Rugby Championship: Round One fixtures including match officials and TV coverage
Split with Australia v Springboks and New Zealand v Argentina.
The 2024 Rugby Championship is finally on our doorstep and the southern hemisphere competition gets underway this weekend with two interesting match-ups.
The first of the two Tests sees a resurgent Wallabies side face the world champion Springboks at Suncorp Stadium in Australia. The South Africans have lost a whopping 11 of 12 games at the Brisbane ground since 1996 and will be desperate to buck that trend. While for Australia it serves as a perfect chance to try to rattle a giant.
The second Test pits Scott Robertson’s All Blacks against Felipe Contepomi’s Los Pumas in the capital for the first of their two-game tour.
Argentina have had some success in recent times in New Zealand with their sole win against the All Blacks in the country coming in 2022. Still, the visitors will know it will be a mighty challenge in Wellington.
Saturday, August 10
Australia v South Africa
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Local kick-off: 14:45
GMT kick-off: 4:45
BST kick-off: 5:45
NZL kick-off: 16:45
AUS kick-off: 14:45
RSA kick-off: 6:45
ARG kick-off: 1:45
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Paul Williams (NZR), Hollie Davidson (SRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
New Zealand v Argentina
Venue: Sky Stadium, Wellington
Local kick-off: 19:05
GMT kick-off: 7:05
BST kick-off: 8:05
NZL kick-off: 19:05
AUS (AEST) kick-off: 17:05
RSA kick-off: 9:05
ARG kick-off: 4:05
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referees: Nic Berry (RA), Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
Springboks v Wallabies: Predicted line-up as ‘frightening’ pack look to overpower Australia
Broadcasters
STAN SPORT
Australia: Every Match. Ad-free. Live & On Demand.
Nine Network Australia
Australia: The 7:35pm* AEDT Saturday night Super Rugby Pacific LIVE.
Sky Network Television
New Zealand
SuperSport
Africa and adjacent islands
ESPN
South America
Canada: TSN [tsn.ca/rugby/video and TSN app]
Sky UK
United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland
Ireland
Channel Islands
Isle of Man
Canal+
Andorra
France (including French Overseas Departments and Territories)
Monaco
Luxembourg
French-speaking Switzerland
NZR+
FREE STREAMING: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Ukraine
FloSports
USA
Wowow
Japan
Telefonica
Spain
Sky Pacific
Fiji (Pay TV)
Fijian Broadcasting Corporation
Fiji (Free-to-air)
Digicel
Pacific Islands: Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Nauru, American Samoa
Papua New Guinea
Premier Sports
South East Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nepal, Northern Marianas, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Tajikistan, Taiwan (Republic of China), Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
Sky Italia
Italy (Non-exclusive)
Vatican City
San Marino
Canton Ticino, Switzerland
STARZPLAY
Middle East