2014 Rugby Championship

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)
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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 Games Points Try
Bonus		 Losing
Bonus		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  New Zealand641116491+733122
2  South Africa6402134110+241219
3  Australia6213115160−450111
4  Argentina6105105157−52037

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[24] Pen: Cruden (4/5) 3', 6', 21', 59'
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 68,627
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB15Israel Folau
RW14Pat McCabe
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12Matt Toomua
LW11Rob Horne
FH10Kurtley Beale 70'
SH9Nic White 66'
N88Wycliff Palu 70'
OF7Michael Hooper (c)
BF6Scott Fardy 66'
RL5Rob Simmons
LL4Sam Carter
TP3Sekope Kepu 78'
HK2Nathan Charles
LP1James Slipper 70'
Replacements:
HK16James Hanson
PR17Pekahou Cowan 70'
PR18Ben Alexander 78'
LK19Will Skelton 70'
N820Scott Higginbotham 66'
SH21Nick Phipps 66'
FH22Bernard Foley 70'
CE23Tevita Kuridrani
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie
FB15Ben Smith
RW14Cory Jane
OC13Malakai Fekitoa
IC12Ma'a Nonu 57'
LW11Julian Savea
FH10Aaron Cruden 63'
SH9Aaron Smith
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino 38' 48' 69'
RL5Sam Whitelock
LL4Brodie Retallick
TP3Owen Franks 70'
HK2Dane Coles 52'
LP1Wyatt Crockett 38' to 48' 48'
Replacements:
HK16Keven Mealamu 52'
PR17Ben Franks 38'
PR18Joe Moody 70'
FL19Steve Luatua
FL20Sam Cane 69'
SH21TJ Perenara
FH22Beauden Barrett 69' to 79' 63'
CE23Ryan Crotty 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[25] Pen: Sánchez (2/2) 7', 42'
Bosch (0/1)
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 30,453
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB15Willie le Roux
RW14Cornal Hendricks
OC13Damian de Allende
IC12Jean de Villiers (c)
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Handré Pollard 45'
SH9Ruan Pienaar
N88Duane Vermeulen
OF7Marcell Coetzee
BF6Francois Louw
RL5Lood de Jager
LL4Bakkies Botha 40'
TP3Jannie du Plessis 66'
HK2Bismarck du Plessis 55'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK16Adriaan Strauss 55'
PR17Trevor Nyakane
PR18Frans Malherbe 66'
LK19Eben Etzebeth 40'
FL20Oupa Mohojé
SH21Francois Hougaard
FH22Morné Steyn 45'
CE23Jan Serfontein
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
FB15Joaquín Tuculet
RW14Horacio Agulla 60'
OC13Marcelo Bosch
IC12Santiago González Iglesias
LW11Manuel Montero
FH10Nicolás Sánchez 64'
SH9Martín Landajo 40'
N88Juan Manuel Leguizamón
OF7Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF6Pablo Matera 57'
RL5Tomás Lavanini 75'
LL4Mariano Galarza
TP3Ramiro Herrera 60'
HK2Agustín Creevy (c)
LP1Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK16Matías Cortese
PR17Lucas Noguera Paz
PR18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 60'
LK19Matías Alemanno 75'
N820Leonardo Senatore 57'
SH21Tomás Cubelli 40'
CE22Jerónimo de la Fuente 64'
WG23Lucas González Amorosino 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[26] 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)
FB15Ben Smith
RW14Cory Jane 45'
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ryan Crotty 40'
LW11Julian Savea
FH10Aaron Cruden 75'
SH9Aaron Smith
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c) 12' to 22'
BF6Liam Messam 62'
RL5Sam Whitelock
LL4Brodie Retallick 71'
TP3Owen Franks 60'
HK2Dane Coles 65'
LP1Wyatt Crockett 60'
Replacements:
HK16Keven Mealamu 65'
PR17Ben Franks 76' to 80' 60'
PR18Charlie Faumuina 60'
FL19Steve Luatua 62'
FL20Sam Cane 71'
SH21TJ Perenara 75'
FH22Beauden Barrett 45'
CE23Malakai Fekitoa 40'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB15Israel Folau
RW14Pat McCabe 62'
OC13Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC12Matt Toomua 55'
LW11Rob Horne
FH10Kurtley Beale
SH9Nic White 51'
N88Wycliff Palu 55'
OF7Michael Hooper (c)
BF6Scott Fardy 64'
RL5Rob Simmons 22' to 32'
LL4Sam Carter
TP3Sekope Kepu 64'
HK2Nathan Charles 31'
LP1James Slipper
Replacements:
HK16James Hanson 31'
PR17Pekahou Cowan
PR18Ben Alexander 64'
LK19Will Skelton 64'
N820Scott Higginbotham 55'
SH21Nick Phipps 51'
FH22Bernard Foley 55'
CE23Tevita Kuridrani 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[27] 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'
FB15Joaquín Tuculet
RW14Lucas González Amorosino
OC13Marcelo Bosch
IC12Juan Martín Hernández
LW11Manuel Montero 77'
FH10Nicolás Sánchez 77'
SH9Martín Landajo 33'
N88Juan Manuel Leguizamón
OF7Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF6Pablo Matera 35'
RL5Tomás Lavanini 69'
LL4Mariano Galarza
TP3Ramiro Herrera 67'
HK2Agustín Creevy (c) 80'
LP1Marcos Ayerza 77'
Replacements:
HK16Matías Cortese 80'
PR17Bruno Postiglioni 77'
PR18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 67'
LK19Matías Alemanno 69'
N820Leonardo Senatore 35'
SH21Tomás Cubelli 33'
CE22Jerónimo de la Fuente 77'
WG23Horacio Agulla 77'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade
FB15Willie le Roux
RW14Cornal Hendricks
OC13Damian de Allende
IC12Jean de Villiers (c)
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Handré Pollard 55'
SH9Ruan Pienaar 59'
N88Duane Vermeulen
OF7Juan Smith 51'
BF6Francois Louw
RL5Lood de Jager
LL4Eben Etzebeth 69'
TP3Jannie du Plessis 45' 78'
HK2Bismarck du Plessis 51'
LP1Gurthrö Steenkamp 45'
Replacements:
HK16Adriaan Strauss 51'
PR17Tendai Mtawarira 45'
PR18Frans Malherbe 45' 78'
LK19Bakkies Botha 69'
FL20Marcell Coetzee 51'
SH21Francois Hougaard 59'
FH22Morné Steyn 55'
WG23Lwazi 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[28] 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)
FB15Israel Dagg
RW14Ben Smith
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu
LW11Julian Savea
FH10Beauden Barrett 55'
SH9Aaron Smith 73'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Liam Messam 43'
RL5Sam Whitelock 27'
LL4Brodie Retallick
TP3Owen Franks 65'
HK2Dane Coles 65'
LP1Wyatt Crockett 58'
Replacements:
HK16Keven Mealamu 65'
PR17Joe Moody 58'
PR18Ben Franks 65'
LK19Jeremy Thrush 27'
FL20Sam Cane 43'
SH21TJ Perenara 73'
FH22Colin Slade 55'
CE23Malakai Fekitoa
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB15Joaquín Tuculet
RW14Horacio Agulla 65'
OC13Marcelo Bosch
IC12Juan Martín Hernández
LW11Lucas González Amorosino
FH10Nicolás Sánchez 73'
SH9Martín Landajo 54'
N88Leonardo Senatore 65'
OF7Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF6Juan Manuel Leguizamón
RL5Tomás Lavanini
LL4Mariano Galarza 73'
TP3Ramiro Herrera 66'
HK2Agustín Creevy (c) 73'
LP1Marcos Ayerza 65'
Replacements:
HK16Matías Cortese 73'
PR17Lucas Noguera Paz 65'
PR18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 66'
LK19Matías Alemanno 73'
FL20Rodrigo Baez 65'
SH21Tomás Cubelli 54'
FH22Santiago González Iglesias 73'
WG23Juan Imhoff 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[29] 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)
FB15Israel Folau
RW14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13Tevita Kuridrani
IC12Matt Toomua 72'
LW11Rob Horne
FH10Bernard Foley
SH9Nick Phipps
N88Wycliff Palu 59'
OF7Michael Hooper (c)
BF6Scott Fardy 70'
RL5Rob Simmons
LL4Sam Carter 59'
TP3Sekope Kepu 66'
HK2James Hanson
LP1James Slipper 52'
Replacements:
HK16Joshua Mann-Rea
PR17Pekahou Cowan 52'
PR18Ben Alexander 66'
LK19James Horwill 59'
N820Scott Higginbotham 59'
FL21Matt Hodgson 70'
SH22Nic White
FH23Kurtley Beale 72'
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie
FB15Willie le Roux
RW14Cornal Hendricks
OC13Jan Serfontein
IC12Jean de Villiers (c)
LW11Bryan Habana 65' to 75'
FH10Morné Steyn
SH9Ruan Pienaar
N88Duane Vermeulen
OF7Marcell Coetzee
BF6Francois Louw 69'
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Eben Etzebeth 72'
TP3Jannie du Plessis 66'
HK2Adriaan Strauss 60'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 69'
Replacements:
HK16Bismarck du Plessis 60'
PR17Trevor Nyakane 69'
PR18Marcel van der Merwe 66'
LK19Lood de Jager 72'
N820Warren Whiteley 79'
SH21Francois Hougaard
FH22Pat Lambie 69' 79'
CE23Damian 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[30] 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)
FB15Israel Dagg
RW14Ben Smith
OC13Conrad Smith
IC12Ma'a Nonu 40'
LW11Julian Savea
FH10Aaron Cruden 58'
SH9Aaron Smith
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Steve Luatua 50'
RL5Jeremy Thrush 77'
LL4Brodie Retallick
TP3Owen Franks 58'
HK2Dane Coles 70'
LP1Wyatt Crockett 58'
Replacements:
HK16Keven Mealamu 70'
PR17Joe Moody 58'
PR18Ben Franks 58'
LK19Patrick Tuipulotu 77'
FL20Sam Cane 50'
SH21TJ Perenara
FH22Beauden Barrett 58'
WG23Cory Jane 40'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen
FB15Willie le Roux 70'
RW14Cornal Hendricks
OC13Jan Serfontein
IC12Jean de Villiers (c)
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Handré Pollard
SH9Ruan Pienaar 35'
N88Duane Vermeulen
OF7Marcell Coetzee
BF6Francois Louw 47'
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Eben Etzebeth 70'
TP3Jannie du Plessis 77'
HK2Adriaan Strauss 54'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 66'
Replacements:
HK16Bismarck du Plessis 54'
PR17Trevor Nyakane 66'
PR18Marcel van der Merwe 77'
LK19Lood de Jager 70'
N820Warren Whiteley 47'
SH21Francois Hougaard 35'
FH22Pat Lambie 70'
CE23Damian 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[31] Try: Montero 6' c
Bosch 63' c
Tuculet 70' m
Con: Sánchez (2/3) 7', 65'
Pen: Sánchez (2/3) 49', 57'
FB15Israel Folau
RW14Peter Betham 70'
OC13Tevita Kuridrani
IC12Matt Toomua 52'
LW11Rob Horne
FH10Bernard Foley
SH9Nick Phipps
N88Ben McCalman 69'
OF7Michael Hooper (c)
BF6Scott Fardy 49'
RL5Rob Simmons
LL4Sam Carter 61'
TP3Sekope Kepu 58'
HK2Tatafu Polota-Nau 40'
LP1James Slipper 49'
Replacements:
HK16James Hanson 40'
PR17Pekahou Cowan 49'
PR18Ben Alexander 58'
LK19James Horwill 61'
N820Scott Higginbotham 49'
FL21Matt Hodgson 69'
SH22Nic White 70'
FH23Kurtley Beale 52'
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie
FB15Joaquín Tuculet
RW14Juan Imhoff
OC13Marcelo Bosch
IC12Juan Martín Hernández 50'
LW11Manuel Montero 79'
FH10Nicolás Sánchez
SH9Martín Landajo 55'
N88Leonardo Senatore 35' 40'
OF7Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF6Juan Manuel Leguizamón 50'
RL5Matías Alemanno
LL4Mariano Galarza 67'
TP3Ramiro Herrera 58'
HK2Agustín Creevy (c) 72'
LP1Marcos Ayerza 50' 66' 67'
Replacements:
HK16Matías Cortese 72'
PR17Bruno Postiglioni 50' 66' 67'
PR18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 58'
N819Benjamín Macome 35' 40' 67'
FL20Rodrigo Baez 50'
SH21Tomás Cubelli 55'
CE22Jerónimo de la Fuente 50'
WG23Lucas González Amorosino 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.[32]
  • 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[33] 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)
FB15Willie le Roux
RW14Cornal Hendricks
OC13Jan Serfontein
IC12Jean de Villiers (c)
LW11Bryan Habana 26' to 37' 40'
FH10Handré Pollard 58'
SH9Francois Hougaard 77'
N88Duane Vermeulen 61'
OF7Oupa Mohojé 54'
BF6Marcell Coetzee
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Eben Etzebeth
TP3Jannie du Plessis 65'
HK2Adriaan Strauss 58'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 69'
Replacements:
HK16Bismarck du Plessis 58'
PR17Trevor Nyakane 69'
PR18Marcel van der Merwe 65'
LK19Bakkies Botha 61'
FL20Schalk Burger 54'
SH21Cobus Reinach 77'
FH22Pat Lambie 58'
CE23JP Pietersen 26' 37' 40'
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
FB15Israel Folau
RW14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13Tevita Kuridrani
IC12Matt Toomua 54'
LW11Joe Tomane 66'
FH10Bernard Foley
SH9Nick Phipps
N88Ben McCalman 58'
OF7Michael Hooper (c)
BF6Scott Fardy
RL5Rob Simmons 40'
LL4Sam Carter
TP3Sekope Kepu 69'
HK2Saia Fainga'a 61'
LP1James Slipper 65'
Replacements:
HK16James Hanson 61'
PR17Benn Robinson 65'
PR18Ben Alexander 69'
LK19James Horwill 40'
N820Scott Higginbotham 58'
SH21Nic White
FH22Kurtley Beale 54'
WG23Rob Horne 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[34] 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'
FB15Joaquín Tuculet
RW14Juan Imhoff
OC13Marcelo Bosch 65'
IC12Juan Martín Hernández 58'
LW11Manuel Montero
FH10Nicolás Sánchez
SH9Tomás Cubelli 53'
N88Leonardo Senatore 58'
OF7Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF6Benjamín Macome
RL5Tomás Lavanini
LL4Mariano Galarza 62'
TP3Ramiro Herrera 52'
HK2Agustín Creevy (c) 69'
LP1Marcos Ayerza 64'
Replacements:
HK16Matías Cortese 69'
PR17Lucas Noguera Paz 64'
PR18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 52'
LK19Matías Alemanno 62'
FL20Rodrigo Baez 58'
SH21Martín Landajo 53'
FH22Santiago González Iglesias 58'
WG23Horacio Agulla 65'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade
FB15Israel Dagg
RW14Ben Smith
OC13Conrad Smith 71'
IC12Malakai Fekitoa
LW11Julian Savea
FH10Beauden Barrett
SH9Aaron Smith 64'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c) 64'
BF6Jerome Kaino
RL5Sam Whitelock
LL4Brodie Retallick 53'
TP3Owen Franks 71'
HK2Keven Mealamu 71'
LP1Wyatt Crockett 1' to 12' 53'
Replacements:
HK16Nathan Harris 71'
PR17Joe Moody 1' 12' 53'
PR18Ben Franks 71'
LK19Jeremy Thrush 53'
FL20Sam Cane 64'
SH21TJ Perenara 64'
FH22Colin Slade 71'
WG23Cory 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[36] Try: Fekitoa 32' c
B. Smith 65' c
Coles 69' m
Con: Barrett (2/3) 33', 66'
Pen: Barrett (2/2) 8', 23'
FB15Willie le Roux
RW14Cornal Hendricks 57'
OC13Jan Serfontein
IC12Jean de Villiers (c)
LW11Bryan Habana
FH10Handré Pollard 62'
SH9Francois Hougaard 67'
N88Duane Vermeulen
OF7Oupa Mohojé 49'
BF6Marcell Coetzee
RL5Victor Matfield
LL4Eben Etzebeth 62'
TP3Jannie du Plessis 62'
HK2Bismarck du Plessis 52'
LP1Tendai Mtawarira 72'
Replacements:
HK16Adriaan Strauss 52'
PR17Trevor Nyakane 72'
PR18Marcel van der Merwe 62'
LK19Bakkies Botha 62'
FL20Schalk Burger 49'
SH21Cobus Reinach 67'
FH22Pat Lambie 62'
CE23JP Pietersen 57'
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
FB15Israel Dagg
RW14Ben Smith
OC13Conrad Smith 73'
IC12Malakai Fekitoa
LW11Julian Savea
FH10Beauden Barrett
SH9Aaron Smith 65'
N88Kieran Read
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerome Kaino 60'
RL5Sam Whitelock
LL4Jeremy Thrush 48'
TP3Owen Franks 57'
HK2Keven Mealamu 48'
LP1Joe Moody 40'
Replacements:
HK16Dane Coles 48'
PR17Ben Franks 40'
PR18Charlie Faumuina 57'
FL19Steve Luatua 60'
FL20Liam Messam 48'
SH21Tawera Kerr-Barlow 65' 74'
FH22Colin Slade 74'
CE23Ryan Crotty 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[37] Try: Kuridrani 2' c
Higginbotham 12' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 4', 13'
Pen: Foley (1/3) 47'
FB15Joaquín Tuculet 74'
RW14Juan Imhoff
OC13Horacio Agulla 69'
IC12Juan Martín Hernández
LW11Lucas González Amorosino
FH10Nicolás Sánchez
SH9Martín Landajo 58'
N88Leonardo Senatore
OF7Benjamín Macome 13'
BF6Rodrigo Báez
RL5Tomás Lavanini
LL4Mariano Galarza 73'
TP3Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 63'
HK2Agustín Creevy (c)
LP1Marcos Ayerza 66'
Replacements:
HK16Matías Cortese
PR17Bruno Postiglioni 66'
PR18Ramiro Herrera 63'
LK19Matías Alemanno 73'
FL20Javier Ortega Desio 13'
SH21Tomás Cubelli 58'
CE22Marcelo Bosch 69'
CE23Jerónimo de la Fuente 74'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade
FB15Israel Folau
RW14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13Tevita Kuridrani
IC12Matt Toomua 30'
LW11Joe Tomane
FH10Bernard Foley
SH9Nick Phipps 42' to 52' 63'
N88Scott Higginbotham 58'
OF7Michael Hooper (c) 73' to 80'
BF6Scott Fardy
RL5James Horwill 67'
LL4Sam Carter
TP3Sekope Kepu 58'
HK2Saia Fainga'a 71'
LP1James Slipper 58'
Replacements:
HK16Joshua Mann-Rea 71'
PR17Benn Robinson 58'
PR18Ben Alexander 58'
LK19Will Skelton 67'
N820Jake Schatz 58'
FL21Matt Hodgson
SH22Nic White 63'
WG23Rob Horne 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.[38] 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.[41] 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.[42] 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.[43]

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.[44]

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)1 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.[45]

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.[46]

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.[47]

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.[48]

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.[49]

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.[50]

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.[51] Although Mann-Rea remained in the squad for Round's 5 and 6 with Polota-Nau withdrawing from the squad due to injury.[52]

On 7 September, Will Genia and Benn Robinson was added to the squad as training cover for their respective positions.[53] 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.[54]

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.[55]

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.[56]

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.[57]

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.[58]

On 16 September, Nathan Harris was added to the squad for Round's 5 and 6 as cover in his position.[59]

On 22 September, Tom Taylor was added to the squad to replace Aaron Cruden who was withdrawn from the squad as a disciplinary action.[60]

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.[61]

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.[62]

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.[63]

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.[64]

On 14 September, JP Pietersen was added to the squad for the final two matches of the Championship.[65]

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.[66]

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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