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The NZ government will ease quarantine to appease Wallabies coach Dave Rennie, who said his team would be unable to prepare properly for the Bledisloe Tests.
The Wallabies and All Blacks will meet in two Bledisloe Cup Sunday showdowns in New Zealand after Jacinda Ardern's government relaxed quarantine restrictions on the Australian team.
The countries jointly announced on Tuesday they had locked in Tests on October 11 in Wellington and then October 18 at Auckland's Eden Park.
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The Wallabies will then return home to Australia for the domestic Rugby Championship campaign, also involving South Africa and Argentina, beginning in early November.
Two more Bledisloe Cup Tests will form part of that tournament, which will be played mostly in NSW, with Australia hoping to break the All Blacks' strangle-hold on the trophy which dates back to 2003.
Rugby Australia boss Rob Clarke thanked New Zealand Rugby and their NZ government for their flexibility in the arrangements.
"Thank you to New Zealand Rugby and the New Zealand government for the flexibility and support over the last week, to find a mutually agreeable solution," Clarke said in a statement.
"We will now meet with our SANZAAR joint venture partners on Thursday to work on confirming the schedule for the Rugby Championship here in Australia to start in November."
New Wallabies coach Dave Rennie slammed initial plans, saying the proposed strict quarantine conditions were unacceptable for his team to prepare properly, as they were only allowed to train together for five days.
NZ Prime Minister Ardern called her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison this week to help resolve the stand-off.
Under updated NZ government restrictions, the Wallabies will be able to train fully as a squad four days after arriving in the country, dependent on all members returning a negative COVID-19 test on day three.
The Wallabies' travel plans to New Zealand will be confirmed in the coming days with NZ Minister of Sport Grant Robertson saying they are expecting to be based in Christchurch for their pre-Bledisloe Cup quarantine.
"Most likely location will be in Christchurch," Robertson told TVNZ.
"It will be in a dedicated isolation facility, and they will be able to bus to and from their training grounds."
https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/0...lax-quarantine
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The dates are Sundays???
Avoiding election in NZ perhaps??
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Saturday 24 October Cox Plate into AGL Grand Final
Sunday 25 October Bledisloe 2 into Mungo Grand Final
Still not enough sport for one weekend IMHO![]()
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Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
1. Russian Camelot
$6.00
2. Armory
$11.00
3. Sir Dragonet
$11.00
4. Verry Elleegant
$13.00
5. Magic Wand
$15.00
6. Aspetar
$17.00
7. Fierce Impact
$17.00
8. Arcadia Queen
$19.00
9. Buckhurst
$26.00
10. Flying Award
$26.00
11. Humidor
$26.00
12. Surprise Baby
$26.00
13. Master Of Wine
$31.00
14. Behemoth
$34.00
15. Funstar
$34.00
16. Dalasan
$41.00
17. Kings Will Dream
$41.00
18. Magical
$41.00
19. Mr Quickie
$41.00
20. North Pacific
$41.00
21. Probabeel
$41.00
22. Tagaloa
$41.00
23. Tiger Moth
$41.00
24. Avilius
$51.00
25. Colette
$51.00
26. Farnan
$51.00
27. Glenfiddich
$51.00
28. Harbour Views
$51.00
29. Japan
$51.00
30. King Of Leogrance
$51.00
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"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
Well it's certainly the richest. V'landys sure loves to antagonise the Vics.Had a quick congratulatory word to the syndicate owners at the races yesterday. They are pretty chuffed and very surprised. First prize is $6,200,000 down to last last @ $450,000. Noice!
I've had a lot less spectacular association with them. (very) Small shares in 3 nags. Two euthanised one retired after one start. "That's Racing"
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"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Another reason to cheer on the WA connections of Behemoth in the $15 mill Everest tomorrow. The favourite, Nature Strip is owned by Captain Grumpy - Steve Hansen.
How good are these folks going? They also have a syndicated 3yo filly that won a maiden at Scone about a month ago, since won 2 straight at Randwick and is now the $2.10 fave for the $1.3 mill Kosciusko tomorrow. Total outlay for the two was $21,000![]()
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David