The Rugby Championship News

South Africa made it two wins out of two in the Rugby Championship after they beat Argentina 41-23 at Estadio Padre Ernesto Marlearena.

With plenty of narratives to take from the first round of the Rugby Championship, round two looks to be even more exciting as New Zealand and Argentina host return fixtures against their round one counterparts.

Argentina has made six changes to its starting line-up as the Pumas look to exact revenge against South Africa in Salta in Round 2.

South Africa enjoyed a comfortable win over Argentina in the opening round of The Rugby Championship buit since Argentina’s win in Durban in 2015, the teams have met five times and on paper there is little to suggest why the Pumas have only managed to pick up one win from those games.

Experienced scrumhalf Francois Hougaard will make his 44^th Test appearance for the Springboks when South Africa face Argentina in the high altitude of Salta in Round 2. 

South Africa flanker Jaco Kriel expects a spirited response from Argentina when the two teams face off once again, in Salta in Round 2.

New Zealand increased their advantage atop the World Rugby Rankings while South Africa have replaced Australia in the top four of the table.

South Africa began their Rugby Championship on a positive note with a 37-15 victory over Argentina at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

Uzair Cassiem will start at No 8 for the Springboks in the opening match of The Rugby Championship at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade has named his side for the opening Rugby Championship game, against South Africa at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

World Rugby today announced the match official appointments for the 2017 Rugby Championship with 18 officials and five TMOs taking charge of the 12 matches and the standalone Bledisloe Cup match in October.

Argentina recorded a comprehensive 45-29 victory over Georgia at Estádio 23 de Agosto to end their recent winless run. Argentine tries from Agustín Creevy, Joaquín Tuculet and a Ramiro Moyano hat-trick proved too much for Georgia who scored through Davit Kacharava, Shalva Mamukashvili and a penalty try.

England sealed a 2-0 series win over Argentina in Santa Fe on Saturday as they beat the Pumas in the Second Test 35-25 in an impressive victory.

A sensational late try to the visiting English saw them defeat Argentina 38-34 in an epic Test match in San Juan.

New Zealand and South Africa have been placed in Pool B together, while Australia is in Pool D with Wales. Argentina find themselves in Pool C with England and France.

The pool draw for Rugby World Cup 2019 will take place on Wednesday 10 May in the historic Japanese city of Kyoto at the iconic Kyoto State Guest House. Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa await which Pool they will be drawn into for the tournament.

Eddie Jones’ side stretched their unbeaten run to 13 games as England continued their winning run with a courageous victory over Argentina, having played 74 minutes of the game with 14-men.

Argentina have named their side for their 13th and final Test of the year against England at Twickenham with some key changes.

A brave Argentina saw a draw at Murrayfield stolen by a final penalty goal that saw Scotland win a hard-fought match in Edinburgh 16-13.

Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade has announced a virtually unchanged line-up to take on Scotland in Edinburgh. The Pumas lost narowly to Wales 20-24 in their last match.