Darwin sell-out for Rugby League World Cup quarter final clash

The Rugby League World Cup 2017 welcomed its fifth sell-out crowd of the tournament last night when Australia beat Samoa in the competition quarter final at Darwin’s TIO Stadium.

A capacity crowd at the former Marrara Oval, referred to as the Darwin Stadium by tournament organisers, were on hand for the first Kangaroos Test match to ever be played in Darwin.

Last night’s sell-out followed the success of the tournament in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand in the preliminary rounds.

Port Moresby’s Oil Search National Football Stadium sold out for all three pool matches (14,800) and Waikato Stadium in Hamilton’s capacity crowd of 24,041 last weekend was the biggest attendance at a rugby league match in New Zealand in three years.

RLWC2017 Chief Executive Andrew Hill said he was thrilled with how fans across all three nations have embraced the tournament so far.

Hill explained "the Rugby League World Cup 2017 has brought a Kangaroos Test to Darwin for the first time and we couldn’t be happier with the crowd tonight off the back of a huge weekend in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea last week.

“I would like to thank the NT Government for their support of the tournament and the local community and rugby league fans for getting behind Australia and Samoa tonight.”

Image: Darwin’s TIO Stadium. Courtesy of Rugby League World Cup.

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