Sydney hosts rugby quadruple-header featuring Wallabies and All Blacks on October 17
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 2, 2026, 4:28 AM
Last updated Sep 2, 2026
Rugby Australia announced a quadruple-header event scheduled for October 17 in Sydney. The day of competition features four matches involving the Wallabies, the Wallaroos, and the Australian men's and women's sevens teams. The event begins with the Wallaroos facing Scotland in the WXV Global Series. Following that match, the men’s sevens team competes against Fiji, while the women’s sevens squad plays New Zealand. The day concludes with a Bledisloe Cup test match between the Wallabies and the All Blacks. Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh described the event as an opportunity to showcase elite male and female players across multiple formats on the same pitch. The Wallabies currently maintain a four-game winning streak as they prepare for an upcoming test against Argentina.
- •The quadruple-header takes place in Sydney on October 17.
- •Wallaroos open the day against Scotland in the WXV Global Series.
- •Men's sevens team faces Fiji, and women's sevens play New Zealand.
- •Bledisloe Cup test between Wallabies and All Blacks serves as the finale.
- •Wallabies enter the series following a four-game winning streak.
- 4:28 AMYahoo Sports — Historic rugby quadruple-header set for Sydney, capped by Wallabies against All Blacks
"The Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks will meet in a Bledisloe Cup test to cap a rugby quadruple-header in Sydney on Oct. 17 that will kick off with Australia's women's XV against Scotland and followed by the men's and women's sevens teams each taking on two-time Olympic champions. “This is an historic moment for Australian rugby, with all four of our teams in gold competing on the same pitch, on the same day,” Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh said Wednesday.
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