🏉 Bledisloe Cup Bus Hire Sydney

Private Charter Bus & Coach Hire | Wallabies vs All Blacks & Wallaroos vs Black Ferns | Allianz Stadium & Accor Stadium

There is no fixture in Australian Rugby Union more charged with rivalry, history and raw passion than the Bledisloe Cup. Every year the Wallabies face the All Blacks in a Test series that stretches back to the 1930s — a rivalry that has produced some of the most extraordinary moments in world rugby, and one of the longest winning streaks any nation has held over another in international sport.

Alongside the men’s series, the Wallaroos face the Black Ferns in the annual Laurie O’Reilly Cup — the women’s Trans-Tasman Trophy contested every year since 1994. Two trophies, one code — Rugby Union — and one opponent that Australia has never quite been able to shake. When both series come to Sydney, at Allianz Stadium in Moore Park or Accor Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Charter Bus Australia is there with private bus and coach hire for rugby clubs, corporate groups, supporters’ organisations and families attending the matches. Get a Bledisloe Cup bus quote.

🏉 Bledisloe Cup | Wallabies vs All Blacks 🏉 Laurie O’Reilly Cup | Wallaroos vs Black Ferns | Rugby Union | Trans-Tasman | Sydney

🏉 Sydney Venues & Private Bus Access

Sydney Tests alternate between two world-class venues. Transport planning differs significantly between them — read both before finalising your booking.

Venue	Location & Access	Private Bus Drop-Off & Pickup
Allianz Stadium Moore Park	Driver Avenue and Moore Park Road, Moore Park. 2km from Sydney CBD, adjacent to the SCG. Light rail L2/L3 from Central to Moore Park is the fastest option. Bus stops on Anzac Parade, Oxford Street and Lang Road. A 25-minute walk from Central Station via the Albert “Tibby” Cotter walkway.	Private bus drop-off on Driver Avenue South. After major events ride share exclusion zones may apply around the precinct — confirm return pickup on Driver Avenue or Moore Park Road away from the main pedestrian flow. No designated private vehicle parking at the venue itself.
Accor Stadium Sydney Olympic Park	Olympic Boulevard, Homebush Bay. Express trains from Central Station. Match ticket includes public transport. Road closures within Sydney Olympic Park precinct apply from 11am on match day.	Pre-booked coach parking is available at Sydney Olympic Park. Current rate: $77 inc. GST per bus, first-come, first-served. Pod C is preferred — quickest exit back to the M4 and Parramatta Road post-match. Return pickup and drop-off areas on Dawn Fraser Avenue. NSW Police and Point to Point compliance officers enforce exclusion zones on match days — book parking early and confirm details before the event.

⚠ SOP Bus Parking Note: Sydney Olympic Park coach parking operates on a pre-book basis. Do not leave parking to the day. Point to Point compliance officers are present at all major events and will penalise drivers stopping in exclusion zones. Ensure your driver has a confirmed parking booking and knows the Dawn Fraser Avenue pickup location before match day.

🏉 Why a Private Charter Bus Is the Right Call for the Bledisloe Cup

Reason	Why It Matters at the Bledisloe
Your group travels as one	Rugby Union is built on club, camaraderie and shared experience. The pre-match bus from the clubhouse or the office is where the anticipation builds. Splitting the group across cars or trains dissolves that energy before the first whistle.
No one drives	Evening Test matches and the obligation of a designated driver are a poor combination. A charter bus means no one is excluded from the occasion and everyone gets home safely from a game that frequently runs well past 10pm.
Parking is not your problem	SOP road closures begin from 11am. Allianz Stadium has no general public parking. A charter bus with a pre-booked SOP parking bay removes the parking question from your planning entirely and gets your group inside the ground relaxed and on time.
The post-match return is sorted	After a tense Wallabies or Wallaroos Test, the last thing your group wants is to fight for space on packed trains. A confirmed return pickup point means your group is on board and heading home while public transport queues are still forming outside the venue.
Corporate and club entertaining	The Bledisloe Cup is one of the premier corporate entertainment events on the Sydney Rugby Union calendar. A private charter coach is the professional transport solution — controlled, comfortable and exclusively for your party.

🏉 Rugby Union — Not Rugby League

The Bledisloe Cup and the Laurie O’Reilly Cup are both contested in Rugby Union — a distinct code from Rugby League, which also has a strong following in New South Wales. The two codes share a common origin but diverged in 1895 and have developed as entirely separate sports with different rules, structures and international competitions. For those new to the game, the key differences are below.

Feature	🏉 Rugby Union	Rugby League
Players per side	15	13
Possession rule	Contested rucks and mauls — either team can win the ball	6 tackles then mandatory handover
Lineouts	Yes — fully contested	No
Scrums	Fully contested — 8 forwards each side	Uncontested — restart only
Australia’s men’s team	The Wallabies	The Kangaroos
Australia’s women’s team	The Wallaroos	The Jillaroos
Trans-Tasman trophy	Bledisloe Cup (men) & Laurie O’Reilly Cup (women)	The Anzac Test series
World governing body	World Rugby	Rugby League International Federation

🏉 The Bledisloe Cup — Wallabies vs All Blacks

Men’s Rugby Union | Annual Trans-Tasman series since 1932 | One of the great rivalries in world sport

The Bledisloe Cup is named after Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, Governor-General of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935, who donated the trophy for competition between Australia and New Zealand. The first officially recognised contest was in 1932. The cup has been contested ever since — across two World Wars, a pandemic and more than 90 years of Trans-Tasman rivalry — making it one of the oldest international rugby trophies on earth.

What makes the Bledisloe Cup unlike almost any other rugby fixture is the sheer weight of the rivalry. The All Blacks have not lost the cup since 2002. That is 23 consecutive series without conceding the trophy — the longest winning streak one nation has held over another in the history of the competition. For Australian supporters, every Bledisloe Cup series carries the same fundamental question it has carried for over two decades: is this the year?

Fact	Detail
First contest	1932 (NZRU position) or 1931 (ARU position) — the first match remains disputed between the two unions
New Zealand total titles	53 — including 23 consecutive series from 2003 to 2025
Australia total titles	12 — Australia last held the cup in 2002, their fifth consecutive title from 1998 to 2002
Longest All Blacks streak	23 consecutive series, 2003 to 2025 and ongoing — the most dominant run in the history of the fixture
Record Sydney crowd	109,874 — Stadium Australia, Sydney, 2000. A world record Rugby Union attendance. Australia led 24-0, New Zealand won 39-35 with Jonah Lomu scoring in stoppage time in one of the most dramatic finishes in rugby history
All Blacks biggest win	37 points — a 43-6 win in Wellington, 1996. Also 36-0 at Eden Park, 2019 — their second largest margin ever
Australia’s biggest win	47-26 in Perth — Australia’s highest ever score against New Zealand and their biggest winning margin of 21 points
All Blacks at Eden Park	The Wallabies have not won at Eden Park, Auckland since 1986 — one of the most formidable home ground records in world rugby
All-time tries	New Zealand 414, Australia 241 — across the full history of the fixture
Current format	Two-match annual series, both Tests forming part of The Rugby Championship alongside South Africa and Argentina
Neutral venues	The series has been taken beyond Australia and New Zealand — Hong Kong (2008) and Tokyo (2009, 2018) in a bid to grow Rugby Union across Asia

🏉 Last 10 Series Results — Wallabies vs All Blacks

Year	Series Summary	Cup Holder	Sydney Test?
2015	Three-Test series. New Zealand retained for the 13th consecutive year. Series included matches in Sydney, Auckland and Auckland.	New Zealand	Yes
2016	New Zealand retained for the 14th straight year. Black Ferns demolished Wallaroos 67-3 at Eden Park in a curtain-raiser to the men’s match.	New Zealand	Yes
2017	All Blacks crushed the Wallabies 38-13 in Game 1 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. Retained the cup for the 15th year.	New Zealand	Yes — ANZ Stadium
2018	All Blacks opened 38-13 at ANZ Stadium. Both Wallaroos vs Black Ferns Tests played as curtain-raisers to the men’s matches in Sydney and Auckland. 16th consecutive series for New Zealand.	New Zealand	Yes — ANZ Stadium
2019	All Blacks won 36-0 at Eden Park — their second largest winning margin. Australia won the dead rubber 24-22 in Brisbane but could not contest the cup. 17th year.	New Zealand	No
2020	Four-Test series delayed by COVID-19. Series opened with a 16-all draw. NZ won Games 2 and 3 to secure the cup. Australia took the dead rubber 24-22. 18th consecutive year.	New Zealand	Yes — ANZ Stadium
2021	COVID travel restrictions forced both matches to Eden Park. NZ won Game 1 33-25 and Game 2 57-22, completing a clean sweep 38-21 in Perth. 19th year.	New Zealand	No
2022	A controversial last-second referee decision denied Australia a famous Game 1 win — Bernard Foley penalised for time-wasting, New Zealand scored the winning try from the resulting scrum. Retained for the 20th straight year. Reduced to two-match format.	New Zealand	No
2023	All Blacks beat Wallabies 38-7 at the MCG in Game 1 — first time either side had played at the ground since 2007. Won Game 2 in Dunedin 23-20 with a last-gasp Richie Mo’unga penalty. 21st year.	New Zealand	No
2024	New Zealand won the series for the 22nd consecutive year. Sydney Test at Accor Stadium drew a large crowd. Match ticket included return public transport.	New Zealand	Yes — Accor Stadium
2025	All Blacks won the series 2-0. Game 1: 33-24 win at Eden Park. Game 2: 28-14 at Optus Stadium, Perth — New Zealand’s record 11th consecutive win over the Wallabies in a single match sequence. 23rd consecutive series.	New Zealand	Yes — Allianz Stadium
2026	Fixtures to be confirmed — check rugby.com.au and worldrugby.org for venues and dates	TBC	TBC
2027	Rugby World Cup year — Bledisloe Cup format may be adjusted around World Cup schedule	TBC	TBC
2028	Fixtures to be confirmed	TBC	TBC
2029	Fixtures to be confirmed	TBC	TBC
2030	Fixtures to be confirmed	TBC	TBC

Results sourced from World Rugby, Rugby Australia and The Roar. Future fixtures confirmed annually at rugby.com.au.

🏉 The Laurie O’Reilly Cup — Wallaroos vs Black Ferns

Women’s Rugby Union | Trans-Tasman series since 1994 | Contested annually alongside the men’s Bledisloe Cup

The Laurie O’Reilly Cup is the women’s equivalent of the Bledisloe Cup — the Trans-Tasman trophy contested between the Wallaroos and the Black Ferns every year since 1994. The cup is named in honour of Laurie O’Reilly, New Zealand’s first national women’s selector and coach, who died of cancer in 1998 aged 55. He had been instrumental in shaping women’s Rugby Union in New Zealand and in the lives of a generation of players and coaches who went on to lead the game.

The Wallaroos are Australia’s women’s national Rugby Union team — the female counterpart to the Wallabies. Like the men’s Bledisloe Cup series, the Laurie O’Reilly Cup series has become a consistent demonstration of the Black Ferns’ dominance over their Trans-Tasman rivals. The Black Ferns have won every Test match in the series since its inauguration. The Wallaroos have been competitive in periods and are a growing program, particularly following the appointment of Australia’s first-ever full-time women’s head coach and a series of significant results including a 29-20 upset over France in 2023 and their first major title as WXV 2 Champions in 2024.

Fact	Detail
Trophy named after	Laurie O’Reilly — New Zealand’s first national women’s selector and coach, who died in 1998 aged 55. Formerly known as the Laurie O’Reilly Memorial Trophy.
First contested	1994 — the two nations met annually until 1998, when the series fell into abeyance, and was revived in 2007
New Zealand total titles	17 — the Black Ferns have won every match in the series. The cup has never left New Zealand.
Total points scored	New Zealand 942, Australia 178 — across the full history of the series
Closest match	22-16 — New Zealand win in 2008. The narrowest margin in the full history of the series.
2018 — Sydney curtain-raiser	Both Wallaroos vs Black Ferns Tests in 2018 were played as curtain-raisers to the men’s Bledisloe Cup Tests in Sydney and Auckland — the first time both women’s and men’s Trans-Tasman Tests were staged at the same events
Wallaroos first full-time coach	England veteran Jo Yapp was appointed Australia’s first-ever full-time women’s Rugby Union head coach in 2024 — a landmark moment in the professionalisation of the Wallaroos program
2024 WXV 2 Champions	The Wallaroos won their first-ever major international title in 2024, claiming the WXV 2 championship in South Africa undefeated — three wins in a row, their first such sequence in 22 years
Black Ferns World Cup record	Six Women’s Rugby World Cup titles — 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021. The most decorated team in women’s Rugby Union history
Michaela Leonard	Australia’s most capped Wallaroo — 46 Test appearances as of 2026, a record for the Wallaroos program
Broadcast rights	All Wallaroos Tests broadcast live on Stan Sport and Nine’s free-to-air channels (Australian matches)

🏉 Wallaroos vs Black Ferns — Recent Results

Year	Series Summary	O’Reilly Cup Holder
2018	Both Tests played as curtain-raisers to the men’s Bledisloe Cup in Sydney and Auckland — the first time both women’s and men’s Trans-Tasman Tests were held at the same event. Black Ferns retained the cup.	New Zealand
2019	Series played in Australia and New Zealand. Black Ferns retained the cup.	New Zealand
2020–21	No series — all planned Wallaroos Tests cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.	Not contested
2022	Series revived post-pandemic. Black Ferns won Game 1 in Christchurch to retain the O’Reilly Cup. Second match played as a curtain-raiser to the Wallabies and Springboks Test in Adelaide.	New Zealand
2023	Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup series. Black Ferns won 43-3 in Waikato. Wallaroos had a strong year, finishing third in WXV 1 with a remarkable 29-20 win over France later in the season.	New Zealand
2024	Black Ferns defeated Wallaroos 67-19 in the Pacific Four Series, then 62-0 in the O’Reilly Cup match at Ballymore. Despite these results, the Wallaroos won the WXV 2 title in South Africa — their first ever major international title.	New Zealand
2025	Black Ferns defeated Wallaroos 38-12 in Newcastle in the Pacific Four Series, then 37-12 in the O’Reilly Cup Test at home — their last match before the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Both nations competed at the World Cup in England; the Black Ferns finished third.	New Zealand
2026	Black Ferns defeated Wallaroos 40-5 on ANZAC Day on the Sunshine Coast in the inaugural ANZAC Day Trans-Tasman clash. Retained the O’Reilly Cup.	New Zealand
Future	Fixtures confirmed annually at rugby.com.au and wallaroos.rugby	TBC each year

Results sourced from Rugby Australia, allblacks.com and Wikipedia. Wallaroos and Black Ferns fixtures confirmed annually at wallaroos.rugby.

🏉 Rugby Clubs & Supporters Groups

Rugby clubs, supporters’ associations and social rugby groups regularly charter buses to Bledisloe Cup and Laurie O’Reilly Cup Tests in Sydney. A private bus keeps the group together from the clubhouse to the stadium — no splitting across multiple cars, no scrambling for taxis after full time. Your club travels as one. Our vehicles are air-conditioned, seatbelted and driven by Transport for NSW authorised drivers. Get a club group quote →

👪 Families & Mixed Groups

The Bledisloe Cup is one of the great family Rugby Union outings. A private charter bus means children and parents travel together from home to the stadium and back, without navigating crowded trains late at night. Whether it is the Wallabies Test or the Wallaroos curtain-raiser, a private bus gives the whole family the full day out they deserve. Get a family group quote →

🏢 Corporate & Business Groups

The Bledisloe Cup is one of the standout corporate entertainment events on the Sydney Rugby Union calendar. A private charter coach from the office to Allianz Stadium or Accor Stadium is the professional transport solution for a corporate group — controlled, comfortable and entirely private. Our meet, greet and assist service is available for interstate or international guests attending your corporate Bledisloe event. Get a corporate quote →

📅 Probus & Seniors Groups

The Bledisloe Cup is a perennial favourite for Probus clubs and seniors groups who follow Rugby Union. The Wallabies and the Wallaroos both draw passionate senior followings, and a private charter bus removes every transport barrier — door-to-door, no crowded trains, a driver who handles all logistics while the group focuses on the occasion. See our accessibility information. Get a Probus group quote →

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