{"id":499129,"date":"2026-02-23T16:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/499129\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:07:18","slug":"hill-dickinson-stadium-to-host-international-rugby-fixture-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/499129\/","title":{"rendered":"Hill Dickinson Stadium to host international rugby fixture in July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771859029-G5lqntKXQAADq9X-sm.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hill Dickinson Stadium will host an international rugby union fixture with Fiji taking on England in the Nations Championship on July 11.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This match is part of Fiji\u2019s inaugural Nations Championship campaign. They\u2019re set to face Wales in Cardiff before travelling to Merseyside to take on England followed by a match against Scotland at Murrayfield.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It will be a designated home fixture for Mick Byrne\u2019s Flying Fijians with Everton\u2019s waterfront venue embracing and celebrating the country\u2019s culture and heritage ahead of the fixture. \u201cSupporters can expect vibrant fan zones featuring traditional music, food, dance and cultural performances, creating an authentic atmosphere and a unique matchday experience for fans in Liverpool and beyond,\u201d said the club website.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since opening in August 2025, Hill Dickinson Stadium has already hosted the Rugby League Ashes and will welcome Rugby League\u2019s Magic Weekend in the summer. The state-of-the-art venue has also been confirmed as a host stadium for UEFA Euro 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"smallprint\">Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. <a href=\"#disclaimer\">Disclaimer<\/a> ()<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1533552\" id=\"1533552\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      23\/02\/2026      at<br \/>\n      15:33:49\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Well it seems they&#8217;re getting something right off the pitch.        <\/p>\n<p> <a name=\"contribute\"\/> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"midemphasis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toffeeweb.com\/members\/patrons.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to get rid of these ads and support TW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 ToffeeWeb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hill Dickinson Stadium will host an international rugby union fixture with Fiji taking on England in the Nations&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":499130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-499129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}