St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground
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Capacity
8,000
Build Cost
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Country
Wales
Location
Brynmill, Swansea
Timezone
UTC +00:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Coordinates
51.6125, -3.965556
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St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground (Welsh: Maes Rygbi a Chriced St Helen), commonly known as St Helen's, 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 was Swansea Cricket Club's home until 2025. Since 2025, the Ospreys have planned to return to the St. Helen's ground after 20 years, moving from the Swansea.com Stadium.
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 regularly used St Helen's as an outground from 1921 to 2019. 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 was the location of Sir Garfield Sobers's six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket, the maximum possible runs in a single over, and the first time it had been done. In July 2024, Glamorgan announced it would not be returning to use the ground having not played there since 2019.
The Gorse Lane Gates into St Helen's
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.
In the summer of 2024, it was announced the Ospreys rugby union team would be returning to the St. Helen's ground for the 2025/26 rugby season. However, before the move, the cricket infrastructure will be replaced with new stands for the rugby team, meaning Swansea CC will leave the stadium after around 150 years.
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