England to play at Spurs’ new home against Aussies

England’s three-Test home series against Australia next year will be played at Bolton, Leeds and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. In what is the first Ashes rugby league series since 2003, the Kangaroos will face off against England in three games with Tottenham’s new 62,000 home being chosen for the final Test on November 14, 2020. It will be the first time that the north London venue, which was built as a multi-sports arena and has already staged NFL games, will host rugby league. The first game will be staged at Bolton Wanderers’ University of Bolton Stadium on October 31, with the second game taking place at Leeds United’s Elland Road home seven days later. “We are thrilled to be welcoming Australia back to this country for the first time since 2016,” Rugby Football league chief executive Ralph Rimmer said in a statement. “We hope the venues we have chosen, with a split between Lancashire, Yorkshire and London, will be popular both with regular rugby league supporters and also the broader sporting public. “The University of Bolton Stadium and Elland Road have both staged successful rugby league events in recent years, and it’s exciting for us to be taking a first fixture to the stunning Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.”