Auckland is a sea of red and white, ahead of tomorrow's night's highly anticipated rugby league test between Australia and Tonga.

The two teams will come head to head at a sold-out Mt Smart Stadium.

Auckland Transport and Police are gearing up for 30,000, mostly Tongan, fans to descend on the stadium.

League legend Monty Betham told Mike Hosking it's going to be an historic clash.

"We're able to get a very good game of real quality, where we see a lot of stars face off at home in front of a sold out crow, that's got to be good for Rugby League."

LISTEN ABOVE AS MONTY BETHAM SPEAKS WITH MIKE HOSKING