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Tokyo's taste of Bledisloe
Bret Harris | February 19, 2009
Article from: The Australian
ARU chief executive John O'Neill is close to finalising deals which will deliver a Bledisloe Cup Test in Tokyo and the first Wallabies grand slam tour of Britain and Ireland in 25 years.
The All Blacks beat the Wallabies in a historic Test in Hong Kong last November and the countries will play another Bledisloe Cup match offshore at the end of the year.
There were discussions about hosting the game in Denver in the US and Twickenham, but Tokyo appears to be the preferred venue.
The ARU has also been in discussions with England about adding a Test at Twickenham to the Wallabies' European tour, which already includes matches with Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
"Hopefully, in a matter of weeks. The end of March, the calendar will be done and dusted," O'Neill said.
"It's the uniqueness of playing the four home countries in sequence. We have been playing one-off Tests."
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