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The Bledisloe is part of the Rugby Championship with the first game is locked in for Melbourne with a rare Thursday night game to be played. The first game will be on Thursday September 15 with the return leg is a week later at Auckland’s Eden Park.
The reason for a mid-week game was to avoid a clash with the AFL and NRL over venue availability for their finals series.
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The All Blacks retained the trophy in 2021 after winning Game 1 33-25 and following up in Game 2 with a 57-22 win. The New Zealand side completed a clean sweep with a 38-21 win in Perth.
The All Blacks won their 18th consecutive Bledisloe Cup after winning Game 3 at ANZ Stadium 43-5 and Game 2 at Eden Park 27-7 last year. The first match of the series finished in a 16-all draw, while the Wallabies got one back with a 24-22 Game 4 win.
The 2019 series was reduced to two matches to accommodate the upcoming Rugby World Cup, and while Australia were victorious first up, a drawn 1-1 series saw the cup revert to the reigning champs.
