Australia v New Zealand: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

The penultimate weekend of fixtures in the Rugby Championship sees two old rivals go head-to-head for the Bledisloe Cup as Australia take on New Zealand.

The Wallabies head into this encounter on the back of a demoralising 67-27 defeat to Argentina while reigning champions New Zealand - who are guaranteed to lose their crown - will be looking to recover from back-to-back defeats to South Africa.

How to watch Australia v New Zealand and TV channel

Australia v New Zealand will be available to watch live in the UK and will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main event.

Australia v New Zealand kick-off time, date and venue

Australia v New Zealand will take place at the Accor Stadium in Sydney on Saturday 21st September 2024, with kick-off due for 06:45 BST.

Australia v New Zealand stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

The All Blacks boast a vastly superior head-to-head record in this contest with 124 victories from 177 total meetings, while the Wallabies have come out on top on 45 occasions.

The most recent encounter between the two sides saw New Zealand emerge as 23-20 winners in a warm-up match for the 2023 Rugby World Cup - a tournament that the All Blacks reached the final of before losing 12-11 to the Springboks.

Australia v New Zealand head-to-head record (H2H)

Australia wins	45
Draws	8
New Zealand wins	124

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

Australia v New Zealand team news

Australia team news

Joe Schmidt has made five alterations to the starting XV for this encounter, with Fraser McReight, Tom Wright, Hunter Paisami and Noah Lolesio all returning to the side after missing the capitulation in Argentina.

Carlo Tizzano, Max Jorgensen, Hamish Stewart and Ben Donaldson all drop out of the starting line-up while there is also a switch at scrum-half with Nic White replacing Jake Gordon.

New Zealand team news

Head coach Scott Robertson has made three changes to the starting line-up, with Beauden Barrett and Caleb Clarke promoted to the first XV ahead of Mark Tele’a and Sevu Reece.

The other change sees Ethan de Groot start at prop in place of Tamaiti Williams - who drops to the bench - while Will Jordan moves from full-back to the wing.