The Rugby Championship News

Dan Carter and Sonny Bill Williams will not travel to South Africa for Round 2 of The Rugby Championship next weekend.

New Zealand kicked off their Rugby Championship campaign with a comfortable 39-18 win over Argentina in Christchurch on Friday.

All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw believes his side will bounce back with an improved performance in Friday's Rugby Championship opener against Argentina.

Argentina captain Agustin Creevy believes his side must play the best game of their careers to beat the All Blacks in their Rugby Championship opener in Christchurch on Friday.

The Rugby Championship's most successful team kicks off against the least successful when New Zealand host Argentina on Friday.

The All Blacks team to play Argentina The Rugby Championship-opening match has been named, with exciting winger Waisake Naholo to make his Test debut.

We preview each of the team's prospects ahead of the upcoming Rugby Championship. First up, it's reigning champions New Zealand.

Maori All Blacks back-row Elliot Dixon has played down suggestions that he should be selected for the All Blacks.

All Black second-row Brodie Retallick believes his side must improve their performance or risk losing to Argentina in the Rugby Championship opener.

While Steve Hansen is expected to make plenty of changes from the side that beat Samoa, the coach revealed that fans shouldn't expect debuts in key positions.

Kieran Read has called for an improved performance from the world champions in their Rugby Championship opener against Argentina on Friday.

Argentina will try to dominate New Zealand in the scrums when the sides face each other in their Rugby Championship opener on Friday.

The All Blacks team for the historic Test against Manu Samoa in Apia on Wednesday July 8 has been named, with George Moala to make his Test debut on the wing.

The All Blacks squad for the Samoa Test, Rugby Championship and extra Bledisloe Cup Test has been announced by Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox..

World Rugby has announced the match official appointments for The Rugby Championship which gets underway on July 17 in Christchurch.

SANZAR has confirmed kick-off times for The Rugby Championship 2015, which kicks off in Christchurch on Friday 17 July.

Highlanders flyhalf Lima Sopoaga has emerged as a possible replacement for injured Chiefs pivot Aaron Cruden in the All Blacks squad.

One of world rugby's leading coaches, Wayne Smith, is to return to the All Blacks coaching staff for the 2015 season.

All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen has been reappointed until the end of the 2017 season, which will see him lead New Zealand through the World Cup and the Lions Tour.

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has confirmed that Johannesburg and Durban will host Springbok home matches in The Rugby Championship 2015.