 In 1987 the end terracing's were flattened to make way for an Olympic standard eight lane athletic track.At the 2000 Rugby League World Cup the ground played host to two group 3 matches France beat South Africa 56–6 in front of a crowd of 7,696 and Papua New Guinea beat Tonga 30–22 in front of a crowd of 3,666.The ground was renovated in 2006 and expanded in 2007 giving it its current capacity of 13,058.