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The World Cup, in conjunction with the absence of the June Tests due to the unbroken Super Rugby season, also saw the championship brought forward a bit earlier than normal.
South Africa won the Rugby Championship in 2019. The Wallabies finished their Rugby Championship campaign off on a high after defeating the All Blacks at home, but it wasn’t enough to grab the title off the Springboks.
The Rugby Championship fixtures 2019
Date
Time
Teams
Venue
Sun Jul 21
1:05 AM
South Africa vs Australia
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Sun Jul 21
4:05 AM
Argentina vs New Zealand
Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Sat Jul 27
5:35 PM
New Zealand vs South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sat Jul 27
7:45 PM
Australia vs Argentina
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Sat Aug 10
7:45 PM
Australia vs New Zealand
Optus Stadium, Perth
Sun Aug 11
5:40 AM
Argentina vs South Africa
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Sat Aug 17
5:35 PM
New Zealand vs Australia*
Eden Park, Auckland
Sun Aug 18
1:05 AM
South Africa vs Argentina*
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
All times are AEST. *Match not part of the Rugby Championship
2018
It was another dominant Rugby Championship for New Zealand in 2018, with the All Blacks claiming their third consecutive title and sixth in seven seasons.
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The Wallabies endured a miserable season – largely viewed as the nadir of recent Australian international rugby history.
Australia netted just two wins, and only avoided a last-place finish by five points over Argentina in scoring differential.
2018 Rugby Championship results
Date
Teams
Venue
Score
18 Aug
Australia vs New Zealand
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
38-13 (NZ)
18 Aug
South Africa vs Argentina
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
34-21 (RSA)
25 Aug
New Zealand vs Australia
Eden Park, Auckland
40-12 (NZ)
8 Sep
New Zealand vs Argentina
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
46-24 (NZ)
8 Sep
Australia vs South Africa
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
23-18 (AUS)
15 Sep
New Zealand vs South Africa
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
36-34 (RSA)
15 Sep
Australia vs Argentina
Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
23-19 (ARG)
29 Sep
South Africa vs Australia
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabath
23-12 (RSA)
29 Sep
Argentina vs New Zealand
Estadio Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
35-17 (NZ)
6 Oct
South Africa vs New Zealand
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
32-30 (NZ)
6 Oct
Argentina vs Australia
Salta
45-34 (AUS)
Third Bledisloe Cup match (not for Rugby Championship points)
