Rugby Australia hoping for a “Rugby Championship bubble”

Rugby Australia interim CEO Rob Clarke has confirmed that there are plans in place for a four-Test Bledisloe Cup series later this year, hoping for two Tests in Australia and two Tests in New Zealand.

In a story posted at rugby.co.au, Clarke also expressed hopes that Australia could host the Rugby Championship in a quarantine bubble later this year.

"We're working with our SANZAAR (South African, New Zealand and Australian Rugby) partners around what the The Rugby Championship (TRC) looks like and it is condensed. That said, everybody is committed to trying to play a full TRC and we're exploring with the Australian government whether that can be hubbed here in Australia and we fly in all of the SANZAAR partners and they are in a training bubble and then we can quarantine effectively and we can play a competition.

"There will be an extended Bledisloe Cup and we're well advanced with our discussions with our New Zealand colleagues on that,” he added.

- TIN Bureau