Argentina and South Africa

Date : 18 August 2012

Time : 17:00

Match : Argentina and South Africa

Venue : DHL Newlands, Cape Town

Argentina and South Africa first met in 1993. To date, South Africa have won all of their encounters. These two teams do not tour each other regularly and encounters between them are rare in the professional era. This is set to change in 2012, when Argentina will join the SANZAR nations in the annual Rugby Championship tournament (formerly the Tri Nations).

Argentina have confirmed their Test match schedule for next year but have yet to announce where they will stage their six home games over the course of 2012.

However, the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) has revealed that Rosario and Mendoza are potential venues for their upcoming fixtures after both cities met their requirements for hosting internationals.

The Pumas kick off their season with a home game against Italy on June 9 before staging a two-Test series against France.

Argentina will then compete in the inaugural Rugby Championship from August right through until October before embarking on a European tour in November which will see them take on Wles, France.

Australia v New Zealand (BC)

Date : August 18, 2012

Match :  Australia v New Zealand (BC)

Venue :  Sydney

In the First World War, the soldiers of both countries were formed into the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs). Together Australia and New Zealand saw their first major military action in the Battle of Gallipoli.

The third and final Bledisloe Cup Test for the year could be the decider and if the Qantas Wallabies emerge victorious they could well hold aloft the Bledisloe Cup for the first time since 2002. 

They acknowledge two distinct maritime boundaries conclusively delimited by the Australia – New Zealand Maritime Treaty of 2004. The Test could also double as the Qantas Wallabies’ shot at claiming the number one IRB world ranking from the All Blacks.

The Qantas Wallabies' World Cup dreams may be on hold for another 4 years, but with the Tri-Nations Trophy back on home soil, it's only a matter of time before the treasured Bledisloe Cup returns to Australia after a 10-year absence. 2012 will see the competition back to best of 3 matches with the first clash at Sydney's iconic ANZ Stadium. 

The Bledisloe Cup has had its share of historical matches in Sydney, such as 1999 when a record crowd of 107,402 people watched the Qantas Wallabies retain the Bledisloe Cup. 

Be part of the capacity crowd that will fill ANZ Stadium to cheer on the Qantas Wallabies and witness another memorable conclusion to the next chapter in Bledisloe history.

In recent years the Closer Economic Relations free trade agreement and its predecessors have inspired everconverging economic integration. The culture of Australia does differ from the culture of New Zealand and there are sometimes differences of opinion which some have declared as symptomatic of sibling rivalry.