Overview
- Six-round home-and-away format runs from 16 August to 4 October across Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
- Broadcasters in the UK and Ireland include Sky Sports, in Australia 9Now and Stan Sport, and Sky Sport NZ for domestic coverage, with NZR+ offering international streaming.
- South Africa enters as reigning Rugby Championship and World Cup champions, led by coach Rassie Erasmus in pursuit of back-to-back titles.
- New Zealand under Scott Robertson seeks to reclaim the trophy in iconic venues such as Eden Park, where no side has triumphed since 1994.
- All four teams have named 33–37-man squads mixing experienced internationals with uncapped talent, with Australia benefiting from unlimited overseas picks and Argentina seeking a home breakthrough.