Ryan Reynolds has revealed that he still keeps something very special from his first visit to the Racecourse Ground, with the comment coming during Welcome to Wrexham Season 5 Episode 7, Touching Grass.
The Wrexham co-owner made the admission while reflecting on the difference between online life and real life.
His first documented visit to the Racecourse Ground came on 30 October 2021, when Wrexham drew 1-1 with Torquay United in the National League.
The latest episode used that thought to frame a wider point about what Wrexham has come to mean to him since he and Rob McElhenney bought the club.
Ryan Reynolds reveals Wrexham keepsake
Ryan Reynolds said the club has helped him feel more connected to real life, away from phones, comment sections and online noise.
“Anything that is digital or online, I feel like it has an asterisk, it’s not real. I am exponentially happier, and I’m exponentially better at my life and my job when I unhook and I kind of take part in the world.”
The comments appeared in episode 7 of Welcome to Wrexham S5
Reynolds then explained why Wrexham AFC has become part of that feeling.
“Wrexham AFC is now and has always been a form of touching grass for me. Even thinking about Wrexham, watching Wrexham from New York, you know, play at matches, touching grass, you know. I look forward to it all week.”
He then disclosed the detail that will stand out to many Wrexham supporters.
“I still have the grass from my first visit at Wrexham AFC at the Racecourse Ground.”
The Racecourse Ground still matters most
The detail fits with the wider story of Reynolds’ attachment to the Racecourse Ground.
His first home visit as Wrexham co-owner came in October 2021, only months after the takeover had been completed.
That day now sits at the start of a remarkable period for Wrexham supporters, with the club moving from the National League to the Championship under Reynolds and McElhenney.
The episode also gave more context to why Reynolds treats the stadium as something different from the club’s global digital following.
“If you feel that energy in the stadium, if you go and you put your feet and your hands in that grass, I mean, it’s real. Everything about that is real.”
There is another current layer to the quote because the stadium is still changing.
Reynolds referred to “three right now, but four again soon”, with regards to the wider Kop redevelopment context at the Racecourse Ground.
For all the attention on Wrexham’s Championship rise, the keepsake says something simple. Reynolds still sees the ground as the physical heart of the club.
It is a small detail, but a revealing one. Wrexham has become a global story, yet the thing Reynolds kept was a piece of the place itself.
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