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Wallabies return to Perth and Townsville for 2025 Tests / Photo: © AFP
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Wallabies return to Perth and Townsville for 2025 Tests
Australia will face the All Blacks in Perth next year, it was announced Monday, with Rugby Championship matches against Argentina locked in for Sydney and the northern city of Townsville.
The Bledisloe Cup clash with New Zealand was set for October 4, 2025 -- just the third time the showpiece fixture will be held in the Western Australia city.
The Wallabies will return to Townsville in northern Queensland for the first time in four years to open their home Rugby Championship account against Los Pumas on September 6, before the two sides meet again in Sydney a week later.
"We saw again this year the massive support for the game in Perth with over 58,000 supporters at Optus Stadium for the South Africa match," said Rugby Australia chief Phil Waugh.
"I'm sure we'll see great interest when the Bledisloe Cup Test returns to Western Australia next year.
"To be able to return to Townsville demonstrates our commitment to making our national teams more accessible to more Australians," he added.
Ahead of the Rugby Championship, Australia host the British and Irish Lions.
Wallabies 2025 home Tests:
Saturday July 19: v British and Irish Lions, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday July 26: v British and Irish Lions, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday August 2: v British and Irish Lions, Stadium Australia, Sydney
Saturday, September 6: v Argentina, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Saturday, September 13: v Argentina, Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday, October 4: v New Zealand, Perth Stadium
O. Petrow--BTZ
