An Anzac Day Test including a Super Round is a fillip the code needs in Australia.
A historic Bledisloe Cup Test on Anzac Day in 2026 is a rarity in rugby: at first glance, it appears to be a good idea with surprisingly few caveats., is one piece of an interconnected puzzle involving Rugby Australia, New Zealand Rugby and SA Rugby.
In truth, it always lacked context, and there was nothing strong enough to distinguish it from a standard set of Super Rugby Pacific fixtures. You’d be mad not to want that tribalism, and in fact, a few years ago this column told NZ Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson that the two countries were no longer compatible at Super Rugby level and should split up.
‘If it is being packaged around Wallabies v All Blacks and Wallaroos v Black Ferns Tests, then you have a weekend that stands out.’Rugby Australia is finding out in regards to the missing Test fee from last year That’s not how business works. If Australia were to withdraw from Super Rugby, effectively sinking five New Zealand Super Rugby sides - it does not take a genius to work out what the Kiwis’ attitude to the Bledisloe Cup would be.And that would be far from the only part of the relationship damaged.
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