GWENT has been home to many sports stadiums over the years, from Cwmbran to Newport to the slightly more further afield areas of Ebbw Vale and Trinant. 

We've taken a look back through our archives to see what some of these well-known stadiums looked like in the years that have gone by. 

Some of the stadiums are still in use and have undergone some form of extensive refurbishment, while some are no longer used or have taken on a new lease of life. 

The Cwmbran Stadium has even recently been given a £10,000 grant from the community council to put towards match funding for the first section of their planned 100-seater stand at Cwmbran Stadium.

The club has been granted planning permission for a new 100 seat stand at its Cwmbran Stadium home which it has hailed as a crucial step in climbing the Welsh football pyramid. 

Though the stadium boasts a large grandstand capable of seating more than 2,000 spectators it has been out of use since 2008 due to safety concerns. 

The decline of its home ground mirrors that of the football club, which has called the athletics arena home since 1975. 

Once one of the premier athletics stadiums in Britain, hosting the first UK athletics championships in 1977 as well as the 1982 and 1984 editions and playing host to stars such as Fatima Whitbread, Zola Budd, Allan Wells and Steve Ovett, the stadium has fallen into decline. 

Check out these pictures of Gwent's sports stadiums below and let us know which ones you remember. 

Ebbw Vale RFC ClubhouseEbbw Vale RFC Clubhouse (Image: NQ Archive) Abertillery Rugby Club's grandstandAbertillery Rugby Club's grandstand (Image: NQ Archive) Trinant RFCTrinant RFC (Image: NQ Archive) Somerton Park Stand, NewportSomerton Park Stand, Newport (Image: NQ Archive) Newport RFC StandNewport RFC Stand (Image: NQ Archive) Newport Athletics ClubNewport Athletics Club (Image: NQ Archive) Rodney Parade, NewportRodney Parade, Newport (Image: NQ Archive) Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw ValeEugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale (Image: NQ Archive)