Chapius Stadium
Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu
Chapius Stadium, Luganville, Vanuatu — opened Not confirmed in sources checked, 1 rugby league games hosted, home of Under its current name, main stadium for the Luganville Football Association TVL League and home to the Northern Region Football Academy; primarily a football (soccer) ground, not a dedicated rugby league venue.
Sourcing caveat: This entry uses the name Rugby League Project records for the match (Chapius Stadium), even though Wikipedia states the venue was officially renamed in 2013; this naming discrepancy is disclosed rather than silently resolved.
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed in sources checked (The venue appears to have been officially renamed Luganville Soccer City Stadium in 2013, per Wikipedia, yet multiple sources covering the October 2014 rugby league match still call it Chapius Stadium. It is unclear whether the two names were used interchangeably after the rename, whether rugby league sources used an outdated name, or whether the Wikipedia rename date is itself imprecise; this discrepancy is disclosed rather than resolved.) |
| Home club | Under its current name, main stadium for the Luganville Football Association TVL League and home to the Northern Region Football Academy; primarily a football (soccer) ground, not a dedicated rugby league venue |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 1 |
| Top recorded crowd | 2,021 |
| Capacity | 6,000, per Wikipedia; not confirmed whether this figure applied at the time of the 2014 match |
| Floodlights installed | Not confirmed in sources checked |
| Surface | Not confirmed in sources checked; a contemporary match report describes bamboo goalposts and a palm-tree setting, implying a modest grass field, but the surface itself is not explicitly stated |
| Years used | 2014 |
| Location | Luganville, Sanma Province |
Name history
- Chapius Stadium (Chapuis Stadium) — name used through at least October 2014, per Rugby League Project and rugby league press coverage of that match
- Luganville Soccer Stadium (Luganville Soccer City Stadium) — per Wikipedia, renamed 11 April 2013 -- though rugby league sources continued using the earlier name after this date
Rugby league history
On 11 October 2014, this ground on Espiritu Santo island hosted the first-ever international rugby league test played there: Vanuatu lost 16-32 to the Philippines in front of 2,021 fans, described by local rugby league press as a true island test complete with bamboo goalposts, drawing spectators from Australia and across Vanuatu, many of whom were seeing live rugby league for the first time.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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