2021 Rugby Championship

[Duluth]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/126162343/queensland-to-host-rugby-championship

[canefan]

@duluth said in 2021 Rugby Championship:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/126162343/queensland-to-host-rugby-championship

Gotta love Queensland

[akan004]

Schedule confirmed.

Round Two

Sat 21 August: Argentina 29 def South Africa 10 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Date TBC: Australia v New Zealand - Optus Stadium, Perth

Round Three

Sun 12 September: New Zealand v Argentina at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast 

Sun 12 September:  South Africa v Australia at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast 

Round Four Sat 18 September: Argentina v New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Sat 18 September:  Australia v South Africa at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Round Five

Sat 25 September:  Australia v Argentina at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville 

Sat 25 September: New Zealand v South Africa at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville 

Round Six

Sat 2 October: Argentina v Australia at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast 

Sat 2 October: South Africa v New Zealand at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast 

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/Bledisloe-cup-fixtures-dates-change-the-rugby-championship-2021823

[mariner4life]

well well well

maybe i will go back to Townsville this weekend

though, given how the last trip went, perhaps better for all if i stay home.

[Kiwiwomble]

god I cant wait to play the boks...and I really want to thrash them

[Nepia]

Interesting the number of Sunday games, I’m used to seeing the Warriors lose on a Sunday so it will make a pleasant change to see a winning team.

[MN5]

@kiwiwomble said in 2021 Rugby Championship:

god I cant wait to play the books...and I really want to thrash them

Are you an accountant ?

[Machpants]

@nepia said in 2021 Rugby Championship:

Interesting the number of Sunday games, I’m used to seeing the Warriors lose on a Sunday so it will make a pleasant change to see a winning team.

Stadiums already booked for NRL on Sat?

[taniwharugby]

@kiwiwomble been plenty of them on Social Media having a crack at the ABs about being scared to play them....but then we do know a form Bok (or English) team would destroy the ABs

[Stargazer]

NZR media release: https://www.allblacks.com/news/fortinet-rugby-championship-to-be-played-in-queensland/

[Kiwiwomble]

@taniwharugby yeah, a bit sick of reading it

a form and the right combo ABs could destroy them too though

[Bovidae]

The allblacks.com article also says that:

All kick-off times and match order to be confirmed

[KiwiMurph]

Good to get it sorted.

Bring on the footy.

[Unite]

Was hoping at least one of the All Blacks and Springboks games would be at Suncorp.

[Derpus]

@kiwiwomble yeah sounds like bullshit to me. Springboks are 3/24 since 2010 against the ABs, including a match in the RWC they won.

[nzzp]

@derpus said in 2021 Rugby Championship:

@kiwiwomble yeah sounds like bullshit to me. Springboks are 3/24 since 2010 against the ABs, including a match in the RWC they won.

you conveniently left off 2009, where we got smoked 0-3

[booboo]

@derpus said in 2021 Rugby Championship:

@kiwiwomble yeah sounds like bullshit to me. Springboks are 3/24 since 2010 against the ABs, including a match in the RWC they won.

Define "they"? You mean the ABs?

Didn't play 2011
Thrashed them in the semi by 2 points 2015
Beat them in pool play 2019

[sparky]

@akan004 said in 2021 Rugby Championship:

Let's hope there isn't an outbreak in Qld or we will likely see the RC cancelled. Would have preferred Europe for that reason.

I hear the **** of *** is on standby.

Editted, I hear the Isle of Wight is on standby.

[mariner4life]

there better be a strong backup plan. Because cases getting in to Qld seems inevitable. And the government will go hard as they always do.

[ARHS]

@sparky Why such a sick joke after the covid tragedy there this month. Can't you be a bit more sensitive...