Despite slipping out of the spotlight in recent times, St Helen's has been a cornerstone of Welsh sport for 150 years.
But the seafront venue will return to the limelight during the 2025-26 rugby season, when the Ospreys rugby side moves back in permanently.
The ground provided the scene for Wales' first home rugby international, Swansea becoming the first club to beat all three major southern hemisphere sides, and where Sir Garfield Sobers famously hit six sixes against Glamorgan.
But cricket has been brought to an end at the venue, and renovation work is taking place to turn it into a 8,000-capacity regional rugby stadium.
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It had been the home of major rugby in Swansea since the 1880s, and in the 90s superstar names such as Colin Charvis, Scott Gibbs and Robert Jones dazzled crowds of thousands who packed the terrace.
But when rugby went professional and new sides were created in 2003, the old Swansea RFC joined with Neath RFC to create the new Ospreys brand.
While the side initially played at St Helen's, they moved to the new Swansea.com stadium to share with the city's football side when it opened in 2005.
Top level rugby may have been absent for 20 years, but in many ways, St Helen's is where the standards modern sides aspire to were set.
It is where Wales played their first home international match in 1882 against England, and where Swansea became the first club side to beat the All Blacks in 1935.
In fact, all three major touring sides have fallen at the ground, with South Africa being defeated there by Swansea in 1912 - more than 85 years before the national side would achieve this feat.
Australia fell in 1908, with Swansea becoming the first British club side to defeat all three southern hemisphere powerhouses, with the world champion Wallabies again losing there in 1992.
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