Former All Blacks playmaker Stephen Donald has sung the praises of this year\u2019s Rugby Championship after the opening two rounds of the prestigious Southern Hemisphere tournament.<\/p>\n
For the first time since 2022 all four countries involved in the tournament each have a victory under their belt after two rounds of action.<\/p>\n
Little separating the teams<\/p>\n
That means there is everything to play for in the remaining four rounds of the Rugby Championship as only two points are currently separating the sides in the standings.<\/p>\n
The All Blacks<\/a> are currently setting the pace atop the table with six points while the Wallabies<\/a> are in second position, just one point adrift, while the Springboks<\/a> and Los Pumas<\/a> have each amassed four points.<\/p>\n In the first round, Australia claimed a shock 38-22 victory over South Africa in Johannesburg while New Zealand secured a 41-24 triumph over Argentina in Cordoba.<\/p>\n The tournament takes a break this weekend but will resume on September 6 when New Zealand and South Africa face off in an eagerly anticipated battle at Eden Park in Auckland while Australia host Argentina at North Queensland Stadium in Townsville.<\/p>\n The Boks gained revenge over the Wallabies this past weekend as they sealed a 30-22 win in Cape Town, while in Buenos Aires Los Pumas stunned the All Blacks as they won 29-23 \u2013 a momentous result as it was the home side\u2019s first ever triumph against the men in black on Argentinian soil.<\/p>\n All Blacks legend reveals in three words what New Zealand lacked against \u2018ferocious and passionate\u2019 Argentina<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s a far cry from previous Rugby Championships where one side was dominating proceedings \u2013 usually the All Blacks \u2013 with the Springboks currently the defending champions after also winning all their matches in last year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n