Robina Stadium, also known by its sponsored name Cbus Super Stadium, is a rectangular

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stadium in the

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suburb of Robina,

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. The main usage is as the home ground to the

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; this venue sometimes hosts the

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team

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. Robina Stadium is also used for

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, Soccer, Rugby Sevens,

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Test Matches and has hosted

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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

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. The stadium is effectively a smaller version of

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, and was designed by the same company. The project was funded by the

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. 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

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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. Robina Stadium hosted two matches in the

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, which was held in Australia. The first saw eventual tournament champions

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defeat

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48–6. The second, a semi-final qualifier, saw a

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-led

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defeat

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30–14. The ground also became host to the newly created

side,

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, starting in 2009–10. The ground first saw finals football when the Titans, in their first finals appearance, hosted the

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in the first week of the

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play-offs. This ground also witnessed finals when the Gold Coast Titans defeated the

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28–16 in the 2010 finals. Beginning in November 2011, the stadium hosted the

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, the first event in the annual

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of rugby sevens. The country's leg of the series had previously been staged in

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in early autumn (March/April) at the

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, but was put up for bidding upon the expiry of Adelaide's hosting contract. 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. In 2015, the venue hosted the United Arab Emirates Football team as they prepared for the Asian Cup and it also hosted three

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Asian Champions League fixtures in February, March and May. Western_Grandstand_of_Robina_Stadium

The Stadium hosted Game 3 of the

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, originally scheduled to be played at

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. But due to a

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outbreak in Sydney at the time, The Game was moved to

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before being moved a second time to Robina Stadium. American rock band

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performed at the stadium during their

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on September 10, 2022, this was the last show of the tour in Australia.

NRL records

* Highest Team Score: :* 56 –

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, 20 June 2021 :* 54 –

vs Gold Coast Titans, 5 August 2017 :* 48 –

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, 17 July 2021 :* 46 –

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vs Gold Coast Titans, 22 March 2020 :* 44 –

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, 25 July, 2021 :* 44 – Gold Coast Titans vs

, 5 September 2021 * Largest Winning Margin: :* 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 :* 38 pts – Melbourne Storm (38) def. Gold Coast Titans (0), 1 May 2016 * Lowest Team Score: :* 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 * Most Tries in a Game: :* 4 –

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, 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 –

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, Gold Coast Titans vs. North Queensland Cowboys, 14 March 2008 :* 3 – Ben Hunt, Brisbane Broncos vs Gold Coast Titans, 5 August 2017 :* 3 –

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, Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, 3 September 2021 * Most Points in a Game: :* 28 (4.6.0) – Reuben Garrick, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Gold Coast Titans, 20 June 2021 :* 22 (2.7.0) –

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vs Gold Coast Titans, 16 March 2014 :* 22 (1.9.0) –

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, Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans, 22 March 2020 :* 20 (2.6.0) –

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, New Zealand Warriors vs Gold Coast Titans, 20 June 2015 :* 20 (2.6.0) –

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, Gold Coast Titans vs. Wests Tigers, 29 August 2009 * Most Tries Scored: :* 36 – David Mead (Gold Coast Titans/Brisbane Broncos) :* 35 –

Anthony Don Anthony Don (born 21 September 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played on the for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. He played for Country NSW in 2017. Background Don was born in Manly, New South Wales, ...

(Gold Coast Titans) :* 30 –

Kevin Gordon Kevin Sysu Gordon (born 26 December 1989) is a former Philippines international rugby league footballer. A New South Wales Country and Prime Minister's XIII representative, he played as a er and for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Ru ...

(Gold Coast Titans) :* 21 –

William Zillman William Gary "Zilly" Zillman (born 30 July 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s, he played in the National Rugby League. His usual position is at but can also play . Zillman has ...

(Gold Coast Titans) :* 16 – Ryan James (Gold Coast Titans/Canberra Raiders/Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) * Most Points Scored: :* 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) –

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(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

match between Gold Coast Titans and

. 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.

Sports events

Rugby league test matches

List of rugby league test and

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matches played at Robina Stadium since its opening in 2008. * Matches played as part of the 2008 World Cup.
†

2011 ANZAC Test The 2011 ANZAC Test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand on 6 May 2011 at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast. Australia won their tenth straight Anzac test with a score of 20–10. Pre-game The game was origina ...

.
‡ Matches played as part of the 2015 Pacific Internationals (double header)

Rugby union test matches

References

External links

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