The Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Alternate: The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
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Established
1926 (99 years old)
Capacity
10,500
Build Cost
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Country
United Kingdom
Location
Yorkshire, England
Timezone
UTC +00:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Coordinates
53°43′47″N 1°20′27″W
05 Sep 
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Wheldon Road (known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship purposes) is the home ground of Castleford Tigers Rugby league Club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. It is on Wheldon Road, just outside Castleford town centre. The record attendance of 25,449 was for a Challenge Cup match in 1935.
History
Wheldon Road officially opened in 1926 and was the home of association football club Castleford Town F.C. The following year Castleford RLFC moved in after the completion of their first season (1926–27) after playing at 'Sandy Desert', which has since been redeveloped, and is the home of Castleford Lock Lane.
On 9 March 1935, the ground set its record attendance of 25,449 for a third-round Challenge Cup match against Hunslet.
Floodlights were installed for the 1965–66 season.
On 7 March 2004, Wheldon Road recorded its highest attendance of the Super League era with 11,731 against the Leeds Rhinos.
In 2011 Castleford Tigers signed a deal with developers who intended to redevelop the ground as a supermarket. This deal would fund a new £12 million stadium at nearby Glasshoughton for which the club had received planning consent. In October 2012 the plans were scrapped due to lack of funding. In 2014 it was announced that the club would be moving to a new stadium near Glasshoughton along with a new retail park on the same site.
From the 2023 season, the stadium's maximum capacity was slightly reduced to 10,500 after taking on board fan feedback.
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