Bledisloe returns to Perth as home 2025 Rugby Championship Tests confirmed

The Wallabies will take on New Zealand in Perth with the Bledisloe Cup to return to Optus Stadium in 2025.

The fixture, which will be part of the 2025 Rugby Championship, will be held on October 4, and is just the third time the showpiece fixture will be held in the West Australian capital.

The ledger is currently one-all between the sides in the West, with the Wallabies claiming a 47-26 victory in 2019, in what is still a record points haul for the men in gold against their Trans-Tasman rivals, and the most points conceded by New Zealand in their history against any nation.

The Wallabies will also return to Townsville next year, where they are set to take on Argentina at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on September 6 in what will be their first Rugby Championship Test on home soil in 2025.

The two sides clashed at the same venue in a COVID-19 affected 2021 Rugby Championship with the men in gold recording a 27-8 victory in front of a near capacity crowd of more than 23,000 people.

The two sides will meet again at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium one week later, on September 13, the visitors last playing in the harbour city in 2023.

Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh said: “We’re pleased to be able to confirm the Wallabies Home Rugby Championship Test schedule for next year.”

“We saw again this year the massive support for the game in Perth with over 58,000 supporters at Optus Stadium for the South Africa match and I’m sure we’ll see great interest when the Bledisloe Cup Test returns to Western Australia next year.

“To be able to return to Townsville demonstrates our commitment to making our national teams more accessible to more Australians and we look forward to returning to Sydney the following week for what’s always a strong supporter base for the Wallabies.

“Rugby Australia would like to thank our Principal Partner Cadbury, along with our other partners, including our broadcaster Stan and Nine for their ongoing commitment to our game. We’d also like to thank the State Government partners for their continued support in delivering world-class live events here in Australia.”

The Wallabies content in Queensland is supported by the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland’s Major Events Program.

The Wallabies Sydney matches are proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.

Comments attributed to Western Australia's Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti: “The Bledisloe Cup is a much-loved sporting event with a track record of huge success in Perth, so we’re very excited to be bringing it back in 2025 in the midst of our golden decade of rugby.

“Having this test match as the only Bledisloe Cup Test on Australian soil next year is a massive coup, and with the passion and enthusiasm rugby fans have for this event in particular, we’re expecting many of them to make the trip across the country to witness this spectacle.

“There’s so much happening for rugby union fans in WA with the HSBC SVNS returning for a second year in January, the Western Force set to play on home turf in the opening fixture of the highly anticipated 2025 British & Irish Lions tour, and of course the entire nation gearing up to host the Rugby World Cup in 2027.”

Ticketing & Membership Information

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Wallabies First Members will get first access to tickets for the 2025 Home Tests with memberships on sale now at https://membership.wallabies.rugby/.

Hospitality and travel packages for the 2025 Home Tests are on sale now.

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Travel: https://wallabiestravel.com.au/

Wallabies v British & Irish Lions, Saturday July 19 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Wallabies v British & Irish Lions, Saturday July 26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Wallabies v British & Irish Lions, Saturday August 2 at Accor Stadium, Sydney

Wallabies v Argentina, Saturday September 6 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville

Wallabies v Argentina, Saturday September 13 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Wallabies v New Zealand, Saturday October 4 at Optus Stadium, Perth