2026 Men's Rugby Union Internationals

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Outside of the 2026 Nations Championship, the 2026 World Rugby Nations Cup, the 2026 Six Nations Championship and other regional tournaments, a series of International matches will be played throughout the year. The All Blacks will play an eight-match tour of South Africa, playing against the United Rugby Championship (URC) sides and four Tests against the Springboks. The venue for the fourth Test is yet to be confirmed, with reports indicating it may be played in Europe. [1] Similarly, Australia and Japan will embark on a home-and-away tour of each other for the first time in their history; the former following that series with a tour of Argentina.

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Series and tours

Series

SeriesResultWinner
Argentina–Australia Test series [2] [3] TBD
Australia–Japan Test series [2] [4] TBD
Bledisloe Cup Test series [2] [5] TBD
South Africa–New Zealand Test series [1] [6] TBD

August

7 August 2026
Stormers Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town [1]

September

5 September 2026
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg [1]
5 September 2026
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
TBA [7]
12 September 2026
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
TBA [1]
27 September 2026
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
TBA [7]

October

10 October 2026
19:10 NZDT (UTC+13)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Eden Park, Auckland [7] [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Announced - All Blacks and Springboks reignite traditional tours". 17 October 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Williamson, Nathan (26 November 2025). "Wallabies confirm Test schedule for 2026 season". Rugby.com.au . Rugby Australia. Archived from the original on 26 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Argentina to host test series against Australia in 2026". Americas Rugby News. 26 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Payten, Iain (17 November 2025). "Kiss to take on Eddie in first Wallabies games as global Test championship launched". The Sydney Morning Herald . Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "All Blacks 2026 home Test venues announced". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby. 9 December 2025. Archived from the original on 8 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Springboks and All Blacks reignite traditional tours". sarugby.co.za. South African Rugby Union. 16 October 2025. Archived from the original on 28 October 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Wallabies confirm Test schedule for 2026 season". Rugby.com.au. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "All Blacks 2026 home Test venues announced". 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
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