The Gnoll rugby stadium

at Neath, Swansea , SA11 3 United Kingdom

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<p><b>The Gnoll</b> in <a href="/pages/w/111959265482824">Neath</a>, <a href="/pages/w/109625922390490">Wales</a> is a sports ground, with a capacity of 5,000.</p><p>In July 2009, Neath RFC presented plans for the redevelopment of the Gnoll, including building a community centre on the site, which were criticised as "too woolly".</p><h2>Rugby union</h2><p>The Gnoll is the traditional home of <a href="/pages/w/106084879422554">Neath RFC</a>, one of the leading <a href="/pages/w/109625922390490">Welsh</a> clubs in the pre-regional era of rugby. The ground has a capacity of 7,500.</p><h2>Association football</h2><p><a href="/pages/w/109596939060187">Welsh Premier League</a> club <a href="/pages/w/114422078574079">Neath Athletic</a> played at The Gnoll between 2008, and their liquidation in 2012. The ground hosted its first ever football match when Neath Athletic played <a href="/pages/w/109098382442123">Swansea City</a> in a pre-season friendly in July 2008.</p><h2>Cricket</h2><p>The Gnoll started to host some <a href="/pages/w/109487172411866">Glamorgan</a> championship fixtures in the 1930s, and in 1954 an indoor cricket school was opened at the site. However, problems with the pitch meant that from the late 1960s the ground was only used for one-day matches - in 1969 the Gnoll staged the county's first-ever home game in the Sunday League. In 1974, the Gnoll was dropped from the county's 1st XI fixture list, although it played host to Glamorgan's matches against the touring Australians in 1985 and 1993.</p><h2>Rugby league</h2><p><a href="/pages/w/143266889017571">South Wales Scorpions</a> have played at the Gnoll since their formation in 2010. The ground hosted a <a href="/pages/w/112205012126035">Wales national rugby league team</a> match during the <a href="/pages/w/137503169599129">2010 European Cup</a>, and hosted <a href="/pages/w/109726155712490">Ireland</a> at the Gnoll in an international friendly in the lead up to the <a href="/pages/w/134550703264121">2011 Rugby League Four Nations</a>. Wales won the game by 30 points to 6. The stadium is also hosting Wales v Cook Islands at the <a href="/pages/w/104009742968929">2013 Rugby League World Cup</a></p>

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The Gnoll rugby stadium is Swansea based place and this enity listed in Sports Venue & Stadium category. Located at Neath SA11 3.