Rugby Championship 2022
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The first match in the two-test series is set to be confirmed for Thursday, September 15, with a potential clash with the NRL and AFL finals prompting the move.
The match was initially intended to be played on a Saturday night but the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Rugby Australia this week proposed the schedule change and received a tick of approval from New Zealand Rugby.
The shift was necessitated by changes made this year to the Rugby Championship schedule, with the traditional two Bledisloe Cup tests moved from their normal August window to mid-September.
That caused a clash with Australia's other oval-ball codes, with the NRL and AFL both staging finals matches during the month. The clash was exacerbated by the Bledisloe Cup test being played in Melbourne, with Rugby Australia contractually locked in to the city after Covid-19 restrictions prevented a deal to play there in 2020.
The original September 17 date will play host to the AFL preliminary final at the MCG, potentially featuring the Melbourne Demons, while an NRL semifinal on September 19 could see the Melbourne Storm playing at AAMI Park.With AFL and NRL finals also set to be played on Friday, September 16, the SMH reported that left Rugby Australia with little choice but to move the Bledisloe Cup match to midweek for the first time in 28 years.
Both the All Blacks and the Wallabies have the previous weekend off so there will be no concern about a tight turnaround for the players. The second Bledisloe Cup test will be played on September 24 at Eden Park, nine days later.@Stargazer said in Rugby Championship 2022:
The first match in the two-test series is set to be confirmed for Thursday, September 15, with a potential clash with the NRL and AFL finals prompting the move.
The match was initially intended to be played on a Saturday night but the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Rugby Australia this week proposed the schedule change and received a tick of approval from New Zealand Rugby.
The shift was necessitated by changes made this year to the Rugby Championship schedule, with the traditional two Bledisloe Cup tests moved from their normal August window to mid-September.
That caused a clash with Australia's other oval-ball codes, with the NRL and AFL both staging finals matches during the month. The clash was exacerbated by the Bledisloe Cup test being played in Melbourne, with Rugby Australia contractually locked in to the city after Covid-19 restrictions prevented a deal to play there in 2020.
The original September 17 date will play host to the AFL preliminary final at the MCG, potentially featuring the Melbourne Demons, while an NRL semifinal on September 19 could see the Melbourne Storm playing at AAMI Park.With AFL and NRL finals also set to be played on Friday, September 16, the SMH reported that left Rugby Australia with little choice but to move the Bledisloe Cup match to midweek for the first time in 28 years.
Both the All Blacks and the Wallabies have the previous weekend off so there will be no concern about a tight turnaround for the players. The second Bledisloe Cup test will be played on September 24 at Eden Park, nine days later.Ah fuck.
Due to be in Squidney last weekend in Sept... was hoping it lined up ...
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It's been confirmed by the Aussies:
Wallabies v New Zealand, Thursday 15 September, TBC at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
https://wallabies.rugby/news/2022-etoro-rugby-championship-fixtures-confirmed-202251
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@KiwiMurph said in Rugby Championship 2022:
Melbourne - sweet as. I'll be there.
Nice, I might have to make the trip down.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby Championship 2022:
The atrocious spelling/proof-reading in that actually makes it.
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All fixtures have been confirmed.
Each team will still play six matches comprising three home matches and three away matches, and will play each team twice. However, each team will host a two-match tour, will play an away two-match tour and a one-match home and away series against the third team. For example, in 2022 New Zealand will host Argentina for two consecutive matches, will play two consecutive matches in South Africa and will play Australia once at home and once away. This format will see the two-match 'mini tour' home and away hosting rotate over a two-year period. Australia and New Zealand will always play a split home and away series, as will South Africa and Argentina.
The Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship 2022 (kick off all local time)
ROUND ONE
Saturday 6 August
South Africa v New Zealand, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, 5.05pm
Argentina v Australia, Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, 4.05pmROUND TWO
Saturday 13 August
South Africa v New Zealand, Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg, 5.05pm
Argentina v Australia, Bicentenario Stadium, San Juan, 4.05pmROUND THREE
Saturday 27 August
Australia v South Africa, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 3pm
New Zealand v Argentina, Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, 7.45pmROUND FOUR
Saturday 3 September
New Zealand v Argentina, FMG Stadium Waikato, 7.05pm
Australia v South Africa, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, 7.35pmROUND FIVE
Thursday 15 September
Australia v New Zealand, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, 7.45pmSaturday 17 September
Argentina v South Africa, Estadio Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, 4.05pmROUND SIX
Saturday 24 September
New Zealand v Australia, Eden Park, Auckland, 7.05pm
South Africa v Argentina, Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban, 5.05pmhttps://www.allblacks.com/news/the-rugby-championship-2022-match-schedule/
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I forgot there was no extra Bled.
FFS the web dude at allblacks.com needs a slapping. So there is only one Bled, and it is not part of the RC? They both should be in one or the other. And could they fucking put them in chronological order!
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I forgot there was no extra Bled.
FFS the web dude at allblacks.com needs a slapping. So there is only one Bled, and it is not part of the RC? They both should be in one or the other. And could they fucking put them in chronological order!
@Machpants Indeed, that table on the official website is awful. Amateurs!
Just in case it still needs clarification, both tests beween NZ and Australia are part of the RC, and both are for the Bledisloe Cup.
It's correct that they've reduced the number of Bledisloe Cup tests from three to two though.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/127878956/all-blacks-v-wallabies-bledisloe-cup-series-to-be-reduced-from-three-tests-to-two -
Also posted in the Aussie Rugby thread:
https://wallabies.rugby/news/wallabies-confirm-squad-for-argentina-tour-2022720
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Pumas squad
Media release in Spanish:
https://www.uar.com.ar/2022/07/20/los-pumas-para-la-serie-con-australia-por-el-rugby-championship/
Article in English:
https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/07/20/lucas-mensa-one-of-three-pumas-call-ups-for-rugby-championship/ -
Pumas squad
Media release in Spanish:
https://www.uar.com.ar/2022/07/20/los-pumas-para-la-serie-con-australia-por-el-rugby-championship/
Article in English:
https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/07/20/lucas-mensa-one-of-three-pumas-call-ups-for-rugby-championship/This post is deleted! -
Match officials for the RC:
https://www.world.rugby/the-game/high-performance/officiating/730029
@Stargazer is the ref for Argie 1 the Georgian who got bad wraps for SA v Wales 1?
Didn't actually watch the game, but how bad was he?
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@Tim as much as i fucking haaaaate the current framework
this is a dumb ass decision that only negatively affects the teams involved in the long run. This is never going ahead in the rest of the rugby world (where there appears to be zero appetite) so why play at all under these conditions?
Also can we stop asking Owens to have a say in anything because he occasionally said funny stuff while reffing?
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@Tim as much as i fucking haaaaate the current framework
this is a dumb ass decision that only negatively affects the teams involved in the long run. This is never going ahead in the rest of the rugby world (where there appears to be zero appetite) so why play at all under these conditions?
Also can we stop asking Owens to have a say in anything because he occasionally said funny stuff while reffing?
@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
Also can we stop asking Owens to have a say in anything because he occasionally said funny stuff while reffing?
Homophobe.
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@Tim as much as i fucking haaaaate the current framework
this is a dumb ass decision that only negatively affects the teams involved in the long run. This is never going ahead in the rest of the rugby world (where there appears to be zero appetite) so why play at all under these conditions?
Also can we stop asking Owens to have a say in anything because he occasionally said funny stuff while reffing?
@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@Tim as much as i fucking haaaaate the current framework
this is a dumb ass decision that only negatively affects the teams involved in the long run. This is never going ahead in the rest of the rugby world (where there appears to be zero appetite) so why play at all under these conditions?
Also can we stop asking Owens to have a say in anything because he occasionally said funny stuff while reffing?
Its a sad reflection that it is not seen as a positive move elsewhere, but I agree unless it garners a genuine chance of implementation elsewhere, I think its pointless playing under these rules.
If management deemed that is was seen that we needed to adapt better to the full card scenarios then this also doesn't help force change in some areas because you can potentially cope for twenty minutes
