2023 Rugby Championship
The 2023 Rugby Championship will be the eleventh edition of the annual southern hemisphere competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
| Date | 8 July – 29 July 2023 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Argentina.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia New Zealand South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The competition is operated by SANZAAR, a joint venture of the four countries' national unions, and known for sponsorship reasons as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Fortinet Rugby Championship in New Zealand, The eToro Rugby Championship in Australia, and The Zurich Rugby Championship in Argentina.[1]
Like in previous Rugby World Cup years, the tournament is reduced, with each nation only playing each other once as part of the Championship.[2][3]
Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try bonus |
Losing bonus |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fixtures
Round 1
| 8 July 2023 17:05 SAST (UTC+2) |
| South Africa | v | Australia |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) |
| 8 July 2023 16:10 AST (UTC–3) |
| Argentina | v | New Zealand |
| Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) |
Round 2
| 15 July 2023 19:05 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | v | South Africa |
| Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) |
| 15 July 2023 19:45 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | v | Argentina |
| CommBank Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) |
Round 3
| 29 July 2023 19:45 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | v | New Zealand |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
| 29 July 2023 17:05 SAST (UTC+2) |
| South Africa | v | Argentina |
| Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) |
Squads
Summary
| Nation | Match venues | Head coach | Captain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | City | Capacity | |||
| Argentina |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas | Mendoza | 42,000 | Michael Cheika |
|
| Australia |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100,024 | Eddie Jones |
|
| CommBank Stadium | Sydney | 30,000 | |||
| New Zealand |
Mount Smart Stadium | Auckland | 30,000 | Ian Foster |
|
| South Africa |
Ellis Park Stadium | Johannesburg | 60,000 | Jacques Nienaber |
|
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Pretoria | 51,762 | |||
Notes
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.