Multi-purpose sports stadium at Europa Point in Gibraltar, hosting rugby.
Europa Sports Park, also known as Europa Point Stadium, is a multi-purpose sports venue at Europa Point in Gibraltar. Owned by the Government of Gibraltar, it has an artificial turf surface and capacity for 8,066 spectators. The complex hosts rugby, football, cricket and other sports, plus events like the Gibraltar Music Festival.
Europa Sports Park, often referred to in UEFA competitions as Europa Point Stadium, is a multi-purpose sports venue at Europa Point in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory. The stadium is owned by the Government of Gibraltar and has an artificial turf surface. Different sources state that the venue can accommodate 8,066 spectators. It stands at the southern tip of Gibraltar, on a site that previously served as a Ministry of Defence cricket pitch. The complex is used for several sports, including association football, rugby and cricket, and also accommodates other activities such as darts, gymnastics and squash. It is home to the Gibraltar national rugby union team, which plays its home international matches there, and serves as the training and match base for the Gibraltar Rugby Football Union clubs Ibex Buccaneers, Rock Scorpions, Straits Sharks and Europa Stormers, who compete in the u-mee Gibraltar Rugby Championship. Europa Sports Park has also been used for major events. It hosted the opening ceremony of the 2019 Island Games and the annual Gibraltar Music Festival. On 27 March 2021 it was the venue for the Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte II boxing match. UEFA has exceptionally agreed to allow international and European club competition matches to be played there from 2024.
