May 5, 2024

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The Pumas made their Rugby Championship debut against New Zealand on STAR+

The Pumas made their Rugby Championship debut against New Zealand on STAR+

Argentina, led by Australian head coach Michael Cheika, will make their debut in a tournament that brings together the southern hemisphere's biggest powers.
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South Africa take on Australia in the other match on the opening day

Full Rugby Championship Live on STAR+
www.starplus.com/editorial/the-rugby-championship

2023 is marked by the biggest World Cup event in the world of rugby, but ahead of the event of the year in France, Pumas They will have a great product Rugby Championship. He Saturday 8th July, from 15:30, At the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza, Argentina will always face the contenders. New ZealandThey are also taking part in the first date of the tournament that will bring together the biggest powers of the Southern Hemisphere South AfricaPast World Champion, and Australia.

A group of PumasLike everything else Rugby ChampionshipSubscribers will have live streaming Star+.

The record between Argentina and New Zealanders favors the men in black as they have won 32 of the 35 matches they have played. The remaining three are the memorable 21-21 draw at Ferro in 1985, in which captain and number 10 Hugo Porta scored all the points for Argentina, and two more memorable victories in recent years. Los Pumas won 25-15 in Sydney in 2020, all of Nicolás Sánchez's goals, the last and perhaps freshest in memory, when Argentina set foot on Maori soil in Christchurch in 2022. His first win as a visitor was against New Zealand after sealing the score 25-18.

Compared to the traditional six-date tournament, this year it will be a shorter one. In this case, when the World Cup is held, the matches will be held for only three days.

Rugby Championship Fixtures

Saturday 8

South Africa vs. Australia
11:50 ARG/URU – 10:50 BOL/PAR/ – 09:50 PER Star+ & ESPN
10:50 CHI Star+ & ESPN2
Arrive 10:50 – 09:50 COL/ECU Star+ & ESPN4

Pumas Vs. New Zealand
15:30 ARG/URU – 14:30 BOL/PAR/VEN – 13:30 COL/ECU/PER Star+ & ESPN
14:30 CHI Star+ & ESPN2

Saturday 15

Australia vs. Pumas
New Zealand vs. South Africa

Saturday the 29th

South Africa vs. Pumas
Australia vs. New Zealand

Also, after wrapping up a shortened version of one of the world's greatest rugby tournaments, Argentina's national team will play a friendly against South Africa on Saturday 5 August at the Vélez Stadium, bidding farewell to Las Pumas before heading to France to compete in the World Cup from 8 September to 28 October.

More information at ESPN.com

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Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela are reported.

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