# 2025 Rugby Championship

The 2025 Rugby Championship is set to be the fourteenth edition of the annual Southern Hemisphere rugby union competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. South Africa are the defending champions and kick off the tournament against Australia on 16 August. The three traditional unions, also known as the Tri-Nations (SANZAR), announced their 2025 home fixtures in November and December 2024. A notable fixture is set to be played between Argentina and South Africa in the final round at Twickenham Stadium in London. It is the second time a Rugby Championship match has been played at Twickenham Stadium, after the Argentina/Australia test in 2016.
It is also the last tournament before the beginning of the Nations Championship.

## Table

| 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 |

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 16 August 2025 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | v | Australia |
* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
* 16 August 2025 TBD ART (UTC−03)
| Argentina | v | New Zealand |
* TBD

### Round 2

* 23 August 2025 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | v | Australia |
* Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
* 23 August 2025 TBD ART (UTC−03)
| Argentina | v | New Zealand |
* TBD

### Round 3

* 6 September 2025 14:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | v | Argentina |
* North Queensland Stadium, Townsville
* 6 September 2025 19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | v | South Africa |
* Eden Park, Auckland

### Round 4

* 13 September 2025 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | v | Argentina |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 13 September 2025 19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | v | South Africa |
* Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

### Round 5

* 27 September 2025 17:05 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | v | Australia |
* Eden Park, Auckland
* 27 September 2025 17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
| South Africa | v | Argentina |
* Kings Park Stadium, Durban

### Round 6

* 4 October 2025 17:45 AWST (UTC+08)
| Australia | v | New Zealand |
* Perth Stadium, Perth
* 4 October 2025 14:00 BST (UTC+1)
| Argentina | v | South Africa |
* Twickenham Stadium, London (England)

## Participants

| Team | Stadium | Stadium | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | World Rugby Ranking |
| Team | Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Coach | Captain | Start | End |
| Argentina | TBA | TBA | TBA | Felipe Contepomi | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Australia | North Queensland Stadium | 25,000 | Townsville (vs. Argentina) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Australia | Perth Stadium | 61,266 | Perth (vs. New Zealand) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | 42,500 | Sydney (vs. Argentina) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| New Zealand | Eden Park | 60,000 | Auckland | Scott Robertson | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| New Zealand | Wellington Regional Stadium | 34,500 | Wellington (vs. South Africa) | Scott Robertson | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | 58,310 | Cape Town | Rassie Erasmus | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium | 62,357 | Johannesburg | Rassie Erasmus | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| South Africa | Kings Park Stadium | 54,000 | Durban | Rassie Erasmus | TBA | TBA | TBA |