Its Crouch, Bind and Set this Weekend!
August is that time of the year when spring is around the corner. Trees start to blossom, the sun comes up a bit earlier in the mornings and Mzansi is ready to say goodbye to winter. August is also one of the biggest months on sports calendar with many local and international competitions kicking off the season.
The Currie Cup just started a few weeks ago and has made for some amazing provincial rugby viewing. Boland has had an incredible season thus far beating the Golden Lions and Free State Cheethas in their first few matches. But enough about the Currie Cup let’s talk about what everyone has been looking forward to – The Rugby Championship.
Fixtures of the Rugby Championship 2025
The Rugby Championship sees four southern hemisphere countries compete to be the best in Rugby. Each team play two matches against the other teams.
- South Africa host Australia for the two matches. The first match is this Saturday the 16th at Ellis Park. The second is in Cape Town Stadium on the 23rd of August.
- The All Blacks tour to Argentina during the same time for their two encounters against the Pumas. Their first match takes place at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempesis later in the evening on Saturday 16th at 23:10. The second match is at the José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires at the 23:10 on 23 August as well .
- Argentina will then travel to Australia for two rugby champs matches. The first match is on the 6th of September at Queensland Country Bank Stadium with kick off at 06:30. Allianz Stadium will host the second match on the 13th of September at 06:00.
- Springboks tour New Zealand during that the same time for two matches against the All Blacks. Boks supporters will need to wake up early to watch the games which start at 09:00 in the morning. The first match is at Eden Park in Auckland on the 6th and the second is on the 13th at Sky Stadium in Wellington.
Final Round of Matches
- The final round of Rugby Championship matches is a bit different. Argentina will play one match in South Africa against the Springboks at Kings Park in Durban. The match is on the 27th of September with kick off at 17:10. The two teams will then travel to England to play the final match between the two teams. The match is at Twickenham Stadium on the 4th of October. The final match starts at 15:00.
- Australia will visit New Zealand for their round one match at Eden Stadium on the 27th of September. The teams will then travel to Perth for their final match on the 4th at Optus Stadium. Kick off is at 11:45.
The Springbok Squad
South Africa announced the Rugby Championship squad to take on Australia on Monday. However, Australia has not released the names of their squad at the time of writing.
Rassie went with experience in the Springbok’s first encounter against the Wallabies in the Championship. Siya Kolisi will also be wearing the number 8 jersey for the first time in a match this coming weekend.
Front row players are: Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx, Wilco Louw, Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager, Marco van Staden, Pieter-Steph du Toit. Siya Kolisi as Captain for the match. Front row substitutes are Bongi Mbonambi, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Franco Mostert as well as Kwagga Smit.
The backline players are: Grant Williams, Manie Libbok, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Andre Esterhuizen, Jessie Kriel, Edwill van der Merwe and Aphelele Fassi. Backline substitutes are Cobus Reinach, Canan Moodie as well as Damian Willems.
Friendly Banter
There is as always a bit of chirping that takes before a big competition like the Rugby Championship. Some times it’s between coaches, pundits and supporters. The gloves came off last week when ex Scottish coach Matt Williams threw a punch at the Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus. He expresses his views on the British Lion’s tour to South Africa 2021, saying it was a disgrace. Rassie, a two time world cup winning coach hit back at Matt. By posting a screen shot of Matt’s winning percentage during tenure as head coach of Scotland. Where Matt only managed to win three matches in 17 games.
The Rugby Championship 2025 will be exciting no matter the final outcome. I know who I will back. Why not have a look at the odds of all the matches mentioned that our preferred betting partners offer. Enjoy the Rugby Championship 2025!
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