All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures)

Chris B.

Pretty amazing that Nelson would get an ABs test given that it's not many years since NZR didn't even want us to have an NPC team.

However, I daresay they've crunched the numbers and will pretty much be guaranteed a sell-out crowd at Trafalgar Park, so no doubt found they might as well come here as anywhere else.

hydro11

In 2019 there will probably be only three home tests:

1 versus South Africa/Argentina
1 versus Australia
1 versus a Pacific Island team

You would imagine Wellington and Auckland would get two of those tests and Hamilton or Christchurch will get the other. Regardless one of those cities will probably go four years without a home test.

KiwiMurph

@hydro11 Canterbury Rugby Union came out and confirmed they arent getting a test in 2019 either.

mimic

@hydro11 said in 2018 All Blacks Test match venues:

In 2019 there will probably be only three home tests:

1 versus South Africa/Argentina
1 versus Australia
1 versus a Pacific Island team

You would imagine Wellington and Auckland would get two of those tests and Hamilton or Christchurch will get the other. Regardless one of those cities will probably go four years without a home test.

PI test might be at North Harbour Stadium.. Can't imagine them playing a test too far away from Auckland, which has the most islander support..

Rapido

Mangataikoka in with a chance to host in 2019? About the same level of facilities as Trafalgar Park. A couple of uncovered temp seats whacked up around a field.

Stargazer

All Blacks to take Bledisloe Test against Wallabies to Japan in 2018 ahead of World Cup

THE All Blacks will take a potentially series-deciding Bledisloe Cup clash against the Wallabies in 2018 to Japan.

It’s understood that the Test will be played in late October, in the lead up to the All Blacks’ match against Japan on November 3.

The last time the trans- Ta$man rivals played in Japan was back in 2009, when the All Blacks beat the Wallabies 32-19 in Tokyo.

The last contest played outside of Australia between the two nations — outside of the World Cup — was in Hong Kong 2010, with Australia prevailing 26-24 thanks to a last-minute converted try to James O’Connor.

With Japan to host the 2019 World Cup, the match will provide both teams another opportunity to familiarise themselves with the land before rugby’s showpiece tournament.

This is an article from Fox Sports, so nothing official yet.

Unite

@stargazer this was mentioned in the media a few weeks back as well. I think that is an ordinary idea for 2018.

2019 will be a two test series with it being a World Cup year, it is the All Blacks turn to host two Bledisloe Tests next year, I reckon they should both be in NZ this time around.

Stargazer

The Aussie home venues for the 2018 TRC have been announced:

Wallabies v All Blacks, Saturday 18 August, ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Wallabies v Springboks, Saturday 8 September, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Wallabies v Pumas, Saturday 15 September, Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast

munstergreen

Reports in Ireland yesterday that Ireland will play New Zealand in Dublin next November, with a potential second match at a neutral venue a la Chicago last year.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2017/1127/923034-ireland-new-zealand-rugby-november/

Salacious Crumb

Is that Nelson test still confirmed?

Stargazer

This seems the best place to post this, considering we had a discussion about the likes of Viagogo last year when people were looking for tickets for All Blacks matches.

Ticket resellers (report from Consumer)

Our investigation of the ticket resale market with Australian consumer group Choice found sky-high markups are far from the only problem.

Of the 1051 consumers who provided information to our investigation:

56% were charged extra fees on top of the ticket price
15% didn't get the seat promised
11% of purchasers paid for tickets that never arrived
8% ended up with fake tickets, and
3% were turned away at the door because their ticket had been purchased from a resale site and the venue wouldn’t honour it.

Viagogo was the cause of most complaints. But other ticket resellers, including Ticketmaster Resale and StubHub, also featured.

Quite a bit of useful info on that Consumer page (even without reading the report).

canefan

@nzzp said in 2018 All Blacks Test match venues:

No tests in Hamilton in two years? That sucks balls. It's a great ground. I don't know why they are playing a test at Harbour instead of one of the proper regional stadiums.

That's three years between roadies!

Harbour stadium is a pit

canefan

The bledisloe in Tokyo would rock

Stargazer

Venue for Japan v All Blacks confirmed: the 3 November test will be played at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo.

https://www.rugby-japan.jp/2018/01/26/test_match_venues_confirmed/

Stargazer

So this looks to be the EOYT schedule, with possibly a mid-week game v Ireland to be added:

Kiwidom

@stargazer Is that Italy game confirmed? Am sure I read somewhere we were playing Scotland again on the EOYT as well

Bones

@kiwidom reckon you could take a wild guess with what TBC means?

Kiwidom

@bones Yeah spotted that after I posted. Think I need new contact lenses!

Stargazer

@kiwidom said in 2018 All Blacks Test match venues:

@stargazer Is that Italy game confirmed? Am sure I read somewhere we were playing Scotland again on the EOYT as well

Found the games & dates on the All Blacks Tours site: https://www.allblackstours.com/fixtures/northern-tour/

and added the venues that have been officially announced.

Kiwidom

@stargazer Thanks. Going to a game in Italy is always a great day out, so happy about that match being included

The Silver Fern

All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures)