The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Rugby league stadium in Castleford, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Full name | Wheldon Road |
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Location | Wheldon Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°43′47″N 1°20′27″W |
Public transit | Castleford |
Owner | Castleford Tigers |
Operator | Castleford Tigers |
Capacity | 10,500 |
Record attendance | 25,449 (Castleford vs Hunslet, 9 March 1935) |
Field size | 120 by 74 yards (110 m × 68 m) |
Surface | Grass |
Scoreboard | Philips Vidiwall |
Construction | |
Built | 1926 |
Opened | 1926 |
Tenants | |
Castleford Town F.C. (1926–1936) Castleford Tigers (1927 – Present) |
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