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Argentina vs New Zealand has sold out. The round five fixture of the 2018 Rugby Championship will be a full house at the Estadio Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires.
The UAR has confirmed that all tickets for the match have been told. Argentina will play against the world champions on Saturday September 29 in their fifth out of six matches in the Rugby Championship.
The same venue hosted the identical fixture in both 2016 and 2017 though from 2012-2014 Argentina hosted New Zealand in La Plata.
Before playing host to New Zealand, Los Pumas have a match next weekend against the Wallabies. Argentina will take-on Australia on the Gold Coast in a match to potentially avoid finishing bottom. Argentina, Australia, and South Africa each have 1 win and 2 losses thus far in the Rugby Championship.
Argentina and Australia will meet again on Saturday October 06 in Salta. It is to be the first time the Wallabies have played a test match in the city. Prior Rugby Championship fixtures outside of Australia have seen the Wallabies playing in Rosario, Mendoza, and London (UK).
