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| Former names | Skilled Park (2006-2014) Gold Coast Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Robina,Gold Coast,Queensland |
| Coordinates | 28°4′1″S153°22′44″E / 28.06694°S 153.37889°E /-28.06694; 153.37889 |
| Public transit |  Robina |
| Owner | Queensland Government |
| Operator | Stadiums Queensland |
| Capacity | 27,690[2] |
| Record attendance | 27,227 – Titans vsBrisbane, 2009 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2006 |
| Opened | February 2008 |
| Construction cost | A$160 million |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Tenants | |
| Gold Coast Titans (NRL) (2008–present) Queensland Country (NRC) (2014) Gold Coast United (A-League) (2009–2012) Gold Coast Sevens (Rugby Sevens) (2011–2014) 2018 Commonwealth Games (Rugby Sevens) (2018) Brisbane Roar (A-League) (2015–2020) Queensland Maroons (State of Origin) (2021) Palm Beach Sharks/Gold Coast City FC (FFA Cup) (2014–2015) | |
Robina Stadium, commercially known asCbus Super Stadium, is a multi-purpose rectangular stadium inRobina, a suburb ofGold Coast,Queensland. It is the home ground to theNational Rugby League'sGold Coast Titans, this venue sometimes hosts theA-League teamBrisbane Roar FC.
Robina Stadium is also used forrugby union,association football,rugby sevens,rugby league Test Matches and has hostedRugby League World Cup matches.
Construction of the venue started in 2006, and finished in February 2008, in time for the2008 National Rugby League season, when it became the new home of the Titans.
The venue will be used for the2032 Summer Olympics and will host preliminary Football.
Robina Stadium is located in the satellite growth suburb of Robina, next toRobina railway station. The stadium is effectively a smaller version ofSuncorp Stadium inBrisbane, and was designed by the same company. The project was funded by theQueensland Government. On 27 September 2006, it was announced that the new ground would be renamed Skilled Park afterSkilled Group won the naming rights to the stadium. The land for the site was purchased by the Gold Coast City Council and gifted to the Queensland Government to build the Stadium.
Sports MinisterJudy Spence announced that the new stadium will now be able to seat 27,400 people instead of 25,000. This came after workers on the site found extra space for about 2,400 seats across the stadium while construction was in progress.[3]
Robina Stadium hosted two matches in the2008 Rugby League World Cup, which was held in Australia. The first saw eventual tournament championsNew Zealand defeatPapua New Guinea 48–6. The second, a semi-final qualifier, saw aJarryd Hayne-ledFiji defeatIreland 30–14. The ground also became host to the newly createdA-League side,Gold Coast United, starting in2009–10.
The ground first saw finals football when the Titans, in their first finals appearance, hosted theBrisbane Broncos in the first week of the2009 NRL season play-offs. This ground also witnessed finals when the Gold Coast Titans defeated theNew Zealand Warriors 28–16 in the 2010 finals.
Beginning in November 2011, the stadium hosted theGold Coast Sevens, the first event in the annualIRB Sevens World Series ofrugby sevens. The country's leg of the series had previously been staged inAdelaide in early autumn (March/April) at theAdelaide Oval, but was put up for bidding upon the expiry of Adelaide's hosting contract.[4][5]
In Round 4 of the 2014 NRL season, a 3-foot brown snake invaded the stadium, now known as Cbus Super Stadium, during a match between the Titans and Queensland rivals the North Queensland Cowboys. No one was injured, with the snake remaining in the southeast corner until midway through the game.[6][7][8]
In 2015, the venue hosted the United Arab Emirates Football team as they prepared for theAsian Cup and it also hosted threeBrisbane RoarAsian Champions League fixtures in February, March and May.[9][10][11][12]
The Stadium hosted Game 3 of the2021 State of Origin series, originally scheduled to be played atStadium Australia inSydney. But due to aCOVID-19 outbreak in Sydney at the time, The Game was moved toMcDonald Jones Stadium inNewcastle before being moved a second time to Robina Stadium.
American rock bandKiss performed at the stadium during theirEnd of the Road World Tour on 10 September 2022.
Monster Jam made its debut at the stadium on 21 October 2023 for 2 shows.[13]
In September 2024, the stadium will hosted aFIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier, withAustralia hostingBahrain in front of 24,664.[14][15] In December 2024, theMatildas played a friendly againstBrazil in front of 25,297.[16]
The stadium produced a record attendance of 27,176 on 18 April 2008 when it hosted the Heritage RoundNational Rugby League match between Gold Coast Titans andBrisbane Broncos.[17] This figure was surpassed by a crowd of 27,227 on 12 September in a match against the same team in the 3rd qualifying final of theNRL Finals Series 2009.[18]
| Sport | Description | Event | Date | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby league | Gold Coast Titans vsBrisbane Broncos | 2009 NRL season | 27,227 | [19] | |
| Rugby league | Gold Coast Titans vsBrisbane Broncos | 2008 NRL season | 27,176 | [20] | |
| Rugby league | Gold Coast Titans vsNew Zealand Warriors | 2010 NRL season | 27,026 | [21] | |
| Rugby league | Gold Coast Titans vsNorth Queensland Cowboys | 2008 NRL season | 26,974 | [22] | |
| Rugby league | Gold Coast Titans vsNorth Queensland Cowboys | 2018 NRL season | 26,681 | [23] |
List of rugby league test andWorld Cup matches played at Robina Stadium since its opening in 2008.[24]
| Test# | Date | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 November 2008 * | New Zealand  | 48–6 |  Papua New Guinea | 10,780 |
| 2 | 10 November 2008 * | Fiji  | 30–14 |  Ireland | 8,224 |
| 3 | 6 May 2011† | Australia  | 20–10 | New Zealand | 26,301 |
| 4 | 2 May 2015‡ | Fiji | 22–10 | Papua New Guinea | 12,336 |
| 5 | 2 May 2015‡ | Samoa  | 18–16 |  Tonga | 12,336 |
* Matches played as part of the2008 World Cup.
†2011 ANZAC Test.
‡ Matches played as part of the2015 Pacific Internationals (double header)
| Test# | Date | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 September 2012 | Australia | 23–19 |  Argentina | 22,278 |
| 2 | 13 September 2014 | Australia | 32–25 | Argentina | 14,281 |
| 3 | 15 September 2018 | Australia | 19–23 | Argentina | 16,019 |
| 4 | 12 September 2021 | New Zealand | 39–0 | Argentina | 15,191 |
| 5 | 12 September 2021 | Australia | 28–26 |  South Africa | |
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