2019 Rugby Championship Fixtures

The 2019 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 2019 is on Saturday 20 July and runs through to Saturday 10 August.

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.

This extra Bledisloe Cup match in 2019 will take place on Saturday 17 August. South Africa and Argentina will also meet on that day for a Rugby world cup warm up.

Rugby Championship Match Officials

Match : South Africa v Australia
Date : Sat 20 Jul 2019
Venue : Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
Kick Off local : 16.05
Referee : Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Ref 1 : Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Ref 2 : Karl Dickson (RFU)
TMO : Rowan Kitt (RFU)

Match : Argentina v New Zealand
Date : Sat 20 Jul 2019
Venue : Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kick Off local : 19.05
Referee : Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Ref 1 : Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Ref 2 : Alex Ruiz (FFR)
TMO : Graham Hughes (RFU)

Match : Australia v Argentina
Date : Sat 27 Jul 2019
Venue : Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
Kick Off local : TBC
Referee : Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Ref 1 : Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Ref 2 : Brendon Pickerill (NZR)
TMO : Ben Skeen (NZR)

Match : New Zealand v South Africa
Date : Sat 27 Jul 2019
Venue : Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Kick Off local : TBC
Referee : Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Ref 1 : Angus Gardner (RA
Assistant Ref 2 : Shuhei Kubo (JRFU)
TMO : Rowan Kitt (RFU)

Match : Australia v New Zealand
Date : Sat 10 Aug 2019
Venue : Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia
Kick Off local : TBC
Referee : Jerome Garces (FFR)
Assistant Ref 1 : Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Ref 2 : Shuhei Kubo (JRFU)
TMO : Marius Jonker (SARU)

Match : Argentina v South Africa
Date : Sat 10 Aug 2019
Venue : Salta, Argentina
Kick Off local : TBC
Referee : Romain Poite (FFR)
Assistant Ref 1 : Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Ref 2 : Karl Dickson (RFU)
TMO : Rowan Kitt (RFU)

Match : New Zealand v Australia (Bledisloe)
Date : Sat 17 Aug 2019
Venue : Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Kick Off local : TBC
Referee : Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Ref 1 : Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Ref 2 : Shuhei Kubo (JRFU)
TMO : Marius Jonker (SARU)

Match : South Africa v Argentina (RWC Warm Up)
Date : Sat 17 Aug 2019
Venue : Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa
Kick Off local : TBC
Referee : Luke Pearce (RFU)
Assistant Ref 1 : Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Ref 2 : Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO : Simon McDowell (IRFU)

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