Rugby Championship 2025: Date, schedule, history, odds & more

Reigning champions South Africa will look to defend their title when they battle it out with Australia, Argentina and New Zealand for the 2025 Rugby Championship title.

While much is still to be confirmed ahead of the start of the tournament in August, here’s everything we know about the 2025 Rugby Championship.

Rugby Championship 2025 Dates

16th August - South Africa v Australia
16th August - Argentina v New Zealand
23rd August - South Africa v Australia
23rd August - Argentina v New Zealand
6th September - Australia v Argentina
6th September - New Zealand v South Africa
13th September - Australia v Argentina
13th September - New Zealand v South Africa
27th September - South Africa v Argentina
27th September - New Zealand v Australia
4th October - Argentina v South Africa
4th October - Australia v New Zealand

Rugby Championship 2025 Times

Times for the 2025 Rugby Championship will be confirmed closer to the competition.

Rugby Championship 2025 Venues

Venues for the 2025 Rugby Championship will be confirmed closer to the competition.

Rugby Championship 2025 How to watch

Stan Sport covered the 2024 Rugby Championship, while a broadcaster is yet to be confirmed for the 2025 tournament.

Rugby Championship 2025 History

This competition was formerly known as the Tri Nations and was played between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa before the introduction of Argentina in 2012.

The Tri-Nations began just after rugby union went professional in 1996 and was an opportunity for three of the sport’s powerhouses to play each other on a regular basis.

From its past in the Tri Nations to its current format, the Rugby Championship has developed into one of the most exciting international competitions in sport.

After winning the title four years straight between 2020 and 2023, South Africa broke New Zealand’s dominance in the competition by claiming the title in 2024.

The All Blacks are still the most successful team in this tournament in its different formats since 1996, winning 20 titles.

South Africa are second with five titles, Australia have four and Argentina are still searching for their maiden Rugby Championship crown.

Rugby Championship 2025 Favourites

After their impressive campaign in 2024, South Africa will be the team to beat going into the 2025 Rugby Championship campaign.

The Boks will face a sterner test to retain their title in 2025 due to the fact both of their games against the All Blacks will be played in New Zealand.

Australia will go into this tournament on the back of a three-Test series with the British & Irish Lions, so they should be battle-hardened ahead of some big challenges to come.

The Wallabies finished bottom of the table in 2003 and 2024, so they will be determined to have shown some progress come the end of the 2025 Rugby Championship under head coach Joe Schmidt.

As for Argentina, they managed to beat all the other nations in this competition and even had an outside shot at the title going into the final weekend.

If the Pumas can put together back-to-back wins and show a little more consistency, they will be a dangerous prospect in 2025.

Any odds displayed were correct at the time of writing and are subject to fluctuation.