Accor Stadium confirmed to host 2026 NRL and NRLW Grand Finals

Just days out from the 2025 NRL Grand Final at Accor Stadium, the NSW Government and the Australian Rugby League Commission have confirmed an agreement to keep the NRL and NRLW Grand Finals in Sydney in 2026.

The deal secures the game’s biggest event in its traditional home, Sydney, where it has been played every year since Australian rugby league began in Sydney in 1908 – with the sole exception of 2021 due to COVID-19.

With the 2025 NRL season among the most competitive in recent history and the NRLW continuing its rapid rise in popularity, today’s announcement gives fans from across Australia and New Zealand certainty to plan a long weekend in Sydney for the ‘big dance’ on Sunday 4 October 2026.

This weekend, more than 80,000 fans will fill Accor Stadium for one of the nation’s sporting highlights, with the Sydney Roosters facing the Brisbane Broncos in the NRLW Grand Final followed by the NRL Grand Final clash between the Brisbane Broncos and the Melbourne Storm. Fans will also enjoy a show-stopping performance by international superstar, Teddy Swims.

The event will be broadcast to millions of rugby league fans across 51 countries, reinforcing Sydney’s position as Australia’s home of major sporting events in a way few other codes can.

As the NRL expands its audience in the United States and Asia-Pacific, keeping the Grand Final in Sydney ensures the city remains the heart of rugby league and provides a powerful platform to showcase Sydney as an ideal destination for major sporting event experiences to the game’s growing international fan base.

Today’s announcement adds to Sydney’s unrivalled calendar of major sporting events for 2026, including the United Cup, SCG Ashes Test, SailGP, AFC Women’s Asian Cup, State of Origin, The Everest and the TCS Sydney Marathon Abbott World Marathon Major.