The Lions will face Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which has a capacity of 100,000
View of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photograph: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty ImagesThe British & Irish Lions will lock horns with Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on their 2025 tour and seek to set a record crowd of 100,000 at the iconic venue.
The tour of South Africa comprised just eight matches – plus the Japan fixture – but following a historic agreement between the Lions and the Premiership clubs, the tourists will have considerable more preparation time for a bigger schedule. After the Premiership agreed to move its final forward, the Lions will have a full two weeks together and England-based players will be available from the onset.
After playing out the 2021 tour in empty stadiums, however, the onus is on bumper ticket sales for the 2025 trip. The MCG has a capacity of 100,024 and combined with Sydney and Brisbane , the forthcoming tour is on course to eclipse the 192,972 combined attendance who saw the Lions’ three Tests against the Wallabies in 2013.
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