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SANZAAR Announces First Rugby Championship Test Will Be Held In London

SANZAAR announced that the first ever Rugby Championship Test will be staged in London this year, according to SPORT24. SANZAAR had previously announced the match schedule and kickoff times for the Rugby Championship. It will for the first time "include a match played at Twickenham Stadium" on Oct. 8 between Argentina and 2015 Championship winners Australia. This is a nominated home match for Argentina, which will play its other home matches in Salta and Buenos Aires. The Rugby Championship will be played across six weekends/rounds "and will also for the first time include a match at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa" (SPORT24, 6/23). REUTERS' Greg Stutchbury reported SANZAAR "also announced it had changed the bonus-point system" for the tournament starting Aug. 20, adopting the "same criteria introduced for Super Rugby," the southern hemisphere's provincial championship. Instead of earning a bonus point for scoring four tries, "teams must score three tries more than their opponents to earn the additional point" (REUTERS, 6/23).

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