Final Bledisloe Cup Test to be played on 12 DecemberNew Zealand Rugby say they did not agree to date changeRugby Australia says they are not to blame for the Rugby Championship schedule that could leave the All Blacks locked away in hotel quarantine over Christmas.
New Zealand are crying foul over playing the last match of the six-week tournament – a Bledisloe Cup Test against the Wallabies in
Sydney – on 12 December.
Under current New Zealand government guidelines players must quarantine for two weeks when they arrive home, meaning they will not be out in time to spend
Christmas with their families. New Zealand Rugby issued a statement soon after the draw announcement on Thursday saying they believed the All Blacks’ last match would be on 5 December.