At the halfway mark of the 2025 Rugby Championship, it’s advantage Australia and New Zealand.
With both home teams winning dramatic tests last weekend, the two Bledisloe combatants can set up a win and in scenario if they can make it two in a row this weekend.
Australia will host Argentina in Sydney before the action heads to Wellington for New Zealand and South Africa.
It has been one of the most exciting and unpredictable editions of the tournament to date and it is all to play for this weekend.
Find out who we are backing in our game previews below.
As much fun as last week’s all or nothing win by the Wallabies after the full time whistle, it is tough to forget the fact Argentina matched them for 80 minutes and will probably feel pretty hard done by not to come away with the upset victory.
However thanks to a piece of captaincy that was the perfect combination of brave and stupid, the Aussies are now in position to potentially win the tournament if they can sweep the Pumas.
But there is absolutely no chance they will do it the easy way, especially against a frustrated and motivated Argentine side.
Just take a look at what they did to the New Zealand in the second test between those two nations three weeks ago.
Add in Australia having to start yet another flyhalf in Tane Edmed this weekend and the ambush is absolutely on.
One of the great test matches of the decade played out at Eden Park last weekend and we could well be on for a second classic contest in Wellington.
A win for New Zealand would put them in the box seat to take out the Rugby Championship this year, but South Africa will no doubt be eager to keep their hopes alive knowing they have two games against Argentina still to come.
While the Springboks will empty the tank in this game trying to level off their record, a win might be asking a bit much.
They do have the capability to play the All Blacks close though and I think that a bonus point loss for the visitors could be on the cards, even if it’s not quite what they were hoping for.