In 2006, the Bledisloe Cup was held over a 3 game series, but this reverted to a 2 game series in 2007 because of the Rugby World Cup games schedules. In the case of a drawn series, the cup is retained by the previous holder.

In 2008 the Bledisloe cup was a 4 game series, with the 4th game being held in Hong Kong in order to try to promote the game in Asia. The New Zealand All Blacks retained the Cup.

The 2009 series was again a 4 game series, with the 4th game being held in Tokyo in order to encourage rugby support in Japan and Asia.

Match dates and results for 2009 were

18 July, All Blacks v Australia, Auckland, NZ (Winner All Blacks 22-16)
22 August, Australia v All Blacks, Sydney, Aus (Winner All Blacks 19-18)
19 September, All Blacks v Australia, Wellington, NZ (Winner All Blacks 33-3)
31 October All Blacks vs Australia, Tokyo, Japan (Winner All Blacks 32-19)

Robbie Deans, ex All Black, ex winning 2008 Super 14 Crusaders coach, ex All Blacks assistant coach (with Wayne Smith for 2003 RWC), and unsuccessful applicant for the All Blacks coaching job after the 2007 Rugby World Cup, is now coaching the Wallabies. Many still say he should have been appointed All Blacks coach instead of Graham Henry. Now that he has had a year to get to know his players, he was hoping that would prove what a great coach he is in his step back up to international level.

The 2009 Bledisloe Cup, as always, was an exciting series of rugby, avidly followed by fans around the rugby world. The New Zealand All Blacks were the convincing winners of the Bledisloe Cup in 2009 by winning all 4 matches.

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