This article is about the Southern Hemisphere international rugby union competition. For other leagues, see Rugby Championship (disambiguation).
"Tri Nations Trophy" redirects here. For other topics, see Tri Nations (disambiguation).
The Rugby Championship
Current season 2024 Rugby Championship
Sport
Rugby Union
Formerly known as
The Tri Nations
Inaugural season
1996
Number of teams
4
Countries
Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa
Holders
New Zealand (2023)
Most titles
New Zealand (20)
Website
super.rugby/therugbychampionship
Broadcast partner
Sky Sport (New Zealand) Nine Network, Stan (Australia) ESPN, TV Pública (Argentina) SuperSport (South Africa)
Related competition
Bledisloe Cup Freedom Cup Mandela Challenge Plate Puma Trophy
The Rugby Championship, formerly known as the Tri Nations Series (1996–2011),[a] is an international rugby union competition contested annually by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. These are traditionally the four highest ranked national teams in the Southern Hemisphere; the Six Nations is a similar tournament in the Northern Hemisphere.
The competition is administered by SANZAAR, a consortium consisting of four national governing bodies: the South African Rugby Union, New Zealand Rugby Union, Rugby Australia and the Argentine Rugby Union. The inaugural Tri Nations tournament was in 1996, and was won by New Zealand. South Africa won their first title in 1998, and Australia their first in 2000. Following the last Tri Nations tournament in 2011, New Zealand had won ten championships, with South Africa and Australia on three titles each. The first Rugby Championship was won by New Zealand, who won all six of their matches.
New Zealand, South Africa and Australia have frequently been ranked among the top rugby nations. South Africa has won the Rugby World Cup four times, followed by New Zealand with three, and Australia twice, accounting for nine of the ten Cups.
^"Australia confirmed as hosts of 2020 Rugby Championship". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020.
^Napier, Liam (15 October 2020). "Rugby Championship in disarray as Springboks withdraw - what it means for All Blacks". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020.
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