Now situated in the Lady Bay area of Nottingham, the club was formerly based at Meadow Lane, the home ground of Notts County F.C.

The advent of professionalism[citation needed] saw the Green & Whites fall on hard times and the first XV narrowly avoided relegation to the regional divisions in 2002–03.

In 1904 the club purchased land in the village of Beeston and were able to have their first permanent ground, initially known as Rylands Road but becoming Ireland Avenue by 1947.

By the advent of league rugby in the late 1980s the capacity of Ireland Avenue was around 4,950 which included a covered grandstand with seating.

[3][4] The club spent a couple of seasons ground sharing at Notts County's home, Meadow Lane between 2004 and 2006.