The sold-out sign has gone up at Suncorp Stadium, with a bumper crowd expected ahead of the first Test between the British & Irish Lions and Wallabies in Brisbane.<\/p>\n
The 52,500 capacity stadium is set to be filled as fans fill the city in anticipation of the opener on Saturday, delighting Wallabies captain Harry Wilson.<\/p>\n
Wilson told reporters that it is one of the best stadiums in the world and to see it sold out is super exciting.<\/p>\n
He says everyone has been so excited for this event for quite a while and now that it’s here, it’s going to be awesome.<\/p>\n
‘Lions Mania’ has been felt in Brisbane, with a plethora of Lions jerseys filling the CBD as a large majority of the 40,000 travelling fans descend on Queensland.<\/p>\n
A fan zone has opened at King George Square, where both the Wallabies and Lions players are meeting fans and signing autographs in the build-up.<\/p>\n
It’s the epicentre of a week-long celebration of the Lions, with lunches with Lions and Wallabies legends held across the local Rugby clubs, with a darts event with Matt Giteau, Justin Harrison and Simon Shaw closing out the festivities on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The focus for the Wallabies remains on the 80 minutes on Saturday, heading in as underdogs against a Lions side unbeaten on Australian soil in 2025.<\/p>\n
The Wallabies play the Lions at 10.05pm tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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