Wallabies fixture reveal boosts Bledisloe hopes

Eddie Jones is dreaming of ending Australia's nightmare Bledisloe Cup drought successful a metropolis with blessed memories arsenic the Rugby Championship fixture database was confirmed connected Friday.

In a truncated schedule owed to the Rugby World Cup, the Wallabies volition instrumentality connected the All Blacks astatine the Melbourne Cricket Ground connected July 29 and Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium connected August 5.

New Zealand's Eden Park fortress is disconnected limits due to the fact that of the women's shot World Cup, giving Jones much than a glimmer of hope.

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Eddie Jones and John Eales of Australia aft winning the Bledisloe Cup successful Dunedin successful 2001. (Getty)

"I retrieve 2001 successful Dunedin erstwhile we won it, Googy (Justin Harrison) was portion of that and the enactment we had afterwards was fantastic," Jones said.

"And Steve Larkham is 1 of our Super Rugby coaches now, was superb connected that day, the mode helium manipulated the abstraction against the Kiwis (in a 23-15 triumph astatine Carisbrook).

"And that's a large people for america due to the fact that if we tin instrumentality New Zealand we're successful a bully presumption to instrumentality the World Cup truthful we'll surely beryllium prioritising that...

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"It's a ground, Melbourne Cricket Ground, wherever Australia traditionally play well.

"So if we tin get the pb successful the bid past spell to Dunedin past what a fabulous spot to triumph backmost the Bledisloe Cup. So that's the representation successful my caput mate."

The Wallabies volition footwear disconnected their run against satellite champions South Africa astatine Loftus Versfeld successful Pretoria connected July 8 (local time).

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"With the Rugby World Cup little than 9 months distant I cognize the squad volition beryllium wanting to get clasp of immoderate silverware earlier past and these matches volition supply the cleanable level for this," Rugby Australia main enforcement Andy Marinos said.

"With a caller Wallaby manager successful complaint and being the past manager to person won the Bledisloe Cup, expectations volition beryllium precocious passim the planetary series."

Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup fixtures

Wallabies v South Africa, clip TBC, Saturday 8 July astatine Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Wallabies v Argentina, 7.45pm AEST, Saturday 15 July astatine CommBank Stadium, Sydney

Wallabies v New Zealand, 7.45pm AEST, Saturday 29 July astatine Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Wallabies v New Zealand, 12.35pm AEST Saturday 5 August astatine Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

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