Both sides still have an outside chance of winning the tournament. Can they make life difficult for the Springboks?
Watch Australia v New Zealand as the two old rivals wrap up their 2025 Rugby Championship campaigns.
Read on to find out everything you need to know to tune into Wallabies v All Blacks online, on TV and from anywhere – including an option to watch for free if you’re in Australia. Scroll down to the end of the article for a preview, team line-ups and officials.
Australia v New Zealand: In brief
– Date: Saturday 4 October, 2025
– Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth
– Kick-off time: 10.45am BST / 11.45am SAST / 7.45pm AEST / 5.45pm AWST (local) / 10.45pm NZDT / 5.45am ET
– FREE STREAM: 9Now (Australia)
– Other TV channels/live streams: Sky Sports/Now (UK & Ireland); SuperSport (South Africa); Sky Sport NZ (New Zealand); Stan Sport (Australia); NZR+ (various countries across Europe)
– Watch from anywhere: NordVPN mega-deal
How to watch Wallabies v All Blacks for FREE in Australia
You can watch the Wallabies’ final Rugby Championship 2025 game against arch-rivals New Zealand for FREE on Nine and its 9Now streaming service.
Stan Sport is also showing ad-free live streams of every game in this year’s tournament. Stan Sport costs $20 per month on top of a general Stan plan, which starts from $12 per month.
The match kicks off at 7.45pm AEST / 5.45pm AWST on Saturday evening.
If you’re an Australian resident travelling overseas right now, a VPN can help you tune in to the match as if you were sitting on your own sofa. Keep reading to find out more.
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Stream Wallabies v All Blacks in the UK and Ireland
You can watch every minute of second year’s first Bledisloe Cup game on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. You don’t even need to get up early for this one because kick-off is a very sociable 10.45am BST on Saturday morning. Coverage starts at 10.35am on Sky Sports Mix.
There are plenty of ways to watch the game, including the Sky Go app for desktop, iOS, Android, PlayStation or Xbox. You can check out the latest Sky Sports subscription offers on the Sky website.
If you only want to watch today’s Rugby Championship matches, Now Sports offers a daily deal which allows you watch Sky Sports services for £14.99. There’s also a monthly option, for which prices start at £34.99 per month.
Stream the All Blacks in New Zealand
Sky Sport NZ has the rights to every game of the Rugby Championship this year, but you’ll be staying up late to watch a Wallabies v All Blacks live stream from 10.45pm NZDT on Saturday evening.
A subscription to streaming service Sky Sport Now costs $54.99 per month or $549.99 per year (equivalent to $45.83 per month). Day passes are also available for $29.99.
How to watch Australia v New Zealand in South Africa
South African rugby fans will know that both these teams have an outside chance of winning the championship – though that will all be academic if the Springboks beat the Pumas later on. The game kicks off at 11.45am SAST on SuperSport.
There are various SuperSport packages available, whether you want to watch via DStv or stream.
Wallabies v All Blacks live streams in the USA
FloRugby is your Rugby Championship destination in the United States, but this one will require a very early start. Kick-off is 5.45am ET / 2.45am PT on Saturday morning.
A rolling monthly FloRugby subscription costs $29.99, with an annual subscription costing $150 (which effectively works out at $12.50 per month). It’s also the new home of PREM Rugby as well as the URC.
Watch the Rugby Championship elsewhere in Europe
New Zealand Rugby’s NZR+ platform is showing Rugby Championship matches in numerous European countries where no specific broadcast deal is available. The list includes Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine. The service is also available in China, India, Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka.
A SANZAAR month pass costs €14.99, while a SANZAAR season pass (which will see you through the whole championship) will cost you €34.99. Signing up is super easy – all you have to do is visit the NZR+ website, set up an account with your email address, and select one of the subscription packages.
Stream New Zealand v Australia in Hong Kong, Singapore and across southeast Asia
Premier Sports Asia has the rights to broadcast Rugby Championship matches in South East Asia and will show matches in 30 territories: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nepal, Northern Marianas, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Tajikistan, Taiwan (Republic of China), Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
Australia v New Zealand match preview
The mission brief is simple. The All Blacks have to earn victory – preferably with a try-scoring bonus – if they’re going to stand any chance of winning a record-extending 21st Rugby Championship. Then they have to hope that the Springboks slip up against the Pumas at Twickenham on Saturday afternoon.
New Zealand are unlikely to have it all their own way, however. While last week’s victory over the Wallabies ensured they’ve retained the Bledisloe Cup (in the event of a drawn series, the trophy stays with the holders), Joe Schmidt’s men have looked like a team reborn in this year’s tournament. Indeed, with victories over the Springboks and the Pumas behind them, they’ll fancy their chances of causing an upset in Perth – especially as they still have an outside chance of winning the championship for themselves, if both of the weekend’s results go their way.
The Wallabies have made five changes to the XV that started at Eden Park last weekend. The biggest headline (in more ways than one) is arguably Will Skelton’s return to the second row, but they can also call on the experience of Jake Gordon at scrum-half. Elsewhere, Filipo Daugunu comes in on the wing, Allan Alaalatoa gets the nod at tighthead, and Tane Edmed is selected ahead of James O’Connor at fly-half.
Injury has denied talismanic fly-half Beauden Barrett the opportunity to pull ahead of Brian O’Driscoll, and take sixth place outright in the list of the most capped male rugby players of all time. Damian McKenzie takes his place in the number 10 shirt.
Up front, Barrett’s brother, Scott, returns to captain the side from lock, Peter Lakai gets his first start at number 8, and Tamaiti Williams and Fletcher Newell come in at prop. Leicester Fainga’anuku is selected on the wing, and Quinn Tupaea is chosen at outside centre.
Wallabies v All Blacks line-ups and officials
Australia
Max Jorgensen, Harry Potter, Joseph-Akuso Suaalii, Len Ikitau, Filipo Daugunu, Tane Edmed, Jake Gordon; James Slipper, Billy Pollard, Allan Alaalatoa, Nick Frost, Will Skelton, Tom Hooper, Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson (captain)
Replacements:
Josh Nasser, Tom Robertson, Taniela Tupou, Jeremy Williams, Rob Valetini, Ryan Lonergan, James O’Connor, Josh Flook
New Zealand
Will Jordan, Leroy Carter, Quinn Tupaea, Jordie Barrett (vice-captain), Leicester Fainga’anuku, Damian McKenzie, Cam Roigard; Taimati Williams, Codie Taylor, Fletcher Newell, Scott Barrett (captain), Tupou Vaa’i, Simon Parker, Ardie Savea (vice-captain), Peter Lakai
Replacements:
Samisoni Taukei’aho, George Bower, Pasilio Tosi, Patrick Tuipulotu, Wallace Sititi, Cortez Ratima, Rieko Ioane, Ruben Love
Matthew Carley of England takes charge of 2025’s penultimate Rugby Championship match. His assistants are Karl Dickson (also England) and Morné Ferreira (South Africa). The TMO is another Englishman, Andrew Jackson.
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