AU Wallabies vs SA Springboks

New Zealand and Argentina face-off in Wellington in the first of two 2024 Rugby Championship matches between the teams in New Zealand. The August 10 match is unlike prior beginnings to new Rugby World Cup cycles. The prior cycle saw Los Pumas beating the All Blacks for the first time and doing so not once but twice. The most recent meeting between the sides was at the Semi Finals stage of Rugby World Cup 2023. The All Blacks’ win got them through to the final. Los Pumas were not happy with the performance that evening in Paris, France. Many players from both team in the Paris Semi Final are back but they are under the commands of new coaches. Scott Robertson ha replaced Ian Foster as New Zealand Head Coach while Felipe Contepomi has replaced Michael Cheika. Robertson and Contepomi played for their countries on opposing teams in 2001. Robertson scored the match-winning try in a 24-20 win in Buenos Aires.