The Nz v Arg Rugby in the first match of the Lipovitan – D Rugby Championship at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday at 7.05pm NZST / 8.05am BST today (Saturday). In the second game of the Rugby Championship this year, the Pumas are attempting to win over the All Blacks for the third time in their history.
Rugby Championship winners New Zealand take on Argentina in the first round of play. Argentina is the only one of the four participating countries that has not won the competition.
While Los Pumas has won its past two matches, they may find it difficult to overcome New Zealand on the road given their dismal head-to-head record against them.
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Round 2 : All Blacks vs Los Pumas | Nz v Arg Rugby
Date & Time : Kick-off: 7.05pm, Saturday 17 August (NZT)
Venue : Eden Park, Auckland
Live blog coverage on RNZ Sport Fans in the NZ can tune in on Sky/Now and Kiwis can follow the action on Sky Sport, but there are also numerous countries where this All Blacks v Pumas match is available for free via New Zealand Rugby’s NZR+ service – you can find out more below.
New Zealand v Argentina stats and head-to-head
The All Blacks have a commanding head-to-head record against Los Pumas, having won 34 of the 37 matches in total, including 16 of the 17 at home.
Argentina has only ever won twice, the most recent coming in the 2022 competition when the visitors triumphed 25–18 in Christchurch, New Zealand, their sole win ever there.
Watch All Blacks v Pumas live streams FOR FREE around the world
A New Zealand v Argentina live stream will be available FOR FREE NZ V ARG in numerous countries via New Zealand Rugby’s NZR+ platform. Every Rugby Championship fixture is among the 24 games that the service will stream this year in territories where no broadcast deal for top-tier rugby union currently exists.
You can take advantage of the service if you live in any of these countries: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine.
Signing up is simple – all you have to do is visit the NZR+ website, set up a free account with your email address, and you’re good to go.