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Australia and New Zealand rugby international fixtures

Overview

Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby have announced several historic international fixtures for late 2026.

In Sydney, Rugby Australia will host a quadruple-header event on October 17 at Accor Stadium. The event features four international matches involving Australia’s elite male and female players in both XVs and Sevens formats, including a WXV Global Series match between the Wallaroos and Scotland, sevens matches involving Fiji and New Zealand, and a Bledisloe Cup test match between the Wallabies and the All Blacks. CEO Phil Waugh described the event as an “historic moment” for the sport.

Additionally, a historic women’s under-21 international fixture has been scheduled for October 31 at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch. This match between the New Zealand Under 21 team and the Australia NextGen side marks the first time either nation has assembled a national women’s age-grade fifteens team for an international fixture. The match will be held as a double-header alongside the Black Ferns’ third Test against France.

Entities

Rugby Australia · New Zealand Rugby · Wallabies · Accor Stadium · All Blacks

Timeline

  1. 14 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    New Zealand and Australia announce historic women's U21 rugby match

    New Zealand and Australia will host a historic women’s under-21 international rugby match in Christchurch on 31 October, marking the first time both nations have fielded national age-grade fifteens teams.

  2. 16 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Rugby Australia announces historic quadruple-header in Sydney

    Australia will host a historic rugby quadruple-header in Sydney on October 17, featuring the Wallabies, Wallaroos, and national sevens teams against rivals including New Zealand, Fiji, and Scotland.

Sources

4theloveofsport.co.uk · communitynews.com.au · superrugbynews.fr · winnipegfreepress.com