The Bledisloe Cup test scheduled for Melbourne will now be played in 2022. Photo: Getty ImagesThe Bledisloe Cup test between Australia and New Zealand scheduled for Melbourne this year has been switched to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual three-match Bledisloe Cup series is normally contested as part of the southern hemisphere's Rugby Championship, which also includes South Africa and Argentina. Melbourne will also host a test in July next year. The All Blacks have held the Bledisloe Cup, the symbol of trans-Tasman supremacy, since 2003.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 07, 2020 20:15 UTC