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Rugby Championship double-headers to be held in Queensland

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Tuesday, 24 August 2021 00:04

Queensland will host eight of the remaining Rugby Championship Tests after a Covid-enforced change to the schedule.

New Zealand and Australia are currently subject to lockdowns and the All Blacks cancelled two games last week including their Bledisloe Cup match in Perth.

But Queensland, largely free of coronavirus, has been deemed safe to host all four nations.

The new fixtures will be double-headers over four weekends from 12 September.

The Championship kicked off at Eden Park in New Zealand on 14 August, with the hosts thrashing the Wallabies 57-22.

South Africa then hosted two games against Argentina, winning both to top the table, before the competition was thrown into jeopardy as New Zealand's snap lockdown after a first coronavirus case in six months led to cancellations.

Three venues in Queensland will now stage the upcoming rounds, except for the Australia-New Zealand game which is still set for Perth albeit with a date yet to be confirmed.

The Gold Coast will host New Zealand v Argentina and Australia v South Africa in a back-to-back double-header on 12 September in round three, as well as the round six ties.

The other rounds will be played in Brisbane and Townsville.

"We thought last year was tough when we had to implement a Tri-Nations tournament in Australia with South Africa absent due to the pandemic," said Brendan Morris, chief executive of tournament organisers Sanzaar.

"But the current disruption caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19 has seen government authorities tighten up border biosecurity measures substantially.

"We had no option but to basically move the remainder of the Rugby Championship to Queensland."

Meanwhile, New Zealand Rugby have announced the reappointment of coach Ian Foster until the 2023 World Cup.

Revised Rugby Championship schedule:

Round Two

(Date TBC): Australia v New Zealand - Perth

Round Three

12 Sept: New Zealand v Argentina - Gold Coast

12 Sept: South Africa v Australia - Gold Coast

Round Four

18 Sept: Argentina v New Zealand - Brisbane

18 Sept: Australia v South Africa - Brisbane

Round Five

25 Sept: Australia v Argentina - Townsville

25 Sept: New Zealand v South Africa - Townsville

Round Six

2 Oct: Argentina v Australia - Gold Coast

2 Oct: South Africa v New Zealand - Gold Coast

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