GIO Stadium Canberra - Brumbies Super Rugby Stadium

 

Canberra Stadium also called as Bruce Stadium, formerly known as GIO Stadium Canberra, or simply GIO Stadium because of sponsorship reasons. It is an important venue for rugby league, football, and rugby union games, situated near the Australian Institute of Sports in Canberra, the capital of Australia. GIO Stadium Canberra is the biggest stadium in Canberra because of its seating capacity.

The rated full seat capacity of the 2004 Super 12 finals was 25,011, with the largest number of spectators being 28,753. The main stand is named after the Canberra Raiders and Australian Rugby Union player Mal Meninga, and a statue of the Raiders and Australian League representative Laurie Daley is decorated at the entrance of the main stand.

Currently, the stadium is owned by the Australian Government through the Australian Sports Commission and contract with the Australian Capital Territory Government. Although in 2010, the contract was expired, the Capital Territory government is looking to acquire tenure of the stadium through a transfer of land to the Australian government.

Crowd Records

Date	Event	Attendance
22 May 2004	2004 Super 12 Final – ACT Brumbies vs Canterbury Crusaders	28,753
27 May 2000	2000 Super 12 Final – ACT Brumbies vs Canterbury Crusaders	27,489
27 September 2019	2019 NRL Preliminary Final – Canberra Raiders vs South Sydney Rabbitohs	26,567
17 September 2010	2010 NRL Semi-Final – Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers	26,476
19 April 2013	2013 Anzac Test – Kangaroos vs Kiwis	25,628