page_title: Wanderers Grounds
section_title: Rugby union
hierarchical_section_title: Wanderers Grounds / Sports usage / Rugby union
caption_attribution_description: &lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fredisonfire/albums/72157709369407237"&gt;Full Album: HFX Wanderers FC - Cavalry FC 06/19/2019&lt;/a&gt; Sergio Camaro (#10, Cavalry FC) disputing the ball with Matthew Arnone (#23, HFX Wanderers FC) during a Canadian Premier League at Wanderers Grounds in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on June 19, 2019.
context_page_description: Wanderers Grounds is a sporting complex in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which was originally part of the Halifax Commons. The land was used in the 1880s by the Halifax Wanderers Amateur Athletic Club and was their home grounds for the sports of rugby and lawn bowling. Leased to the club in the 1800s, the club failed to pay its lease fees during the Second World War and the land's use reverted to the City of Halifax who have maintained it since then. The Wanderers Grounds was also the home of the Halifax Pelham Canadians of the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball league 1977–2008. Babe Ruth made an appearance at the grounds in 1942 during a navy baseball game between Halifax and Toronto. He faced Halifax pitcher Awkie Titus but failed to hit a home run.
  The field house, built by the club in 1896, was destroyed by fire. It was replaced by the Navy League Dry Canteen, which was going to be rehabilitated in the 21st century, but was considered too structurally unsound. The plan to build a clubhouse has been put on an indeterminate hiatus.
  On August 31, 1957, Wanderers Grounds hosted Canada Soccer's first ever Challenge Trophy match played east of Montreal.
caption: Canadian Premier League action in June 2019
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