2025 Rugby Championship
| Date | 16 August – 4 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
← 2024 2027 → | |
The 2025 Rugby Championship[a] is set to be 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[2] and kick off the tournament against Australia on 16 August.[3][4] 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.[5] It is the second time a Rugby Championship match has been played at Twickenham Stadium, after Argentina–Australia test in 2016.[6]
It is also the last tournament before the beginning of the Nations Championship, which turns the event from an annual tournament to a biennial tournament.[7] The next edition of the Rugby Championship is expected to be in 2027.
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 |
Fixtures
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Round 2
[edit]Round 3
[edit]Round 4
[edit]| 13 September 2025 19:05 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | v | South Africa |
| Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington[8][9] |
Round 5
[edit]Round 6
[edit]Participants
[edit]| Team | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start | End | |||
| Argentina
|
TBA | Felipe Contepomi
|
TBA | TBA | |||
| Australia
|
North Queensland Stadium | 25,000 | Townsville (vs. Argentina) | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 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 | TBA | |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 34,500 | Wellington (vs. South Africa) | |||||
| South Africa
|
TBA | Rassie Erasmus
|
TBA | TBA | |||
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] and the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in South Africa for sponsorship reasons.
References
[edit]- ^ "Taisho Pharmaceutical joins the New Zealand Rugby family". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby. 8 October 2021.
- ^ 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 d Tait, Paul (8 November 2024). "Argentina Rugby Fixtures 2025". americasrugbynews.com. Americas Rugby News. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Twickenham to host Argentina v Australia Rugby Championship clash". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Six Nations and Rugby Championship sides to play new biennial tournament". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 1 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.