LIVE: Wallabies open Bledisloe Cup series against All Blacks in Auckland

Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 4:25 AM
Nathan Williamson
by Nathan Williamson

The Wallabies will be out to end their Eden Park drought as they face the All Blacks in Auckland.

The Australians enter the contest on a six-match unbeaten run, most recently defeating world champions Springboks in Perth.

Watch every second of the Bledisloe Cup series live and on demand via Stan Sport.

Isaac Henry comes into the starting side as the Wallabies look for their first win at the ground in 40 years.

The Kiwis haven't lost at this ground in their last 53 games, and a win would wrap up the Bledisloe Cup for another season.

Codie Taylor skippers the side once again, with Damian McKenzie named at flyhalf after injuries to Ruben Love and Richie Mo'unga.

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PRE GAME: WELCOME

Welcome to Rugby.com.au's coverage of the Wallabies clash with the All Blacks at Eden Park.

The Aussies enter as comfortable underdogs with the bookies and pundits but there's a sense of confidence around this team as they ride a six game unbeaten streak.

But defeating the All Blacks at Eden Park is as hard as it gets, with the full-house sign going up in the last 48 hours.

Conditions are forecast to be dry for now, although a chance of some showers towards the last stages of the game.

ALL BLACKS v WALLABIES TEAMS

ALL BLACKS (15-1): Beauden Barrett; Will Jordan, Quinn Tupaea, Jordie Barrett, Leroy Carter; Damian McKenzie, Cam Roigard; Wallace Sititi, Peter Lakai, Tupou Vaa'i; Josh Lord, Scott Barrett; Fletcher Newell, Codie Taylor (capt), Ethan De Groot.

Replacements: Asafo Aumua, George Bower, Pasilio Tosi, Shannon Frizell, Anton Segner, Kyle Preston, Rieko Ioane, Josh Moorby

WALLABIES (15-1): Tom Wright; Max Jorgensen, Isaac Henry, Len Ikitau, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii; Ben Donaldson, Ryan Lonergan; Harry Wilson (capt), Fraser McReight, Rob Valetini; Jeremy Williams, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto; Allan Alaalatoa, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Angus Bell.

Replacements: Josh Nasser, Aidan Ross, Massimo De Lutiis, Lachlan Shaw, Nick Champion de Crespigny, Tate McDermott, Declan Meredith, Harry Potter.

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce (RFU) & Damian Schneider (UAR)

TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU) 

FPRO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

HOW TO WATCH ALL BLACKS v WALLABIES

The Wallabies' clash with the All Blacks will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport and the Nine Network.

Coverage will be live on Stan Sport, scheduled to start at 4:00 pm AEDT

The game will also be shown on free-to-air on the Nine Network across Channel 9 (QLD, WA) and 9Gem (NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, SA), with coverage also set to start at 4:00 pm AEDT

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