St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted Liverpool F.C. Reserves. The stadium was demolished during spring 2011 and a new construction then known as Cunningham Grange, named after club legend Keiron Cunningham, was built on the site.
Where is St Helens rugby ground?
Sat Nav details: St. Helens R.F.C. Ltd., The Totally Wicked Stadium, McManus Drive, St Helens, WA9 3AL. The Club’s disabled policy in regards to parking is here.
How many times have St Helens won the Challenge Cup?
Challenge Cup Winners: 1955-56, 1960-61, 1965-66, 1971-72, 1975-76. League Leaders’ Shield Winners: 1964-65, 1965-66. Regal Trophy Winners: 1987-88. Premiership Winners: 1975-76, 1976-77, 1984-85, 1992-93.
Where was Knowsley Road stadium?
Eccleston
Knowsley Road was a stadium located in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. It was the home of St Helens RLFC from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010.
When did St Helens become Merseyside?
Then, in April 1974, the constabulary merged with other borough forces in Birkenhead, Wallasey, Southport and St Helens to become the metropolitan force ‘Merseyside Police’.
Who is the most successful rugby league team?
Wigan is the most successful club in the history of World Rugby League having won 22 League Championships (including 5 Super League Grand Finals), 20 Challenge Cups, 4 World Club Challenges and over 100 honours in total.
Who has won the most rugby league Challenge Cup?
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors hold the record for most wins with 20 and have appeared in 33 finals.
Who won the most Currie Cup’s?
Every Currie Cup winner: The Currie Cup is South Africa’s premier domestic rugby union competition with the tournament usually played each winter and spring. Western Province (34) have won the Currie Cup on the most occasions having dominated the early years of the competition.
What happened Knowsley Road?
The stadium was demolished during spring 2011 and a new construction then known as Cunningham Grange, named after club legend Keiron Cunningham, was built on the site.
What has been filmed at Knowsley Hall?
The estate has played host to a range of productions, including Hollyoaks, Young Dracula and Coronation Street.
Is Knowsley classed as Liverpool?
The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is one of the six constituent local government districts of the Liverpool City Region.
What is the oldest area in Liverpool?
The oldest standing building on Merseyside, Birkenhead Priory encapsulates so much of the town’s history within a small, enclosed site. Founded in 1150, the monks of this Benedictine monastery looked after travellers for nearly 400 years and supervised the first regulated ‘Ferry ‘cross the Mersey’.
What is the largest settlement in Merseyside?
Liverpool
Population ranking
| # | Settlement | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Census 2011 | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 552,267 |
| 2 | Birkenhead | 142,968 |
| 3 | St Helens | 102,885 |
What is the largest ethnic group in Liverpool?
White
Demography of Liverpool
| Demographics of Liverpool | |
|---|---|
| Population pyramid of Liverpool | |
| Population | 466,400 (2011) |
| Nationality | |
| Major ethnic | White: 88.9% |
Which is the richest rugby union?
Charles Piutau– $5 million
Charles Piutau is the world’s highest-paid rugby player, a title he held with another player on this list for some time.
Who is No 1 rugby team in the world?
Ireland
Current World Rugby Rankings
| Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 90.63 |
| 2 | France | 89.41 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 88.64 |
| 4 | South Africa | 88.41 |
Who is the greatest rugby player of all time?
Recent All Blacks legends Dan Carter and Richie McCaw have been ranked equally as the greatest rugby players of all time. A statistical analysis was published with the rankings of the five greatest rugby players of all time on British website ruck.co.uk.
What is the biggest defeat in rugby history?
Japan – 128 points (17-145 to New Zealand, 1995 South Africa World Cup) Tonga – 102 points (102-0 to New Zealand in Tongan 2000 Summer Tour) Italy – 101 points (101-0 to South Africa, Italian 1999 Summer Tour) USA – 98 points (106-8 to England, American 1999 End of Year Tour)
What is the oldest trophy in rugby?
The oldest Rugby Union competition is the United Hospitals Cup, first played in 1875 between teams representing hospitals in England.
What is the biggest trophy in rugby?
The Bledisloe Cup
The Bledisloe Cup is named after Lord Bledisloe who presented a trophy to the New Zealand Rugby Union to be competed for by New Zealand and Australia. The cup was designed by Nelson Isaac and crafted by Walker and Hall in London. It is physically the biggest trophy in rugby.
Who won the Currie Cup in 1982?
Western Province
The 1982 Currie Cup was the 44th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier annual domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. The tournament was won by Western Province for the 23rd time; they beat Northern Transvaal 24–7 in the final in Cape Town.