The ground was opened in 1924 in and the first sporting event hosted was the rugby match against Fiji.[1] In 2015, the main stadium area underwent a multi-million tālāfacelift by Shanghai Construction Group for the historic match against the All Blacks as part of both teams' preparations for the upcoming World Cup.[2][3]
Events and competitions
In 2007, Apia Park was one of the main venues for the 2007 Pacific Games, hosting the athletics, table tennis, badminton, lawn bowls, rugby sevens and touch rugby events. The Park will be put to use again for an international event when it hosts the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, as well as the Games' athletics, rugby league and tennis competitions.[4] The park hosted a test-match between Samoa and Fiji on 8 October 2016, marking the 30th anniversary of rugby league in Samoa.[5]
In 2017 Blues and Reds will play a regular season game of Super Rugby for the first time ever.