New Zealand rugby fixtures 2026-27: When the All Blacks and Black Ferns are playing

Every confirmed New Zealand rugby fixture, with dates for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry, WXV, Men’s Rugby World Cup and the Women’s British & Irish Lions tour. Stand by for a packed schedule of New Zealand rugby fixtures, as both the All Blacks and Black Ferns have busy seasons ahead. Below you’ll find every confirmed match the two sides are playing between now and the pool stages of the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup. The All Blacks headed into this year’s campaigns under new management, with Dave Rennie now installed as head coach. His tenure began three wins out of three in the inaugural Nations Championship, as his side ran out victorious against France, Italy and Ireland. The men’s team have since travelled to South Africa to take part in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour, culiminating in four Tests against the Springboks. And while there’s no Rugby Championship this year, the men’s team still have their annual tussle with Australia, aka the Bledisloe Cup, to look forward to in October. - The All Blacks are currently touring South Africa on the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour. - The Black Ferns have a packed September and October, with WXV Global Series matches against England and South Africa, and four against France. - The All Blacks will kick off their Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 campaign against Chile on 2 October 2027. The Black Ferns failed to retain the Rugby World Cup after they lost to Canada in the semi-final. However, they did come away with the bronze medal, and will be looking to be back to their best as the next RWC cycle begins. They have WXV matches against Australia, South Africa and France scheduled across September and October, and 2027 will see the British & Irish Lions embarking on their first ever tour to New Zealand. Beyond the upcoming New Zealand rugby fixtures you’ll find below, we’ve also got guides to upcoming England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and Wales matches. For other international and club sides, check out our detailed round-up of rugby fixtures around the world. Dates and times are liable to change. New Zealand rugby fixtures: All Blacks Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour Read more: How to watch Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Saturday 15 August 2026 - Bulls v New Zealand Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Kick-off: 6.00pm BST / 7.00pm CET / 7.00pm SAST (local) / 3.00am AEST (Sunday) / 5.00am NZST (Sunday) / 1.00pm EDT / 10.00am PDT Saturday 22 August 2026 - South Africa v New Zealand FIRST TEST Ellis Park, Johannesburg Kick-off: 4.10pm BST / 5.10pm CET / 5.10pm SAST (local) / 1.10am AEST (Sunday) / 3.10am NZST (Sunday) / 11.10am EDT / 8.10am PDT Tuesday 25 August 2026 - Lions v New Zealand Ellis Park, Johannesburg Kick-off: 6.00pm BST / 7.00pm CET / 7.00pm SAST (local) / 3.00am AEST (Wednesday) / 5.00am NZST (Wednesday) / 1.00pm EDT / 10.00am PDT Saturday 29 August 2026 - South Africa v New Zealand SECOND TEST DHL Stadium, Cape Town Kick-off: 4.10pm BST / 5.10pm CET / 5.10pm SAST (local) / 1.10am AEST (Sunday) / 3.10am NZST (Sunday) / 11.10am EDT / 8.10am PDT Saturday 5 September 2026 - South Africa v New Zealand THIRD TEST FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Kick-off: 4.10pm BST / 5.10pm CET / 5.10pm SAST (local) / 1.10am AEST (Sunday) / 3.10am NZST (Sunday) / 11.10am EDT / 8.10am PDT (This fixture is a double-header, with Springbok Women v Black Ferns kicking off at 1.30pm SAST.) Saturday 12 September 2026 - South Africa v New Zealand FOURTH TEST M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Kick-off: 10.00pm BST / 11.00pm CET / 11.00pm SAST (local) / 7.00am AEST (Sunday) / 9.00am NZST (Sunday) / 5.00pm EDT / 2.00pm PDT Read more: Who has captained the All Blacks? Bledisloe Cup Saturday 10 October 2026 - New Zealand v Australia Eden Park, Auckland Kick-off: 7.10am BST / 8.10am CET / 8.10am SAST / 5.10pm AEDT / 7.10pm NZDT / 2.10am EDT / 11.10pm PDT (Friday) Saturday 17 October 2026 - Australia v New Zealand Accor Stadium, Sydney Kick-off: 6.00am BST / 7.00am CET / 7.00am SAST / 4.00pm AEDT / 6.00pm NZDT / 1.00am EDT / 10.00pm PDT (Friday) Nations Championship 2026 Saturday 7 November 2026 - Scotland v New Zealand Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh Kick-off: 2.10pm GMT / 3.10pm CET / 4.10pm SAST / 1.10am AEDT (Sunday) / 3.10am NZDT (Sunday) / 9.10am ET / 6.10am PT Saturday 14 November 2026 - Wales v New Zealand Principality Stadium, Cardiff Kick-off: 2.10pm GMT / 3.10pm CET / 4.10pm SAST / 1.10am AEDT (Sunday) / 3.10am NZDT (Sunday) / 9.10am ET / 6.10am PT Saturday 21 November 2026 - England v New Zealand Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Kick-off: 2.10pm GMT / 3.10pm CET / 4.10pm SAST / 1.10am AEDT (Sunday) / 3.10am NZDT (Sunday) / 9.10am ET / 6.10am PT Friday 27 – Sunday 29 November 2026 - Nations Championship Grand Finals Weekend (fixtures TBC) Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Read more: the best All Blacks jerseys of all time Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 Saturday 2 October 2027 - New Zealand v Chile Perth Stadium, Perth/Boorloo Kick-off: 6.15am BST / 7.15am CET / 7.15am SAST / 3.15pm AEST / 6.15pm NZDT / 1.15am EDT / 10.15pm PDT (Friday) Saturday 9 October 2027 - New Zealand v Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney/Wangal Kick-off: 7.10am BST / 8.10am CET / 8.10am SAST / 5.10pm AEDT (local) / 7.10pm NZDT / 2.10am EDT / 11.10pm PDT (Friday) Friday 15 October 2027 - New Zealand v Hong Kong China Docklands Stadium, Melbourne/Narrm Kick-off: 7.15am BST / 8.15am CET / 8.15am SAST / 5.15pm AEDT (local) / 7.15pm NZDT / 2.15am EDT / 11.15pm PDT (Friday) Knockout stages TBC New Zealand rugby fixtures: Black Ferns O’Reilly Cup Saturday 22 August 2026 - New Zealand v Australia Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Auckland Kick-off: 4.05am BST Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Saturday 5 September 2026 - South Africa v New Zealand FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Kick-off: 12.30pm BST / 1.30pm CET / 1.30pm SAST (local) / 9.30pm AEST / 11.30pm NZST / 7.30am EDT / 4.30am PDT WXV Global Away Series Saturday 12 September 2026 - France v New Zealand Matmut Stadium de Gerland, Lyon Kick-off: 4.45pm BST / 5.45pm CET (local) / 5.45 SAST / 1.45am AEST (Sunday) / 3.45am NZST (Sunday) / 11.45am EDT / 8.45am PDT Saturday 19 September 2026 - Scotland v New Zealand Hive Stadium, Edinburgh Kick-off: 5.10pm BST (local) / 6.10pm CET / 6.10pm SAST / 2.10am AEST (Sunday) / 4.10am NZST (Sunday) / 12.10pm EDT / 9.10am PDT Saturday 26 September 2026 - England v New Zealand Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Kick-off: 3.00pm BST (local) / 4.00pm CET / 4.00pm SAST / 12.00am AEST (Sunday) / 2.10am NZST (Sunday) / 10.00am EDT / 7.00am PDT WXV Global Home Series Saturday 17 October 2026 - New Zealand v France FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton Kick-off: 3.05am BST / 4.05pm CET / 4.05pm SAST / 1.05pm AEDT / 3.05pm NZDT (local) / 10.05am EDT (Friday) / 8.05am PDT (Friday) Saturday 24 October 2026 - New Zealand v France Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei Kick-off: 3.05am BST / 4.05pm CET / 4.05pm SAST / 1.05pm AEDT / 3.05pm NZDT (local) / 10.05am EDT (Friday) / 8.05am PDT (Friday) Saturday 31 October 2026 - New Zealand v France One NZ Stadium, Christchurch Kick-off: 6.10am GMT / 7.10am CET / 8.10am SAST / 5.10pm AEDT / 7.10pm NZDT (local) / 2.10am EDT / 11.10pm PDT (Friday) British & Irish Lions Women’s Series 2027 Friday 10 September 2027 - New Zealand v Lions Women Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Auckland Kick-off: TBC Saturday 18 September 2027 - New Zealand v Lions Women Sky Stadium, Wellington Kick-off: TBC Saturday 25 September 2027 - New Zealand v Lions Women One NZ Stadium, Christchurch Kick-off: TBC