Bledisloe returns to the MCG in 2027
The Wallabies and the All Blacks will meet at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday July 31, 2027, when game two of the 2027 Bledisloe Cup comes to Melbourne as part of the Flight Centre Rugby Championship.
The match will be the 185th between the Wallabies and the All Blacks and the first at the MCG since July 29, 2023, when 83,944 fans watched New Zealand beat Australia 38–7.
The MCG has hosted four Bledisloe Cup matches, and every one has drawn a crowd of more than 75,000. The crowd set at the 1997 Bledisloe Cup Test held the venue’s rugby union attendance record for almost 30 years, until it was recently surpassed by the Wallabies Test against the British & Irish Lions in 2025.
notable rugby union matches at the MCG
| Date | Event | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 1997 | Bledisloe Cup: Australia v New Zealand | 90,119 |
| July 11, 1998 | Bledisloe Cup: Australia v New Zealand | 75,147 |
| June 30, 2007 | Bledisloe Cup: Australia v New Zealand | 78,959 |
| July 29, 2023 | Bledisloe Cup: Australia v New Zealand | 83,944 |
| July 26, 2025 | The Wallabies v The British & Irish Lions | 90,307 |
The Bledisloe Cup returns to a three-Test format in 2027, opening with the first ANZAC Day Bledisloe Cup Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Sunday April 25. The MCG Test follows, with a third Test to be played in New Zealand (venue to be confirmed).
The Bledisloe Test comes two months before the 2027 Rugby World Cup kicks off in Australia on October 1. The Wallabies and All Blacks will meet again in their second Rugby World Cup Pool A match at Accor Stadium in Sydney on Saturday October 9.
Match details
- Wallabies v All Blacks, 2027 Bledisloe Cup, game two
- Saturday July 31, 2027
- MCG, Melbourne
