Thousands of Rugby Union fans descend on Adelaide for the British and Irish Lions' final warm-up match before their Test series against the Wallabies gets underway.
00:00Thousands of Lions fans making the most of the side's first tour of Australia in 12 years.
00:09Nice to have everybody together to be able to support the one team against Australia.
00:13With the first test between the British and Irish Lions and the Wallabies now just over a week away,
00:18the number of travelling fans is growing. Some of the visitors preparing for years to join the tour.
00:23My husband came back 12 years ago and said we're doing Australia in 2025.
00:28And here we are. So 47 hours ago we left Swansea and we arrived at 9 o'clock this morning.
00:35Adelaide is playing host to the Lions final warm-up match before the tests begin.
00:39A game against an invitational side featuring Aussies and New Zealanders on Saturday night.
00:44And the city is gearing up for a big weekend with hotels all but booked out.
00:49So we're looking at around between 95 and 98 per cent. We will have hotels that will be full.
00:55This time last year we were ranging around 75 to 80 per cent so some good boost.
01:00I've got 12 extra kegs actually being delivered today ready for the weekend and I expect that we'll probably get through them as well.
01:06Extended liquor licences have been made available for the night meaning venues across the city will be able to operate for longer hours.
01:13We're a bit excited. It's going to be a big weekend. We've got approximately 220 odd people coming in.
01:20With the event offering a rare chance to get union fans flocking to the AFL Mad State, the tourism industry is hoping it's a chance to make a mark on holiday makers.
01:29It's just getting them here the first time, getting them hooked and then making sure they come back a second time for another reason.
01:34The first test is in Brisbane next week.
01:41What sort of sketchbook dements, are you happy told here before squirm?
