. You feel like your watching a curtain raiser.

kc stadium (hull fc)
7/10 - Expensive, and in my ways like the Galpharm, BUT, it has character and atmosphere.

new craven park (hull kr)
6/10 - Can be intimidating for families sometimes, not always though. Temporary stand isnt the best. Good atmosphere. Oh, and could it have been much more money to put a roof on it???

the stoop (quins)
8/10 - Great ground, if only more were in it.

Gilbert Brutus (Dragons)
8/10 - Love it, but probably cos im having a great weekend whenever im there. Views are ok, good atmosphere, although the token system for drinks can be a pain and its super expensive, but then again, so is France!

Not be to the Racecourse as our game was at Neath

halliwell jones (wire)
7/10 - Great ground, shocking organisation. Stewards are usually confused, long queues and the bars often have loads of stock missing.

dw stadium (wigan)
8/10 - Of all the new grounds, probably the best. Good atmosphere and not too pricey

the willows (salford)
8/10 - Love The Willows. Great bar, often a good atmosphere, parking ok in the streets. Like RL used to be.

belle vue (wakey)
2/10 - Horrendous. Toilets appalling, takes hours to get a drink. Appalling views, poor PA system and £20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

''the willows (salford)
8/10 - Love The Willows. Great bar, often a good atmosphere, parking ok in the streets. Like RL used to be.


Like RL used to be.''







Like rugby league SHOULD STILL BE.

If only they could keep the feeling in the game but still move forward. Easier said than done tho

The ones I've been to:

the jungle (cas)- run-down and the local boozers are rubbish, but it feels like a proper old ground. 6/10
headingly (leeds)- good facilities, decent nearby pubs, takes ages to get to from the centre of Leeds. 8/10
galpharm (hudds)- good stadium but the concourses are tiny so it's gets really busy. Bit empty. 7/10
kc stadium (hull fc)- designed for football but a realy good stadium for RL. Plenty of bars and food outlets, nicelocation in the park. Easy from the railway but a pain by car. 8/10
the stoop (quins)- no atmosphere. However, they make a real effort with post-match entertainment, the bar is brilliant and has plenty of choice, and the pubs in Twickenham are alright. 8/10
halliwell jones (wire)- slightly biased being a Wire, but probably the best stadium designed for RL. Let down by the total inability to work out how much stock they need. Lots of local pubs 9/10
dw stadium (wigan)- only ever been to watch City. Nice stadium, easy to get in and out of, decent local pubs. Not sure what it's like on RL days, but a total lack of atmosphere if Latics are there. One quibble? Not enough staff on the bars. 9/10
the willows (salford)- easy to get to, a proper old ground. Now the drawbacks- why are there no sinks in the loos? Why do the away end's bars consist of two blokes pouring warm Carlsberg from bottles into the plastic pint pots in a wooden shack? 6/10

Odsal - Always freezing, & no atmosphere.

Gilbert Brutus/Aimee Giral/Narbonne- Like all 3 grounds, friendly locals & great atmosphere. Only downside is the cost of the beer.

Racecourse - Easy to find, but need to sort out ticketing arrangements. Was better when you could stand up behind the sticks.

The Jungle - What an rl ground should be, good atmosphere & knowledgeable locals

Headingley - Nice ground, worse ground for parking though

Galpharm - How people can say theres no parking, when you have to walk through it to get to the ground is beyond me. Decent ground & stewards who actually seem to want to help.

KC - My favourite away trip, real rugby people & plenty of places outside the ground for a decent pint.
Beer & stewards in the ground let it down though.

New Craven Park - Certainly changed over the last season or two, & locals who now dont seem to want to kill anyone not supporting them.

The Stoop - Quality place to watch rugby, the friendliest supporters by a mile who have a laugh regardless of the score.

Halliwell Jones - Easy place to get to,cracking atmosphere & decent pubs around just getting let down by a few numpty's who have jumped on the bandwaggon.

DW - Terrible place to get to due to its location & stewards who wouldn't be out of place in the third reich.
But negotiate these & its all worthwhile.

Willows - Obviously having gone there to support salford for 40+ years has a special place in my heart but cant wait for the new ground.

Belle Vue - Hasn't changed since I went in the 60's with my dad! Good local pub's & I do have a lot of time for their supporter's.

Favourite away grounds are Saints, Wire, Hull, Leeds, Wrexham and Catalans.

The rest are pretty damn awful. The only reason Saints is good is because it's an amazing atmosphere for Wigan fans.

The remaining grounds I have named have a good mixture for facilities and atmosphere, Catalans is there just for the holday aspect!

I hope every ground can eventually be at least up to the standard of the HJ.

Not in RL, but the best food of any RL ground at all is Spotland.

Favourites are Wigan, Hull FC, Cru, Salford, Leeds and Quins.

odsal (bradford) - This stadium is closer to me than Headingley stadium so its pretty easy to get to. The burgers are quite nice and its pretty easy to sneak into the seated area. Never had a problem with parking and the atmosphere is one of the best. =#FF000010/10 (still Odslum though, But I was raised in broken Britain so places like Odslum is home from home for me!)

the jungle (cas) - I’ve been to this stadium twice and I must say its not too bad. Castleford Hospitality is one of the best in Yorkshire, so don’t let the homophobic chant headlines fool you. That was just a minority of people. Always a good atmosphere in here and easy to park as far as I can tell. =#FF00008/10

galpharm (hudds) - Seen the best rugby league matches of my life here. The views are pretty impressive but the parking is a nightmare. Still this is one of the best rugby league stadiums that we have and it deserves a =#FF00009/10!

kc stadium (hull fc) - Apart from the chav corner I like this stadium. It takes ages to get to and I’m from Leeds. Hence why I’m reluctant to go out of Yorkshire!

Same with Huddersfield =#FF00009/10

new craven park (hull kr) - A proper stadium and the best atmosphere in rugby league in the UK. The burger vans do pretty nice meals. The only let down is the location of the stadium - =#FF00008/10

halliwell jones (wire) - Expensive and over the border - =#FF00006/10

dw stadium (wigan) - The last tolerable stadium standing over the border. I’m willing to drop my anti Lancashire stance and give this =#FF00009/10

the willows (salford) - Absolutely terrible burgers and the stands are more like half built pyramids, the steps are that steep in the away end. Rubble outside makes this stadium a miss in the future - =#FF00002/10

belle vue (wakey) - I love Wakefield but I hate the stadium - =#FF00001/10

This may come as shock but there are some excellent gounds with great atmosphere in the Championship leagues and also some ...............................

Crown Flat is good

Went to watch Ireland Lebanon there, great game, great fans.

Rugby League doesn’t exist outside super league in the UK



Only joking but it is a shame that the national league is largely ignored on here. As a rugby league community we should be ashamed!

why do some posters seem to think the kc was designed soley for football? both sports had input into how the stadium was designed, and as for nowhere to park, some people don't look very far

Baffling. A massive car park 5 minutes walk from the ground max that is never full, even when the ground sells out.

Might that be a clue?

Listen, no grounds perfect so for me it's the experience that counts.

Best experience watching Salford away from the Willows was Halliwell Jones (v Wolves) in 2006 and then again in 2009 (v Crusaders). Infact, the Wolves game was the best atmosphere I've encountered, plus we won. Went to see Hull FC v St's once with a mate who is Hull fan and ginger, so I became a Hull fan for the day. We started drinking around 11am, was wasted by kick off, but that was the best RL experience I've had away from the Willows. Think we ended up in a right state in some night club. Day after was painful, but it wasn't the first time I got in a mess on a night out in Hull

So, if you didn't guess it's the HJ and KC for me. I still miss the old Central Park, and I'll miss the Willows even more. Call it a dump, but it has got masses of character.