page_title: List of non-Gaelic games played in Croke Park
hierarchical_section_title: List of non-Gaelic games played in Croke Park
caption_attribution_description: Croke Park, Dublin during the Six Nations Championship
context_page_description: The following is a list of non-Gaelic games played at Croke Park. The Gaelic Athletic Association formerly prohibited the playing of foreign sports at GAA-owned stadiums under Rule 42 of its rule book.
  Grounds controlled by Association units shall not be used or permitted to be used, for horse racing, greyhound racing, or for field games other than those sanctioned by Central Council.
  — Rule 42, GAA rule book
  While this wording remains as the current Rule 5.1, a footnote now reads:
  — Rule 5.1, Official Guide
  In practice the rule was only applied to the sports of soccer and rugby, which were perceived to be rivals to the playing of Gaelic games. Cricket was also banned, but Croke Park is too small for a cricket field. As such, several games of American football have been played with rule 42 in force, as well as a boxing match and a baseball game. The rule was officially relaxed in 2005 for the duration of the reconstruction of Lansdowne Road, to allow for the playing of Republic of Ireland soccer and Irish rugby internationals.
context_section_description: The following is a list of non-Gaelic games played at Croke Park (formerly Jones's Road). The Gaelic Athletic Association formerly prohibited the playing of foreign sports at GAA-owned stadiums under Rule 42 of its rule book.
  Grounds controlled by Association units shall not be used or permitted to be used, for horse racing, greyhound racing, or for field games other than those sanctioned by Central Council.
  — Rule 42, GAA rule book
  While this wording remains as the current Rule 5.1(b), a footnote now reads:
  (Note: Central Council shall have the power to authorise the use of Croke Park for games other than those controlled by the Association.)
  — Rule 5.1(b), Official Guide
  In practice the rule was only applied to the sports of soccer and rugby, which were perceived to be rivals to the playing of Gaelic games. Cricket was also banned, but Croke Park is too small for a cricket field. As such, several games of American football have been played with rule 42 in force, as well as a boxing match and a baseball game. The rule was officially relaxed in 2005 for the duration of the reconstruction of Lansdowne Road, to allow for the playing of Republic of Ireland soccer and Irish rugby internationals. The Republic of Ireland soccer and Ireland rugby internationals moved into the new Aviva Stadium on the former Lansdowne Road site upon its opening in May 2010; the last international in either sport at Croke Park was the rugby team's 2010 Six Nations home fixture with Scotland on 20 March.
  On 17 June 2010 the Australia national cricket team had a training session in Croke Park ahead of their One Day International against Ireland.
caption: A rugby union match taking place at Croke Park during the 2007 Six Nations Championship
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