Auckland has been at a higher alert level than the rest of New Zealand for several weeks because of a small community outbreak of COVID-19. Dave Rennie has hit the ground running as the new Wallabies coach, after an upset draw against the All Blacks in Wellington. The Wallabies were just inches from a famous victory at Wellington's Sky Stadium. "Teaching, coaching, it's the same thing … the kids are just a bit bigger," Rennie once said. Australia hasn't held the nearly 90-year-old trophy since 2002, but hey, it is 2020. 3) Rennie has Cook Islands heritage - his mother Ngametua came to New Zealand as a 20-year-old. 1) Rennie, a crunching midfield back, made his provincial debut for Wellington in 1986, the last year the Wallabies won a test match at Eden Park. “There is a real buzz growing in Wellington and around the country as the home Bledisloe Cup series is about to get underway,“ Lendrum said. 8) Rennie broke the Chiefs title drought in his first season in charge, in 2012, but the final was a bittersweet moment. ... after an upset draw against the All Blacks in Wellington. All To order copies of Pre-show from 3.30pm, kick off at 4.00pm. “Auckland fans missed out on both the North versus South match last month and the Blues versus Crusaders match so this is positive news that they will be able to enjoy test match rugby,” New Zealand Rugby spokesman Chris Lendrum said. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced Auckland will join the rest of New Zealand at Alert Level One from Wednesday, meaning the Oct. 18 test at Eden Park can be played in front of fans. The Bledisloe Cup is a rugby union competition between the national teams of Australia and New Zealand that has been contested since the 1930s. Republication or distribution of this content is Donald Trump still seething - Melania and sons at odds over conceding, US election: Kamala Harris pays tribute to Black women in first speech as VP-elect, Watch: PM on Oz travel bubble - 'We need to do it carefully'. "I'm a proud Kiwi but the big thing is I've been talking to Australia for a lot of months and the All Blacks interest came in late in the piece and by that stage, we'd done a lot of homework, we were really excited about the opportunity to go to Australia and that ended up being an easy decision," he said. Watch the All Blacks take on the Wallabies at Sky Stadium, live, in game one of the Bledisloe Cup 2020. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, The Toronto Star and thestar.com, each property of Toronto Star WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Both Bledisloe Cup rugby tests between New Zealand and Australia this month will be played in full stadiums after lockdown restrictions in New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, were relaxed on Monday.