Are the Wallabies back? There’s only one way to find out. Australia pulled off the most stunning result of the year last week, coming back from 22-0 down – they’d touched the ball twice when the Springboks scored their first try, and one of those was the kick-off – to win the Rugby Championship 2025 opener 22-38, not just on South African soil but at altitude too.
The back-to-back world champions are wounded, and Rassie Erasmus hasn’t held back. He’s gutted the team that started last week, making 10 changes. While Siya Kolisi and Pieter-Steph du Toit are out through injury, the great Eben Etzebeth will be watching from the Cape Town Stadium dugout. Handre Pollard coming in for Manie Libbok shows what the Springboks’ priority is now.
Rob Valetini’s return is huge for the Wallabies, and timely too, with two-try captain Harry Wilson sidelined through injury. Wing Dylan Pietsch is out of action too, but there’s a buzz around Joe Schmidt handing Corey Toole his long-awaited international debut.
Read on for our guide on where to watch South Africa vs Australia live streams online, on TV and potentially for free wherever you are.
Unfortunately, the South Africa vs Australia game isn’t one of the fixtures that’s free-to-air on the 9Now streaming platform in Australia.
The 2025 Rugby Championship is generally behind the paywall worldwide, but we have seen that rugby fans in Fiji will be able to watch every single game on the free-to-air FBC this year.
Remember that, if you’re traveling away from home, you can use a VPN to watch South Africa vs Australia streams from abroad on your usual platform.
South Africa vs Australia, along with every other Rugby Championship game, is being live streamed on FloRugby in the US.
FloRugby plans start from $29.99 a month. Or you can opt for the $150 annual subscription (so effectively better than half-price).
Outside the U.S. during this fixture? Use NordVPN to tap into FloRugby’s South Africa vs Australia live stream.
South Africa vs Australia is being shown on Sky Sports in the UK, along with every other game of the 2025 Rugby Championship. This game will go out on its Sky Sports Action channel and stream live through Sports+.
Sky Sports plans start from £35 per month or £20 if you’re an existing Sky subscriber. Alternatively, grab a Now Sports subscription from £14.99 a day or £34.99/month if you want to keep up with the rest of the Rugby Championship.
Outside the UK? Use NordVPN to access your South Africa vs Australia streams.
To watch the Springboks vs Wallabies in Australia you’ll need to subscribe to Stan Sport, which is $20 per month on top of a regular Stan subscription, which costs from $12 a month.
Don’t forget… the Wallabies’ home games will be free-to-air on 9Now starting September’s games against Argentina.
Away from Australia? Use a VPN to watch Springboks vs Wallabies as if you were back Down Under.
Sky Sport is showing South Africa vs Australia in New Zealand, along with the rest of the 2025 Rugby Championship. You can access Sky Sport through satellite TV or get a live stream with the Sky Sport Now subscription service, starting at $29.99 per day or $54.99 per month.
Missing the game due to work commitments abroad? NordVPN will grant you access to your home streaming service.
NZR+ is showing the Rugby Championship in many international territories (see if yours is listed below). Unlike last year, unfortunately, it is no longer free and costs €14.99 for a month or €34.99 for a whole season.
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine.
Not seeing your country listed above? Then keep scrolling to see who’s streaming South Africa vs Australia where you are…
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ESPN has the broadcast rights to the 2025 Rugby Championship matches in South America and the Caribbean. Important to know for all the Pumas fans!
In addition to Argentina, ESPN will also show games in the following countries:
South America – Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Caribbean – Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Ascension Island, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Falkland Islands, French Guyana, Guyana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts and St. Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Pierre & Miquelon, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos.
TSN is the place to watch the 2025 Rugby Championship in Canada. You can get TSN as part of your cable TV package or sign up to the TSN+ streaming service.
The FBC will have free-to-air coverage of the 2025 Rugby Championship in Fiji. It will also be on the Sky Pacific pay TV platform.
Canal+ will provide access to the 2025 Rugby Championship in France and across French overseas territories.
It is also the rights holder in Monaco, Luxembourg, Andorra and French-speaking Switzerland.
You can watch the 2025 Rugby Championship on Sky Italia in Italy.
That also goes for Vatican City, San Marino and Italian-speaking Switzerland.
Streaming service Wowow will show the 2025 Rugby Championship in Japan.
Digicel Pacific has the rights to broadcast the 2025 Rugby Championships across the following Pacific Islands on Digicel TV or through the DTV app.
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated Staes of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa.
Premier Sports has the rights to broadcast the 2025 Rugby Championship in Singapore and a number of other countries in South East Asia. They are as follows:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nepal, Northern Marianas, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Tajikistan, Taiwan (Republic of China), Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
Telefonica holds the broadcast rights for the 2025 Rugby Championship in Spain.
Satellite TV provider SuperSport has the 2025 Rugby Championship broadcast rights in South Africa and other parts of the continent.
You can watch SuperSport through lives streams or the DStv satellite service.
Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone’s browser. For example, Sky Go in the UK and New Zealand.
You can also stay up-to-date with all things Rugby Championship on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@SanzarTRC), Facebook (TheRugbyChampionship) and Instagram (@sanzartrc).
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Are the Wallabies back? There’s only one way to find out. Australia pulled off the most stunning result of the year last week, coming back from 22-0 down – they’d touched the ball twice when the Springboks scored their first try, and one of those was the kick-off – to…
