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The 2025 Rugby Championship [a] 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 [ 2 ] and kick off the tournament against Australia on 16 August.
Australia New Zealand South Africa: Final positions; Champions South Africa (5th title) Bledisloe Cup New Zealand: Freedom Cup South Africa: Mandela Challenge Plate South Africa: Puma Trophy Argentina: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 12: Tries scored: 77 (6.42 per match) Attendance: 531,010 (44,251 per match) Top scorer(s) Damian ...
The second, played in Ellis Park, Johannesburg in 2002, was also South Africa's home game in the Tri Nations, and was won 33–31 by South Africa. The 2004 event, delayed until 2005, was played over two legs, and was not part of the Tri Nations. Since South Africa were the holders, Australia needed to win both games to reclaim the trophy.
Australia's 47 points was their record score against New Zealand, surpassing the 35 points scored in 2000. The All Blacks' 21-point defeat equalled their record loss, set in 1999 against Australia. New Zealand finished third in the table for the first time since the 2004 Tri Nations , and the first time since The Rugby Championship's inception.
With the selection of Cronulla hooker Aaron Raper, he became Australia's first second generation World Cup player following the footsteps of his famous father Johnny Raper who captained Australia to World Cup success in 1968. Australian coach Bob Fulton had been a team mate of Raper's father in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup final win over France.
Super 14 is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This season is the second of the expansion, which led to the name change to the Super 14. This season is the second of the expansion, which led to the name change to the Super 14.
The 2013 Rugby Championship, known as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand, The Castrol Edge Rugby Championship in Australia and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere championship consisting of Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.
Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18 South Africa: Australia: Dates: 22 February – 3 April 2018: Captains: Faf du Plessis: Steve Smith [n 1] [1] Tim Paine [n 2] [2] Test series; Result: South Africa won the 4-match series 3–1: Most runs: Aiden Markram (480) Cameron Bancroft (223) Most wickets: Kagiso Rabada (23) Pat Cummins ...