The Hornby Panthers Rugby League team is hoping lightning doesn't strike three times in the same place

Their home ground - the Christchurch City Council-owned Leslie Park - has been subject to vandalism twice in the space of two months.

Graeme Thomas has pleaded guilty to four charges including wilful damage after doing doughnuts on the rugby league fields in July.

Panthers President Brent Tomlinson says they've worked with the council to prevent such acts from happening again.

He says the council has put a bollard in one area where the first guy got through to the field, and they're working with the council on road upgrades around Leslie Park to fence it better.