Watch every second of Super Rugby Pacific live and on-demand via Stan Sport.<\/a><\/p>\nAustralia is set to open its campaign against Ireland at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on 4 July.<\/p>\n
They will then face France a week later in Brisbane, with Joe Schmidt\u2019s final game in charge coming against Italy on 18 July at a location to be confirmed.<\/p>\n
Following this, Les Kiss\u2019 tenure in charge will begin with a home-and-away series against Japan.<\/p>\n
Kiss will kick off his stint as Wallabies coach on 8 August in Japan, before heading to Townsville and Queensland Country Bank Stadium seven days later.<\/p>\n
From here, the Australians will head to Argentina for a two-Test series against the dangerous Los Pumas on 29 August and 5 September.<\/p>\n
They will host South Africa on 27 September, before the Bledisloe Cup series, with Sydney\u2019s Accor Stadium hosting the second Test on 17 October.<\/p>\n
The Wallabies\u2019 Spring Tour will consist of matches against England (8 November), Scotland (15 November) and Wales (21 November), with the Nations Championship Finals Weekend concluding the year.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the home matches against Ireland and France will go on sale to Wallabies First members from 3pm AEDT today, Super Rugby club members from 3pm AEDT tomorrow, and the general public on Friday. The remaining venues will be confirmed over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Wallabies occupy a special place in the hearts of Australian sports fans which was evident in the record attendances and huge broadcast audiences across the historic 2025 season,\u201d RA CEO Phil Waugh said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 2026 program will be every bit as exciting with the Wallabies taking on the best of the Northern Hemisphere in the inaugural Nations Championship in addition to massive Flight Centre Series matches against our great SANZAAR rivals New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina as well as the strong Brave Blossoms from Japan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese matches will be critical as the Wallabies\u2019 finalise their preparation for a truly remarkable 2027 campaign, which will include a full Flight Centre Rugby Championship and culminate in the first Rugby World Cup in Australia in 24 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Wallabies sincerely appreciated the overwhelming support of the Australian public in 2025 and the Sea of Gold that turned out across all our stadiums. The whole squad is committed to working hard again in 2026 and beyond to put in performances the country can be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNext year is going to be a bumper Test season for the Wallabies as we count down to the 2027 Rugby World Cup on home soil, so we\u2019re thrilled to be hosting two key matches in Sydney against two powerhouses of international rugby,\u201d NSW Minister for Sport and Minister for Jobs and Tourism, Steve Kamper, added.<\/p>\n
\u201cSydney\u2019s position as the nation\u2019s home of rugby is undeniable \u2013 we\u2019ve got the Wallabies\u2019 very first match of the inaugural Nations Championship against Ireland, followed by a potential Bledisloe Cup-deciding match against the All Blacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese matches will not only bring out Wallabies fans from across the country but will also draw overseas fans to the Harbour City, providing an enormous boost to the NSW visitor economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSecuring international matches cements Queensland’s status as Australia\u2019s events powerhouse,\u201d Queensland Minister for Tourism, Andrew Powell, believes. \u201cWe\u2019re putting Queensland on the world stage as we pave the green and gold runway to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n
\u201cHosting two Wallabies games in Brisbane and Townsville in 2026 proves our strength and capability to deliver major events that captivate global audiences.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese games are expected to inject more than $14 million into Queensland\u2019s economy, as fans travel, stay, dine, and support local businesses right across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBrisbane knows how to put on a show, whether it\u2019s inside the stadium or throughout the city,\u201d Brisbane Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner, stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery time a major rugby event comes to town, fans get an unforgettable experience and our local businesses feel the benefits too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited to back this new event for Brisbane\u2019s 2026 calendar, creating more to see and do and strengthening our visitor and events economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
WALLABIES 2026 TEST SCHEDULE<\/p>\n
vs Ireland @ Allianz Stadium, Sydney \u2013 4 July<\/p>\n
vs France @ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane \u2013 11 July<\/p>\n
vs Italy @ home venue TBC \u2013 18 July<\/p>\n
vs Japan @ away venue TBC \u2013 8 August<\/p>\n
vs Japan @ Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville \u2013 15 August<\/p>\n
vs Argentina @ away venue TBC \u2013 29 August<\/p>\n
vs Argentina @ away venue TBC \u2013 5 September<\/p>\n
vs South Africa @ home venue TBC \u2013 27 September<\/p>\n
vs New Zealand @ away venue TBC \u2013 10 October<\/p>\n
vs New Zealand @ Accor Stadium, Sydney \u2013 17 October<\/p>\n
vs England @ Allianz Stadium, Twickenham \u2013 8 November<\/p>\n
vs Scotland @ Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh \u2013 15 November<\/p>\n
vs Wales @ Principality Stadium, Cardiff \u2013 21 November<\/p>\n
Nations Championships Finals Weekend \u2013 weekend starting 27 November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wallabies have confirmed a stacked schedule for the 2026 season, with 14 Tests locked in for next…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85,2500],"class_list":{"0":"post-308857","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-wallabies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}