Wallabies Rugby Championship fixtures 2024: When and where will Australia play?
Wallabies Rugby Championship fixtures 2024: When and where will Australia play?
Australia is gearing up for the Rugby Championship, which will see the Wallabies go up against their familiar Southern Hemisphere foes in a jam-packed month of rugby action.
It is set to be a new dawn for the Wallabies after a horror 2023, with new coach Joe Schmidt looking to restore some pride in the green and gold jersey after years of underperformance.
With the fixtures taking place after a series of friendlies against Wales and Georgia the Wallabies will be looking to build momentum and put the demons of last year behind them when the Rugby Championship starts in August
The Sporting News looks at the Wallabies fixtures for the 2024 Rugby Championship.
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What are the Wallabies 2024 Rugby Championship fixtures?
The Wallabies will play six games at the Rugby Championship, playing against each of their opponents twice.
They begin with two matches at home against back-to-back World Cup winners South Africa, with the first game being played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, followed by a trip to Optus Stadium in Perth a week later.
They then face the long trip to Argentina, where they will face Los Pumas twice at the end of August and start of September.
They then face Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand to round off the Rugby Championship, which also doubles as the Bledisloe Cup; Australia last won the competition in 2002, and the All Blacks are clear favourites to retain the crown once again.
Wallabies 2024 Rugby Championship schedule, fixtures
All times are AEST.
| Date | Match | Time | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, August 10 | Wallabies vs South Africa | 2:30 pm | Suncorp Stadium |
| Saturday, August 17 | Wallabies vs South Africa | 7:45 pm | Optus Stadium |
| Sunday, September 1 | Argentina vs Wallabies | 5:00 am | Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi |
| Sunday September 8 | Argentina vs Wallabies | 5:00 am | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao Lopez |
| Saturday 21st September | Wallabies vs All Blacks | 3:45 pm | Accor Stadium |
| Saturday 28th September | All Blacks vs Wallabies | 5:05 pm | Sky Stadium |
How to watch Rugby Championship in Australia
Many games in the rugby Championship will be shown on television via Channel Nine, as well as on their free to use streaming service 9Now.
For fans wanting to watch every minute of every match, Stan Sport will be showing every match of the Rugby Championship live and on demand.
| Date | Match | Time | TV channel | Live stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, August 10 | Wallabies vs South Africa | 2:30 pm | Channel Nine | 9Now, Stan Sport |
| Saturday, August 17 | Wallabies vs South Africa | 7:45 pm | Channel Nine | 9Now, Stan Sport |
| Sunday, September 1 | Argentina vs Wallabies | 5:00 am | N/A | Stan Sport |
| Sunday September 8 | Argentina vs Wallabies | 5:00 am | N/A | Stan Sport |
| Saturday 21st September | Wallabies vs All Blacks | 3:45 pm | Channel Nine | 9Now, Stan Sport |
| Saturday 28th September | All Blacks vs Wallabies | 5:05 pm | Channel Nine | 9Now, Stan Sport |
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Australia Rugby Championship history
Since the creation of the Rugby Championship in 2012, Australia has only won the tournament once in 2015.
They were unbeaten for the first time, however it was a shortened competition with just three games due to the upcoming 2015 World Cup.
Australia has failed to come close since then, winning the wooden spoon twice, including in last year's edition.
Whilst the 2023 tournament was also a shortened version due to the World Cup, Australia lost all three games, including at home to Argentina, and a 31-point walloping at the hands of New Zealand.