The Rugby Championship of Australia vs New Zealand will be held on September 15, 7:45 PM (A.C.T) and 3:15 PM (Indian Time).
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The match is Australia vs New Zealand in the race for the rugby championship. The men’s 15-a-side squad will have a difficult challenge ahead of them as they strive to once again establish themselves as a country to be feared in the final two weeks of the 2022 Rugby Championship, just days after New Zealand came up short of gold again at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa (RC). The RC started its fifth round with all four teams tied on a W2, L2 record, with New Zealand leading the pack by one point thanks to their “losing bonus point” after a seven-point loss against Argentina.
A loss at Docklands Stadium might result in the Wallabies being eliminated from the Rugby Championship competition and ensuring that New Zealand retains possession of the Bledisloe Cup for a 20th consecutive year. The host team is in urgent need of performance to enlist support one year away from the World Cup in France. After a demoralizing 24-8 loss to South Africa in Sydney, they are languishing at a record-low ninth place in the global rankings, and patience is running out with Dave Rennie’s form. Already, the match’s nightly time slot illustrates how low the Wallabies have fallen in a nation that loves sports.
A Bledisloe Cup match would formerly bring sizable audiences to the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground on a weekend, even in a city controlled by Australian Rules football. In the 53,000-seat Docklands on Thursday, there may be more Kiwis in attendance than Wallabies supporters. The All Blacks have seen their own setbacks, falling to South Africa and Argentina in the Rugby Championship, and have yet to sweep a pair of tests this year. But in their most recent game, a 53-3 rout of the Pumas in Hamilton, they reverted to their vicious best, and they bring a stable team to Docklands.
Australia has to overcome the All Blacks in Melbourne and then somehow avoid losing at Eden Park, where the hosts haven’t dropped the trophy since France in 1994. In place of Michael Hooper, who is out with injury, Wallabies center James Slipper informed reporters on Wednesday.
Due to the birth of his third child, Ardie Savea, New Zealand’s dominant number eight, was excused from the test. Rennie will be counting on his reorganized back row of Rob Valetini, Rob Leota, and Pete Samu to outmuscle the All Blacks in the breakdown. New Zealand is the current leader in the Rugby Championship with 10 points, one more than the rest of the field, but any of the other four teams may still take home the title.
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The Rugby Championship of Australia vs New Zealand will be held on September 15, 7:45 PM (A.C.T) and 3:15 PM (Indian Time). In Australia, fans can live stream the match on the Nine Network, Kayo, and Foxtel the New Zealand audience can watch the live match on Sky Sports.
Australia: Andrew Kellaway, Tom Wright, Len Ikitau, Lalakai Foketi, Marika Koroibete, Bernard Foley, Jake Gordon, Rob Valetini, Pete Samu, Rob Leota, Matt Philip, Jed Holloway, Allan Alaalatoa, Dave Porecki, James Slipper (captain), Folau Fainga’a, Scott Sio, Pone Fa’amausili, Darcy Swain, Fraser McReight, Nic White, Reece Hodge, Jordan Petaia
New Zealand: Jordie Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, David Havili, Caleb Clarke, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith, Hoskins Sotutu, Sam Cane (captain), Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Tyrel Lomax, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Ethan de Groot, Dane Coles, George Bower, Fletcher Newell, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papali’i, Finlay Christie, Beauden Barrett, Quinn Tupaea
