The Rugby Championship News

World Rugby has announced the match official appointments for the 40 matches that comprise the Rugby World Cup 2019 pool stage.

Australia produced their best display for some time to claim a rare Bledisloe Cup victory over the All Blacks with a 47-26 triumph in Perth.

All Blacks lie second and will put pressure on Boks if they win well in Perth... but Wallabies not out of it and a win could see them lift title.

Know your scrums? Like the dark arts? We look at the performance of the teams in the scrum so far in TRC...

One round to go but who are TRC's best gain-line warriors and hard-running ball carriers creating havoc in opposition defence structures?

The match officials for Round #3 of The Rugby Championship, as selected by World Rugby, have been confirmed.

This year's TRC has shown that as we approach Rugby World Cup 2019 there is very little between the SANZAAR nations.... the latest draw between All Blacks and 'Boks showed that.

Who are, have been, the best scrum-half and fly-half combinations in the Championship?

Herschel Jantjies was the hero for South Africa as he scored a last-minute try to help rescue a 16-16 draw against the All Blacks in Wellington.

Kick returns by the back three are an important element of modern game. Who have been the best exponents in The Rugby Championship down the years?

First versus second as Springboks hope to repeat their victory over All Blacks in Wellington last year.

Win is a win and at times the margins are pretty small... Round 1 saw a four point margin of victory for All Blacks...what will Round 2 deliver?

The match officials for Round #2 of The Rugby Championship, as selected by World Rugby, have been confirmed.

New Zealand survived some nervy moments to pick up a 20-16 victory over Argentina in their opening Rugby Championship game of 2019 in Buenos Aires.

Los Pumas coach Mario Ledesma and All Blacks coach Steve Hansen have revealed their teams for the clash in Buenos Aires.

Props are key members of any team and are vital at set-piece time and now also as ball carriers... many are some of the first names on the team sheet...

World Rugby has announced details of a minor amendment to the scrum law that will apply to the game including The Rugby Championship.

Ball carrying, beating defenders and carrying for big metres will define who is successful in the 2019 TRC so who are the likely metre-eating maestros...

Michael Cheika and the Australian Test selectors have confirmed a 34-man squad for the Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on July 20.

The All Blacks selectors have named the squad for the first two matches of TRC against Argentina and South Africa.