McLean Park is a sports ground of international standards which includes the main outdoor stadium and the indoor Rodney Green Centennial Events Centre.

The home teams for this ground are the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union and Central Districts Cricket Association.

Its close proximity to the International Date Line makes it the world's easternmost Test match ground.

[1][2] In cricket, the ground is primarily a one-day venue with square dimensions that allow attacking batsmen to score freely especially in the opening overs.

McLean Park is the home stadium of the Hawkes Bay Magpies in the Mitre 10 Cup.

During the 1987 Rugby World Cup the stadium played host to the Pool 2 game between Canada and Tonga on 24 May 1987.

The first was played on 7 June 1996, when the All Blacks beat Western Samoa 51-10 on the Samoans' tour of New Zealand.

A total of 11 Super Rugby matches have been played at McLean Park, the first being on 15 March 1996, when the Hurricanes beat Transvaal by 32-16.

In the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the Crusaders used the stadium as a home ground for two matches against the Chiefs in 2011 and 2012.

Melbourne Storm Rugby league played an NRL game against St. George-Illawarra Dragons at the stadium on 25 July 2015.

[7] McLean Park made its international return with New Zealand playing India in January 2019.