Live: Wallaroos take on Scotland ahead of Wallabies' clash with All Blacks

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Pentony, L. (2026, October 17). Live: Wallaroos take on Scotland ahead of Wallabies' clash with All Blacks. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/rugby-bledisloe-cup-wallabies-all-blacks-wallaroos-scotland/107279014

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-17 · by Luke Pentony

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This article provides live updates for a historic quadruple rugby header event in Sydney, featuring matches between the Wallaroos and Scotland, Australian men's and women's sevens teams against Fiji and New Zealand respectively, and the Wallabies versus the All Blacks. The first match at 12 PM AEDT is the Wallaroos facing Scotland, with detailed team lineups provided from recent competition results.
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The Wallaroos faced Scotland in the first match of a historic quadruple rugby header on October 17, 2026, in Sydney. This event marked the first time all four national teams—Wallaroos, Wallabies, and both sevens teams—appeared together on the same day's schedule. The matches included the Australian women's team (the Wallaroos) playing Scotland at 12pm AEDT, followed by the Australian men's sevens team versus Fiji at 2pm, the Australian women's sevens team against New Zealand at 2:25pm, and concluding with the Wallabies vs All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup at 3:45pm. Nine and Stan Sport provided live coverage starting from 11:45am AEDT.

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🔮 The Australian women's and men's sevens teams will also play at Stadium Australia, when they take on New Zealand and Fiji respectively.
🔮 ABC Sport will live blog the Wallaroos' Test against Scotland on Saturday from 12pm, AEDT.
🔮 ABC Sport will live blog the Wallabies' Test against the All Blacks from 4pm, AEDT.
🔮 In short: Maya Stewart returns for the Wallaroos on the wing to face Scotland in Sydney on Saturday.
🔮 - Topo Rodríguez stopping an All Blacks try, when he picked up Hika Reid and drove him into the turf only a metre out from the Wallabies line - David Campese slicing through the All Blacks' defence to ice what would be a 22-9 victory - Andrew Slack being presented the Bledisloe Cip while wearing an All Blacks jersey What a day for Aussie rugby! How the All Blacks looking?
🔮 Fast-forward to 2026, and the Wallabies find themselves faced with the same challenge as they prepare for tomorrow night's Bledisloe Cup Test, which will also be played at Eden Park.
🔮 In short: The Wallabies will keep Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii on the wing for Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup Test at Eden Park.
🔮 André Esterhuizen, who becomes the 68th player to captain the Springboks, will feature in the centres alongside Canan Moodie.
🔮 "Credit to Scotland, they found opportunities, and you could see where they exploited those areas," Wallaroos captain Siokapesi Palu Sekona said after the match.
🔮 The athlete in me still thinks that I could get back, run personal bests and compete at the highest level, but no athlete is ever going to be truly satisfied.
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Australian Scotland Sydney Wallabies Wallaroos

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Wallaroos ORG · 8× Scotland GPE · 4× Australian NORP · 3× Wallabies ORG · 3× Fiji GPE · 2× New Zealand GPE · 2× Sydney GPE · 2× Nine ORG · 1× Stan Sport ORG · 1× the All Blacks ORG · 1×

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Here's how our schedule looks (all times AEDT): - 12pm: Wallaroos vs Scotland (Global XV Series) - 2pm: Australian men's sevens vs Fiji - 2:25pm: Australian women's sevens vs New Zealand - 3:45pm: Wallabies vs All Blacks (Bledisloe Cup)
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🔮 The Australian women's and men's sevens teams will also play at Stadium Australia, when they take on New Zealand and Fiji respectively.
2026-10-17 · ABC News (AU)
Live: Wallaroos take on Scotland ahead of Wallabies' clash with All Blacks · assertive framing

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The Wallaroos face Scotland in the first match of rugby's historic quadruple header, before the Wallabies meet the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup. asserted
Wallabies → face → Cup
The Australian women's and men's sevens teams will also play at Stadium Australia, when they take on New Zealand and Fiji respectively. asserted
they → play → Zealand
It is the first time all four national teams have appeared on the same match-day schedule. asserted
teams → appear → schedule
Submit a comment or question Live updates How do I watch? asserted
I → submit → updates
Nine and Stan Sport are broadcasting all four matches. asserted
Nine → broadcast → matches
Coverage begins at 11:45am, AEDT. asserted
Coverage → begin → 11:45am
Check your local TV guides for more details (I've always wanted to say that). asserted
I → check → that
I can't wait for the first match of the day — it's the Wallaroos facing the Scots! asserted
it → wait → Scots
It's only three weeks since they last played each other in the Global XV Series, with the Wallaroos coming away with a 30-10 victory in Edinburgh. Here's how the teams are looking: asserted
teams → play → Edinburgh
Reserves: Aicha Sutcliffe, Leah Bartlett, Molly Poolman, Hollie Cunningham, Eva Donaldson, Ceitidh Ainsworth, Shona Campbell, Chloe Rollie You can read more on the Wallaroos' team selection here: asserted
You → read → selection
My name is Luke Pentony and it's great to have you on board for ABC Sport's coverage of the historic quadruple header at Sydney's Stadium Australia. asserted
it → have → Australia
What a day we have ahead of us … four rugby matches across both formats! asserted
we → have → formats
Here's how our schedule looks (all times AEDT): - 12pm: Wallaroos vs Scotland (Global XV Series) - 2pm: Australian men's sevens vs Fiji - 2:25pm: Australian women's sevens vs New Zealand - 3:45pm: Wallabies vs All Blacks (Bledisloe Cup) asserted
times → look → Blacks
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