Rugby League Park
![]() Aerial view of Rugby League Park in July 2012 | |
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Former names | Rugby League Park, AMI Stadium, Christchurch Stadium |
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Location | 95 Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 43°32′37″S 172°36′15″E / 43.5437°S 172.6041°E |
Owner | Canterbury Rugby League |
Capacity | 17,104 (Sport mode) |
Construction | |
Expanded | 24 March 2012 |
Architect | Populous |
Tenants | |
Canterbury Bulls, South Island, Crusaders[1] |
Apollo Projects Stadium is a sports stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2] It was formerly called Orangetheory Stadium, AMI Stadium, and before that, the Addington Showgrounds.[3]
History
The park is part of a complex with Wolfbrook Arena and Addington Raceway and has hosted international rugby league matches since the 1950s, including World Cup matches in 1975, 1977, 1988, 1990 and 1991.
The ground was bought by Canterbury Rugby League from the Christchurch City Council in the 1990s.
It was at this ground that the Kiwis won the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour's sole test in New Zealand to qualify for the 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup final.
Apollo Projects Stadium
Rugby League Park sustained significant damage during the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and was closed until 24 March 2012.[4] After the earthquake the stands had to be demolished.
The 2011 earthquake damaged
On 9 November 2013 it held a round 5 A-League match between Wellington Phoenix andOn 6 July 2018, the stadium was officially renamed to the Wyatt Crockett Stadium, becoming de-branded from AMI Stadium. This was to commemorate the Crusaders player Wyatt Crockett reaching the milestone of playing 200 Super Rugby matches.
On 6 April 2019, it was announced that the stadium would soon be known as Orangetheory Stadium.[9] The new name went into effect in June 2019.
In June 2023 it was announced that in August 2023 the stadium would be renamed to Apollo Projects Stadium, sponsored by Apollo Projects, a design and construction company.[10]
In 2023, the
International rugby league matches
A list of rugby league test matches played at the Addington Showgrounds / Rugby League Park.[12]
Test# | Date | Result | Attendance | Notes |
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1 | 29 July 1950 | ![]() ![]() |
10,000 | 1950 New Zealand vs Great Britain series |
2 | 27 June 1953 | ![]() ![]() |
5,509 | 1953 Trans-Tasman Test series |
3 | 1 August 1964 | ![]() ![]() |
4,935 | 1964 New Zealand vs France series |
4 | 19 July 1970 | ![]() ![]() |
8,600 | 1970 New Zealand vs Great Britain series |
5 | 4 August 1974 | ![]() ![]() |
6,316 | 1974 New Zealand vs Great Britain series |
6 | 15 June 1975 | ![]() ![]() |
2,500 | 1975 Rugby League World Cup |
7 | 12 June 1977 | ![]() ![]() |
7,000 | 1977 Rugby League World Cup |
8 | 5 August 1979 | ![]() ![]() |
8,500 | 1979 New Zealand vs Great Britain series |
9 | 22 July 1984 | ![]() ![]() |
9,824 | 1984 New Zealand vs Great Britain series |
10 | 17 July 1988 | ![]() ![]() |
8,525 | 1988 Great Britain Lions tour |
11 | 23 June 1991 | ![]() ![]() |
2,000 | 1991 New Zealand vs France series |
12 | 4 November 2017 | ![]() ![]() |
12,130 | 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B |
13 | 18 November 2017 | ![]() ![]() |
8,309 | 2017 Rugby League World Cup Quarter finals |
14 | 9 November 2019 | ![]() ![]() |
8,875 | 2019 Oceania Cup
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15 | 9 November 2019 | ![]() ![]() |
8,875 | 2019 Great Britain tour of Oceania |
References
- ^ a b Gorman, Paul (8 September 2011). "League park Crusaders' new home". The Press. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Christchurch Stadium". Vbase. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Crusaders veteran Wyatt Crockett earns stadium name change". Stuff. 4 July 2018.
- ^ Kickoff delayed but winter codes expect to play Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Star, 4 March 2011
- New Zealand Herald, 8 November 2011
- ^ Phoenix to play pre-season tournament in India stuff.co.nz, 7 August 2012
- ^ "NRL: Panthers v Warriors | Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "NRL: Sea Eagles v Warriors | Austadiums". austadiums.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Christchurch Stadium soon to be known as Orangetheory Stadium". Stuff. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "New naming partnership for stadium". Newsline. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Warriors' three-year deal to take home games to Christchurch". warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Rugby League Park @ Rugby League Project
External links
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- Orangetheory Stadium page at Vbase
- Christchurch Stadium broken med.govt.nz
- Rugby League Park rleague.com
- Rugby League Park rugbyleagueproject.org