Brewery Field
sports stadium in Bridgend, Wales
The Brewery Field, currently called The Electric Brewery Field for sponsorship reasons, is an 8,000 (1,100 seated) capacity sports stadium in Bridgend, Wales. It is the home ground of the rugby union team Bridgend Ravens and Bridgend Athletic RFC
Origins
The Brewery Field was purchased by the Bridgend Amateur Athletic Club shortly after World War I for £9,000. The club erected a grandstand and pavilion and created several sports pitches for tennis, hockey, cricket and football. In 1927, the ground was then sold to the Welsh Greyhound Racing Association for £7,000, who wished to conduct greyhound racing on site. However, soon after, the greyhound syndicate went into liquidation and the assets became the property of the bank. The bank sold it to Bridgend Rugby Club, who had acquired a loan from the Welsh Rugby Union to buy it.
Sports
Rugby union
Bridgend Ravens moved to The Brewery Field in 1920 after their former home, Quarella Ground, was acquired for building purposes. The club's first stay at the Brewery Field ended in the 1928/29 season.
Bridgend RFC returned in 1935, but were forced into exile once more in May 1949, after a rugby league team had signed up to take the lease of the ground. After the council acquired the ground via a compulsory purchase order, Bridgend RFC were set to return in September 1957.
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