Rugby Championship: Round Two fixtures including match officials and TV coverage
Split with All Blacks v Argentina and Wallabies v Springboks. (New Zealand photo by James Foy/Speed Media/Icon Sportswire)
The opening round of the 2024 Rugby Championship was nothing short of epic as Argentina stunned the All Blacks, and the Springboks ended their Brisbane hoodoo against the Wallabies.
Fortunately for rugby fans, we go again next week with the second round as the same teams face off in the Southern Hemisphere’s premier tournament.
Round 2
New Zealand v Argentina
Date: Saturday, 17 August
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Local kick-off: 19:05
GMT kick-off: 7:05
NZL kick-off: 19:05
AUS (AEST) kick-off: 17:05
RSA kick-off: 9:05
ARG kick-off: 4:05
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referee 2: Nic Berry (RA)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Australia v South Africa
Date: Saturday, 17 August
Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth
Local kick-off: 17:55
GMT kick-off: 9:55
NZL kick-off: 21:55
AUS (AEST) kick-off: 19:55
RSA kick-off: 11:55
ARG kick-off: 6:55
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)
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+
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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
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Sky Italia
Italy (Non-exclusive)
Vatican City
San Marino
Canton Ticino, Switzerland
STARZPLAY
Middle East
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