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Eden Park gets Bledisloe Cup green light

Eden Park gets Bledisloe Cup green light

By Semi Turaga
05/10/2020
[Image: 7News]

For the first time in 20 years, the Bledisloe Cup is kicking off in the afternoon, and now there is confirmation the venue for the second test - Eden Park is set to be filled with All Blacks fans after the New Zealand Government announced it would lift restrictions on the Auckland ground.

The second Bledisloe Cup Test is at Eden Park at 3pm next Sunday.

The Wallabies have not won in Eden Park in 34 years with the last time in 1986.

Today, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave Auckland the green light bringing the city into line with the rest of New Zealand and allows Eden Park to host the test match with no restrictions on crowd size.

The first Bledisloe Cup Test will be played in Wellington at 3pm this Sunday, with 28,000 tickets sold in the 34,500 capacity venue.

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