Argentina v New Zealand 
Rugby Championship - Round 1 
Sat 16th August 2025, 02:10pm PDT 
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes 
Pierre Brousset Last 5 Games
Argentina v New Zealand Rugby Championship - Round 1 Sat 16th August 2025, 02:10pm PDT Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Pierre Brousset 
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Tomas Albornoz 
Samisoni Taukei'aho Tomas Albornoz 
Pedro Rubiolo 
Bautista Delguy 
Pablo Matera Tomas Albornoz Gonzalo Garcia Argentina face off against All Blacks in Rugby Championship Round 1 on Sat 16th August 2025 at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 22:10. In South Africa it’s at 23:10 SAST, 09:10 NZST in New Zealand, 07:10 AEST in Australia and 14:10 EST in the US.
Argentina won the last encounter but All Blacks are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, All Blacks sits at 2 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Argentina holds 8.
The two sides are separated by 6 places in the rankings with Argentina in position 8 and All Blacks in position 2 as such All Blacks are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Argentina vs All Blacks will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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