The new Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock is set to make history soon as it will host the biggest Ashes crowd for a rugby league international fixture since 1994. Tickets at the 52,888-seater got sold out within minutes of going live on general sale.
The match, second of the series, will take place on November 1 and will be the first major non-football event to be hosted at Bramley-Moore Dock which will host Everton’s home fixtures from the 2025-26 season.
“The excitement around the return of the Rugby League Ashes has been building for months, and to have already sold out two of the three matches is a huge boost to the sport,” said the CEO of Rugby League Commercial Rhodri Jones.
The final Ashes game between Australia and England, to be held at Headingley, Leeds, was also a sell-out. Tickets are available only for the opening fixture at Wembley Stadium in London.
“It has been a pleasure working with the staff at all three venues to deliver such an outstanding result. The Second Test at the new Everton Stadium will have an attendance of more than 50,000, which will be the biggest for an Ashes Test since 1994.
“We’re excited about the prospect of taking the first non-football event to such a superb new stadium, and also about taking an Ashes Test to Headingley for the first time since 1982 – in each case in front of a full house.”