Rugby Championship scrapped?
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Rugby Championship to be turfed under massive SANZAAR tours shake-up
The annual tournament between the Wallabies, All Blacks, Springboks and Pumas won’t be sighted again, in full, until 2029.
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Hopefully it won’t be a case of out of sight out of mind
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There will be no Rugby Championship next year as New Zealand and South Africa begin their “rugby’s greatest rivalry” tours.
The Sunday Star-Times can reveal that the All Blacks will embark on an eight-game tour in early August next year, comprising four tests against the Springboks and four games against South Africa’s former Super Rugby sides - the Stormers, Bulls, Sharks and Lions.
But the next full edition of the Rugby Championship is now unlikely until 2029, as the All Blacks will tour South Africa in 2026, a Rugby World Cup is locked in for 2027 and the Sanzaar tours will start in 2028.
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@Jet said in Rugby Championship scrapped?:
The annual tournament between the Wallabies, All Blacks, Springboks and Pumas won’t be sighted again, in full, until 2029.
Good. Tours are much more interesting.
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@Bones said in Rugby Championship scrapped?:
@Jet said in Rugby Championship scrapped?:
Cute. Like I'm going to actually read it.
Will Jordan read it.
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@Bovidae said in Rugby Championship scrapped?:
There will be no Rugby Championship next year as New Zealand and South Africa begin their “rugby’s greatest rivalry” tours.
The Sunday Star-Times can reveal that the All Blacks will embark on an eight-game tour in early August next year, comprising four tests against the Springboks and four games against South Africa’s former Super Rugby sides - the Stormers, Bulls, Sharks and Lions.
But the next full edition of the Rugby Championship is now unlikely until 2029, as the All Blacks will tour South Africa in 2026, a Rugby World Cup is locked in for 2027 and the Sanzaar tours will start in 2028.
Robertson will win like 2 games a year
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@Bovidae said in Rugby Championship scrapped?:
There will be no Rugby Championship next year as New Zealand and South Africa begin their “rugby’s greatest rivalry” tours.
The Sunday Star-Times can reveal that the All Blacks will embark on an eight-game tour in early August next year, comprising four tests against the Springboks and four games against South Africa’s former Super Rugby sides - the Stormers, Bulls, Sharks and Lions.
But the next full edition of the Rugby Championship is now unlikely until 2029, as the All Blacks will tour South Africa in 2026, a Rugby World Cup is locked in for 2027 and the Sanzaar tours will start in 2028.
Interesting. 2027 is supposed to be a full TRC, not a condensed one. So either that's changed or the article is incorrect.
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It will see The Rugby Championship (TRC), the Southern Hemisphere’s pre-eminent tournament, played in 2027, 2028 and 2029. Importantly, it will also deliver for the first time a full Rugby Championship (TRC) tournament in a Rugby World Cup year (2027) allowing the SANZAAR nations an excellent preparation and run-in to the tournament.
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I like it. Provides some more incentives for the international game.
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My understanding is this year’s comp basically saved the 2028 edition, it was about to be gone.
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@JayCee said in Rugby Championship scrapped?:
whats the plan for the Aussies and Argies then?
None that I have heard, but you would assume they have sorted something out.
But to be real honest, I not too worried, not something that concerns me. -
The Rugby Championship is a tired format - I would have been happy to see it revert to every two years, but they should have included Japan and Fiji.
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@JayCee said in Rugby Championship scrapped?:
whats the plan for the Aussies and Argies then?
A good chance for them to try and get Fiji and Japan involved, play a 4 team series between the lot of them.
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