2023 Rugby Championship

[antipodean]

@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.

[Dan54]

@antipodean Oh for sure mate, it's rugby so I like most of us will watch.

[OomPB]

Springbok players will be rested during the 6 nations tournament to freshen up. TRC will be important for them to prepare for the WC.

[Stargazer]

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

• 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

NZR announces All Blacks home Tests in Auckland and Dunedin

The All Blacks will play two Tests on home turf this year against South Africa in Auckland and Australia in Dunedin.

[Stargazer]

Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship 2023 Schedule Confirmed

SANZAAR has today confirmed the match schedule for the six-match 2023 Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship.

Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship 2023

ROUND 1 - Saturday 8 July

South Africa v Australia, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, 17:05
Argentina v New Zealand, Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, 16:10

ROUND 2 - Saturday 15 July

New Zealand v South Africa, Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, 19:05
Australia v Argentina, Comm Bank Stadium, Sydney, 19:45

ROUND 3 - Saturday 29 July

Australia 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 August

New Zealand v Australia, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, 14:35 (Bledisloe Cup 2)
Argentina v South Africa, Estadion Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, 19:10

*All times and dates are local

[Bovidae]

Referee appointments. Raynal in the SA home test.

[Bones]

@Bovidae think we can chalk up another loss to Argentina too.

[Tim]

@Bovidae Maybe not having it at Eden Park is a good thing.

[Stargazer]

[Duluth]

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

[Kiwiwomble]

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?

[Bovidae]

@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).

[mikedogz]

@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.

[Kiwiwomble]

i guess thats fair assuming theyre going to get a good crowd

[Crucial]

@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

[Tim]

Where do you guys find the referee appointments for games?

[Stargazer]

@Tim https://www.world.rugby/the-game/high-performance/officiating/807290

[Tim]

@Stargazer Thanks. What about for Super Rugby games?

[Stargazer]

@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.

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Tim South Africa v Australia
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Saturday, 8 July, 2023 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)

Argentina v New Zealand
Estadio Malvinas Argentina, Mendoza
Saturday, 8 July, 2023 Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

Australia v Argentina
CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Saturday, 15 July, 2023 Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Referee 1: Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: James Doleman (NZR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

New Zealand v South Africa
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Saturday, 15 July, 2023 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Australia v New Zealand
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Saturday, 29 July, 2023 Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)

South Africa v Argentina
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Saturday, 29 July, 2023 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)