Rugby league at Anfield?

[niallers]

Just watching a re run of an old game on the Liverpool channel at the moment and there's rugby league markings on the pitch, so was just wondering who played there and how often, cheers.

[cestrianred]

Not sure about Rugby League, and I would not know the differences to a rugby Union pitch BUT

I seem to recall a Union game being played there 15-20 years ago??

The North v New Zealand??

I seem to recall the All Blacks being involved?

[Guest ShoePiss]

I'm sure I remember St.Helens playing a rugby league game there, mid 90's

[Trumo]

I know this isn't really the thread for this question, and that there are 2 different rugby codes, but the fact that rugby matches have been played at Anfield sort of brings a certain relevance to it.

 

Does there need to be a certain distance between the try line and the out-of-play line or whatever it's called? I ask this because the 'end zone' space at Anfield would be pretty small I'd have thought. I know that Old Trafford stages a number of rugby matches, but the area around the pitch slopes down towards the stands so I don't know how this affects things when marking the pitch out for rugby. Also, grounds like Twickenham and especially Murrayfield have massive end zones, which surely allows the try scorer more time and space to get the ball down, whereas this zone is much much smaller at club grounds like Leicester Tigers' Welford Road.

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

I'm sure I remember St.Helens playing a rugby league game there, mid 90's

I am pretty sure they played there to. I do know for certain that Wigan did against a Aussie side for the World club trophy.

[Fugitive]

Fucking fat wools ruining our pitch.

[rainman]

Just watching a re run of an old game on the Liverpool channel at the moment and there's rugby league markings on the pitch, so was just wondering who played there and how often, cheers.

 

The blueshite and stoke play here once a season. And Steve Bruce's big fat head will bring his lot next season.

[torahboy]

That weird game created a good quiz question that I use to fuck people about with. 'Rush scored for the vistors at Anfield. It wasn't against Liverpool. Who were the teams involved?'. Absolutely nothing for the first one to answer.

[torahboy]

That weird game created a good quiz question that I use to fuck people about with. 'Rush scored for the vistors at Anfield. It wasn't against Liverpool. Who were the teams involved?'. Absolutely nothing for the first one to answer.

 

Might have confused people; the 'weird' game was rugby union, not rugby league. Weirder.

[Ian Sea]

Saints played against Castleford at Anfield in about 1997 if I remember correctly.

[col06]

Saints played against Castleford at Anfield in about 1997 if I remember correctly.

 

St Helens arrange game at Anfield - Sport - The Independent

[Hermes]

Just watching a re run of an old game on the Liverpool channel at the moment and there's rugby league markings on the pitch, so was just wondering who played there and how often, cheers.

 

Several other sports have taken place at Anfield. A marathon, world boxing championship, tennis and the Harlem Globetrotters played basketball.

 

Hopefully one day we'll see football played again.