Rugby Championship: Round Three fixtures, match officials, global kick-off times and TV coverage
All the details for the Rugby Championship Round three action.
The Rugby Championship returns for Round Three of the tournament this weekend with the Springboks hosting the All Blacks while Los Pumas tackle the Wallabies.
South Africa top the standings after two rounds of action after collecting a full house of points in their back-to-back victories over Australia.
The All Blacks arrive in South Africa after suffering an opening-round defeat to Argentina before bouncing back with an emphatic victory.
Meanwhile, Joe Schmidt will be looking to notch up a maiden win in the Rugby Championship as his charges tackle the imposing task of fronting up against Los Pumas in front of a passionate home crowd.
Ahead of the weekend’s action, we run through the kick-off times, broadcasters and match officials.
Rugby Championship Round Three
South Africa v New Zealand
Date: Saturday, 31 August
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Local kick-off: 17:00
BST kick-off: 16:00
GMT kick-off: 15:00
NZL kick-off: 03:00 (Sunday, 1 September)
AUS (AEST) kick-off: 01:00 (Sunday, 1 September)
ARG kick-off: 12:00
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley (RFU), Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Argentina v Australia
Date: Saturday, 31 August
Venue: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, Buenos Aires
Local kick-off: 19:00
BST kick-off: 23:00
GMT kick-off: 22:00
NZL kick-off: 10:00 (Sunday, 1 September)
AUS (AEST) kick-off: 08:00 (Sunday, 1 September)
RSA kick-off: 00:00 (Sunday, 1 September)
Referee: James Doleman (NZR)
Assistant Referees: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR), Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
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
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NZR+
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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
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