The Sydney Football Stadium,which was originally opened in 1988,was controversially knocked down and rebuilt three years ago.
The 42,500-seat stadium will play home to the Sydney Roosters in the NRL,NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby and Sydney FC in the A-League,but it will also be home to the Socceroos,Matildas,Wallabies,Kangaroos and Jillaroos for international male and female fixtures across the respective three codes.
It will also become the stage for some of the music world’s biggest stars including pop sensation Bruno Mars,who is set to perform back-to-back concerts on October 14 and 15.
Before Mars takes centre stage,there will be a number of sporting events. The first will be a traditional local derby between NRL rivals the Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs to launch the stadium next Friday night. The curtain raiser to the final round fixture will be an NRLW grand final rematch between the Roosters and Dragons.
“Fans of all sports deserve a world-class live experience,” NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo said.
“With the new Allianz Stadium coming online,we are starting to see a network of terrific rectangular venues across the country that will bring fans closer to the action and ensure our male and female athletes have first-class facilities.