Events
In the past, Yarrow Stadium has hosted:
- New Zealand vs NZ Maori (Rugby League)
- New Zealand vs Samoa (First rugby international at Yarrow Stadium, 2008)
- New Zealand vs Ireland (2010)
- 3 internationals during 2011 Rugby World Cup (detailed below)
- Hurricanes rugby games
- Taranaki versus British and Irish Lions rugby match
- Taranaki rugby games in both the ITM Cup and its predecessor, the National Provincial Championship
- New Zealand Maori vs England (rugby)
- New Zealand Maori vs Scotland (rugby)
- Japan vs Tonga Pacific 6 Nations Cup 2006 (Rugby)
- New Zealand Jnr All Blacks Pacific 6 Nations Cup 2006 (Rugby)
- Central Districts vs Sri Lanka (cricket)
- New Zealand Warriors vs Parramatta Eels (rugby league)
- Multi-ethnic Extravaganza
- Searchlight Tattoo
- Relay for Life.
Major rugby is played on the number 1 field. Other fixtures are on the 3 outside fields. Cricket is usually played at Pukekura Park, because of the incorrect size of Yarrow Stadium's number 1 field.
The ground played host to three games during the pool play stage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup:
- Ireland vs USA (11 September, final score 26-10)
- USA vs Russia (15 September, final score 13-6)
- Wales vs Namibia (26 September, final score 81-7)
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