HFC Bank Stadium
Suva, Central, Fiji
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji — opened 1951, on sixteen hectares of land donated by William H.B. Buckhurst in 1948, 37 rugby league games hosted, home of Not a fixed club home in the traditional sense — Fiji's national multi-sport stadium, with regular tenants including Suva Highlanders and Suva F.C. (football) and Fijian Drua (rugby union, Super Rugby); effectively the home venue for Fiji national rugby league team ('Fiji Bati') internationals played in Fiji.
Sourcing caveat: No rugby league Test at the venue before 2024 was confirmed in sources found, consistent with the '21 years' gap reported for that fixture, though the exact date/venue of the prior home Test was not established.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1951, on sixteen hectares of land donated by William H.B. Buckhurst in 1948 (Direct WebFetch verification of Wikipedia resolved an apparent source conflict flagged during research: the Fiji Sports Council's own site describes construction as '1978... for the 6th South Pacific Games,' which initially looked inconsistent with a 1951 build date. Confirmed this is not a real conflict — 1951 was the original construction, and 1978-79 was a major renovation ahead of the Games, after which the ground reopened as National Stadium (1979).) |
| Home club | Not a fixed club home in the traditional sense — Fiji's national multi-sport stadium, with regular tenants including Suva Highlanders and Suva F.C. (football) and Fijian Drua (rugby union, Super Rugby); effectively the home venue for Fiji national rugby league team ('Fiji Bati') internationals played in Fiji |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 37 |
| Top recorded crowd | 7,581 |
| Capacity | 15,446 (4,026 grandstand seats, 420 VIP box seats, plus concrete and grass embankment areas) |
| Test matches hosted | 1 |
| Floodlights installed | Present, used for night matches; installation date not confirmed |
| Surface | Grass pitch (World Rugby/FIFA-approved dimensions); separate synthetic athletics track, re-laid 2024 |
| Years used | 1994–2024 |
| Location | Suva, Central |
Name history
- Buckhurst Park — 1951-1979, original name
- National Stadium — 1979-2012, renamed upon reopening after the 1978-79 renovation for the Sixth South Pacific Games
- ANZ Stadium (via TFL Stadium) — 2012-2022, after ANZ Fiji sponsored a FJD $17.5 million renovation completed March 2013
- HFC Bank Stadium — since June 2022, current name
Rugby league history
Fiji's national stadium in Suva, multi-purpose (rugby union — home of Fijian Drua and Fiji's national rugby union team — football, athletics, rugby league, and rugby sevens/Marist 7s). Hosted the 1979 and 2003 South Pacific Games. Rugby league use is real but secondary to rugby union and football at this venue; Fiji Bati home Tests here have historically been infrequent.
Primary tenants are Fijian Drua (rugby union) and Suva F.C./Suva Highlanders (football); also hosts athletics.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 26 Oct 2024 — Fiji Bati 56-6 Cook Islands (Pacific Championships 2024), reported as Fiji's first home Test in 21 years
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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