{"id":628746,"date":"2026-06-09T06:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/628746\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T06:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:36:12","slug":"wayne-barnes-doesnt-hesitate-naming-the-rugby-stadium-with-the-best-atmosphere-page-2-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/628746\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Barnes doesn&#8217;t hesitate naming the rugby stadium with the best atmosphere &#8211; Page 2 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2. SUNCORP STADIUM<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane\u2019s Suncorp Stadium \u2014 or Lang Park to the locals \u2014 is another venue Barnes holds in the highest regard. <\/p>\n<p>First opened in 1914 and completely transformed in 2003, the 52,500-capacity ground is famed for hosting rugby league blockbusters, big-stage union clashes and major football fixtures. It\u2019s home to the Brisbane Broncos, Queensland Reds and Brisbane Roar.<\/p>\n<p>Known for its steep, enclosed design that keeps fans close to the action, Suncorp is often hailed as one of the best rugby league stadiums on the planet. <\/p>\n<p>Add in the concerts and cultural events it attracts, and it\u2019s clear why it plays such a major role in Queensland\u2019s sporting identity.<\/p>\n<p>Barnes said:\u00a0\u201cBrisbane\u2019s Suncorp Stadium \u2013 A stadium which is built up so it feels as if the spectators are on top of the pitch, I\u2019ve refereed two cracking Bledisloe Cup matches there too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/wayne-barnes-doesnt-hesitate-naming-the-rugby-stadium-with-the-best-atmosphere\/3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CONTINUES ON PAGE THREE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2. SUNCORP STADIUM Brisbane\u2019s Suncorp Stadium \u2014 or Lang Park to the locals \u2014 is another venue Barnes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":628747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-628746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/628747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=628746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=628746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}