The Wallabies meet the All Blacks at Eden Park on 10 October and Accor Stadium in Sydney on 17 October. New Zealand arrive off an eight-match tour of South Africa that ends with a Test in Baltimore, and that load is the strongest argument for Australia in the second Test.
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The Bledisloe Cup is the oldest and most one-sided rivalry in Australian rugby. New Zealand have held it since 2002, and in 2026 it is a standalone two-Test series rather than part of the Rugby Championship, which was restructured this year around the New Zealand and South Africa tours. Below are the dates, the history that shapes the market, how the cup is actually decided and how to bet it. For the fixture itself, see our Wallabies vs All Blacks tips and predictions.
| Test | Date | Venue | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Test | Sat 10 October | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand |
| Second Test | Sat 17 October | Stadium Australia (Accor Stadium), Sydney | Australia |
Two Tests only, which matters more than it sounds. A shorter series gives the side that is behind less room to recover, and it makes the opener at Eden Park close to decisive.
New Zealand, and they have held it since 2002. That is the single most important number on this page: an Australian generation has grown up without seeing the Wallabies hold this trophy.
The 2025 series followed the pattern. New Zealand won the opener 33-24 at Eden Park and then took the second Test 28-14 at Optus Stadium, which was their record 11th consecutive win over the Wallabies. Australia go into the 2026 series trying to end that run as well as win the cup.
This is the part most casual bettors get wrong. A drawn series keeps the cup with the holder. If the sides win one Test each, New Zealand retain it. To take the Bledisloe back, Australia must win the series outright: 2-0, or 1-0 with a draw.
So the market on Australia to win the Bledisloe Cup is a meaningfully harder proposition than the market on Australia to win a Test, and the two should never be priced as though they are the same bet. A single Wallabies win in Sydney is a good day out and still leaves the cup in New Zealand.
The series opens at the ground where this rivalry goes to die. Australia have not beaten New Zealand at Eden Park since 1986, a 22-9 win with tries to David Campese and Andrew Leeds. They are 0 from 23 there since, and they have not beaten the All Blacks anywhere in New Zealand since 2001.
It is not only an Australian problem. New Zealand have not lost at Eden Park since 1994, when France beat them 23-20, and have compiled 50 wins and two draws at the ground since. Any price about the Wallabies in Auckland has to be read against that, and it is the reason the second Test in Sydney is usually where the Australian value sits.
Series winner versus Test winner: The cup market and the match market are different bets, because a 1-1 series leaves the trophy with New Zealand. Check which one you are actually taking.
The handicap is usually the better read: Head-to-head prices on the All Blacks are short, particularly at Eden Park. The line is where an opinion about how close the Test will be can actually be expressed.
Venue splits the series: Treat the two Tests as separate propositions rather than one form line. Eden Park and Stadium Australia have produced very different contests, and the Wallabies’ record at home against New Zealand is far better than their record in Auckland.
Watch the schedule, not just the teams: By October the Wallabies will have played Japan, toured Argentina and met South Africa. Squad rotation and travel load through that run matter more to a two-Test series than the ladder does.
First try and margin markets: In a series where the outright favourite is rarely in doubt, margin bands and try-scorer markets are where the pricing is softest.
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When is the 2026 Bledisloe Cup?
It is a two-Test series: the first Test is at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday 10 October 2026 and the second is at Stadium Australia, also known as Accor Stadium, in Sydney on Saturday 17 October 2026.
Who holds the Bledisloe Cup?
New Zealand. Australia have not won the Bledisloe Cup since 2002.
What happens if the Bledisloe Cup series is drawn?
The holder keeps it. If Australia and New Zealand win one Test each, New Zealand retain the cup. Australia must win the series outright, either 2-0 or 1-0 with a draw, to take it back.
Is the Bledisloe Cup part of the Rugby Championship in 2026?
No. In 2026 it is a standalone two-Test series, because the Rugby Championship was restructured this year to accommodate the New Zealand and South Africa tours.
When did Australia last beat New Zealand at Eden Park?
In 1986, a 22-9 win with tries to David Campese and Andrew Leeds. Australia have lost 23 straight at the ground since, and New Zealand have not been beaten there by anyone since France won 23-20 in 1994.
How many Tests are in the 2026 Bledisloe Cup?
Two. A shorter series than some past editions, which leaves the side that loses the opener very little room to recover.
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