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Wallabies announce 2026 schedule as Perth the big winner
By Ben Smith
Reigning World Cup champions South Africa will return to Perth in 2026 to face the Wallabies as Rugby Australia finalised their 2026 schedule.
Perth will host two Wallabies fixtures in 2026, the first of which is against Italy in July during the first Nations Championship fixtures. The smaller venue, HBF Park, home of the Perth SVNS will host the Italians.
Optus Stadium will host the Springboks on September 27th for a one-off fixture, while Sydney will host the Bledisloe Cup fixture against the All Blacks in October. Sydney has also been given two Wallabies fixtures in 2026.
During the first ever Nations Championship July window, the Wallabies will face Ireland in Sydney, France in Brisbane and Italy in Perth over the final weekend in July.
Eddie Jones’ Japan side will visit Townsville for a return fixture in August, after the two sides met in Japan last year.
With no Rugby Championship tournament in 2026, the Wallabies have yet to announce two games against Argentina which will be played at home.
Wallabies 2026 schedule:
Saturday 4 July v Ireland (Allianz Stadium, Sydney)
Saturday 11 July v France (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane)
Saturday 18 July v Italy (HBF Park, Perth)
Saturday 15 August v Japan (Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville)
Sunday 27 September v South Africa (Optus Stadium, Perth)
Saturday 17 October v New Zealand (Accor Stadium, Sydney)
TBD two games v Argentina
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