Robina Stadium

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Cbus Super Stadium
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Robina Stadium
Former namesSkilled Park
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
Owner Queensland Government
OperatorStadiums Queensland
Capacity 27,690 [1]
Record attendance27,227 – Titans vs Brisbane, 2009
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2006
OpenedFebruary 2008
Construction cost A$160 million
Architect HOK Sport
Tenants
Gold Coast Titans (NRL) (2008–present)

Brisbane Roar (A-League) (2015–present)

Palm Beach Sharks/Gold Coast City FC (FFA Cup) (2014–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)
Queensland Maroons (State of Origin) (2021)

Robina Stadium, commercially known as Cbus Super Stadium, is a multi-purpose rectangular stadium in Robina, a suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland. It is the home ground to the National Rugby League's Gold Coast Titans, this venue sometimes hosts the A-League team Brisbane Roar FC.

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Robina Stadium is also used for rugby union, association football, rugby sevens, rugby league Test Matches and has hosted Rugby League World Cup matches.

Construction of the venue started in 2006, and finished in February 2008, in time for the 2008 National Rugby League season, when it became the new home of the Titans.

The venue will be used for the 2032 Summer Olympics and will host preliminary Football.

Stadium

Robina Stadium is located in the satellite growth suburb of Robina, next to Robina railway station. The stadium is effectively a smaller version of Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, and was designed by the same company. The project was funded by the Queensland Government. On 27 September 2006, it was announced that the new ground would be renamed Skilled Park after Skilled 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 Minister Judy 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. [2]

Robina Stadium hosted two matches in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, which was held in Australia. The first saw eventual tournament champions New Zealand defeat Papua New Guinea 48–6. The second, a semi-final qualifier, saw a Jarryd Hayne-led Fiji defeat Ireland 30–14. The ground also became host to the newly created A-League side, Gold Coast United, starting in 2009–10.

The ground first saw finals football when the Titans, in their first finals appearance, hosted the Brisbane Broncos in the first week of the 2009 NRL season play-offs. This ground also witnessed finals when the Gold Coast Titans defeated the New Zealand Warriors 28–16 in the 2010 finals.

Beginning in November 2011, the stadium hosted the Gold Coast Sevens, the first event in the annual IRB Sevens World Series of rugby sevens. The country's leg of the series had previously been staged in Adelaide in early autumn (March/April) at the Adelaide Oval, but was put up for bidding upon the expiry of Adelaide's hosting contract. [3] [4]

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. [5] [6] [7]

In 2015, the venue hosted the United Arab Emirates Football team as they prepared for the Asian Cup and it also hosted three Brisbane Roar Asian Champions League fixtures in February, March and May. [8] [9] [10] [11]

The Western Side of the stadium prior to the Gold Coast Titans vs Brisbane Broncos match in March 2021 Western Grandstand of Robina Stadium.jpg
The Western Side of the stadium prior to the Gold Coast Titans vs Brisbane Broncos match in March 2021

The Stadium hosted Game 3 of the 2021 State of Origin series, originally scheduled to be played at Stadium Australia in Sydney. But due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney at the time, The Game was moved to McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle before being moved a second time to Robina Stadium.

American rock band Kiss performed at the stadium during their End of the Road World Tour on 10 September 2022.

Monster Jam made its debut at the stadium on 21 October 2023 for 2 shows. [12]

In September 2024, the stadium will host a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier, with Australia hosting Bahrain. [13]

NRL records

  • 60 pts – Gold Coast Titans (66) def. New Zealand Warriors (6), 22 June 2024
  • 54 pts – Brisbane Broncos (54) def. Gold Coast Titans (0), 5 August 2017
  • 44 pts – Melbourne Storm (48) def. Newcastle Knights (4), 17 July 2021
  • 44 pts – Gold Coast Titans (44) def. New Zealand Warriors (0), 5 September 2021
  • 40 pts – Parramatta Eels (46) def. Gold Coast Titans (6), 22 March 2020
  • 0 pts – New Zealand Warriors vs Gold Coast Titans, 5 September 2021
  • 0 pts – Gold Coast Titans vs Brisbane Broncos, 5 August 2017
  • 0 pts – Canberra Raiders vs. Gold Coast Titans, 17 March 2013
  • 0 pts – Melbourne Storm vs. Gold Coast Titans, 9 June 2008
  • 0 pts – Gold Coast Titans vs. Melbourne Storm, 1 May 2016
  • 4 pts – Gold Coast Titans vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs, 27 July 2013
  • 4 – Alofiana Khan-Pereira, Gold Coast Titans vs New Zealand Warriors, 22 June 2024
  • 4 – Reuben Garrick, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Gold Coast Titans, 20 June 2021
  • 4 – Dylan Walker, South Sydney Rabbitohs Vs Gold Coast Titans, 10 May 2014
  • 4 – Jordan Atkins, Gold Coast Titans vs. North Queensland Cowboys, 14 March 2008
  • 3 – Ryan Papenhuyzen, Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, 3 September 2021
  • 28 (4.6.0) – Reuben Garrick, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Gold Coast Titans, 20 June 2021
  • 26 (1.11.0) – Jayden Campbell Gold Coast Titans vs New Zealand Warriors, 22 June 2024
  • 22 (2.7.0) – Pat Richards, Wests Tigers vs Gold Coast Titans, 16 March 2014
  • 22 (1.9.0) – Mitchell Moses, Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans, 22 March 2020
  • 20 (2.6.0) – Shaun Johnson, New Zealand Warriors vs Gold Coast Titans, 20 June 2015
  • 36 – David Mead (Gold Coast Titans/Brisbane Broncos)
  • 35 – Anthony Don (Gold Coast Titans)
  • 30 – Kevin Gordon (Gold Coast Titans)
  • 21 – William Zillman (Gold Coast Titans)
  • 16 – Ryan James (Gold Coast Titans/Canberra Raiders/Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
  • 377 (11.166.1) – Scott Prince (Gold Coast Titans/Brisbane Broncos)
  • 192 (7.80.4) – Aidan Sezer (Gold Coast Titans/Canberra Raiders)
  • 158 (10.58.2) – Ashley Taylor (Gold Coast Titans)
  • 144 (36.0.0) – David Mead (Gold Coast Titans/Brisbane Broncos)
  • 142 (35.1.0) – Anthony Don (Gold Coast Titans)

Crowd records

The stadium produced a record attendance of 27,176 on 18 April 2008 when it hosted the Heritage Round National Rugby League match between Gold Coast Titans and Brisbane Broncos. [14] 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 the NRL Finals Series 2009. [15]

Sports events

SportDescriptionEventDateAttendanceReference
Rugby league Gold Coast Titans vs Brisbane Broncos 2009 NRL season 27,227 [16]
Rugby league Gold Coast Titans vs Brisbane Broncos 2008 NRL season 27,176 [17]
Rugby league Gold Coast Titans vs New Zealand Warriors 2010 NRL season 27,026 [18]
Rugby league Gold Coast Titans vs North Queensland Cowboys 2008 NRL season 26,974 [19]
Rugby league Gold Coast Titans vs North Queensland Cowboys 2018 NRL season 26,681 [20]

Rugby league test matches

List of rugby league test and World Cup matches played at Robina Stadium since its opening in 2008. [21]

Test#DateResultAttendance
11 November 2008 * New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg48–6Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10,780
210 November 2008 * Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg30–14Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 8,224
36 May 2011 † Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg20–10Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 26,301
42 May 2015 ‡ Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg22–10Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 12,336
52 May 2015 ‡  Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg18–16Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 12,336

* Matches played as part of the 2008 World Cup.
† 2011 ANZAC Test.
‡ Matches played as part of the 2015 Pacific Internationals (double header)

Rugby union test matches

Test#DateResultAttendance
115 September 2012Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23–19Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 22,278
213 September 2014Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32–25Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 14,281
315 September 2018Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19–23Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 16,019
412 September 2021Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 39–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15,191
512 September 2021Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 28–26Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

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