Bledisloe Cup games between the Wallabies and All Blacks could be played in London and New York from 2020.
The Australian Rugby Union is considering staging a Bledisloe Cup test at Twickenham and at several other venues in Australia and around the world during Sydney’s ANZ Stadium rebuild.
The ARU committed to playing a Bledisloe Cup game in Sydney every year until 2021 but with the venue to get a facelift from 2018, those matches between the Wallabies and All Blacks are set to hit the road.
“Argentina are playing their home game against us at Twickenham in the Rugby Championship this year, so there is a precedent there,” ARU general manager Rob Clarke told News Corp Australia.
“Even a city like New York, where there is a strong Australian and New Zealand expat presence, have expressed interest in getting more international rugby content. It is a consideration for us, certainly.”
Such a move would only fall in the years which Australia has the right to host two matches, and given 2019 is a World Cup year, it leaves 2020 as the only real viable option.
It would mark the first time a Bledisloe Cup match has been played outside of New Zealand or Australia in a three-match series.
Hong Kong has twice hosted matches and Tokyo once, however both were money-making fourth games added onto the end of the annual series.