The South Sydney Rabbitohs and New Zealand Warriors will lock horns at Sunshine Coast Stadium come Round 13.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs and New Zealand Warriors will lock horns at Sunshine Coast Stadium come Round 13. FIONA GOODALL

THE SUNSHINE Coast will at long last host an NRL game with a blockbuster fixture set for 2019, just time time for Easter.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs and New Zealand Warriors will lock horns at Sunshine Coast Stadium come Round 5 on April 13.

Rabbitohs will play NRL games in 2019, 2020, and 2021 on the Sunshine Coast — Matty Holdsworth (@matty_capnews) October 25, 2018

The game is set for a 3pm kick off, ideal for families.

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The Rabbitohs will also play regular season matches at the venue in 2020 and 2021, after a new partnership was announced by council and the club on Thursday.

The likes of Greg Inglis, Sam Burgess, Damien Cook and will go against Shaun Johnson, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Tohu Harris will light up the Bokarina venue.

Reader poll Are you happy about having an NRL game on the Coast? This poll ended on 25 November 2018. Current Results Yes! It's been a long time coming. 82% I don't care. 5% Hopefully we'll get a lot more now. 11% This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.

It has been a long anticipated wait for the Coast to lock in an NRL game with plenty of sell-out trial games over the years.

Deputy mayor Tim O'Dwyer, despite being a Manly Sea Eagle through and through, said both teams would put bums on seats.

"The Warriors are known for playing an exciting brand of footy and the Rabbitohs are in a resonance," Cr O'Dwyer said.

"They will keep people of the edge of their seats.

"As an NRL fan I'm elated to have the game here. Playing for points is a different kettle of fish, this is serious."

Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson said it was an announcement "many people have been waiting for for a long long time".

Sunshine Coast mayor Mark Jamieson on today's major NRL announcement pic.twitter.com/KU1Cqk8eWm — Matty Holdsworth (@matty_capnews) October 25, 2018

"The Rabbitohs are one of the premier clubs in the NRL and we're delighted that they will be setting up a home away from home in our region, and playing at our stadium, for the next three years," he said.

South Sydney Rabbitohs CEO Blake Solly said they were looking forward to playing at the Bokarina ground.

"As a club, we have a very broad membership and supporter base so we're very excited to be playing on the Sunshine Coast over the next three years."

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