Argentina

The Rugby Championship's penultimate round saw favourites New Zealand and South Africa both take convincing victories.

Argentina and New Zealand are stepping up their preparations for Saturday's Rugby Championship clash in La Plata.

It was South Africa who made the biggest statement of the third round of the 2013 Rugby Championship with an emphatic 38-12 crushing of Australia.

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen and vice-captain Kieran Read offer their thoughts following New Zealand's 28-13 Rugby Championship win over Argentina.

New Zealand captain Richie McCaw says he and his side are expecting this weekend's Rugby Championship clash against Argentina to be 'physical'.

The All Blacks welcome Argentina to Auckland as huge competition favourites while the wounded Wallabies, who have not yet recorded a vicoty in the 2013 tournament, host South Africa on Saturday night.

After another action packed round of rugby in the 2013 Rugby Championship, it is the All Blacks and Springboks who sit at the top of the table.

The Rugby Championship Round 1 was exciting with two really high scoring matches. Why were so many points scored?

South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer and his Argentine counterpart Santiago Phelan give their reaction to the Springboks thrashing the Pumas 73-13.

Watch as the Argentina squad arrives in Johannesburg ahead of their Rugby Championship 2013 opener against South Africa next weekend.

The All Blacks are the hot favourites to win the Rugby Championship in 2013. Can anyone beat them?

The draw for the 2015 Rugby World Cup has been made

Argentina are reaping the benefits of playing in the Rugby Championship according to Juan Manuel Leguizamón as his side prepare for Ireland this Saturday.

Rugby is often referred to as a global game, implying its tentacles stretch into every continent. In fact, it is global in appeal but it is far from globally competitive.

Here is my Autumn International Test Rugby Review following the weekend, from a New Zealand perspective.

The Rugby Championship 2012 is pretty much decided with the All Blacks hot favourites to win

The June International Matches leaves me wondering if there should be a Northern vs Southern Hemisphere rugby series at the end of the year, so some players who are injured now would still be available.

When I last wrote a Blog I was still in New Zealand enjoying what I can only describe as the best World Cup to have ever been played out!

Scotland slumped to an unfortunate defeat at the hands of Argentina in their third match of Rugby World Cup 2011

Scotland go into their penultimate Pool B game knowing that victory would all but guarantee them qualification for the knock-out stages