2014 Rugby Championship

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2014 Rugby Championship
Date 16 August 2014 – 4 October 2014
Countries  Argentina
 Australia
 New Zealand
 South Africa
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand (3rd title)
Bledisloe Cup  New Zealand
Freedom Cup  New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate  South Africa
Puma Trophy  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 12
Tries scored 50 (4.17 per match)
Attendance 430,582 (35,882 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Nicolás Sánchez (52)
Most tries New Zealand Julian Savea (4)
2013
2015

The 2014 Rugby Championship was the third edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship consisting of Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. The tournament was won by New Zealand, with South Africa second, Australia third, and Argentina last.

The Championship began on 16 August with Australia hosting the defending champions, New Zealand, at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney and South Africa hosting Argentina at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. The tournament continued for seven weeks, which included two byes, and concluded on 5 October with South Africa versus New Zealand at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg and Argentina versus Australia at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza.

On 27 September, New Zealand clinched their third consecutive Championship after a bonus-point 34–13 win against Argentina in La Plata.[1][2] The 2014 Rugby Championship was the first in which New Zealand failed to win all their matches – they drew with Australia in Week 1 and lost to South Africa in Week 6. It also saw the first Championship-match win for Argentina who defeated Australia 21–17 in the last match of the tournament.[3]

Format and standings

The format for the 2014 tournament was the same as that for the 2012 and 2013 editions.[4] Each side played the other once at home, and once away; giving a total of six matches each, and twelve in total.[4] A win earns a team four points, a draw two points, and a loss no points. A bonus point can be earned one of two ways: by scoring four tries or more in a match, or by losing within seven points.[5] The competition winner is the side with the most points at the end of the tournament, however if two sides finish equal on points the side with the most wins is placed higher.[5]

Tournament standings[6]
Place Nation Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Four try BP Seven point
loss BP
Table points
1  New Zealand 6 4 1 1 164 91 +73 3 1 22
2  South Africa 6 4 0 2 134 110 +24 1 2 19
3  Australia 6 2 1 3 115 160 −45 0 1 11
4  Argentina 6 1 0 5 105 157 −52 0 3 7

Summary

Richie McCaw made a record 134th appearance for New Zealand when he faced South Africa on 4 October 2014, overtaking the New Zealand record held by Colin Meads.

The first match of the championship was between New Zealand (also known as the All Blacks) and Australia (the Wallabies) in Sydney, Australia. The fixture doubled as a Bledisloe Cup match, and ended as a 12–12 draw. The All Blacks started stronger, and led 9–3 at half time, but Australia were much better in the second half. New Zealand had two players temporarily sent-off after being awarded yellow cards, but Australia were unable to capitalize on that advantage during their late dominance. All points were scored from penalties – four from each side. The draw ended a 17-match winning streak by the All Blacks.[7][8] The following week both side met in their second Bledisloe Cup match of the Championship (the third is played following the tournament), but this time at Eden Park in New Zealand.[9][10] The match was comfortably won by New Zealand 51–20, whose scored six tries to Australia's two. The All Blacks were regarded as the more physical of the two teams,[9][10] and scored two tries from mauls.[9] The win meant that New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup (Australia needed to win the three-match series to regain the cup).[10]

The second match of the tournament was between South Africa (the Springboks) and Argentina (the Pumas) and played at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. South Africa won 13–6 and scored the only try of the match, which was played in wet and raining conditions.[11] The following week the two teams met again, this time at Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta, Argentina. The Springboks won again, but were considered lucky to get the 31–33 victory. At one stage Argentina were winning by 12 points, and were leading with five minutes remaining, but Springbok Morné Steyn kicked a penalty in the 76th minute to give South Africa the lead and the win.[12]

In weeks three and four, Argentina and South Africa both travelled to Australasia for two away matches. Argentina played the All Blacks in Napier where they lost 28–9, before facing Australia on the Gold Coast where they lost 32–25. The Pumas loss to the All Blacks was played in wet conditions, with New Zealand scoring four tries, and Argentina three penalties.[13] Argentina's loss to Australia was much closer than their defeat in New Zealand. Despite leading by 16 points after 60 minutes, Australia conceded twelve points in the final quarter. Argentina trailed by seven points, the value of a converted try, when they had a scrum deep within Wallabies' territory, but Australia were awarded a free-kick after the Pumas' scrum-half fed the ball too early and the game ended.[14] In the third week the Springboks played Australia in Perth, where the Wallabies won 24–23. The Wallbies had trailed 23–14, but scored ten unanswered points after Springbok wing Bryan Habana, who was playing in his 100th test match, was yellow carded for a high tackle.[15] The following week South Africa played the All Blacks in Wellington. The match was won 14–10 by New Zealand, but only after they resisted repeated South African attacks on their try-line late in the game.[16] The win was the 36th consecutive victory for the All Blacks in New Zealand – a record stretching back to 2009.[17]

The last two weekends of matches were played in South Africa and Argentina. First up the Wallabies faced the Springboks in Cape Town, where South Africa won 28–10. The victory came after a ten-minute period at the end of the match where the Springboks scored three-tries.[18] The same weekend Argentina faced the All Blacks in La Plata. For the New Zealanders the match was overshadowed by the omission of Aaron Cruden, who had missed the flight to Argentina, and was subsequently dropped from the squad for the last two weeks of the Championship.[19] The All Blacks won 34–13, and with the bonus-point win took an unassailable lead in the Championship[20] – giving them their third Rugby Championship, and 13th overall since the inception of the Tri-Nations Championship in 1996.

Despite New Zealand having secured the Championship title a week earlier, the final week of matches proved historic. The first match was the Springboks hosting the All Blacks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. All Blacks' captain Richie McCaw played his 134th match for the side, surpassing the national record held by Colin Meads.[21] However the New Zealanders 22-match unbeaten run (going back to December 2012) was ended after a 55 metres (180 ft) penalty kicked by South African Patrick Lambie in the 78th minute gave his side a 27–25 win.[22] The last match of the tournament was between Argentina and Australia at Mendoza. The test was won 21–17 by the Pumas – their first win in the Rugby Championship since joining the competition in 2012. Australia led 14–0 within the first 15 minutes after scoring two early tries, however Argentina slowly accumulated points to overhaul their opponents.[23]

Sponsorship

The 2014 Rugby Championship was also known, for sponsorship reasons, as The Castle Lager Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand, The Castrol Edge Rugby Championship in Australia and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina.

Fixtures

Week 1

16 August 2014
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  12–12  New Zealand
Pen: Beale (4/5) 11', 44', 55', 69' Report Pen: Cruden (4/5) 3', 6', 21', 59'
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 68,627
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Pat McCabe
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC 12 Matt Toomua
LW 11 Rob Horne
FH 10 Kurtley Beale Substituted off 70'
SH 9 Nic White Substituted off 66'
N8 8 Wycliff Palu Substituted off 70'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Scott Fardy Substituted off 66'
RL 5 Rob Simmons
LL 4 Sam Carter
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 78'
HK 2 Nathan Charles
LP 1 James Slipper Substituted off 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 James Hanson
PR 17 Pekahou Cowan Substituted in 70'
PR 18 Ben Alexander Substituted in 78'
LK 19 Will Skelton Substituted in 70'
N8 20 Scott Higginbotham Substituted in 66'
SH 21 Nick Phipps Substituted in 66'
FH 22 Bernard Foley Substituted in 70'
CE 23 Tevita Kuridrani
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie
FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Cory Jane
OC 13 Malakai Fekitoa
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu Substituted off 57'
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Aaron Cruden Substituted off 63'
SH 9 Aaron Smith
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino Substituted off 38' Substituted in 48' Substituted off 69'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks Substituted off 70'
HK 2 Dane Coles Substituted off 52'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Temporarily suspended from 38' to 48' 38' to 48' Substituted off 48'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu Substituted in 52'
PR 17 Ben Franks Substituted in 38'
PR 18 Joe Moody Substituted in 70'
FL 19 Steve Luatua
FL 20 Sam Cane Substituted in 69'
SH 21 TJ Perenara
FH 22 Beauden Barrett Temporarily suspended from 69' to 79' 69' to 79' Substituted in 63'
CE 23 Ryan Crotty Substituted in 57'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
James Slipper (Australia)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Conrad Smith was named in the starting XV, but was withdrawn from the team on 15 August to attend the birth of his first child.
  • Joe Moody made his international debut for New Zealand.
  • The draw ended New Zealand's 17-match winning streak, preventing them from taking sole charge of the record for longest winning streak by a Tier 1 nation.

16 August 2014
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  13–6  Argentina
Try: Pienaar 1' c
Con: Pollard (1/1) 2'
Pen: Pollard (1/1) 16'
Steyn (1/1) 50'
Report Pen: Sánchez (2/2) 7', 42'
Bosch (0/1)
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 30,453
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cornal Hendricks
OC 13 Damian de Allende
IC 12 Jean de Villiers (c)
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Handré Pollard Substituted off 45'
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Marcell Coetzee
BF 6 Francois Louw
RL 5 Lood de Jager
LL 4 Bakkies Botha Substituted off 40'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis Substituted off 66'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis Substituted off 55'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss Substituted in 55'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane
PR 18 Frans Malherbe Substituted in 66'
LK 19 Eben Etzebeth Substituted in 40'
FL 20 Oupa Mohojé
SH 21 Francois Hougaard
FH 22 Morné Steyn Substituted in 45'
CE 23 Jan Serfontein
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14 Horacio Agulla Substituted off 60'
OC 13 Marcelo Bosch
IC 12 Santiago González Iglesias
LW 11 Manuel Montero
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez Substituted off 64'
SH 9 Martín Landajo Substituted off 40'
N8 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Pablo Matera Substituted off 57'
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini Substituted off 75'
LL 4 Mariano Galarza
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera Substituted off 60'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK 16 Matías Cortese
PR 17 Lucas Noguera Paz
PR 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Substituted in 60'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno Substituted in 75'
N8 20 Leonardo Senatore Substituted in 57'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli Substituted in 40'
CE 22 Jerónimo de la Fuente Substituted in 64'
WG 23 Lucas González Amorosino Substituted in 60'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Francois Louw (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Steve Walsh (Australia)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Week 2

23 August 2014
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  51–20  Australia
Try: Penalty try 27' c
Savea 30' c
Read 49' c
McCaw (2) 53' c, 59' c
Luatua 80' c
Con: Cruden (5/5) 28', 31', 50', 55', 59'
A. Smith (1/1) 81'
Pen: Cruden (3/4) 5', 7', 17'
Report Try: Folau 61' c
Hooper 64' c
Con: Beale (2/2) 62', 65'
Pen: Beale (2/2) 1', 13'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 48,211
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Cory Jane Substituted off 45'
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ryan Crotty Substituted off 40'
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Aaron Cruden Substituted off 75'
SH 9 Aaron Smith
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) Temporarily suspended from 12' to 22' 12' to 22'
BF 6 Liam Messam Substituted off 62'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick Substituted off 71'
TP 3 Owen Franks Substituted off 60'
HK 2 Dane Coles Substituted off 65'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Substituted off 60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu Substituted in 65'
PR 17 Ben Franks Temporarily suspended from 76' to 80' 76' to 80' Substituted in 60'
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina Substituted in 60'
FL 19 Steve Luatua Substituted in 62'
FL 20 Sam Cane Substituted in 71'
SH 21 TJ Perenara Substituted in 75'
FH 22 Beauden Barrett Substituted in 45'
CE 23 Malakai Fekitoa Substituted in 40'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Pat McCabe Substituted off 62'
OC 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC 12 Matt Toomua Substituted off 55'
LW 11 Rob Horne
FH 10 Kurtley Beale
SH 9 Nic White Substituted off 51'
N8 8 Wycliff Palu Substituted off 55'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Scott Fardy Substituted off 64'
RL 5 Rob Simmons Temporarily suspended from 22' to 32' 22' to 32'
LL 4 Sam Carter
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 64'
HK 2 Nathan Charles Substituted off 31'
LP 1 James Slipper
Replacements:
HK 16 James Hanson Substituted in 31'
PR 17 Pekahou Cowan
PR 18 Ben Alexander Substituted in 64'
LK 19 Will Skelton Substituted in 64'
N8 20 Scott Higginbotham Substituted in 55'
SH 21 Nick Phipps Substituted in 51'
FH 22 Bernard Foley Substituted in 55'
CE 23 Tevita Kuridrani Substituted in 62'
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie

Man of the Match:
Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:


23 August 2014
16:40 AST (UTC-03)
Argentina  31–33  South Africa
Try: Montero 25' c
Cubelli 46' c
Tuculet 50' m
Con: Sánchez (2/3) 26', 46'
Pen: Sánchez (2/4) 3', 55
Bosch (1/1) 73'
Drop: Hernández (1/1) 12'
Sánchez (0/1)
Report Try: Habana 31' c
Hendricks 59' c
Coetzee 68' c
Con: Pollard (1/1) 32'
Steyn (2/2) 59', 69'
Pen: Pollard (3/3) 10', 22', 29'
Steyn (1/1) 76'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14 Lucas González Amorosino
OC 13 Marcelo Bosch
IC 12 Juan Martín Hernández
LW 11 Manuel Montero Substituted off 77'
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez Substituted off 77'
SH 9 Martín Landajo Substituted off 33'
N8 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Pablo Matera Substituted off 35'
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini Substituted off 69'
LL 4 Mariano Galarza
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera Substituted off 67'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) Substituted off 80'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Substituted off 77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Matías Cortese Substituted in 80'
PR 17 Bruno Postiglioni Substituted in 77'
PR 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Substituted in 67'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno Substituted in 69'
N8 20 Leonardo Senatore Substituted in 35'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli Substituted in 33'
CE 22 Jerónimo de la Fuente Substituted in 77'
WG 23 Horacio Agulla Substituted in 77'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cornal Hendricks
OC 13 Damian de Allende
IC 12 Jean de Villiers (c)
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Handré Pollard Substituted off 55'
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar Substituted off 59'
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Juan Smith Substituted off 51'
BF 6 Francois Louw
RL 5 Lood de Jager
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth Substituted off 69'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis Substituted off 45' Substituted in 78'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis Substituted off 51'
LP 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp Substituted off 45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss Substituted in 51'
PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted in 45'
PR 18 Frans Malherbe Substituted in 45' Substituted off 78'
LK 19 Bakkies Botha Substituted in 69'
FL 20 Marcell Coetzee Substituted in 51'
SH 21 Francois Hougaard Substituted in 59'
FH 22 Morné Steyn Substituted in 55'
WG 23 Lwazi Mvovo
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match:
Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Marcos Ayerza earned his 50th test cap for Argentina.
  • This loss was Argentina's seventh consecutive loss at home, the most consecutive losses at home.

Week 3

6 September 2014
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  28–9  Argentina
Try: Savea (2) 26' m, 43' m
Messam 40' m
A. Smith 72' c
Con: Barrett (0/3)
Slade (1/1) 73'
Pen: Barrett (1/2) 15'
Slade (1/2) 64'
Report Pen: Sánchez (3/3) 18', 32', 62'
Drop: Sánchez (0/1)
González Amorosino (0/1)
McLean Park, Napier
Attendance: 21,329
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Ben Smith
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Beauden Barrett Substituted off 55'
SH 9 Aaron Smith Substituted off 73'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Liam Messam Substituted off 43'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock Substituted off 27'
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks Substituted off 65'
HK 2 Dane Coles Substituted off 65'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Substituted off 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu Substituted in 65'
PR 17 Joe Moody Substituted in 58'
PR 18 Ben Franks Substituted in 65'
LK 19 Jeremy Thrush Substituted in 27'
FL 20 Sam Cane Substituted in 43'
SH 21 TJ Perenara Substituted in 73'
FH 22 Colin Slade Substituted in 55'
CE 23 Malakai Fekitoa
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14 Horacio Agulla Substituted off 65'
OC 13 Marcelo Bosch
IC 12 Juan Martín Hernández
LW 11 Lucas González Amorosino
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez Substituted off 73'
SH 9 Martín Landajo Substituted off 54'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore Substituted off 65'
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Juan Manuel Leguizamón
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini
LL 4 Mariano Galarza Substituted off 73'
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera Substituted off 66'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) Substituted off 73'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Substituted off 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Matías Cortese Substituted in 73'
PR 17 Lucas Noguera Paz Substituted in 65'
PR 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Substituted in 66'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno Substituted in 73'
FL 20 Rodrigo Baez Substituted in 65'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli Substituted in 54'
FH 22 Santiago González Iglesias Substituted in 73'
WG 23 Juan Imhoff Substituted in 65'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)
Television match official:
Peter Marshall (Australia)


6 September 2014
18:05 AWST (UTC+08)
Australia  24–23  South Africa
Try: Folau 1' m
Horne 77' c
Con: Foley (1/2) 78'
Pen: Foley (4/4) 16', 27', 41', 68'
Report Try: Hendricks 12' m
Con: Steyn (0/1)
Pen: Steyn (6/6) 6', 18', 24', 44', 48', 62'
Patersons Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 25,718
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt Toomua Substituted off 72'
LW 11 Rob Horne
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Nick Phipps
N8 8 Wycliff Palu Substituted off 59'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Scott Fardy Substituted off 70'
RL 5 Rob Simmons
LL 4 Sam Carter Substituted off 59'
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 66'
HK 2 James Hanson
LP 1 James Slipper Substituted off 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Joshua Mann-Rea
PR 17 Pekahou Cowan Substituted in 52'
PR 18 Ben Alexander Substituted in 66'
LK 19 James Horwill Substituted in 59'
N8 20 Scott Higginbotham Substituted in 59'
FL 21 Matt Hodgson Substituted in 70'
SH 22 Nic White
FH 23 Kurtley Beale Substituted in 72'
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cornal Hendricks
OC 13 Jan Serfontein
IC 12 Jean de Villiers (c)
LW 11 Bryan Habana Temporarily suspended from 65' to 75' 65' to 75'
FH 10 Morné Steyn
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Marcell Coetzee
BF 6 Francois Louw Substituted off 69'
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth Substituted off 72'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis Substituted off 66'
HK 2 Adriaan Strauss Substituted off 60'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis Substituted in 60'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane Substituted in 69'
PR 18 Marcel van der Merwe Substituted in 66'
LK 19 Lood de Jager Substituted in 72'
N8 20 Warren Whiteley Substituted in 79'
SH 21 Francois Hougaard
FH 22 Pat Lambie Substituted in 69' Substituted off 79'
CE 23 Damian de Allende
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match:
Tevita Kuridrani (Australia)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Saia Fainga'a was named on the bench, but was withdrawn from the squad to attend the birth of his child.
  • Bryan Habana became the fourth South Africa player to earn 100 test caps.
  • Warren Whiteley made his international debut for South Africa.

Week 4

13 September 2014
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  14–10  South Africa
Try: McCaw 46' m
Con: Cruden (0/1)
Pen: Cruden (2/3) 10', 23'
Barrett (1/1) 66'
Report Try: Hendricks 15'
Con: Pollard (1/1) 16'
Pen: Pollard (0/1)
Drop: Pollard (1/1) 55'
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 35,747
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Ben Smith
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu Substituted off 40'
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Aaron Cruden Substituted off 58'
SH 9 Aaron Smith
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Steve Luatua Substituted off 50'
RL 5 Jeremy Thrush Substituted off 77'
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks Substituted off 58'
HK 2 Dane Coles Substituted off 70'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Substituted off 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu Substituted in 70'
PR 17 Joe Moody Substituted in 58'
PR 18 Ben Franks Substituted in 58'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu Substituted in 77'
FL 20 Sam Cane Substituted in 50'
SH 21 TJ Perenara
FH 22 Beauden Barrett Substituted in 58'
WG 23 Cory Jane Substituted in 40'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB 15 Willie le Roux Substituted off 70'
RW 14 Cornal Hendricks
OC 13 Jan Serfontein
IC 12 Jean de Villiers (c)
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar Substituted off 35'
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Marcell Coetzee
BF 6 Francois Louw Substituted off 47'
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth Substituted off 70'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis Substituted off 77'
HK 2 Adriaan Strauss Substituted off 54'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis Substituted in 54'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane Substituted in 66'
PR 18 Marcel van der Merwe Substituted in 77'
LK 19 Lood de Jager Substituted in 70'
N8 20 Warren Whiteley Substituted in 47'
SH 21 Francois Hougaard Substituted in 35'
FH 22 Pat Lambie Substituted in 70'
CE 23 Damian de Allende
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match:
Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)
Television match official:
Peter Marshall (Australia)

Notes:


13 September 2014
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  32–25  Argentina
Try: Hooper (2) 2' m, 43' c
Betham 59' m
Con: Foley (1/3) 44'
Pen: Foley (5/5) 15', 38', 40', 54', 73'
Report Try: Montero 6' c
Bosch 63' c
Tuculet 70' m
Con: Sánchez (2/3) 7', 65'
Pen: Sánchez (2/3) 49', 57'
Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 14,281
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Peter Betham Substituted off 70'
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt Toomua Substituted off 52'
LW 11 Rob Horne
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Nick Phipps
N8 8 Ben McCalman Substituted off 69'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Scott Fardy Substituted off 49'
RL 5 Rob Simmons
LL 4 Sam Carter Substituted off 61'
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 58'
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau Substituted off 40'
LP 1 James Slipper Substituted off 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 James Hanson Substituted in 40'
PR 17 Pekahou Cowan Substituted in 49'
PR 18 Ben Alexander Substituted in 58'
LK 19 James Horwill Substituted in 61'
N8 20 Scott Higginbotham Substituted in 49'
FL 21 Matt Hodgson Substituted in 69'
SH 22 Nic White Substituted in 70'
FH 23 Kurtley Beale Substituted in 52'
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14 Juan Imhoff
OC 13 Marcelo Bosch
IC 12 Juan Martín Hernández Substituted off 50'
LW 11 Manuel Montero Substituted off 79'
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Martín Landajo Substituted off 55'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore Substituted off 35' Substituted in 40'
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Juan Manuel Leguizamón Substituted off 50'
RL 5 Matías Alemanno
LL 4 Mariano Galarza Substituted off 67'
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera Substituted off 58'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) Substituted off 72'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Substituted off 50' Substituted in 66' Substituted off 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Matías Cortese Substituted in 72'
PR 17 Bruno Postiglioni Substituted in 50' Substituted off 66' Substituted in 67'
PR 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Substituted in 58'
N8 19 Benjamín Macome Substituted in 35' Substituted off 40' Substituted in 67'
FL 20 Rodrigo Baez Substituted in 50'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli Substituted in 55'
CE 22 Jerónimo de la Fuente Substituted in 50'
WG 23 Lucas González Amorosino Substituted in 79'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Bernard Foley (Australia)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • The attendance of 14,281 was the lowest attendance for an Australia home test match this century.[24]
  • Tatafu Polota-Nau earned his 50th test cap for Australia.
  • Australia retained the Puma Trophy.

Week 5

27 September 2014
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  28–10  Australia
Try: Coetzee 12' m
De Villiers (2) 71', 80'
Lambie 78' m
Con: Pollard (0/1)
Lambie (1/3) 80+2'
Pen: Pollard (1/1) 43'
Lambie (0/1)
Drop: Lambie (1/1) 69'
Report Try: Ashley-Cooper 25' c
Con: Foley (1/1) 27'
Pen: Foley (1/2) 24'
DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 44,955
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cornal Hendricks
OC 13 Jan Serfontein
IC 12 Jean de Villiers (c)
LW 11 Bryan Habana Sent to blood bin 26' to 37' Substituted off 40'
FH 10 Handré Pollard Substituted off 58'
SH 9 Francois Hougaard Substituted off 77'
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen Substituted off 61'
OF 7 Oupa Mohojé Substituted off 54'
BF 6 Marcell Coetzee
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis Substituted off 65'
HK 2 Adriaan Strauss Substituted off 58'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis Substituted in 58'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane Substituted in 69'
PR 18 Marcel van der Merwe Substituted in 65'
LK 19 Bakkies Botha Substituted in 61'
FL 20 Schalk Burger Substituted in 54'
SH 21 Cobus Reinach Substituted in 77'
FH 22 Pat Lambie Substituted in 58'
CE 23 JP Pietersen Substituted in 26' Substituted off 37' Substituted in 40'
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt Toomua Substituted off 54'
LW 11 Joe Tomane Substituted off 66'
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Nick Phipps
N8 8 Ben McCalman Substituted off 58'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Scott Fardy
RL 5 Rob Simmons Substituted off 40'
LL 4 Sam Carter
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 69'
HK 2 Saia Fainga'a Substituted off 61'
LP 1 James Slipper Substituted off 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 James Hanson Substituted in 61'
PR 17 Benn Robinson Substituted in 65'
PR 18 Ben Alexander Substituted in 69'
LK 19 James Horwill Substituted in 40'
N8 20 Scott Higginbotham Substituted in 58'
SH 21 Nic White
FH 22 Kurtley Beale Substituted in 54'
WG 23 Rob Horne Substituted in 66'
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie

Man of the Match:
Francois Hougaard (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:


27 September 2014
19:10 AST (UTC-03)
Argentina  13–34  New Zealand
Try: Agulla 78' c
Con: González Iglesias (1/1) 79'
Pen: Sánchez (2/3) 16', 35'
Report Try: B. Smith 11' c
Dagg 24' c
Savea 56' c
Perenara 67' c
Con: Barrett (4/4) 12', 25', 57', 68'
Pen: Barrett (2/2) 3', 8'
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Attendance: 37,000[25]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14 Juan Imhoff
OC 13 Marcelo Bosch Substituted off 65'
IC 12 Juan Martín Hernández Substituted off 58'
LW 11 Manuel Montero
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Tomás Cubelli Substituted off 53'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore Substituted off 58'
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Benjamín Macome
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini
LL 4 Mariano Galarza Substituted off 62'
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera Substituted off 52'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) Substituted off 69'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Substituted off 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Matías Cortese Substituted in 69'
PR 17 Lucas Noguera Paz Substituted in 64'
PR 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Substituted in 52'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno Substituted in 62'
FL 20 Rodrigo Baez Substituted in 58'
SH 21 Martín Landajo Substituted in 53'
FH 22 Santiago González Iglesias Substituted in 58'
WG 23 Horacio Agulla Substituted in 65'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Ben Smith
OC 13 Conrad Smith Substituted off 71'
IC 12 Malakai Fekitoa
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 Aaron Smith Substituted off 64'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) Substituted off 64'
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick Substituted off 53'
TP 3 Owen Franks Substituted off 71'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu Substituted off 71'
LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Sent to blood bin 1' to 12' Substituted off 53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nathan Harris Substituted in 71'
PR 17 Joe Moody Substituted in 1' Substituted off 12' Substituted in 53'
PR 18 Ben Franks Substituted in 71'
LK 19 Jeremy Thrush Substituted in 53'
FL 20 Sam Cane Substituted in 64'
SH 21 TJ Perenara Substituted in 64'
FH 22 Colin Slade Substituted in 71'
WG 23 Cory Jane
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Jerome Kaino (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)

Notes:

Week 6

4 October 2014
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  27–25  New Zealand
Try: Hougaard 11' c
Pollard (2) 26' c , 39' c
Con: Pollard (3/3) 12', 27', 39'
Pen: Pollard (1/2) 46'
Lambie (1/1) 78'
Drop: Lambie (0/1)
Report Try: Fekitoa 32' c
B. Smith 65' c
Coles 69' m
Con: Barrett (2/3) 33', 66'
Pen: Barrett (2/2) 8', 23'
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 61,261
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cornal Hendricks Substituted off 57'
OC 13 Jan Serfontein
IC 12 Jean de Villiers (c)
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Handré Pollard Substituted off 62'
SH 9 Francois Hougaard Substituted off 67'
N8 8 Duane Vermeulen
OF 7 Oupa Mohojé Substituted off 49'
BF 6 Marcell Coetzee
RL 5 Victor Matfield
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth Substituted off 62'
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis Substituted off 62'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis Substituted off 52'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 72'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss Substituted in 52'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane Substituted in 72'
PR 18 Marcel van der Merwe Substituted in 62'
LK 19 Bakkies Botha Substituted in 62'
FL 20 Schalk Burger Substituted in 49'
SH 21 Cobus Reinach Substituted in 67'
FH 22 Pat Lambie Substituted in 62'
CE 23 JP Pietersen Substituted in 57'
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Ben Smith
OC 13 Conrad Smith Substituted off 73'
IC 12 Malakai Fekitoa
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 Aaron Smith Substituted off 65'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino Substituted off 60'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Jeremy Thrush Substituted off 48'
TP 3 Owen Franks Substituted off 57'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu Substituted off 48'
LP 1 Joe Moody Substituted off 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dane Coles Substituted in 48'
PR 17 Ben Franks Substituted in 40'
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina Substituted in 57'
FL 19 Steve Luatua Substituted in 60'
FL 20 Liam Messam Substituted in 48'
SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow Substituted in 65' Substituted off 74'
FH 22 Colin Slade Substituted in 74'
CE 23 Ryan Crotty Substituted in 73'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gauzère (France)
JP Doyle (RFU)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (RFU)

Notes:

  • This loss, was New Zealand's first loss in The Rugby Championship since its formation in 2012.
  • South Africa becomes the first team to beat New Zealand, since the All Black's 38–21 loss to England in 2012.
  • This was South Africa's first win over New Zealand since their 18–5 win during the 2011 Tri Nations Series.

4 October 2014
19:40 AST (UTC-03)
Argentina  21–17  Australia
Try: Senatore 34' m
Imhoff 52' c
Con: Sánchez (1/2) 53'
Pen: Sánchez (3/5) 40', 43', 74'
Bosch (0/1)
Report Try: Kuridrani 2' c
Higginbotham 12' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 4', 13'
Pen: Foley (1/3) 47'
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet Substituted off 74'
RW 14 Juan Imhoff
OC 13 Horacio Agulla Substituted off 69'
IC 12 Juan Martín Hernández
LW 11 Lucas González Amorosino
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Martín Landajo Substituted off 58'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore
OF 7 Benjamín Macome Substituted off 13'
BF 6 Rodrigo Báez
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini
LL 4 Mariano Galarza Substituted off 73'
TP 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Substituted off 63'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Substituted off 66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Matías Cortese
PR 17 Bruno Postiglioni Substituted in 66'
PR 18 Ramiro Herrera Substituted in 63'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno Substituted in 73'
FL 20 Javier Ortega Desio Substituted in 13'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli Substituted in 58'
CE 22 Marcelo Bosch Substituted in 69'
CE 23 Jerónimo de la Fuente Substituted in 74'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt Toomua Substituted off 30'
LW 11 Joe Tomane
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Nick Phipps Temporarily suspended from 42' to 52' 42' to 52' Substituted off 63'
N8 8 Scott Higginbotham Substituted off 58'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c) Temporarily suspended from 73' to 80' 73' to 80'
BF 6 Scott Fardy
RL 5 James Horwill Substituted off 67'
LL 4 Sam Carter
TP 3 Sekope Kepu Substituted off 58'
HK 2 Saia Fainga'a Substituted off 71'
LP 1 James Slipper Substituted off 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Joshua Mann-Rea Substituted in 71'
PR 17 Benn Robinson Substituted in 58'
PR 18 Ben Alexander Substituted in 58'
LK 19 Will Skelton Substituted in 67'
N8 20 Jake Schatz Substituted in 58'
FL 21 Matt Hodgson
SH 22 Nic White Substituted in 63'
WG 23 Rob Horne Substituted in 30'
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)

Notes:

  • This was Argentina's first ever win in The Rugby Championship since its formation in 2012.
  • This was Argentina's first win over Australia since their 18–16 win in 1997.
  • Jake Schatz and Joshua Mann-Rea made their international debuts for Australia.

Warm-up matches

On 25 July and 2 August, Argentina played two uncapped matches against French Top 14 side Grenoble in preparation for the tournament.[26] This was the third year in which Argentina had played two warm-up matches pre Rugby Championship; New South Wales Waratahs Barbarians in 2013 and Stade Français in 2012.

Squads

Summary

Nation Match venues Head coach Captain
Name City Capacity
 Argentina Estadio Ciudad de La Plata La Plata 53,000 Argentina Daniel Hourcade Agustín Creevy
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza 40,268
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Salta 20,408
 Australia ANZ Stadium Sydney 84,000 Australia Ewen McKenzie Michael Hooper
Patersons Stadium Perth 43,500
Cbus Super Stadium Gold Coast 27,400
 New Zealand Eden Park Auckland 50,000 New Zealand Steve Hansen Richie McCaw
Westpac Stadium Wellington 34,500
McLean Park Napier 22,000
 South Africa Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg 62,567 South Africa Heyneke Meyer Jean de Villiers
DHL Newlands Cape Town 51,900
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria 51,762

Note: Ages, caps and domestic side are of 16 August 2014 – the starting date of the tournament.

Argentina

Argentina 30-man squad for the Championship was announced on 23 June.[27] In addition to the 30-man squad, a further 9 players has been invited to train with the squad and will act as stand-by players should a call up be necessary.[28] Those players are: Hookers Julián Montoya (Newman) and Santiago Iglesias (Uni. Tucumán), Lock Guido Petti Pagadizábal (San Isidro), Number 8 Benjamín Macome, Scrum-half Felipe Ezcurra (Hindú), Fly-half Patricio Fernández (Jockey Club), Centres Matías Moroni (CUBA) and Javier Rojas (Uni. Tucumán) and Winger Ramiro Moyano (Lince R.C.)

On 15 July, Marcos Ayerza was added to the squad to provide further options in the front row.[29]

On 10 September, Benjamín Macome was promoted to the main squad as cover for Tomás Lavanini, who was unable to play in the fourth round.[30]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Matías Cortese Hooker (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 28) 7 Argentina Liceo
Agustín Creevy (c) Hooker (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 29) 28 England Worcester Warriors
Marcos Ayerza Prop (1983-01-12)12 January 1983 (aged 31) 48 England Leicester Tigers
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 24) 7 Argentina La Plata
Ramiro Herrera Prop (1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 25) 2 France Castres
Lucas Noguera Paz Prop (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 21) 5 Argentina Lince R.C.
Bruno Postiglioni Prop (1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 27) 13 Argentina La Plata
Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 22) 5 Argentina Tablada
Mariano Galarza Lock (1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 27) 18 England Gloucester
Tomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 21) 10 Argentina Hindú
Rodrigo Báez Flanker (1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 25) 11 Argentina Liceo
Juan Manuel Leguizamón Flanker (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 31) 55 France Lyon
Pablo Matera Flanker (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 21) 11 England Leicester Tigers
Javier Ortega Desio Flanker (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 24) 8 Argentina Paraná
Tomás de la Vega Flanker (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 23) 12 Argentina CUBA
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Number 8 (1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (aged 32) 56 France Toulon
Benjamín Macome Number 8 (1986-10-01)01 October 1986 (aged 27) 18 Unattached
Leonardo Senatore Number 8 (1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 30) 20 England Worcester Warriors
Tomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 25) 25 Argentina Belgrano
Martín Landajo Scrum-half (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 26) 31 Argentina C.A.S.I.
Santiago González Iglesias Fly-half (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 26) 7 Argentina Alumni
Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 25) 21 Unattached
Marcelo Bosch Centre (1984-01-07)7 January 1984 (aged 30) 25 England Saracens
Jerónimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 23) 4 Argentina Duendes
Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 22) 9 Argentina Huirapuca
Horacio Agulla Wing (1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 29) 51 England Bath
Lucas González Amorosino Wing (1985-11-02)2 November 1985 (aged 28) 33 Unattached
Juan Imhoff Wing (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 26) 20 France Racing Métro
Manuel Montero Wing (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 22) 13 Argentina Pucará
Santiago Cordero Fullback (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 20) 7 Argentina Regatas
Juan Martín Hernández Fullback (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 32) 44 Unattached
Joaquín Tuculet Fullback (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 25) 11 Unattached

Australia

Australia 32-man squad for the Championship was announced on 23 July.[31]

Although Henry Speight has been named in the squad, he is not eligible to play for the Wallabies until September 11, after round three of the Championship.

On 30 July, Peter Betham was called up to the squad as cover for Henry Speight, who was ruled out with a hamstring injury.[32]

On 5 August, Tolu Latu and Laurie Weeks were called up to the squad as cover for Tatafu Polota-Nau, who was ruled out of the opening match with a ligament injury, and Scott Sio who was ruled out with an ankle injury.[33]

On 10 August, Tom English and Paddy Ryan were called up to the squad to cover Joe Tomane and Laurie Weeks who both suffered hamstring injuries in training, thus being ruled out of the start of the Championship.[34]

On 11 August, Saia Fainga'a was called up to the squad to replace Tolu Latu who was withdrawn from the squad due to a broken arm.[35]

On 27 August, Kyle Godwin was called up to the squad to replace Pat McCabe who was withdrawn from the squad due to a retirement enforced injury.[36]

On 4 September, Josh Mann-Rea was called up to the squad as cover for Saia Fainga'a, who potentially would have to leave the squad for the birth of his child during the week leading up to Round 3.[37] Although Mann-Rea remained in the squad for Round's 5 and 6 with Polota-Nau withdrawing from the squad due to injury.[38]

On 7 September, Will Genia and Benn Robinson was added to the squad as training cover for their respective positions.[39] Although they remained in the squad for Round's 5 and 6 as a full squad member.

On 8 September, Jake Schatz was added to the squad as cover for Wycliff Palu who was ruled out of Round 4.[40]

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Nathan Charles Hooker (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 25) 2 Force
Saia Fainga'a Hooker (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 27) 29 Reds
James Hanson Hooker (1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 25) 1 Reds
Tolu Latu Hooker (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 21) 0 Waratahs
Joshua Mann-Rea Hooker (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 33) 0 Brumbies
Tatafu Polota-Nau Hooker (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 29) 49 Waratahs
Ben Alexander Prop (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 29) 62 Brumbies
Pekahou Cowan Prop (1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 28) 7 Force
Sekope Kepu Prop (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 28) 41 Waratahs
Benn Robinson Prop (1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 30) 66 Waratahs
Paddy Ryan Prop (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 26) 3 Waratahs
Scott Sio Prop (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 22) 5 Brumbies
James Slipper (vc) Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 25) 52 Reds
Laurie Weeks Prop (1986-04-05)5 April 1986 (aged 28) 2 Rebels
Sam Carter Lock (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 24) 1 Brumbies
James Horwill Lock (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 29) 51 Reds
Rob Simmons Lock (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 25) 40 Reds
Will Skelton Lock (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 22) 1 Waratahs
Scott Fardy Flanker (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 (aged 30) 13 Brumbies
Matt Hodgson Flanker (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 (aged 33) 6 Force
Michael Hooper (c) Flanker (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 22) 31 Waratahs
Scott Higginbotham Number 8 (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 27) 24 Rebels
Ben McCalman Number 8 (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 26) 32 Force
Wycliff Palu Number 8 (1982-07-27)27 July 1982 (aged 32) 51 Waratahs
Jake Schatz Number 8 (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 24) 0 Reds
Luke Burgess Scrum-half (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 30) 37 Rebels
Will Genia Scrum-half (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 26) 55 Reds
Nick Phipps Scrum-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 25) 17 Waratahs
Nic White Scrum-half (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 24) 13 Brumbies
Kurtley Beale Fly-half (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 25) 42 Waratahs
Bernard Foley Fly-half (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 24) 7 Waratahs
Kyle Godwin Centre (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 22) 0 Force
Tevita Kuridrani Centre (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 23) 11 Brumbies
Christian Lealiifano Centre (1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 26) 13 Brumbies
Pat McCabe Centre (1988-03-21)21 March 1988 (aged 26) 22 Brumbies
Matt Toomua Centre (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 24) 13 Brumbies
Adam Ashley-Cooper (vc) Wing (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 30) 94 Waratahs
Peter Betham Wing (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 25) 1 Waratahs
Tom English Wing (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 (aged 23) 0 Rebels
Rob Horne Wing (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 24) 16 Waratahs
Henry Speight Wing (1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 26) 0 Brumbies
Joe Tomane Wing (1990-02-02)2 February 1990 (aged 24) 9 Brumbies
Israel Folau Fullback (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 25) 18 Waratahs

New Zealand

New Zealand 31-man squad for the Championship was announced on 28 July.[41]

On 6 August, Colin Slade was added to the squad as cover for Dan Carter, who will miss the opening two matches of the Championship.[42]

Joe Moody was also named in the squad as an injury replacement for Tony Woodcock who was initially meant to miss the start of the Championship. However, on 8 August he was ruled out of the whole Championship with Moody replacing Woodcock fully in the squad. Jeremy Thrush was also added to the squad on 8 August, to cover Dominic Bird who will miss the opening two matches due to injury.[43]

On 15 August, Ryan Crotty was added to the squad to cover Conrad Smith who returned to New Zealand pre-round 1 due to the birth of his child.[44]

On 16 September, Nathan Harris was added to the squad for Round's 5 and 6 as cover in his position.[45]

On 22 September, Tom Taylor was added to the squad to replace Aaron Cruden who was withdrawn from the squad as a disciplinary action.[46]

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Dane Coles Hooker (1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 27) 18 Wellington / Hurricanes
Nathan Harris Hooker (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 (aged 24) 0 Bay of Plenty / Chiefs
Keven Mealamu Hooker (1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 35) 113 Auckland / Blues
Wyatt Crockett Prop (1983-01-24)24 January 1983 (aged 31) 27 Canterbury / Crusaders
Charlie Faumuina Prop (1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 27) 20 Auckland / Blues
Ben Franks Prop (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 30) 31 Hawke's Bay / Hurricanes
Owen Franks Prop (1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 26) 57 Canterbury / Crusaders
Joe Moody Prop (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 25) 0 Canterbury / Crusaders
Tony Woodcock Prop (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 33) 110 North Harbour / Blues
Dominic Bird Lock (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 23) 1 Canterbury / Crusaders
Brodie Retallick Lock (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 23) 27 Bay of Plenty / Chiefs
Jeremy Thrush Lock (1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 29) 5 Wellington / Hurricanes
Patrick Tuipulotu Lock (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 21) 2 Auckland / Blues
Sam Whitelock Lock (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 25) 54 Canterbury / Crusaders
Sam Cane Flanker (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 22) 14 Bay of Plenty / Chiefs
Steve Luatua Flanker (1991-04-29)29 April 1991 (aged 23) 11 Auckland / Blues
Richie McCaw (c) Flanker (1980-12-31)31 December 1980 (aged 33) 127 Canterbury / Crusaders
Liam Messam Flanker (1984-03-25)25 March 1984 (aged 30) 32 Waikato / Chiefs
Jerome Kaino Number 8 (1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 31) 51 Auckland / Blues
Kieran Read Number 8 (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 28) 62 Canterbury / Crusaders
Tawera Kerr-Barlow Half-back (1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 24) 14 Waikato / Chiefs
TJ Perenara Half-back (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 22) 3 Wellington / Hurricanes
Aaron Smith Half-back (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 25) 29 Manawatu / Highlanders
Beauden Barrett First five-eighth (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 23) 19 Taranaki / Hurricanes
Dan Carter First five-eighth (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 32) 100 Canterbury / Crusaders
Aaron Cruden First five-eighth (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 25) 32 Manawatu / Chiefs
Colin Slade First five-eighth (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 26) 11 Canterbury / Crusaders
Tom Taylor First five-eighth (1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (aged 25) 3 Canterbury / Crusaders
Ryan Crotty Centre (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 25) 6 Canterbury / Crusaders
Malakai Fekitoa Centre (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 22) 2 Auckland / Highlanders
Ma'a Nonu Centre (1982-05-21)21 May 1982 (aged 32) 91 Wellington / Blues
Conrad Smith Centre (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 32) 77 Wellington / Hurricanes
Cory Jane Wing (1983-02-08)8 February 1983 (aged 31) 48 Wellington / Hurricanes
Julian Savea Wing (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 24) 22 Wellington / Hurricanes
Ben Smith Wing (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 28) 29 Otago / Highlanders
Israel Dagg Fullback (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 26) 39 Hawke's Bay / Crusaders
Charles Piutau Fullback (1991-10-31)31 October 1991 (aged 22) 10 Auckland / Blues

South Africa

South Africa 30-man squad for the Championship was announced on 2 August.[47]

On 6 August, Juan Smith was called up to the squad to cover Victor Matfield who has been ruled out of the opening match of the championship.[48]

On 16 August, Warren Whiteley was added to the squad as cover for Willem Alberts, who was ruled out of Round 2 with a hamstring injury.[49]

On 25 August, Marcel van der Merwe was added to the squad to replace Frans Malherbe who was withdrawn from the squad prior to Round 3 due to an injury.[50]

On 14 September, JP Pietersen was added to the squad for the final two matches of the Championship.[51]

On 17 September, Schalk Burger was added to the squad to replace Francois Louw who withdrew from the squad for Round's 5 and 6 due to injury.[52]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Schalk Brits Hooker (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 33) 7 England Saracens
Bismarck du Plessis Hooker (1984-05-22)22 May 1984 (aged 30) 60 South Africa Sharks
Adriaan Strauss Hooker (1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 28) 34 South Africa Free State Cheetahs
Jannie du Plessis Prop (1982-11-16)16 November 1982 (aged 31) 54 South Africa Sharks
Frans Malherbe Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 23) 2 South Africa Western Province
Tendai Mtawarira Prop (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 29) 55 South Africa Sharks
Trevor Nyakane Prop (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 25) 4 South Africa Free State Cheetahs
Gurthrö Steenkamp Prop (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 33) 51 France Toulouse
Marcel van der Merwe Prop (1990-10-24)24 October 1990 (aged 23) 1 South Africa Blue Bulls
Bakkies Botha Lock (1979-09-22)22 September 1979 (aged 34) 79 France Toulon
Lood de Jager Lock (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 21) 3 South Africa Free State Cheetahs
Eben Etzebeth Lock (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 22) 23 South Africa Western Province
Victor Matfield Lock (1977-05-11)11 May 1977 (aged 37) 113 South Africa Blue Bulls
Juan Smith Lock (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 33) 69 France Toulon
Willem Alberts Flanker (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 30) 32 South Africa Sharks
Schalk Burger Flanker (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 31) 71 Japan Suntory Sungoliath
Marcell Coetzee Flanker (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 23) 16 South Africa Sharks
Francois Louw Flanker (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 29) 30 England Bath
Oupa Mohojé Flanker (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 24) 1 South Africa Free State Cheetahs
Duane Vermeulen Number 8 (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 28) 19 South Africa Western Province
Warren Whiteley Number 8 (1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 26) 0 South Africa Golden Lions
Francois Hougaard Scrum-half (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 26) 28 South Africa Blue Bulls
Ruan Pienaar Scrum-half (1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 30) 76 Ireland Ulster
Cobus Reinach Scrum-half (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 24) 0 South Africa Sharks
Pat Lambie Fly-half (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 23) 32 South Africa Sharks
Handré Pollard Fly-half (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 20) 1 South Africa Blue Bulls
Morné Steyn Fly-half (1984-07-11)11 July 1984 (aged 30) 56 France Stade Français
Damian de Allende Centre (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 22) 0 South Africa Western Province
Jean de Villiers (c) ‡ Centre (1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 33) 96 South Africa Western Province
JP Pietersen Centre (1989-07-12)12 July 1989 (aged 25) 54 Japan Panasonic Wild Knights
Jan Serfontein Centre (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 21) 12 South Africa Blue Bulls
Bryan Habana Wing (1983-06-12)12 June 1983 (aged 31) 97 France Toulon
Cornal Hendricks Wing (1988-04-18)18 April 1988 (aged 26) 3 South Africa Free State Cheetahs
Lwazi Mvovo Wing (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 28) 9 South Africa Sharks
Willie le Roux Fullback (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 24) 15 South Africa Free State Cheetahs

‡ denotes players who are contracted to the South African Rugby Union.

Statistics

See also

References

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