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| Bledisloe Cup 2012 |
Rugby Union's Bledisloe Cup. It is named after Lord Bledisloeof. The former Governor-General of New Zealand who donated the trophy in 1931 is contested by the Australia national rugby union team and New Zealand national rugby union team. The trophy was designed in New Zealand by Nelson Isaac, and crafted by Walker and Hall in London. It is the largest trophy in world rugby.
Recently New Zealand has dominated the cup, winning it 9 times in a row (2003–2011). Bledisloe Cup matches now happen annually, and include Tri Nations fixtures between the two sides. Their World Cup fixtures do not count as Bledisloe Cup matches, which were always played in Australia or New Zealand. However, 2008 saw a Bledisloe Cup match held outside the two countries for the first time when the teams met in Hong Kong, and a 2009 Bledisloe Cup match was played in Tokyo.
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