Rugby League Park

Rugby League Park
Aerial view of Rugby League Park in July 2012
Map
Former namesAddington Showgrounds
AMI Stadium (sponsored)
Orangetheory Stadium (sponsored)
Location95 Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand
Coordinates43°32′37″S 172°36′15″E / 43.5437°S 172.6041°E / -43.5437; 172.6041
OwnerCanterbury Rugby League
Capacity17,104 (Sport mode)
Construction
Expanded24 March 2012
ArchitectPopulous
Tenants
Canterbury Bulls, South Island, Crusaders[1]

Rugby League Park is a sports stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as Apollo Projects Stadium, and non-commercially as Christchurch Stadium.[2][3]

The stadium was originally known as the Addington Showgrounds until 1997.[4] Due to sponsorships since 2012 it was also named AMI Stadium[5] and Orangetheory Stadium.

Rugby League Park is part of a complex with Wolfbrook Arena and Addington Raceway in the suburb of Addington.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stuff.co.nz_5587306 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Christchurch to host the Kiwis in 2017 Rugby League World Cup". Canterbury Rugby League. 19 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Apollo Projects Stadium (NZ) (Christchurch Stadium)". Austadiums.
  4. ^ "History - Canterbury Rugby League Milestones Timeline". Canterbury Rugby League.
  5. ^ "Crusaders veteran Wyatt Crockett earns stadium name change". Stuff. 4 July 2018.