2025 Rugby Championship
| Date | 16 August – 4 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
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The 2025 Rugby Championship[a] is the fourteenth edition of the annual Southern Hemisphere rugby union competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. South Africa are the defending champions,[3] and kick off the tournament against Australia on 16 August.[4][5] The three traditional unions, also known as the Tri-Nations (SANZAR), announced their 2025 home fixtures in November and December 2024. A notable fixture is set to be played between Argentina and South Africa in the final round at Twickenham Stadium in London, exactly one week after the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Final.[6][7] It is the second time a Rugby Championship match has been played at Twickenham Stadium, after the Argentina/Australia test in 2016.[8]
It is the last tournament before the beginning of the Nations Championship,[9] which will see the Rugby Championship move to a biennial basis.
Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | New Zealand
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | South Africa
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: SANZAAR
Fixtures
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| 16 August 2025 17:10 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | v | Australia |
| Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg[4][5] Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) |
| 16 August 2025 18:10 ART (UTC−03) |
| Argentina | v | New Zealand |
| Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba[6] Referee: Pierre Brousset (France) |
Round 2
[edit]| 23 August 2025 17:10 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | v | Australia |
| Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town[4][5] Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| 23 August 2025 18:10 ART (UTC−03) |
| Argentina | v | New Zealand |
| José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires[6] Referee: Nic Berry (Australia) |
Round 3
[edit]| 6 September 2025 14:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | v | Argentina |
| North Queensland Stadium, Townsville[10] Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) |
| 6 September 2025 19:05 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | v | South Africa |
| Eden Park, Auckland[11][12] Referee: Karl Dickson (England) |
Round 4
[edit]| 13 September 2025 14:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | v | Argentina |
| Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[10] Referee: Christophe Ridley (England) |
| 13 September 2025 19:05 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | v | South Africa |
| Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington[11][12] Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) |
Round 5
[edit]| 27 September 2025 17:05 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | v | Australia |
| Eden Park, Auckland[11][12] Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) |
| 27 September 2025 17:10 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | v | Argentina |
| Kings Park Stadium, Durban[4][5] Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) |
Round 6
[edit]| 4 October 2025 17:45 AWST (UTC+08) |
| Australia | v | New Zealand |
| Perth Stadium, Perth[10][13] Referee: Matthew Carley (England) |
| 4 October 2025 14:00 BST (UTC+1) |
| Argentina | v | South Africa |
| Twickenham Stadium, London, England[7] Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) |
Participants
[edit]| Team | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start[b] | End[c] | |||
| Argentina[d]
|
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes | 57,000 | Córdoba (vs. New Zealand) | Felipe Contepomi
|
TBA | 7th | |
| José Amalfitani Stadium | 49,540 | Buenos Aires (vs. New Zealand) | |||||
| Australia
|
North Queensland Stadium | 25,000 | Townsville (vs. Argentina) | Joe Schmidt
|
TBA | 6th | |
| Perth Stadium | 61,266 | Perth (vs. New Zealand) | |||||
| Sydney Football Stadium | 42,500 | Sydney (vs. Argentina) | |||||
| New Zealand
|
Eden Park | 60,000 | Auckland | Scott Robertson
|
TBA | 2nd | |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 34,500 | Wellington (vs. South Africa) | |||||
| South Africa[d]
|
Cape Town Stadium | 58,310 | Cape Town | Rassie Erasmus
|
TBA | 1st | |
| Ellis Park Stadium | 62,357 | Johannesburg | |||||
| Kings Park Stadium | 54,000 | Durban | |||||
See also
[edit]- 2025 mid-year rugby union tests
- 2025 U20 Rugby Championship
- 2025 Six Nations Championship
- 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
- 2025 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
- Argentina–Australia matches
- Argentina–New Zealand matches
- Argentina–South Africa matches
- Australia–New Zealand matches
- Australia–South Africa matches
- New Zealand–South Africa matches
Notes
[edit]- ^ The competition is known as the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship in New Zealand,[1] the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in South Africa and the Flight Centre Rugby Championship in Australia,[2] for sponsorship reasons.
- ^ As of 11 August 2025.
- ^ As of 6 October 2025.
- ^ a b In Round 6 of the tournament, Argentina's home fixture against South Africa is hosted at Twickenham Stadium, London, a neutral venue for both teams.
References
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- ^ Telfer, Alistair (28 September 2024). "South Africa win first Rugby Championship since 2019". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d "SA Rugby confirm opponents for 2025 home Test schedule". ESPN. 28 November 2024. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Opponents and dates for 2025 home Tests confirmed". sarugby.co.za. South African Rugby Union. 27 November 2024. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Tait, Paul (27 February 2025). "Argentina Rugby Fixtures 2025". americasrugbynews.com. Americas Rugby News.
- ^ a b "TRC 2025: Argentina To Play South Africa in London". super.rugby. SANZAAR. 12 February 2025. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Twickenham to host Argentina v Australia Rugby Championship clash". The Guardian. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Six Nations and Rugby Championship sides to play new biennial tournament". The Guardian. 1 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b c McCartney, Damien (28 October 2024). "Bledisloe Cup returns to Perth as Wallabies 2025 home Tests confirmed". Nine's Wide World of Sports. Nine Network. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Black Ferns and All Blacks 2025 home Test schedules confirmed". nzrugby.co.nz. New Zealand Rugby. 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "All Blacks to take on Springboks in Eden Park blockbuster". Radio New Zealand. 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Mutton, Troy (28 October 2024). "The Bledisloe Cup will be back in Perth next year, the only Cup match on Aussie soil in 2025!". Perth Is OK!. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024.