Newcastle International Sports Centre

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Newcastle International Sports Centre (known under naming rights as McDonald Jones Stadium) is a stadium located in the Newcastle suburb of New Lambton. It is primarily used for rugby league and soccer as the home ground of the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL), and Newcastle Jets FC in the A-League Men. The stadium opened in 1970, along with the ISC Complex surrounding it. Since then the stadium has received a number of renovations with it now hosting a capacity of 33,000 spectators, 23,000 of which are seated. Newcastle based home design and construction company McDonald Jones Homes owns naming rights to the stadium. The stadium has hosted games in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, including the 3rd place playoff. It is also set to host games in the 2027 Rugby World Cup. The stadium also hosted the 2018 A-League Grand Final.

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