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The fixtures have been announced for the 2020 Rugby Championship. Argentina will face South Africa in the opening match. It is part of a double-header with Australia vs New Zealand to follow. All subsequent five rounds will also be double-headers.
Australia will play host to the competition. The Four Nations event will be played in Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane from November 07 to December 12.
Los Pumas are to be a combination of players based at home and abroad. In all, there will be 46 players. Click here to access a potential player roster for the Rugby Championship.
The South Americans will play two or three warm-up matches. Details are forthcoming. Among the possibilities is to play a match in Uruguay against Los Teros. Mario Ledesma and his home-based players are presently training in Uruguay.
Australia and New Zealand will play two matches prior to the Rugby Championship. The two Bledisloe Cup fixtures will take place in the New Zealand cities of Wellington and Auckland on October 11 and 18.
The complete futures are listed below. The kick-off times are yet to be finalized.
2020 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – FIXTURES
Date: Saturday, November 07
Venue: Lang Park, Brisbane.
Game 1: Argentina vs South Africa
Game 2: Australia vs New Zealand
Date: Saturday, November 14
Venue: Western Sydney Stadium
Game 3: Argentina vs New Zealand
Game 4: Australia vs South Africa
Date: Saturday, November 21
Venue: Sydney Olympic Stadium
Game 5: New Zealand vs South Africa
Game 6: Australia vs Argentina
Date: Saturday, November 28
Venue: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Game 7: Australia vs Argentina
Game 8: New Zealand vs South Africa
Date: Saturday, December 05
Venue: Western Sydney Stadium
Game 9: Argentina vs New Zealand
Game 10: Australia vs South Africa
Date: Saturday, December 12
Venue: Sydney Olympic Stadium
Game 11: Argentina vs South Africa
Game 12: Australia vs New Zealand
