All Blacks v Australia, Sydney test: Line-ups, kickoff times, live commentary – all you need to know

After two back-to-back losses to South Africa, the All Blacks will be desperate to hold on to the Bledisloe Cup.With their last major piece of silverware on the line they’ll be aiming to keep their intensity high and come out on top. Newstalk ZB will be bringing you all of the action, Jason Pine building up the energy and Elliott Smith and Gregor Paul providing live commentary from the ground at Sydney’s Accor Stadium. Listen live from 5pm Saturday on Newstalk ZB. All Blacks v Wallabies, Rugby Championship test, 5.45pm, Saturday, Accor Stadium, Sydney All you need to know as Scott Robertson’s side look to bounce back from two straight defeats. All Blacks v Australia history Played 177 All Blacks won 124 Australia 45 Drawn 8 All Blacks points 3928 Australia points 2563 The All Blacks have won seven straight against the Wallabies, their last defeat back in 2020. New Zealand’s longest winning streak against Australia is 10. They have played 21 times at Sydney’s Accor Stadium (formerly Stadium Australia, Telstra Stadium and ANZ Stadium) of which the All Blacks have won 13. Australia haven’t beaten the All Blacks at the stadium since 2015. Their last meeting at the stadium was a record 43-5 win for the All Blacks. The Wallabies are coming off a record 67-27 defeat to Argentina, while the All Blacks have lost three of their past four tests. All Blacks v Australia line-ups All Blacks 1 Ethan de Groot, 2 Codie Taylor, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 4 Scott Barrett (captain), 5 Tupou Vaa’i, 6 Wallace Sititi, 7 Sam Cane, 8 Ardie Savea, 9 Cortez Ratima, 10 Damian McKenzie, 11 Caleb Clarke, 12 Jordie Barrett, 13 Rieko Ioane, 14 Will Jordan, 15 Beauden Barrett. Reserves: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Tamaiti Williams, 18 Pasilio Tosi, 19 Sam Darry, 20 Luke Jacobson, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Sevu Reece. Australia 1 Angus Bell, 2 Matt Faessler, 3 Taniela Tupou, 4 Nick Frost, 5 Jeremy Williams, 6 Rob Valetini, 7 Fraser McReight, 8 Harry Wilson (captain), 9 Nic White, 10 Noah Lolesio, 11 Marika Koroibete, 12 Hunter Paisami, 13 Len Ikitau, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 15 Tom Wright. Reserves: 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17 James Slipper, 18 Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 20 Langi Gleeson, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Tom Lynagh, 23 Dylan Pietsch. All Blacks v Australia form guide (last five tests) All Blacks: L, L, W, L, W Australia: L, W, L, L, W All Blacks v Australia referee Karl Dickson of England will hold the whistle. He has been in charge of three All Blacks games previously, all wins for New Zealand (2021 – All Blacks 47 Italy 9, 2022 – All Blacks 42 Ireland 19, 2023 – All Blacks 23 Wallabies 20). All Blacks v Australia TAB odds All Blacks: $1.17 Draw: $21 Australia: $4.60 All Blacks v Australia - how to follow the action For live commentary of All Blacks v Australia, join Elliott Smith on Newstalk ZB, Gold Sport and iHeartRadio. The Alternative Commentary Collective will have live commentary from James McOnie & Tony Lyall from 5.45pm on Sky Sport 9 and iHeartRadio. You can watch the game on Sky Sport 1 and it will be livestreaming on Sky Sport Now. You can also find live updates at nzherald.co.nz.

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After two back-to-back losses to South Africa, the All Blacks will be desperate to hold on to the Bledisloe Cup. With their last major piece of silverware on the line they’ll be aiming to keep their intensity high and come out on top. Newstalk ZB will be bringing you all of the action, Jason Pine building up the energy and Elliott Smith and Gregor Paul providing live commentary from the ground at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.

Listen live from 5pm Saturday on Newstalk ZB. All Blacks v Wallabies, Rugby Championship test, 5.45pm, Saturday, Accor Stadium, Sydney All you need to know as Scott Robertson’s side look to bounce back from two straight defeats.



All Blacks v Australia history Played 177 All Blacks won 124 Australia 45 Drawn 8 All Blacks points 3928 Australia points 2563 The All Blacks have won seven straight against the Wallabies , their last defeat back in 2020. New Zealand’s longest winning streak against Australia is 10. They have played 21 times at Sydney’s Accor Stadium (formerly Stadium Australia, Telstra Stadium and ANZ Stadium) of which the All Blacks have won 13.

Australia haven’t beaten the All Blacks at the stadium since 2015. Their last meeting at the stadium was a record 43-5 win for the All Blacks . The Wallabies are coming off a record 67-27 defeat to Argentina, while the All Blacks have lost three of their past four tests.

All Blacks v Australia line-ups All Blacks 1 Ethan de Groot, 2 Codie Taylor, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 4 Scott Barrett (captain), 5 Tupou Vaa’i, 6 Wallace Sititi, 7 Sam Cane, 8 Ardie Savea, 9 Cortez Ratima, 10 Damian McKenzie, 11 Caleb Clarke, 12 Jordie Barrett, 13 Rieko Ioane, 14 Will Jordan, 15 Beauden Barrett. Reserves: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Tamaiti Williams, 18 Pasilio Tosi, 19 Sam Darry, 20 Luke Jacobson, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Sevu Reece. Australia 1 Angus Bell, 2 Matt Faessler, 3 Taniela Tupou, 4 Nick Frost, 5 Jeremy Williams, 6 Rob Valetini, 7 Fraser McReight, 8 Harry Wilson (captain), 9 Nic White, 10 Noah Lolesio, 11 Marika Koroibete, 12 Hunter Paisami, 13 Len Ikitau, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 15 Tom Wright.

Reserves: 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17 James Slipper, 18 Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 20 Langi Gleeson, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Tom Lynagh, 23 Dylan Pietsch. All Blacks v Australia form guide (last five tests) All Blacks: L, L, W, L, W Australia: L, W, L, L, W All Blacks v Australia referee Karl Dickson of England will hold the whistle. He has been in charge of three All Blacks games previously, all wins for New Zealand (2021 – All Blacks 47 Italy 9, 2022 – All Blacks 42 Ireland 19, 2023 – All Blacks 23 Wallabies 20).

All Blacks v Australia TAB odds All Blacks: $1.17 Draw: $21 Australia: $4.60 All Blacks v Australia - how to follow the action For live commentary of All Blacks v Australia, join Elliott Smith on Newstalk ZB, Gold Sport and iHeartRadio.

The Alternative Commentary Collective will have live commentary from James McOnie & Tony Lyall from 5.45pm on Sky Sport 9 and iHeartRadio. You can watch the game on Sky Sport 1 and it will be livestreaming on Sky Sport Now.

You can also find live updates at nzherald.co.nz .

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