Pumas announce Australia, NZ dates
Argentina will host New Zealand for the first time in four years in the 2023 Rugby Championship.
Argentina will take on the All Blacks in Mendoza on July 8 in a slimmed down Rugby Championship, which has been reduced to just six matches because of the World Cup in France.
The Pumas also announced on Saturday that they would travel to Australia on July 15 and play a pre-World Cup warm-up test against world champions South Africa.
The four countries who compete annually in the Rugby Championship usually play each other home and away but in 2023 it will be once only.
Argentina have a single home game against New Zealand, followed by Australia away and then South Africa on July 29.
The rest of the 2023 Rugby Championship fixtures have not yet been announced by SANZAR, the competition's governing body.
The UAR said South Africa would then travel to Buenos Aires for a Test on August 5 at the Velez Sarsfield Stadium, which was not part of the Rugby Championship but a warm-up for the World Cup.
"We hope to have a great year, always trying to improve all aspects of our rugby, so that more and more people can enjoy the sport, either as athletes or spectators, and that we can continue to grow the passion for rugby," said a statement from UAR president Gabriel Travaglini.
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Go to commentsSafas are so triggered by Ireland. 3 consecutive losses, incl RWC. 8 losses out of last 12 Tests. Always excuses, of course, with Bok fans. Now Rassie with his “88%” nonsense, the Claytons Excuse is an embarrassment to Bok teams of the past when every test mattered. Their fickle mojo will be on edge for the Ireland tour. Have the referees been appointed yet ? They will need security. Have WR laid out strict guidelines for TMO’s and replays on the stadium screens ? Will the constant stoppages from Bok forwards for cramps and bootlaces be tolerated ? We’re not talking a dominant Springbok team here, they won the LOTTO Cup and they know it whether they admit it or not. The Disney doco has their fans positively fermenting internally, its going to be a nasty hangover if they get beaten on home soil. What will the excuses be then……
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