New Zealand head to Australia with pride on the line in round five of the 2024 Rugby Championship. Fans can watch Australia vs New Zealand live streams from anywhere with a VPN – and potentially for free!
Australia vs New Zealand takes place at 6.45 a.m. BST / 1.45 a.m. ET on Saturday Sep. 21, 2024.
• FREE STREAM — NZR+ (Austria, India, Russia)
• U.S. — FloRugby
• U.K. — Sky Sports
• AUS — Stan Sport
• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk-free
Australia host New Zealand in the first of two fixtures to crown the winners of the Bledisloe Cup – a series set within the Rugby Championship that has been contested between the trans-Tasman rivals for almost a century.
Once again, Australia coach Joe Schmidt has rung the changes, with Nic White and Noah Lolesio replacing Jake Gordon and Ben Donaldson at No. 9 and 10. Incoming openside flanker Fraser McReight is the solitary change to the starting forward pack.
Veteran prop James Slipper is set to become the most capped Australian in test rugby when he joins the fray, displacing Ireland and British and Irish Lions legend Brian O'Driscoll among the top five most capped players in the game's history.
New Zealand also arrive smarting after two narrow defeats to the tournament's runaway leaders South Africa. Out of the running for the Rugby Championship, the 20-time winners instead play for pride – and to cement their Bledisloe Cup dominance having won the past 21 consecutive series stretching back to 2003.
In comes Ethan de Groot, Caleb Clarke and Beauden Barrett in place of Tamaiti Williams, Mark Telea and Sevu Reece as All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson makes three changes to the starting XV.
The first Bledisloe Cup fixture takes place at the Accor Stadium in Sydney, with the return leg at the Sky Stadium in Wellington next Saturday. Read on for how to watch Australia vs New Zealand live streams from wherever you are – including our guide to free options, and all 2024 Rugby Championship live streams.
Watch Australia vs New Zealand live streams for free
Rugby fans in some countries can livestream every Rugby Championship fixture for free on NZR+!
You can take advantage of the service if you live in a variety of countries, including Austria, China, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, India, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. It's not available in the U.K. or U.S., sadly.
Meanwhile, Australia's 9Now will offer free live streams of all Wallabies home Tests and all matches against New Zealand.
Traveling abroad? You'll need to use a VPN to unblock your usual stream and watch it from anywhere on the planet. We recommend NordVPN as the best option for streaming abroad – more info on that below.
How to watch Australia vs New Zealand live streams from anywhere
Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the Australia vs New Zealand on your usual subscription?
You can still watch The Rugby Championship 2024 live online thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're away from Austria, and want to view your usual streaming service, you'd select an Austria-based server from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to your usual streaming service and watch Australia vs New Zealand online.
Watch Australia vs New Zealand 2024 in the U.S.
U.S.-based rugby fans can watch every game of the 2024 Rugby Championship – including Australia vs New Zealand live streams – on dedicated rugby streaming service FloRugby.
A monthly subscription costs $29.99, with an annual subscription costing $150.
You can cancel anytime. Your subscription will remain active through the remainder of the last billing cycle.
If you already subscribe to FloRugby but aren't in the U.S. right now, you can watch Australia vs New Zealand live stream by using a VPN such as NordVPN.
Watch Australia vs New Zealand live streams in the U.K.
In the U.K., every game of the Rugby Championship – including Australia vs New Zealand – is being shown on Sky Sports.
If you have a Sky subscription that doesn't include Sports, you'll need to pay £22/month to add those channels.
Sky Glass is another option. This gives you Sky TV within a 4K TV that has a built-in Dolby Atmos soundbar, and without the need for a dish. Prices start at £14/month for the TV, plus a Sky sub on top of that.
If you don't want to shell out for a full Sky subscription, you could also consider its Now Sports streaming service. This gives you 24-hour access for £14.99 or month-long access for £34.99.
All sounds great, right? But if you're not in the UK, you can still watch Australia vs New Zealand by using one of the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.
Watch Australia vs New Zealand live streams in Australia
Aussies who want to watch every TRC 2024 fixture will find free-to-air coverage of all Wallabies home Tests and matches against New Zealand.
Aussies who want to watch every TRC 2024 fixture – including Australia vs New Zealand – will need a Stan Sport plan ($15 per month, on top of a regular Stan subscription).
Abroad? You'll need to use a VPN to access your usual streaming service when traveling outside of Australia.
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