Rugby Australia interim chief executive Rob Clarke has called on NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to match her Queensland counterpart and lift stadium capacity to 100 per cent before the Wallabies’ likely Tri Nations decider next month.
Argentina’s historic win against the All Blacks at Bankwest Stadium on Saturday has put the Wallabies in the box seat to lift their first piece of major silverware since 2015. It has triggered an influx of ticket sales in the past 48 hours.
The Wallabies celebrating their victory in Brisbane.Credit:Getty
Saturday’s clash with the Pumas at Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium, which is permitted to be filled to 50 per cent capacity, is very close to a sellout. Rugby Australia believes both the New Zealand-Argentina rematch next weekend and the likely Australia-Argentina decider at Bankwest on December 5 will have their full allocations exhausted, too.
An increase in capacity, even to 75 per cent, would be worth hundreds of thousands to RA’s bottom line. Clarke called for Berejiklian to match Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, who has allowed 52,500 Queenslanders to fill Suncorp Stadium for Wednesday’s State of Origin decider.
