The first All Blacks v Australia Bledisloe Cup 2020 match will take place at Wellington's Sky Stadium on Sunday 11th October at 3.30pm, and the second at Auckland's Eden Park on Sunday 18th October, also at 3.30pm. Both teams will then travel to Australia to quarantine for the Rugby Championship.
SANZAAR and Rugby Australia have today confirmed the schedule for the 2020 Rugby Championship being hosted in Brisbane, Sydney and Newcastle. The schedule will feature twelve tests across back to back weekends for the New Zealand All Blacks, Australia, South Africa and Argentina.
The first match for the All Blacks v Australia will be counted as the third Bledisloe Cup match, and will take place on the 7th November at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, while the fourth will be on the 12th December at Sydney's ANZ Stadium.
The All Blacks squad for the initial Bledisloe matches in New Zealand is as follows:
Hookers:
Asafo Aumua, Dane Coles, Codie Taylor
Props:
Alex Hodgman, Nepo Laulala, Tyrel Lomax, Joe Moody, Karl Tu’inukuafe, Ofa Tuungafasi
Locks:
Quinten Strange, Patrick Tuipulotu, Tupou Vaa’i, Samuel Whitelock
Loose Forwards:
Sam Cane, Shannon Frizell, Cullen Grace, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papalii, Ardie Savea, Hoskins Sotutu
Halfbacks:
TJ Perenara, Aaron Smith, Brad Weber
First Five–eighth:
Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo’unga
Midfield:
Braydon Ennor, Jack Goodhue, Rieko Ioane, Anton Lienert-Brown
Outside Backs:
Jordie Barrett, George Bridge, Caleb Clarke, Will Jordan, Damian McKenzie, Sevu Reece
Bledisloe Cup New Zealand 2020.
Australia v New Zealand, Wellington, Sunday 11 October, 3.30pm NZT.
Australia v New Zealand, Auckland, Sunday 18 October, 3.30pm NZT.
Rugby Championship Round One - Saturday, November 7, 2020
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Argentina v South Africa
Australia v New Zealand
Rugby Championship Round Two - Saturday, November 14
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
New Zealand v Argentina
South Africa v Australia
Rugby Championship Round Three - Saturday, November 21
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
New Zealand v South Africa
Australia v Argentina
Rugby Championship Round Four – Saturday, November 28
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Argentina v Australia
South Africa v New Zealand
Rugby Championship Round Five – Saturday, December 5
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
Argentina v New Zealand
Australia v South Africa
Rugby Championship Round Six – Saturday, December 12
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
South Africa v Argentina
Australia v New Zealand
