Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade is a multi purpose in Newport, United Kingdom that opened in 1877. Its recorded capacity is 8,700.
Key facts
Rodney Parade is a multi purpose in Newport, United Kingdom that opened in 1877. Its recorded capacity is 8,700. It is owned by Dragons Stadium and Welsh Rugby Union. It is operated by Newport RFC and Dragons. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Newport County A.F.C., Newport RFC, London Broncos, Dragons, Newport County A.F.C..
- Location
- Newport, United Kingdom
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 8,700
- Opened
- 1877
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Dragons Stadium, Welsh Rugby Union
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass
Rodney Parade is at latitude 51.588333, longitude -2.987778, in Newport, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 51.588333 |
| Longitude | -2.987778 |
| City | Newport |
| Region | Newport |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Welsh Rugby Union | 1877 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Dragons Stadium | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Newport RFC | 1877 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Dragons | 1877 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County A.F.C. | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Newport RFC | Not mapped | 1877 to present | Current | Source |
| London Broncos | Not mapped | 1877 to present | Current | Source |
| Dragons | Not mapped | 1877 to present | Current | Source |
| Newport County A.F.C. | Not mapped | 1877 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
13 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3732 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 59756 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 59755 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | capacity | 9097 | 8700 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372225789 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Rodney_Parade | Rodney Parade | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 48039 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 48038 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 48037 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 48036 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 48035 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 48034 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 48033 | 2026-10 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: