London's Olympic Stadium will host rugby league for the first time in November when England meet New Zealand in the middle game of a three-match Test series.
The 54,000-capacity all-seater stadium was on Wednesday unveiled by the Rugby Football League as one of three venues for a series that will mark England's first appearance on home soil since their epic clash with the Kiwis in the 2013 World Cup semi-final at Wembley, where a last-gasp Shaun Johnson try and goal sealed a dramatic 20-18 win for the visitors.
The match at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will take place on Saturday, November 7.
The series opens at Hull's KC Stadium on Sunday, November 1 and will form part of the 150-year celebrations of the host club while the third Test will be at Wigan's DW Stadium on Saturday, November 14.
RFL chief executive Nigel Wood said: "The Olympic Stadium provided the backdrop to some truly most memorable action at London 2012 and it is simply fantastic that we have reached an agreement for England to play New Zealand there in November.
"The Kiwis are our oldest rivals on the international stage and the match at Olympic Stadium will provide one of the highlights of a historic year for the sport as we celebrate our 120-year anniversary in 2015.
England coach Steve McNamara said: "The schedule for the Kiwi series is very exciting and it is fantastic that we have this opportunity to play an historic international at an iconic venue like the Olympic Stadium."
New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney, who visited the Olympic Stadium last week, said: "I'm really excited that my players have the chance to play in the inaugural rugby league game at such an outstanding venue.
"If we can fill it full of English fans and get it full of noise, it will be a wonderful occasion.
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