2018 Rugby Championship Fixtures

The 2018 Rugby Championship will be contested between New Zealand’s All Blacks, Australia’s Wallabies, South Africa’s Springboks and Argentina’s Pumas.

The Rugby Championship follows on from Super Rugby with a one week break in-between tournaments.

The first Test match in the Rugby Championship in 2018 is on Saturday 18 August and runs through to Saturday 6 October.

New Zealand’s All Blacks and Australia’s Wallabies play an extra Bledisloe Cup match every year which is not part of the Rugby Championship.

Rugby Championship Match Officials

Match No.1: Australia v New Zealand
Date : Sat 18 Aug 2018
Venue : ANZ Stadium, Sydney ,Australia
Kick Off local:
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Ref 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Ref 2: Luke Pearce (RFU)
TMO : Marius Jonker (SARU)

Match No.2:South Africa v Argentina
Date : Sat 18 Aug 2018
Venue : Jonsson Kings Park, Durban, South Africa
Kick Off local:
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZRU)
Assistant Ref 1: Angus Gardner (ARU)
Assistant Ref 2: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
TMO : Simon McDowell (IRFU)

Match No.3: New Zealand v Australia
Date : Sat 25 Aug 2018
Venue : Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Kick Off local:
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Ref 1: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Ref 2:Luke Pearce (RFU)
TMO : Marius Jonker (SARU)

Match No.4: Argentina v South Africa
Date : Sat 25 Aug 2018
Venue : Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
Kick Off local:
Referee: Angus Gardner (ARU)
Assistant Ref 1: Ben O’Keeffe (NZRU)
Assistant Ref 2: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
TMO : Simon McDowell (IRFU)

Match No.5: New Zealand v Argentina
Date : Sat 8 Sept 2018
Venue : Trafalgar Park, Nelson, New Zealand
Kick Off local:
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (FFR)
Assistant Ref 1: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Assistant Ref 2: Nic Berry (ARU)
TMO : Rowan Kitt (RFU)

Match No.6: Australia v South Africa
Date : Sat 8 Sept 2018
Venue :Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
Kick Off local:
Referee: Glen Jackson (NZRU)
Assistant Ref 1:John Lacey (IRFU)
Assistant Ref 2: Paul Williams (NZRU)
TMO : Glenn Newman (NZRU)

Match No.7: New Zealand v South Africa
Date : Sat 15 Sept 2018
Venue : Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Kick Off local:
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Assistant Ref 1: Pascal Gauzere (FFR)
Assistant Ref 2: Nic Berry (ARU)
TMO : Rowan Kitt (RFU)

Match No.8: Australia v Argentina
Date : Sat 15 Sept 2018
Venue : Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia
Kick Off local:
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Assistant Ref 1: Glen Jackson (NZRU)
Assistant Ref 2: Paul Williams (NZRU)
TMO : Glenn Newman (NZRU)

Match No.9: South Africa v Australia
Date : Sat 29 Sept 2018
Venue : Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Kick Off local:
Referee: Jerome Garces (FFR)
Assistant Ref 1:Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Ref 2: Matthew Carley (RFU)
TMO :Graham Hughes (RFU)

Match No.10: Argentina v New Zealand
Date : Sat 29 Sept 2018
Venue : Estadio Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kick Off local:
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Ref 1: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Ref 2: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
TMO : David Grashoff (RFU)

Match No.11:South Africa v New Zealand
Date : Sat 6 Oct 2018
Venue : Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa
Kick Off local:
Referee: Angus Gardner (ARU)
Assistant Ref 1: Jerome Garces (FFR)
Assistant Ref 2: Matthew Carley (RFU)
TMO : Graham Hughes (RFU)

Match No.12: Argentina v Australia
Date : Sat 6 Oct 2018
Venue :Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta, Argentina
Kick Off local:
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Ref 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Ref 2: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
TMO : David Grashoff (RFU)

Bledisloe Cup Match

Match No.13 : Australia v New Zealand
Date : Sat 27 Oct 2018
Venue :Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Kick Off local:
Referee: Japan Romain Poite (FFR)
Assistant Ref 1: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Assistant Ref 2: Rasta Rasivhenge (SARU)
TMO : Marius Jonker (SARU)

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