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The Citizen
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
The Rugby Championship: SA fixtures and times confirmed
Match venues and kick-off times have been confirmed for the 2025 The Rugby Championship. The mini-tour format remains in place with each team playing six matches, three home and three away. Each team hosts a two-match tour, plays an away two-match tour, and plays a one-match home and away series against the third remaining team. This year, the Springboks host Australia for two matches before heading to New Zealand for two away matches. The All Blacks head to Argentina for their away mini-tour before hosting South Africa, while the Wallabies host Los Pumas twice. The Bledisloe Cup home and away Tests take place in Perth and Auckland this year, with the Boks and Argentina meeting in Durban and London. The Twickenham fixture will be only the second time a The Rugby Championship match has been played outside of Sanzaar territory. Also read: Boks-Baa Baas tickets up for grabs 2025 Rugby Championship Fixtures (SA times): Round 1: August 16 17:10: South Africa vs Australia, Ellis Park, Johannesburg 23:10: Argentina vs New Zealand, Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Cordoba Round 2: August 23 17:10: South Africa vs Australia, Cape Town Stadium 23:10: Argentina vs New Zealand, Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires Round 3: September 6 06:30: Australia vs Argentina, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville 09:05: New Zealand vs South Africa, Eden Park, Auckland Round 4: September 13 06:00: Australia vs Argentina, Allianz Stadium, Sydney 09:05: New Zealand vs South Africa, Sky Stadium, Wellington Round 5: September 27 07:05: New Zealand vs Australia, Eden Park, Auckland 17:10: South Africa vs Argentina, Kings Park, Durban Round 6: October 4 11:45: Australia vs New Zealand, Optus Stadium, Perth 15:00: Argentina vs South Africa, Allianz Stadium, London The post Rugby Championship schedule finalised appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
The South African
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Rugby Championship 2025 fixtures, dates, venues, kick-off times confirmed
SANZAAR has confirmed the match schedule for the 2025 Rugby Championship that will be played from 16 August to 2 October. The four unions have each announced their match venues for the tournament, but as of Tuesday, these and the match kick-off times have been finalised. The Rugby Championship mini-tour format will remain in place with each team to play six matches comprising three home matches and three away matches. Each team will host a two-match tour, will play an away two-match tour, and play a one-match home and away series against the third remaining team. This year, South Africa will host Australia for two matches before heading to New Zealand for two away matches. New Zealand will head to Argentina for its away mini-tour prior to hosting South Africa, while Australia will host Argentina for two matches. The Bledisloe Cup home and away Tests between Australia and New Zealand will take place in Perth and Auckland this year, with South Africa and Argentina meeting in Durban and London. The London fixture will be only the second time a Rugby Championship match has been played outside of the four core territories of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. SANZAAR CEO Brendan Morris stated, 'The Rugby Championship is the pinnacle of southern hemisphere rugby and one of the world's most prestigious tournaments. 'This year will be no different as some of the best Test teams in the world do battle across 11 cities across the four nations. 'Anticipation is again high for the 2025 edition of the Rugby Championship as the top talent from Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa do battle for southern hemisphere supremacy. 'South Africa are the current world champions and incumbent Rugby Championship champions, while Argentina are now fifth in the world rankings. 'New Zealand will warm-up with a Test series against France while the Wallabies have a big series against the British & Irish Lions to prepare for the championship. 'Tickets will be in demand for these matches so fans should book early as we anticipate big crowds at the stadiums, including iconic venues such as Eden Park in Auckland, Accor Stadium in Sydney, Ellis Park in Johannesburg and Estadio Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires. 'This year the tournament finishes with a match at Allianz Stadium Twickenham in London when Argentina host the Springboks. 'This is an exciting opportunity to showcase the Rugby Championship in the UK. 'All the action will be delivered by our host broadcast partners (ESPN, Stan/NEC, Sky New Zealand and SuperSport) and other territory rights holding broadcasters to ensure sports fans all around the world can tune into the world class rugby action.' Tickets are on sale via and England Rugby, starting from just £55* for adults and £28* for Under-16s. Hospitality packages are also available on (*booking fees apply) Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The Citizen
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
New Zealand edge Junior Boks in thrilling U20 Rugby Championship game
Defence went out the window as both teams focused on playing the most attacking rugby they could. South Africa and New Zealand's U20 teams put on a show of attacking rugby in their match in Gqeberha on Sunday. Picture: Richard Huggard/Gallo Images The Junior All Blacks beat the young Springboks 48-45 in a thrilling final match of the 2025 Rugby Championship in Gqeberha on Sunday to retain the title they won in the inaugural competition last year. In total, 15 tries were scored in a match that will live long in the memory of those who witnessed it. New Zealand went unbeaten in the competition. They drew with Australia and also beat Argentina, while South Africa opened with a win against Argentina, but then lost to Australia and New Zealand. Riley Norton's Junior Boks raced into an almost unbelievable 19-0 lead after just 13 minutes thanks to tries by centre Albie Bester, prop Simphiwe Ngobese and hooker Siphosethu Mnebelele. The Boks were well on top and in charge, but the 'Baby All Blacks' showed tremendous composure to fight back in style with two tries of their own in the space of eight minutes midway through the half. Both were scored by Harlyn Saunoa. But the ding-dong battle was just getting going. South Africa's left wing Gino Cupido crossed for his team's fourth try in the 28th minute before the men from New Zealand again scored two tries in quick succession, through captain and hooker Manumaua Letiu and Saunoa, his third in the first half. After a thrilling first half, just two points separated the teams at the break. More second half thrills And the action continued unabated after the resumption, with the Junior All Blacks scoring a further two tries to rock the hosts. Wandile Mlaba, the Junior Boks' No 8, though pulled one back for the South Africans, but before the home team could do any celebrating, the New Zealanders scored again, their seventh try, to go 43-31 up. Mlaba was at it again though a few minutes later, getting his second and his team's sixth try of the game in the 57th minute. Just five points separated the teams going into the final quarter. Right wing Maloni Kunawave then scored his second try of the game, diving in spectacularly in the corner; the Junior All Blacks going 48-38 up. But with five minutes to go, the Junior Boks were awarded a penalty try for New Zealand collapsing a driving maul, with a player also sent to the sin-bin. Just a few minutes earlier the Junior All Blacks had also lost a man to a red card for a dangerous tackle, so they were down to 13 for the final few minutes. Earlier Sunday, Australia beat Argentina 40-36.
Reuters
11-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Argentina v South Africa Rugby Championship clash to be held at Twickenham
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Argentina will play their 2025 Rugby Championship home game against South Africa in England at Twickenham, governing body SANZAAR said on Tuesday. The southern hemisphere Rugby Championship between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa was launched in 1996 and later expanded to include Argentina. The fixture, to be played on October 4, is only the second match in the annual tournament's history to be held outside of the four involved nations. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Report this ad Twickenham, also known as the "Allianz Stadium" for sponsorship reasons, hosted an Argentina 'home match' against Australia in the 2016 edition. "It's always exciting to play at Allianz Stadium and we look forward to facing Argentina for the first time in the UK," South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus said. "We've played two neutral-venue test matches at the iconic stadium since 2023 against New Zealand and Wales, and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience, especially with the passionate crowd filling the stadium and the large contingent of Springbok supporters based in the UK." Argentina will have their work cut out against defending champions South Africa, who have also won the last two Rugby World Cups. "It is an honour that Los Pumas have the opportunity to face the Springboks, the current World Champions, at the legendary Allianz Stadium known as the 'Home of Rugby'...," Argentine Rugby Union president Gabriel Travaglini said in a statement. "Undoubtedly, it will be an unforgettable experience for our players and a great opportunity to show our rugby to all the fans around the world." The Rugby Championship kicks off on August 16 when South Africa host Australia.
Associated Press
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Joe Schmidt to stand down as Wallabies coach after the 2025 Rugby Championship
SYDNEY (AP) — Joe Schmidt has agreed to continue as head coach of the Wallabies until after the 2025 Rugby Championship to allow Rugby Australia time to recruit a replacement. Schmidt replaced Eddie Jones as head coach after Australia's dismal performance at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. He was contracted until the end of the three-test series against the British and Irish Lions in July and August with potential to extend the role through the 2027 Rugby World Cup, which Australia is hosting. But Rugby Australia issued a statement Thursday saying Schmidt would coach the Wallabies in the annual series against World Cup champion South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina before standing down in early October. 'After noting the positive impact Joe has made with the Wallabies playing and coaching staff, we were keen that he stay on after the Lions series,' Peter Horne, Australia's director of high performance, said in a statement. 'Joe expressed to us that he was enjoying his work with the Wallabies while also making clear his need to spend more time at home with his family.' The new head coach will be in place for the Wallabies' test match in Japan on Oct. 25 ahead of their European tour to round out 2025. The Wallabies kick off their international season against Fiji on July 6 before taking on the British and Irish Lions on consecutive weekends in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney starting July 19. That will be followed by Rugby Championship tests between Aug. 16 and Oct. 4. Schmidt started his Wallabies tenure with three consecutive wins and continued to bring new players into the national squad as he tested combinations and depth of talent. The performances and confidence generally improved and a 2024 season that included a win over England at Twickenham ended with a narrow 22-19 loss to Ireland in Dublin and a 6-7 win-loss record. ___ AP rugby:
