Australia will play Ireland next year in the first rugby Test at the SCG in 34 years.
The Wallabies will take on the 2018 Six Nations champions in the second match of their scheduled series at the hallowed venue on July 11.
Australia have not competed in a Test match at the stadium since their 26-0 win over Argentina in July 1986.
With Allianz Stadium and ANZ Stadium undergoing renovations, Rugby Australia has opted for the SCG’s 48,000-seat capacity in the hope of attracting a large crowd.
Australia last played Ireland there 40 years ago, with the only other battle between the two nations at the ground occurring 12 years earlier, in 1967.
“The Sydney Cricket Ground is one of the most iconic venues in Australian sport and has hosted some of the most famous Rugby Test matches ever played in this country,” Rugby Australia Chief Executive, Raelene Castle said on Friday.
“Returning there in 2020 for the second Test against Ireland will be a nostalgic experience for those who watched Test matches there through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and a chance to be part of history for the younger generation watching a Test at the SCG for the first time.”
The first match of next year’s series will take place on July 4th at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
Ireland won the series 2-1 last year.
Australia claimed the first match 18-9 at Suncorp but Ireland prevailed 26-21 at Melbourne’s AAMI Park in the second Test to set up an intriguing decider.
Ireland then won 20-16 at Allianz Stadium to secure their first series success on Australian soil since 1979.