White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre

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White Hart Lane
Community Sports Centre
Scrum Down at New River Stadium, White Hart Lane, - geograph.org.uk - 1712369.jpg
London Skolars match
White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre
Full nameWhite Hart Lane Community Sports Centre
Former names New River Stadium
Location Wood Green
London, N22
United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°36′18″N0°6′2″W / 51.60500°N 0.10056°W / 51.60500; -0.10056
Public transit Underground no-text.svg Wood Green
Capacity 5,000
Tenants
London Skolars (1995-)
Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club
Wood Green Weightlifting Club
Haringey Rhinos
Haringey Cycling Club

White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre, also known as the New River Stadium is a multi-purpose rugby league and athletics stadium in Wood Green, Haringey, north London, England that is home to London Skolars rugby league club, Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club, Wood Green Weightlifting Club, Park View F.C., Haringey Rhinos rugby union club and Haringey Cycling Club.

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The stadium has hosted the Britbowl, the championship game of British American football, in 2019 and 2022. [1]

The New River Stadium also hosts the Middlesex 9s rugby league nines tournament. The stadium is within walking distance of White Hart Lane football stadium. The grandstand at the ground holds approximately 1,000 people, while the ground itself has a capacity of 5,000.

Transport

Wood Green tube station on the Piccadilly line is the closest station to the stadium which is roughly a 15 minutes walk away. Also Alexandra Palace is a 30 minutes walk away which serves trains to both King's Cross St Pancras and Moorgate. White Hart Lane railway station is also around a 25-minute walk away which serves trains to Liverpool Street.

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References

  1. "The Titans to take on the Warriors in Britbowl XXXIV – British American Football".