{"id":223208,"date":"2025-10-24T18:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/223208\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T18:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:26:11","slug":"american-rock-legend-crashes-australia-captains-run-at-wembley-ahead-of-first-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/223208\/","title":{"rendered":"American rock legend crashes Australia captain’s run at Wembley ahead of first Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Australia\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi was the star of the show as Australia got to grips with Wembley Stadium today.<\/p>\n

Kevin Walters\u2019 side were at the national stadium for a captain\u2019s run and spent time training on the field and getting used to their surroundings ahead of Saturday\u2019s first Test with England.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s standard procedure for a clash of this magnitude and media from both side\u2019s of the world were in attendance to catch a glimpse of the Kangaroos.<\/p>\n

Having those preparations gate-crashed by one of the most famous musicians on the planet certainly is not usual, though. But, that\u2019s exactly what happened on Friday as Bon Jovi, at Wembley for some promotional work before his upcoming tour, stepped onto the sidelines to meet the team.<\/p>\n

Bon Jovi spent time with the players and posed for pictures before showing off his sporting skills by catching a ball, much to the delight of the Kangaroos.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have watched it on television, yeah,\u201d he told reporters as he made his way back down the Wembley tunnel. \u201cThese guys are tough sons of b*****s, it\u2019s football without helmets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Australia have been in England for over a week now, acclimatising and adapting to the weather and time zone ahead of the series. They\u2019ve spent the first week of their tour based in London, training in Twickenham and completing some promotional work of their own across the capital.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve also taken on the France national side in an opposed training session during that time.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll head up to Liverpool and base themselves there next week ahead of the second Test at Everton\u2019s newly built Hill Dickinson Stadium before heading over to Yorkshire the week after ahead of the third Test at Headingley.<\/p>\n

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