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Sunday, 28 June 2026, 10:28 am

The Wallabies and All Blacks will play each other on Anzac Day in 2027, 2029, and 2031.

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The Wallabies and All Blacks will play a Bledisloe Cup Test on Anzac Day for the first time in 123 years.

Brisbane's Lang Park will host these games in 2027, 2029, and 2031.

Rugby Australia's CEO, Phil Waugh, says the 2027 game will start a new sports tradition.

The Wallabies and All Blacks will play on Anzac Day, changing the Bledisloe Cup Test schedule.

Many people wanted this game to happen on a day when other sports like NRL and AFL are played.

On Sunday, it was announced that Brisbane's Lang Park will host the games in 2027, 2029, and 2031.

The added game means the Bledisloe Cup will have three games again, and the teams will share $10 million.

An extra Bledisloe Cup Test could help the Wallabies, who haven't won the trophy since 2002.

Australian rugby needs a big event, and an Anzac Day game between the Wallabies and All Blacks could be it.

It's not clear how Super Rugby Pacific will work with this new game, or how it will compete with NRL and AFL.

RA's Phil Waugh thinks the game will attract millions of viewers in both countries.

This is a historic day for rugby in Australia, New Zealand, and around the world, says Phil Waugh.

The first Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test will create a new sports tradition, bringing nations together.

New Zealand Rugby's CEO, Steve Lancaster, says Brisbane is like a second home for the All Blacks.

This is a big chance for Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby to work together and grow the game.

The Anzac Day Bledisloe Test adds excitement to the Super Rugby Pacific season.

The 2027 Test will be in the early afternoon, with more rugby games and venues to be announced.

During World War I, some Wallabies and All Blacks players died in the war.

Australian and New Zealand troops played rugby during WWI, including a game on the island of Lemnos.

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