| Date | 10 August – 28 September 2024 [1] |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Argentina  Australia  New Zealand  South Africa |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Rugby Championship [lower-alpha 1] is the thirteenth edition of the annual Southern Hemisphere rugby union competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand is the defending champion. [2] [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 August 2024 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | v | New Zealand |
| Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg [6] [7] [9] |
| 7 September 2024 17:00 SAST (UTC+02) |
| South Africa | v | New Zealand |
| Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town [6] [7] [9] |
| 21 September 2024 18:00 ART (UTC–03) |
| Argentina | v | South Africa |
| Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero [8] |
| Team | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start [lower-alpha 2] | End [lower-alpha 3] | |||
| Argentina | Jorge Luis Hirschi | 30,000 | La Plata (vs. Australia) | Felipe Contepomi | TBD | ||
| Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López | 30,835 | Santa Fe (vs. Australia) | |||||
| Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades | 30,000 | Santiago del Estero (vs. South Africa) | |||||
| Australia | Lang Park | 52,500 | Brisbane (vs. South Africa) | Joe Schmidt | TBD | ||
| Perth Stadium | 65,000 | Perth (vs. South Africa) | |||||
| Stadium Australia | 82,000 | Sydney (vs. New Zealand) | |||||
| New Zealand | Eden Park | 60,000 | Auckland (vs. Argentina) | Scott Robertson | TBD | ||
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 34,500 | Wellington | |||||
| South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | 58,310 | Cape Town (vs. New Zealand) | Rassie Erasmus | TBD | ||
| Ellis Park Stadium | 62,567 | Johannesburg (vs. New Zealand) | |||||
| Mbombela Stadium | 43,500 | Mbombela (vs. Argentina) | |||||
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