Rugby Australia hopeful of full house for first Test

BBC News

17-07-2025

The Sydney Morning Herald reports, external that there are still tickets available for all three Tests between the British and Irish Lions and Australia after some were handed back by UK tour operators.The newspaper adds that there were fewer than 1,000 remaining for the opener at the 52,500-capacity Suncorp Stadium for Saturday's series opener on Wednesday."We're almost there," said Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh. "So naturally, just the way ticketing works, you get some hand backs from different tour groups that are pre-booked, and so you just naturally have some that become available late, which is what we have for this weekend."But we're almost there. Hopefully, we get a good run home and a full stadium."The Melbourne Cricket Ground is hosting the second Test and is expected to have more than 90,000 people in attendance. The turnout of MCG members - who have access to events at the venue - will decided whether how close the crowd gets to the capacity of 100,000.