The Mend-A-Hose Jungle

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Wheldon Road is the home ground of Castleford Tigers Rugby League Club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. It is on Wheldon Road, approximately 0.7-mile east of Castleford town centre. In 2014, the ground had an average attendance is 7,068; the record attendance of 25,449 was for a Challenge Cup match in 1935.HistoryThe ground was originally the home of association football club Castleford Town F.C.Castleford Tigers moved to the stadium in 1927 after the completion of their first season (1926–27) as a senior rugby league club. This first season was played at the 'Sandy Desert', which has since been redeveloped, and is the home of Castleford Lock Lane.The record attendance at the ground is 25,449 for a third round Challenge Cup match against Hunslet in 1935. The record Super League attendance at the ground is 11,731 against Leeds on 7 March 2004.Floodlights were installed for the 1965–66 season.The stadium was called the Jungle from 2000 to 2010; the PROBIZ Colliseum from 2010 to 2012; the Wish Communications Stadium in 2013 and the Mend-A-Hose Jungle in 2014.In 2011 the Castleford signed a deal with developers who intended to redevelop the ground as a supermarket. This deal would fund a new £12 million stadium at nearby Glasshoughton for which the club had received planning consent. In October 2012 the plans were scrapped due to lack of funding and it was announced that the club was considering the possibility of redeveloping Wheldon Road, rather than moving. In 2014 it was announced that the club would be moving to a new stadium near Glasshoughton along with a new retail park on the same site.