Wallabies vs British & Irish Lions 2025: Australia Preparing for First Test Showdown at Suncorp Stadium

The Wallabies vs British & Irish Lions 2025 Test series opener at Suncorp Stadium is almost here, and Australia’s rugby team is leaving nothing to chance as they prepare for the intensity and unpredictability of the first Test in Brisbane. With a full house expected and thousands of vocal Lions fans traveling for the 2025 Lions tour of Australia, the Wallabies are bracing for a high-pressure battle filled with noise, emotion, and chaos.

Classic Aussie rock has even become part of the preparation, with loudspeakers blaring AC/DC during training to simulate the roaring crowd expected at Suncorp. “A bit of everything … loud screaming, a bit of AC/DC,” said Wallabies lock Jeremy Williams. “We’ve used music as a tool to distract the boys and get them ready for the atmosphere.”

Scrumhalf Tate McDermott added, “We don’t know what to expect… crazy stuff happens all the time at Suncorp. We just need to harness the excitement the right way.”

History shows Brisbane openers can be brutal—like the infamous Battle of Ballymore in 1989 or Kurtley Beale’s dramatic slip in 2013. The Wallabies know Saturday’s game could write a new chapter in the fierce Lions rivalry.