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The annual Bledisloe Cup series in between New Zealand and Australia is one of the great historical matches in world rugby. And rugby fans in USA will be able to watch both games live, for free, on RugbyPass TV.
The first game of this year’s two-match series begins this weekend at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The deciding game is a week later, at the Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
Recent history favors All black people – They have held the cup for the last 23 years, while Australia last won a match in a series back in November 2020, some 12 matches ago.
The All Blacks are unbeaten in 53 Tests at the Eden Park fortress since 1994. Australia’s last win there was in 1986.
But the Wallabies are yet to lose a match under Les Kiss, winning four and drawing one of his five matches in charge since taking over from Joe Schmidt after the Southern Hemisphere fixture of July’s Nations Championship.
Kiss made just one change to their starting XV South Africa in Perth, bringing in hard-nosed Isaac Henry to start his third Test at outside center following Hunter Paisami’s suspension, allowing Joseph-Aukuso Suaali to remain on the wing, opposite Max Jorgensen.
Captain Harry Wilson, meanwhile, partners Rob Valetini and Fraser McReight in a thoroughly distinctive Wallabies backline.
Despite a number of absences – Ardie Savea, Luke Jacobson, Caleb Clarke, Billy Proctor, Ruben Love, Richie Mo’unga and Fehi Fineanganofo have been ruled out – New Zealand head coach Dave Rennie has named a strong side for his first match against the side he has coached since returning to home soil from the away side.
Second row Scott Barrett starts for the first time since November 2025, with the Beauden brothers at full-back and Jordie in the middle. Cam Roigard and Damien McKenzie run the show from the half-backs.
The first Test, at Eden Park in Auckland, will be available for streaming RugbyPass TVand beyond Youtube channel of World Rugby at 2:00 a.m. ET on October 10 / 11:00 p.m. PT on October 9.
The second leg, a week later at Accor Stadium in Sydney, will be shown on the same channels at 01:00 ET on October 17 / 22:00 PT on October 16.
