Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade is a stadium in the city of Newport, South Wales. It is located on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre. The ground is on Rodney Road, a short walk from the city's central bus and railway stations via Newport Bridge or Newport City footbridge. There is no spectator car park at the ground but a number of multi-storey car parks are nearby.
Rodney Parade East stand | |
Rodney Parade Location within Newport | |
| Location | Rodney Road Newport NP19 0UU |
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| Coordinates | 51°35′18″N 2°59′16″W |
| Public transit | Newport railway station Newport bus station |
| Owner | Dragons Stadium Limited |
| Operator | Dragons RFC |
| Capacity | 8,700 (7,850 for football) |
| Surface | PlayMaster (Hybrid grass) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1877 |
| Architect | Thomas Douglas-Jones |
| Tenants | |
| Dragons RFC Newport County A.F.C. | |
Rodney Parade is the home ground of Dragons RFC, one of the four Welsh regional rugby union teams. It is also the home ground of Newport County football club. It is the third-oldest sports venue in the Football League, after the Racecourse Ground and Deepdale. Stadium capacity is reduced from rugby levels for football matches.
In 2017 the rugby union club Newport RFC sold Rodney Parade to the Welsh Rugby Union and subsequently in 2021 Newport RFC relocated to Newport Stadium. In 2023 a private consortium purchased Rodney Parade and the Dragons regional rugby union team from the WRU.
Newport Squash Rackets Club has four squash courts at Rodney Parade.