Australia vs Pumas with Very Late Night Kick-Off times in South America

Labeled by Rugby Australia as Family-Friendly afternoon kick-off times, Australia’s home Rugby Championship matches against Los Pumas will be at 2:30pm and 2pm local time. The Wallabies’ will have home advantage against Argentina in Townsville on September 06 and Sydney on September 13.

The afternoon kick-off times correspond to very late night kick-off times in Argentina. Both matches will be on Australia’s East Coast in the AEST. This represents a difference of thirteen hours to the time zone of Argentina.  In other words, the kick-off times of 2:30pm and 2:00pm local time will be 1:30am and 1:00am in Argentina.

Their two Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina’s Los Pumas in September will both be played in the afternoon, with their first meeting in Townsville scheduled for a 2:30pm AEST start, before the two sides will clash at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium seven days later with a 2:00pm AEST kick off.

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 – AUSTRALIA VS ARGENTINA

SEP 06 VS (Townsville at 2:30pm AEST; 1:30am AR) 

SEP 13 VS  (Sydney at 2pm AEST; 1:00am AR)