2023 Rugby Championship
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@Dan54 said in 2023 Rugby Championship:
@NTA It is mate, but I suspect this year's RC will just be a build up to the WC for the 4 teams.
Nothing new under the sun I expect. The All Blacks will want to secure the Bledisloe. The Springboks will send half-baked away teams. The Aussies will get their hopes raised by smashing away selections. The Argies will point to foreign born players in other squads...
None of them will have anything remotely new or ground breaking in the way they play. I'll still watch.
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@antipodean Oh for sure mate, it's rugby so I like most of us will watch.
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Also posted in the general "All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures)" thread, because there's also a non-RC test that I haven't included here:
Rugby Championship
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Saturday 8 July 2023 - Estadio Malvinas Argentina, MENDOZA
Argentina v New Zealand -
Saturday 15 July 2023 - 7.05pm NZT - Mt Smart Stadium, AUCKLAND
New Zealand v vs South Africa -
Saturday 29 July, location and time TBC (Bledisloe Cup match one)
Australia v New Zealand
Bledisloe Cup (match two)- Saturday 5 August - 2.35pm NZT - Forsyth Barr Stadium, DUNEDIN
New Zealand v Australia
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https://www.allblacks.com/news/lipovitan-d-rugby-championship-2023
Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship 2023
ROUND 1 - Saturday 8 JulySouth Africa v Australia, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, 17:05
Argentina v New Zealand, Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, 16:10
ROUND 2 - Saturday 15 JulyNew Zealand v South Africa, Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, 19:05
Australia v Argentina, Comm Bank Stadium, Sydney, 19:45
ROUND 3 - Saturday 29 JulyAustralia v New Zealand, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 19:45 (Bledisloe Cup 1)
South Africa v Argentina, Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg, 17:05
Additional Fixtures - Saturday 5 AugustNew Zealand v Australia, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, 14:35 (Bledisloe Cup 2)
Argentina v South Africa, Estadion Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, 19:10
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Boks at Mt Smart because Eden Park is busy
It's crazy how little the Boks have played at Eden Park in recent years. The last game they played there was 2013. They've only played against the AB's at Eden Park 3 times this century.. meanwhile the Aussies have played the ABs 18 times there
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i had missed theyre playing at Mt Smart. i assume loads of temp seating going in as thats a bit of a drop in capacity
must be pretty unusual for the AB's not to have first crack at dates, whats going on at eden park?
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@Duluth said in 2023 Rugby Championship:
It's crazy how little the Boks have played at Eden Park in recent years. The last game they played there was 2013.
Ten years ago! I was at that game, famous for the controversial Bismarck du Plessis red card (two yellow cards).
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@Kiwiwomble said in 2023 Rugby Championship:
i had missed theyre playing at Mt Smart. i assume loads of temp seating going in as thats a bit of a drop in capacity
must be pretty unusual for the AB's not to have first crack at dates, whats going on at eden park?
FIFA Womens world cup.
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i guess thats fair assuming theyre going to get a good crowd
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@Kiwiwomble said in 2023 Rugby Championship:
i guess thats fair assuming theyre going to get a good crowd
Nothing to do with crowds. Lots to do with FIFA
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@Tim Usually in match previews or articles with all the team line-ups. There used to be a page for referee appointments on the SANZAAR SR website, but it isn't there anymore. Appointments will also be in their weekly programme that you can receive by email.