The newly formed cross-hemisphere Nations Championship shifts into top gear this Saturday for an action-packed Round 2. Fans can look forward to six heavyweight international Test matches, starting early in the morning and building up to a massive evening clash between the Springboks and Scotland at Loftus Versfeld.
Round 2 Match Schedule & Kick-Off Times
| Match | Kick-Off Time (SA Time) | Venue |
| New Zealand vs. Italy | 07:10 | Sky Stadium, Wellington |
| Australia vs. France | 09:40 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| Japan vs. Ireland | 12:10 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle |
| Fiji vs. England | 15:10 | Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool |
| South Africa vs. Scotland | 17:40 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| Argentina vs. Wales | 21:10 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan |
Confirmed Team Lineups
All Blacks v Italy
- All Blacks: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Billy Proctor, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Leroy Carter, 10 Ruben Love, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Ardie Savea (c), 7 Luke Jacobson, 6 Wallace Sititi, 5 Tupou Vaa’i, 4 Sam Darry, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot.
- Replacements: 16 Samisoni Taukei’aho, 17 George Bower, 18 Pasilio Tosi, 19 Josh Lord, 20 Anton Segner, 21 Cortez Ratima, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Josh Moorby.
- Italy: To Be Confirmed
Wallabies v France
- Wallabies: 15 Tom Wright, 14 Max Jorgensen, 13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Dylan Pietsch, 10 Declan Meredith, 9 Ryan Lonergan, 8 Harry Wilson (c), 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Rob Valetini, 5 Jeremy Williams, 4 Josh Canham, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Josh Nasser, 1 Angus Bell.
- Replacements: 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17 James Slipper, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Lachlan Shaw, 20 Nick Champion de Crespigny, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Jock Campbell, 23 Filipo Daugunu.
- France: To Be Confirmed
Brave Blossoms v Ireland
- Japan: 15 Takuro Matsunaga, 14 Kazuma Ueda, 13 Dylan Riley, 12 Yuya Hirose, 11 Taira Main, 10 Ryunosuke Ito, 9 Naoto Saito, 8 Jack Cornelsen, 7 Kanji Shimokawa, 6 Ben Gunter, 5 Warner Dearns (c), 4 Harry Hockings, 3 Shuhei Takeuchi, 2 Mamoru Harada, 1 Takato Okabe.
- Replacements: 16 Hayate Era, 17 Sojiro Otuska, 18 Keijiro Tamefusa, 19 Michael Stolberg, 20 Michael Leitch, 21 Tiennan Costley, 22 Itsuki Kamimura, 23 Sam Greene.
- Ireland: To Be Confirmed
Springboks v Scotland
- Springboks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (c), 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruan Nortjé, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Boan Venter.
- Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Zach Porthen, 19 Ben-Jason Dixon, 20 Vincent Tshituka, 21 Elrigh Louw, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Quan Horn.
- Scotland: To Be Confirmed
Fiji, England, Argentina, and Wales squads are expected to announce their starting XVs later this week.
