Bledisloe Cup

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Bledisloe Cup
Bledisloe Cup on display in Sydney 2014.jpg
Sport Rugby union
Awarded forWinner between AustraliaNew Zealand series [lower-alpha 1]
Local nameKapu Bledisloe (Māori)
Country
History
Editions63
First winnerFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (1932)
Most winsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (52)
Most recentFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (2024)

The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union competition between the national teams of Australia's Wallabies and New Zealand's All Blacks that has been contested since the 1930s. The frequency that the competition is held has varied, as has the number of matches played in each tournament, but it currently consists of an annual three-match series, reduced to a two-match series in World Cup years, with two of the matches counting towards The Rugby Championship. New Zealand have had the most success, winning the trophy in 2024 for the 52nd time and 22nd in succession (excluding the disputed inaugural competition in 1931), while Australia have won the trophy 12 times.

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History

Semantics plays a role in the issue when was the inaugural Bledisloe Cup match played. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) contend that the one-off 1931 match played at Eden Park was first. The only record of a match taking place is recorded in the minutes of a New Zealand union management meeting several days later that Lord Bledisloe wished to present a cup for the All Blacks and Wallabies competition. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) believe that the first match was when New Zealand toured Australia in 1932.

Between 1931 and 1981, the Bledisloe Cup was contested irregularly in the course of rugby tours between the two countries, with New Zealand winning it nineteen times and Australia four times. In 1949, Australia won the competition for the first time on New Zealand soil. The trophy itself was apparently 'lost' during this period and reportedly rediscovered in a Melbourne store room. It was contested annually from 1982 to 1995, sometimes as a series of three matches (two in 1995) and other times in a single match. During these years, New Zealand won the trophy eleven times and Australia three times.

Since 1996, the cup has been contested as part of the annual Tri Nations tournament. Until 1998, the cup was contested in a three-match series consisting of the two Tri Nations matches between the two sides and a third match. New Zealand won the series in 1996 and 1997, and Australia won it in 1998.

In 1996, and from 1999 through 2005, the third match was not played; during these years, Australia and New Zealand played each other twice as part of the Tri Nations for the cup. If the two teams won one game each, or if both games were drawn, the cup was retained by its current holder. The non-holder needed to win the two games 2–0 or 1–0 (with a draw) to regain the cup. A criticism of this system was that, with the two sides being very well matched in ability level, it was very common for the teams to win one game each and many rugby fans were dissatisfied with one team keeping the cup in the years when the series was tied at 1–1 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004).

In 2006, the Tri Nations series was extended so that each team played each other three times, meaning a return of the three-game contest for the Bledisloe Cup. However, the cup reverted to the two-game contest in 2007 because the Tri Nations was abbreviated that year to minimise interference with the teams' preparations for the World Cup.

The three-match format for the Bledisloe Cup continued in 2012, with the first two matches taking place as part of the 2012 Rugby Championship.

Neutral venues

Hong Kong

In 2008 the Bledisloe Cup was contested over an unprecedented four matches, with three games each played in Australia and New Zealand, followed by a fourth (and potentially deciding) game in Hong Kong, in an effort to promote the game in Asia. This was the first time Australia and New Zealand had played in a third country outside the Rugby World Cup. [1] The Hong Kong match drew a crowd of 39,000 to see the All Blacks defeat the Wallabies 19–14 (despite New Zealand having already won the Bledisloe Cup for 2008), [2] generating a reported £5.5 million and proving to be a financial success for the two unions. [3] A fourth match was again set in Hong Kong in 2010, but failed to attract sufficient ticket sales. [4]

Japan

The capital Tokyo hosted a fourth Bledisloe Test match on 31 October 2009. Each team expected to clear at least A$3.8 million/NZ$5 million from the Tokyo match. [5]

On 27 October 2018, Bledisloe Cup returned to Japan for the second time and was hosted in Yokohama with the purpose of promoting and preparing for 2019 Rugby World Cup. [6] All Blacks beating Wallabies 37–20 in the third test to sweep the series. The attendance figures was around 46,000 which became the record for a rugby test match in Japan. [7] The relatively poor ticket sales included about 10% arrived via giveaways because of clashing with the fixture between Japan and World XV a day before in Osaka and lack of competitiveness of Wallabies contributing to dead rubber match of the series. [8]

United States

Before the first match in Hong Kong, the two countries' rugby federations were considering taking Cup matches to the United States and Japan in 2009 and 2010. However, the proposed match in the United States did not come to fruition.

Future proposals

Behind the push from World Rugby with their League of Nations concept, only one match result would count for League of Nations points but the new season schedule must be able to accommodate a second Test each year in the new format. The gate receipts from Bledisloe Cup match ups are critical to both Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby Union and both nations are firm in their belief that one home match is mandatory. The third Bledisloe, which has long been a cash cow for both nations, could cease to exist. Any cash lost from forfeiting that match would be compensated by A$18 million per year in League of Nations broadcast revenue. [9]

Results

YearDateVenueHomeScoreAwaySeries
Winner
ResultTrophy
Holder
1932 [lower-alpha 2] 2 July Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg22–17Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
16 July Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 3–21
23 July Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 13–21
1934 [lower-alpha 2] 11 August Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg25–11Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
25 August Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 3–3
1936 [lower-alpha 2] 5 September Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg11–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
12 September Carisbrook, Dunedin 38–13
1938 [lower-alpha 2] 23 July Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg9–24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
6 August Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 14–20
13 August Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 6–14
1946 [lower-alpha 2] 14 September Carisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg31–8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
28 September Eden Park, Auckland 14–10
1947 [lower-alpha 2] 14 June Exhibition Ground, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–13Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
28 June Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 14–27
1949 [lower-alpha 2] 3 September Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg6–11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
24 September Eden Park, Auckland 9–16
1951 [lower-alpha 2] 23 June Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–8Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
7 JulySydney Cricket Ground, Sydney11–17
21 July The Gabba, Brisbane6–16
1952 [lower-alpha 2] 6 September Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg9–14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Draw1–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
13 SeptemberAthletic Park, Wellington15–8
1955 [lower-alpha 2] 20 AugustAthletic Park, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg16–8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
3 SeptemberCarisbrook, Dunedin8–0
17 SeptemberEden Park, Auckland3–8
1957 [lower-alpha 2] 25 MaySydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg11–25Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
1 JuneExhibition Ground, Brisbane9–22
1958 [lower-alpha 2] 23 AugustAthletic Park, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg25–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
6 SeptemberLancaster Park, Christchurch3–6
20 September Epsom Showgrounds, Auckland 17–8
1962 [lower-alpha 3] 26 MayExhibition Ground, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6–20Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
4 JuneSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney5–14
1962 [lower-alpha 4] 25 AugustAthletic Park, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg9–9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
8 SeptemberCarisbrook, Dunedin3–0
22 SeptemberEden Park, Auckland16–8
1964 [lower-alpha 2] 15 AugustCarisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg14–9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
22 AugustLancaster Park, Christchurch18–3
29 AugustAthletic Park, Wellington5–20
196719 AugustAthletic Park, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg29–9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
1968 [lower-alpha 2] 15 JuneSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg11–27Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
22 June Ballymore, Brisbane 18–19
1972 [lower-alpha 2] 19 AugustAthletic Park, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg29–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
2 SeptemberLancaster Park, Christchurch30–17
16 SeptemberEden Park, Auckland38–3
1974 [lower-alpha 2] 25 MaySydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6–11Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
1 JuneBallymore, Brisbane16–16
8 JuneSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney6–16
1978 [lower-alpha 2] 19 AugustAthletic Park, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg13–12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
26 AugustLancaster Park, Christchurch22–6
9 SeptemberEden Park, Auckland16–30
1979 [lower-alpha 2] 28 JulySydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg12–6Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1980 [lower-alpha 2] 21 JuneSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg13–9Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
28 JuneBallymore, Brisbane9–12
12 JulySydney Cricket Ground, Sydney26–10
1982 [lower-alpha 2] 14 AugustLancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg23–16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
28 AugustAthletic Park, Wellington16–19
11 SeptemberEden Park, Auckland33–18
198320 AugustSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8–18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
1984 [lower-alpha 2] 21 JulySydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg16–9Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
4 AugustBallymore, Brisbane15–19
18 AugustSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney24–25
198529 JuneEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg10–9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
1986 [lower-alpha 2] 9 AugustAthletic Park, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
23 AugustCarisbrook, Dunedin13–12
6 SeptemberEden Park, Auckland9–22
198725 July Concord Oval, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg16–30Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
1988 [lower-alpha 2] 3 JulyConcord Oval, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7–32Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
16 JulyBallymore, Brisbane19–19
30 JulyConcord Oval, Sydney9–30
19895 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg24–12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
1990 [lower-alpha 2] 21 JulyLancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg21–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
4 AugustEden Park, Auckland27–17
18 AugustAthletic Park, Wellington9–21
1991 [lower-alpha 2] 10 August Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg21–12Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Draw1–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
24 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg6–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1992 [lower-alpha 2] 4 JulySydney Football Stadium, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg16–15Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
19 JulyBallymore, Brisbane19–17
25 JulySydney Football Stadium, Sydney23–26
199317 JulyCarisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg25–10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
199417 AugustSydney Football Stadium, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg20–16Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
199522 JulyEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg28–16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
29 JulySydney Football Stadium, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg23–34Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
19966 JulyAthletic Park, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg43–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
27 July Lang Park, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg25–32Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
19975 JulyLancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg30–13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
26 July Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg18–33Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
16 AugustCarisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg36–24Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
199811 JulyMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg24–16Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1 AugustLancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg23–27Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
29 AugustSydney Football Stadium, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg19–14Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
199924 JulyEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg34–15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Draw1–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
28 August Stadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg28–7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
200015 JulyStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg35–39Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Draw1–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
5 August Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg23–24Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
200111 AugustCarisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg15–23Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1 SeptemberStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg29–26Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
200213 JulyLancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Draw1–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
3 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg16–14Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
200326 JulyStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg21–50Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
16 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg21–17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
200417 JulyWellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg16–7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Draw1–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
7 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg23–18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
200513 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg13–30Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
3 SeptemberEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg34–24Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
20068 JulyLancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg32–12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
29 JulyLang Park, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg9–13Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
19 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg34–27Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
200730 JuneMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg20–15Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Draw1–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
21 JulyEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg26–12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
200826 JulyStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg34–19Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
2 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg39–10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
13 SeptemberLang Park, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg24–28Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1 November Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg19–14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
200918 JulyEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg22–16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 4–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
22 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg18–19Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
19 SeptemberWellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg33–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
31 October National Stadium, Tokyo New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg32–19Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201031 July Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg28–49Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
7 AugustLancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg20–10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
11 SeptemberStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg22–23Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
30 OctoberHong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg26–24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
20116 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg30–14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Draw1–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
27 AugustLang Park, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg25–20Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
201218 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg19–27Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
25 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg22–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
20 OctoberLang Park, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg18–18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
201317 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg29–47Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
24 AugustWellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg27–16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
19 October Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg41–33Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201416 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg12–12Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
23 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg51–20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
18 OctoberLang Park, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg28–29Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
20158 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg27–19Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Draw1–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
15 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg41–13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201620 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8–42Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
27 AugustWellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg29–9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
22 OctoberEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg37–10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201719 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg34–54Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
26 AugustForsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg35–29Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
21 OctoberLang Park, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg23–18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
201818 AugustStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg13–38Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
25 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg40–12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
27 October Nissan Stadium, Yokohama New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg37–20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201910 August Perth Stadium, Perth Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg47–26Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Draw1–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
17 AugustEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg36–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
202011 October [lower-alpha 5] Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg16–16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg
18 October [lower-alpha 6] Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg27–7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
31 OctoberStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–43Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
7 NovemberLang Park, Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg24–22Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
20217 August [lower-alpha 7] Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg33–25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
14 August [lower-alpha 7] Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg57–22Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
5 SeptemberPerth Stadium, Perth Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg21–38Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
202215 SeptemberDocklands Stadium, Melbourne Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg37–39Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
24 SeptemberEden Park, Auckland New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg40–14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
202329 JulyMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7–38Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
5 AugustForsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg23–20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
202421 SeptemberStadium Australia, Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg28–31Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg
28 SeptemberWellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgTBCFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Matches and statistics

Match stats

As of 5 August 2023.

Venues

As of 5 August 2023.

Media coverage

In Australia, the Bledisloe Cup was televised between 1992 and 1995 by Network Ten. Since 1996, paid service Fox Sports has televised it jointly with (free to air) Seven Network between 1996 and 2010, Nine Network (2011–2012), Network Ten (2013–2020) and since 2021 the Nine Network has held full broadcast rights alongside its paid streaming arm Stan Sport.

See also

Notes

  1. Since 1996, the cup has consistently been played during the annual Tri Nations Series/The Rugby Championship. Conventionally over a three-match series, eight (1967, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994) of the cup series' sixty-three arrangements have been one-off matches. Since 2022 the cup has been a two-match, home-and-away series.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Tour series.
  3. New Zealand tour of Australia, Autumn/Winter 1962.
  4. Australian tour of New Zealand, Winter/Spring 1962.
  5. Postponed from 8 August 2020.
  6. Postponed from 15 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 Two tests were played at Eden Park due to COVID-19
  8. Post-1994, both sides have consistently played series matches on a home/away basis, with an occasional neutral venue.
  9. Includes the series' where the venues were played at home, away and/or a neutral venue.
  10. Does not include the 12 September 1931 "one-off" test match at Eden Park, Auckland.

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Rugby union in Australia has a history of organised competition dating back to the late 1860s. Although traditionally most popular in Australia's rugby football strongholds of New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT, it is played throughout the nation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rugby union in New Zealand</span>

Rugby union has been played in New Zealand since 1870 and is the most popular sport in the country as well as being its national sport.

Ewen James Andrew McKenzie is an Australian professional rugby union coach and a former international rugby player. He played for Australia's World Cup winning team in 1991 and earned 51 caps for the Wallabies during his test career. McKenzie was head coach of the Australian team from 2013 to 2014. He has coached in both southern and northern hemispheres, in Super Rugby for the Waratahs and Reds, and in France at Top 14 side Stade Français. During his playing days he was a prop and, in a representative career spanning from 1987 to 1997, he played nine seasons for the NSW Waratahs and two for the ACT Brumbies.

The Laurie O'Reilly Cup is the trophy competed for by the women's rugby union teams of Australia and New Zealand. The two nations met annually between 1994 and 1998, with New Zealand winning all games, often by significant margins, as a result of which the series fell into abeyance, but was revived in 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Tri Nations Series</span> Rugby union tournament

The 2009 Tri Nations Series was the fourteenth annual Tri Nations rugby union series between the national rugby union teams of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, respectively nicknamed the All Blacks, Wallabies, and Springboks. The Springboks secured the season crown in their final match on 12 September, defeating the defending series champion All Blacks 32–29 in Hamilton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand</span>

The first clash in Rugby Union between Australia and New Zealand took place in a test match on 15 August 1903 in Sydney, New South Wales. On that occasion, New Zealand won 22–3.

The 2008 Australia rugby union tour was a series of seven matches played by the Australia national rugby union team in November–December 2008. The tour was preceded by a match against All Blacks for the Bledisloe Cup and closed with a match against Barbarian FC

The 2019 Rugby Championship was the eighth edition of the annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship, featuring Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. The competition is operated by SANZAAR, a joint venture of the four countries' national unions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Tri Nations Series</span> Annual rugby competition

The 2020 Tri Nations Series was the seventeenth edition of the annual southern hemisphere competition, involving Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. On 16 October 2020, 2019 Rugby Championship winners and 2019 Rugby World Cup champions South Africa confirmed their withdrawal from the originally planned 2020 Rugby Championship due to South African government travel restrictions, player welfare and safety concerns related to COVID-19. This meant that the competition temporarily returned to its previous Tri-Nations format - played across six weekends with each team playing each other twice.

The 2021 Rugby Championship was the ninth series of the annual southern-hemisphere competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The Springboks returned to the tournament after a year out in 2020 due to South African government travel restrictions and player welfare and safety concerns related to COVID-19. The tournament returned to its normal window of August, kicking-off on 14 August and concluding on 2 October.

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