Tickets to the Wallabies 2026 Home Tests are available to purchase here<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe Azzurri\u2019s match against the Wallabies at HBF Park on Saturday, July 18 will be the 21st Test played between the two nations as part of the new Nations Championship tournament, which pits the top six Southern Hemisphere teams against the six best nations from the Northern Hemisphere in a battle for world rugby supremacy.<\/p>\n
The Wallabies played to a sold-out Optus Stadium last year and are primed for two huge Tests in Perth in 2026, starting with the historic Test against the Azzurri followed by an epic encounter with world champions South Africa at Optus Stadium on Sunday, September 27. The Wallabies will then return to Perth to open the 2027 Rugby World Cup \u2013 the third largest sporting event in the world \u2013 when they take on Hong Kong China at Optus Stadium.<\/p>\n
The Italians are among the most improved nations in international rugby having defeated England, Scotland and Wales during the recently-completed Six Nations tournament.<\/p>\n
The Azzurri won their last two Test matches against the Wallabies, both in Italy, breaking a run of 18 straight Australian victories dating back to their inaugural Test in the historic city of Rovigo in 1983.<\/p>\n
The Test at HBF Park will bring together domestic and interstate Wallabies fans with Perth\u2019s vibrant Italian community \u2013 including Western Force and Wallabies flanker Carlo Tizzano \u2013 in a true international celebration of rugby.<\/p>\n
Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh said: \u201cWestern Australia\u2019s standing as a world-class major events centre builds every year and Rugby Australia is proud to partner with Premier Roger Cook and his outstanding team to bring the best of international rugby to these shores.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Wallabies love coming to Perth and playing in front of vocal, rugby-loving fans including last year\u2019s record-breaking crowd to watch the Western Force take on the British & Irish Lions followed by the sold-out Test match against the All Blacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year will be no exception as the Wallabies take on the passion, power and flair of the Azzurri at HBF Park fresh from their outstanding display during the Six Nations tournament, followed by a huge showdown against the world champion Springboks at Optus Stadium. All of this builds towards next year\u2019s epic home Rugby World Cup, during which Perth will host six games including the tournament opener between the Wallabies and Hong Kong China.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat road begins against Italy in 100 days\u2019 time in what will be Joe Schmidt\u2019s final game as Wallabies Head Coach. The match is sure to be emotion-charged and keenly contested as two proud rugby nations look to make their mark in the inaugural Nations Championship with an eye on next year\u2019s Rugby World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n
Western Australia\u2019s Tourism Minister, the Hon. Reece Whitby MLA said: \u201cThe countdown is officially on with just 100 days to go until the Wallabies showdown against Italy in the inaugural Nations Championship \u2013 an exciting new rugby event that is set to thrill rugby fans and draw visitors to Perth to cheer on our national team as they take on Italy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Cook Government recognises the enormous value major events bring to our State \u2013 creating immeasurable global exposure for our capital city and drawing out-of-state visitors who fill our restaurants, cafes and hotels, which support local jobs and businesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch events are integral to the Cook Government\u2019s economic diversification agenda, bolstering the local tourism sector, enhancing the State\u2019s reputation as a world-class host of major sporting events, and extending the tourism season during the winter months.\u201d<\/p>\n
2026 Fixtures<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Ireland, Saturday July 4 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs France, Saturday July 11 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Italy, Saturday July 18 at HBF Park, Perth<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Japan, Saturday August 8 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Japan, Saturday August 15 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Argentina, Saturday August 29 at TBC<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Argentina, Saturday September 5 at TBC<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs South Africa, Saturday 27 September at Optus Stadium, Perth<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs New Zealand, Saturday 10 October at Eden Park, Auckland<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs New Zealand, Saturday 17 October at Accor Stadium, Sydney<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs England, Sunday November 8 at Allianz Stadium Twickenham, London<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Scotland, Sunday November 15 at Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Wales, Saturday November 21, Principality Stadium, Cardiff<\/p>\n
Nations Championship Finals Weekend, Weekend starting November 27<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perth\u2019s status as a major international events hub will be further enhanced when it hosts the in-form Italian…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,2971,182705,105,9876],"class_list":["post-382345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-italy","tag-nations-championship","tag-sports","tag-wallabies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}