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<\/p>\nThe Wallabies are back on the international stage as the 2025 Rugby Championship gets underway this weekend, taking on South Africa, the All Blacks and Argentina across six rounds.<\/p>\n
All three Wallabies home Tests, including the two Bledisloe Cup clashes with New Zealand, will stream live and on demand in stunning 4K on Stan Sport. Fans can also catch selected matches free-to-air on Channel 9 and streamed via 9Now.<\/p>\n
With star players returning and new challengers in the mix, this year\u2019s Championship promises plenty of drama and high-stakes rugby from start to finish.<\/p>\n
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WALLABIES TAKE ON THE BEST IN THE WORLD AS THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF<\/p>\n
Hot off the heels of a nail-biting historic series against The British & Irish Lions, the\u00a0Wallabies\u00a0are back in action to take on the best rugby sides in the world in\u00a0The Rugby Championship, including the two must-see\u00a0Bledisloe Cup\u00a0showdowns with the\u00a0All Blacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kicking off this\u00a0Sunday morning from 12:30am AEST\u00a0as the Wallabies take on\u00a0South Africa, every match will be streaming live and on demand with the Wallabies at home in\u00a04K\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0Home of Rugby, Stan Sport.<\/p>\n
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The Wallabies will need to be at their best for Sunday\u2019s opener against the world champion Springboks, where they will look to record their first Test win at Johannesburg\u2019s famed Ellis Park since 1963. They have grown under the leadership of coach\u00a0Joe Schmidt, and in his last series at the helm, will need to replicate their form from the third match against The British & Irish Lions in order to chase victory.<\/p>\n
A strong starting lineup has been announced by the Wallabies, including veteran\u00a0Nic White\u00a0who had initially announced his potential retirement, before being recalled due to injury concerns in camp ahead of the first match. The biggest shock in the side however is the return of star no.10\u00a0James O\u2019Connor, who makes his return to the green and gold for his 64th Test, the first since 2022.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, the resilient Pumas are chasing their first win over the All Blacks in Argentina in their Rugby Championship opener in Cordoba in what could be a tight contest. Argentina have remarkably beaten New Zealand in Sydney, Christchurch and Wellington since 2020 and would love a repeat of that success in front of their passionate home fans. The All Blacks however are coming off a 3-0 series weep over the dangerous France, putting them in ominous form ahead of the tournament.<\/p>\n
The highly anticipated\u00a02025 Bledisloe Cup\u00a0series between the Wallabies and All Blacks is set to be played across two Tests to cap off The Rugby Championship on September 27 (Eden Park) and October 4 (Perth). The Wallabies have not won the Bledisloe Cup since 2002 and will be looking to reverse their fortunes against their old foe.<\/p>\n
Coverage of The Rugby Championship series 2025 will be led by hosts\u00a0Michael Atkinson\u00a0and\u00a0Nick McArdle,\u00a0joined by experts\u00a0Michael Hooper,\u00a0Matt Burke,\u00a0Sonny Bill Williams,\u00a0Tim Horan,\u00a0Morgan Turinui,\u00a0Justin Harrison\u00a0and\u00a0Allana Ferguson\u00a0with\u00a0Sean Maloney\u00a0in commentary.<\/p>\n
The three Wallabies home Tests against Argentina and the All Blacks will be streamed in stunning\u00a04K Ultra HD\u00a0on\u00a0Stan Sport, and broadcast free-to-air on the\u00a09Network\u00a0and streamed on\u00a09Now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition to live and on-demand matches, viewers on Stan Sport can enjoy a huge lineup of shows throughout the week including\u00a0Between Two Posts,\u00a0Rugby Heaven,Inside Line\u00a0and more, featuring the best analysis, match reviews and previews and the biggest unfolding storylines on and off the field.<\/p>\n
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The Rugby Championship is part of a massive month on Stan Sport following the debut of the\u00a0Premier League<\/a>\u00a0tomorrow morning, the\u00a0Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup 2025<\/a>\u00a0(August 23) and the final tennis Grand Slam of the year, the\u00a0US Open<\/a>\u00a0(mixed doubles beginning August 20, singles draw August 25 \u2013 September 8).<\/p>\n The Rugby Championship & Bledisloe Cup 2025 schedule:<\/p>\n – Advertisement –<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 \u200bWatch every match from the The Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup live & on demand with Wallabies at home in 4K on the Home of Rugby, Stan Sport.<\/p>\n The 2025 Rugby Championship kick off this Sunday, 17 August, with all matches live on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n – Advertisement –<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wallabies are back on the international stage as the 2025 Rugby Championship gets underway this weekend, taking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[10751,64,63,760,17140,85,55987,54076,2500],"class_list":["post-71392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-all-blacks","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-rugby-championship","tag-sports","tag-stan","tag-stan-sport","tag-wallabies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u200bSouth Africa v Wallabies, Sunday 17 August, 12:30am AEST
\u200bArgentina v All Blacks, Sunday 17 August, 7:00am AEST<\/p>\n
\u200bSouth Africa v Wallabies, Sunday 24 August, 12:30am AEST
\u200bArgentina v All Blacks, Sunday 24 August, 7:00am AEST<\/p>\n
\u200bWallabies v Argentina, Saturday 6 September, 2:00pm AEST
\u200bAll Blacks v South Africa, Saturday 6 September, 4:00pm AEST<\/p>\n
\u200bWallabies v Argentina, Saturday 13 September, 1:30pm AEST
\u200bAll Blacks v South Africa, Saturday 13 September, 4:30pm AEST<\/p>\n
\u200bAll Blacks v Wallabies (Bledisloe Cup), Saturday 27 September, 4:30pm AEST
\u200bSouth Africa v Argentina, Sunday 28 September, 1:00am AEST<\/p>\n
\u200bWallabies v All Blacks (Bledisloe Cup), Saturday 4 October, 4:00pm AEST \u200b
\u200bArgentina v South Africa, Saturday 4 October, 10:50pm AEST<\/p>\n