After a painful Auckland loss, Les Kiss's Wallabies get a shot at redemption in Sydney on a historic four-match day of rugby at Accor Stadium.
Australian rugby is putting on a show on Saturday, and the Wallabies have a point to prove. Accor Stadium in Sydney stages its first-ever quadruple header, a four-match bill built around the return Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand.
The Wallabies arrive stinging from last week's humbling in Auckland, a result that took some of the shine off the progress made under head coach Les Kiss. Optimism had been building around the group. Now they must show that the Auckland defeat was a stumble rather than a sign of how far they still have to go.
The afternoon opens with the Wallaroos taking on Scotland. Then come two sevens showdowns: the Australian men face Fiji, one of the most thrilling sides in the game, and the women take on New Zealand. It is a big menu for fans, and a statement of how much the sport is investing in its future.
The timing matters. Australian rugby is entering a golden stretch that runs through two World Cups and a home Olympics over the next six years. The crowd will get plenty of quantity on Saturday, but the real question is whether the Wallabies can deliver quality in the main event.
