Rugby Australia Announces 2026 Wallabies Schedule

Rugby Australia announced on Monday the 2026 international schedule for the Wallabies, featuring high-profile home tests against world champions South Africa in Perth and a Bledisloe Cup clash with New Zealand in Sydney, alongside participation in the inaugural Nations Championship.

The schedule highlights Perth's growing prominence in Australian rugby, with the Western Australian capital hosting two Wallabies fixtures for the first time in a calendar year. On July 18, the team will face Italy at HBF Park as part of the new biennial Nations Championship, a tournament pitting southern hemisphere nations against Six Nations sides in three home and three away games each. The Wallabies' other Nations Championship matches include a July 4 encounter with Ireland at Allianz Stadium in Sydney and a July 11 test against France at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Outgoing coach Joe Schmidt will lead the team through these July fixtures.

The year begins a coaching transition, with Queensland Reds head Les Kiss taking charge from August onward. Under Kiss, the Wallabies will play a two-test series against Japan, starting with an away match in Osaka on August 8 followed by a home game on August...