Tri Nations Rugby South Africa

On 16 october 2019 rugby championship champions and 2019 rugby world cup winners south africa confirmed their withdrawal from the originally planned 2020 rugby championship due to south african government travel restrictions player welfare and safety concerns.

Tri nations rugby south africa. The 2020 rugby championship has been replaced by a tri nations series after south africa announced it wouldnt be travelling to australia. The world champions south africa have officially withdrawn from the rugby championship leaving just australia new zealand and argentina to challenge for the 2020 title. The competition is administered by sanzaar a consortium consisting of four national governing bodies. South africas shock withdrawal from the 2020 rugby championship has been confirmed with organisers sanzaar scrambling to announce an old school tri nations competition in its place.

News broke last night that south africa were on the verge of announcing their non participation and sanzaar confirmed the reports at midday on friday. Prior to the 2012 tournament when argentina joined it was known as the tri nations. This meant that the competition temporarily returned to its previous tri nations format. South africa tour 2016.

Womens rugby world cup. How to watch the tri nations match argentina will play their first test in more than a year when they face new zealand in sydney this saturday kick off 610am uk ireland time in the tri nations tournament that has replaced the rugby championship in 2020. The springboks have officially withdrawn from the 2020 rugby championship forcing sanzaar to change the competition to a three team tri nations with australia new zealand and argentina. New zealand v argentina live stream.

Tri nations confirmed as south africa withdraw from rugby championship sanzaar has announced today that south african will not travel to australia to play in the rugby championship against argentina australia and new zealand. The pumas have not appeared on the international stage since being knocked out of last years. Irb pacific nations cup. The tri nations will take place in october november and decemeber with all matches to be played in australia.

Check out the tri nations series fixtures here. Wallabies save face with game 4 win. Womens rugby world cup. These are the four highest ranked national teams in the southern hemisphere the six nations is a similar tournament in the northern hemisphere.

Rugby world cup qualifier. The 2020 tri nations series is the seventeenth edition of the annual southern hemisphere competition involving argentina australia and new zealand. The south african rugby.