Australia will play South Africa in a Rugby Championship test at Sydney Football Stadium on Sept. 3, the first international sporting event at the venue since its redevelopment. Organisers will hope to fill the stadium where all 42,500 seats will be under shelter as part of the rebuild. The first sports event at the stadium adjacent to the Sydney Cricket Ground will be the night before the test - a National Rugby League match between the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs, the New South Wales state government confirmed on Thursday. The stadium will also host a women’s soccer friendly between the national ‘Matildas’ team and Olympic champions Canada on Sept. 6, governing body Football Australia said. The venue will also be used for the 2023 women’s football World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

Source: Daily Nation June 10, 2022 04:28 UTC