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2018 Rugby Championship

The 2018 Rugby Championship was the seventh edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship, featuring Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. The competition is operated by SANZAAR, a joint venture of the four countries' national unions.

Date18 August 2018 – 6 October 2018
Countries Argentina
 Australia
 New Zealand
 South Africa
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (16th title)
Bledisloe Cup New Zealand
Freedom Cup New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate Australia
Puma Trophy Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Tries scored88 (7.33 per match)
Attendance433,657 (36,138 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Nicolás Sánchez (67)
Most triesNew Zealand Beauden Barrett (5)
South Africa Aphiwe Dyantyi (5)
New Zealand Rieko Ioane (5)
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The tournament continued to use the same sequence of games across the schedule, starting on 18 August with Australia hosting reigning champions New Zealand and South Africa hosting Argentina, and ending after eight weeks (six rounds and two bye weeks) on 6 October when New Zealand visited South Africa and Australia played in Argentina.

New Zealand won the Championship for the sixth time after a 35-17 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires on 29 September.[1][2]

Background edit

The tournament is operated by SANZAAR and known for sponsorship reasons as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand, The Mitsubishi Estate Rugby Championship in Australia, and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina.

Format edit

The format for the 2018 tournament retained the previous Championship format that changed in 2017. Each side played the other once at home, and once away, giving a total of six matches each, and twelve in total. A win earned a team four league points, a draw two league points, and a loss by eight or more points zero league points. A bonus point was earned in one of two ways: by scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match, or by losing within seven points. The competition winner was the side with the most points at the end of the tournament.[3]

Table edit

Place Nation Games Points[4] Try
Bonus 		Losing
Bonus 		Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   New Zealand 6 5 0 1 225 132 +93 4 1 25
2   South Africa 6 3 0 3 160 154 +6 1 2 15
3   Australia 6 2 0 4 124 176 −52 0 1 9
4   Argentina 6 2 0 4 151 198 −47 0 0 8

Results edit

Round 1 edit

18 August 2018
19:45 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  13–38  New Zealand
Try: Maddocks 66' c
Con: Foley (1/1) 66'
Pen: Hodge (1/1) 9'
Foley (1/1) 20'		ReportTry: A. Smith 38' m
Goodhue 42' c
B. Barrett 51' c
Retallick 62' c
Naholo (2) 73' m, 74' c
Con: B. Barrett (4/6) 43', 52', 64', 76'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 66,318
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Israel Folau   63'
RW 14 Dane Haylett-Petty   53'
OC 13 Reece Hodge
IC 12 Kurtley Beale
LW 11 Marika Koroibete
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Will Genia   73'
N8 8 David Pocock
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)   73'
BF 6 Lukhan Tui
RL 5 Adam Coleman
LL 4 Izack Rodda   64'
TP 3 Sekope Kepu   34' to 40'   58'
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau   45'
LP 1 Tom Robertson   73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tolu Latu   45'
PR 17 Allan Alaalatoa   58'
PR 18 Jermaine Ainsley   34'   40'   73'
LK 19 Rob Simmons   64'
FL 20 Pete Samu   73'
SH 21 Nick Phipps   73'
FH 22 Matt To'omua   63'
WG 23 Jack Maddocks   53'
Coach:
  Michael Cheika
 
FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Waisake Naholo
OC 13 Jack Goodhue
IC 12 Ryan Crotty   12'
LW 11 Rieko Ioane   46'
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 Aaron Smith   67'
N8 8 Kieran Read (c)
OF 7 Sam Cane   69'
BF 6 Liam Squire   58'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks   58'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   67'
LP 1 Joe Moody   53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nathan Harris   67'
PR 17 Tim Perry   53'
PR 18 Karl Tu’inukuafe   58'
LK 19 Scott Barrett   58'
FL 20 Ardie Savea   69'
SH 21 TJ Perenara   67'
FH 22 Damian McKenzie   46'
CE 23 Anton Lienert-Brown   12'
Coach:
  Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

18 August 2018
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  34–21  Argentina
Try: Am 7' m
Dyantyi (2) 31' m, 41' c
Mapimpi (2) 48' m, 52' m
De Klerk 69' c
Con: Pollard (2/6) 43', 70'		ReportTry: Sanchez 14' c
Matera 26' c
Moroni 66' c
Con: Sanchez (3/3) 15', 28', 66'
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 26,800
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Makazole Mapimpi
OC 13 Lukhanyo Am   72'
IC 12 André Esterhuizen   62'
LW 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi   73'
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Faf de Klerk
N8 8 Warren Whiteley
OF 7 Siya Kolisi (c)
BF 6 Francois Louw   59'
RL 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Frans Malherbe   57'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx   64'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira   51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi   64'
PR 17 Steven Kitshoff   51'
PR 18 Thomas du Toit   57'
LK 19 Marvin Orie
FL 20 Marco van Staden   59'
SH 21 Embrose Papier   73'
CE 22 Lionel Mapoe   72'
FH 23 Damian Willemse   62'
Coach:
  Rassie Erasmus
 
FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli
RW 14 Bautista Delguy
OC 13 Matías Moroni
IC 12 Bautista Ezcurra   79'
LW 11 Ramiro Moyano
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou   62'
N8 8 Javier Ortega Desio
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera   50'
RL 5 Matías Alemanno   53'
LL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Juan Figallo   62'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)   71'
LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro   50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Diego Fortuny   71'
PR 17 Santiago García Botta   50'
PR 18 Santiago Medrano   62'
LK 19 Tomás Lavanini   53'
FL 20 Tomás Lezana   50'
SH 21 Martín Landajo   62'
CE 22 Santiago González Iglesias   79'
FB 23 Juan Cruz Mallia
Coach:
  Mario Ledesma

Man of the Match:
Aphiwe Dyantyi (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Round 2 edit

25 August 2018
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  40–12  Australia
Try: B. Barrett (4) 12' c, 37' c, 61' c, 68' m
Moody 42' c
Squire 47' c
Con: B. Barrett (5/6) 13', 38' 43', 48', 62'		ReportTry: Genia 28' c
Hodge 54' m
Con: Foley (1/2) 29'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 49,983
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Jordie Barrett   66'
RW 14 Ben Smith
OC 13 Jack Goodhue   62'
IC 12 Ngani Laumape
LW 11 Waisake Naholo
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 Aaron Smith   62'
N8 8 Kieran Read (c)
OF 7 Sam Cane   52'
BF 6 Liam Squire   55'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks   51'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   55'
LP 1 Joe Moody   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nathan Harris   55'
PR 17 Karl Tu’inukuafe   55'
PR 18 Ofa Tu'ungafasi   51'
LK 19 Scott Barrett   55'
FL 20 Ardie Savea   52'
SH 21 TJ Perenara   62'
FH 22 Damian McKenzie   66'
CE 23 Anton Lienert-Brown   62'
Coach:
  Steve Hansen
 
FB 15 Dane Haylett-Petty   64'
RW 14 Jack Maddocks
OC 13 Reece Hodge
IC 12 Kurtley Beale
LW 11 Marika Koroibete
FH 10 Bernard Foley   70'
SH 9 Will Genia   70'
N8 8 David Pocock
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)   70'
BF 6 Lukhan Tui
RL 5 Adam Coleman
LL 4 Izack Rodda   51'
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa   51'
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau   52'
LP 1 Scott Sio   51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Folau Fainga'a   52'
PR 17 Tom Robertson   51'
PR 18 Sekope Kepu   51'
LK 19 Rob Simmons   51'
FL 20 Pete Samu   70'
SH 21 Nick Phipps   70'
FH 22 Matt To'omua   64'
FB 23 Tom Banks   70'
Coach:
  Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

25 August 2018
16:10 AST (UTC-03)
Argentina  32–19  South Africa
Try: Delguy (2) 18' c, 22' c
Sánchez 26' c
Moyano 45' m
Con: Sánchez (3/4) 19', 23', 27'
Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 4'
Drop: Sánchez (1/1) 36'		ReportTry: Kolisi 13' c
Mapoe (2) 47' c, 64' m
Con: Pollard (2/3) 14', 48'
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Attendance: 27,460
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli
RW 14 Bautista Delguy
OC 13 Matías Moroni
IC 12 Bautista Ezcurra   79'
LW 11 Ramiro Moyano   57'
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou   68'
N8 8 Javier Ortega Desio
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera   59'
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini   71'
LL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Juan Figallo   68'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)   76'
LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro   63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Facundo Bosch   76'
PR 17 Santiago García Botta   63'
PR 18 Santiago Medrano   68'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno   71'
FL 20 Tomás Lezana   59'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli   68'
CE 22 Jerónimo de la Fuente   57'
FB 23 Juan Cruz Mallia   79'
Coach:
  Mario Ledesma
 
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Makazole Mapimpi   11'
OC 13 Lukhanyo Am
IC 12 André Esterhuizen   62'
LW 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Faf de Klerk
N8 8 Warren Whiteley   52'   62'
OF 7 Siya Kolisi (c)
BF 6 Francois Louw
RL 5 Franco Mostert   62'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth   24' to 34'   46'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe   62'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx   71'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira   42'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi   71'
PR 17 Steven Kitshoff   42'
PR 18 Wilco Louw   62'
LK 19 RG Snyman   52'
LK 20 Pieter-Steph du Toit   46'
SH 21 Embrose Papier
CE 22 Lionel Mapoe   11'
FH 23 Damian Willemse   62'
Coach:
  Rassie Erasmus

Man of the Match:
Guido Petti (Argentina)

Touch judges:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Facundo Bosch (Argentina) made his international debut.[9]
  • This is Argentina's largest winning margin over South Africa, surpassing the 12-point difference set in 2015.

Round 3 edit

8 September 2018
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  46–24  Argentina
Try: Milner-Skudder 17' c
Perenara (2) 29' m, 57' c
Read 48' c
Frizell 73' c
Goodhue 79' c
Con: Mo'unga (5/6) 19', 50', 58', 73', 80'
Pen: Mo'unga (2/2) 4', 40'		ReportTry: Moyano 14' c
Sánchez 41' c
Boffelli 69' c
Con: Sánchez (3/3) 15', 42', 70'
Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 55'
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Attendance: 21,440
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB 15 Ben Smith   9'   19'
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder
OC 13 Jack Goodhue
IC 12 Ngani Laumape   9'
LW 11 Waisake Naholo   58'
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga
SH 9 TJ Perenara   71'
N8 8 Kieran Read (c)   58'
OF 7 Ardie Savea
BF 6 Shannon Frizell
RL 5 Scott Barrett
LL 4 Brodie Retallick   9'
TP 3 Owen Franks   46'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   62'
LP 1 Karl Tu’inukuafe   58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nathan Harris   62'
PR 17 Tim Perry   58'
PR 18 Ofa Tu'ungafasi   46'
LK 19 Sam Whitelock   9'
N8 20 Luke Whitelock   58'
SH 21 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi   71'
FH 22 Damian McKenzie   9'
CE 23 Anton Lienert-Brown   9'   19'   58'
Coach:
  Steve Hansen
 
FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli
RW 14 Bautista Delguy
OC 13 Matías Moroni   64'
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW 11 Ramiro Moyano
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Martín Landajo   62'
N8 8 Javier Ortega Desio
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Tomás Lezana   62'
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini
LL 4 Guido Petti   58'
TP 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro   50'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)   50'
LP 1 Santiago García Botta   58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julián Montoya   50'
PR 17 Juan Pablo Zeiss   58'
PR 18 Gaston Cortes   50'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno   58'
FL 20 Pablo Matera   62'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli   62'
CE 22 Bautista Ezcurra
FB 23 Juan Cruz Mallia   64'
Coach:
  Mario Ledesma

Man of the Match:
TJ Perenara (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

8 September 2018
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  23–18  South Africa
Try: Hooper 1' c
To'omua 32' c
Con: To'omua (2/2) 2', 33'
Pen: Hodge (1/1) 40'
To'omua (2/2) 54', 68'		ReportTry: Mbonambi 13' c
Mapimpi 27' m
Con: Jantjies (1/2) 15'
Pen: Jantjies (2/2) 6', 38'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 27,849
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB 15 Dane Haylett-Petty
RW 14 Jack Maddocks   61'
OC 13 Reece Hodge   68'   75'
IC 12 Matt To'omua
LW 11 Marika Koroibete   75'
FH 10 Kurtley Beale
SH 9 Will Genia
N8 8 Pete Samu
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Lukhan Tui
RL 5 Izack Rodda   41'   58'   67'
LL 4 Rory Arnold   58'   67'   76'
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa   47'
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau   33'   71'
LP 1 Scott Sio   69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Folau Fainga'a   33'   71'
PR 17 Tom Robertson   69'
PR 18 Taniela Tupou   47'
LK 19 Rob Simmons   41'
FL 20 Ned Hanigan   76'
SH 21 Joe Powell
FH 22 Bernard Foley   61'
FB 23 Tom Banks   68'
Coach:
  Michael Cheika
 
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Makazole Mapimpi   33'
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi
FH 10 Elton Jantjies   64'
SH 9 Faf de Klerk
N8 8 Warren Whiteley   61'
OF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)
RL 5 Franco Mostert
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth   60'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe   57'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi   34'
LP 1 Steven Kitshoff   57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx   34'
PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira   57'
PR 18 Wilco Louw   57'
LK 19 RG Snyman   60'
LK 20 Francois Louw   61'
SH 21 Embrose Papier
CE 22 Handré Pollard   64'
FB 23 Cheslin Kolbe   33'
Coach:
  Rassie Erasmus

Man of the Match:
Matt To'omua (Australia)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Round 4 edit

15 September 2018
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  34–36  South Africa
Try: J. Barrett 4' m
A. Smith 15' c
Ioane (2) 37' m, 51' c
Taylor 60' m
Savea 73' m
Con: B. Barrett (2/6) 17', 53'		ReportTry: Dyantyi (2) 19' c, 56' m
Le Roux 24' c
Marx 31' c
Kolbe 41' c
Con: Pollard (4/5) 20', 25', 32', 42'
Pen: Pollard (1/1) 40
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 34,182
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Jordie Barrett   58'
RW 14 Ben Smith
OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown   58'
IC 12 Ryan Crotty
LW 11 Rieko Ioane
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 Aaron Smith   49'
N8 8 Kieran Read (c)
OF 7 Sam Cane   68'
BF 6 Liam Squire   58'
RL 5 Scott Barrett
LL 4 Sam Whitelock
TP 3 Owen Franks   47'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   75'
LP 1 Karl Tu’inukuafe   58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Liam Coltman   75'
PR 17 Tim Perry   58'
PR 18 Ofa Tu'ungafasi   47'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu   58'
FL 20 Ardie Savea   68'
SH 21 TJ Perenara   49'
CE 22 Jack Goodhue   58'
FH 23 Damian McKenzie   58'
Coach:
  Steve Hansen
 
FB 15 Willie le Roux   66' to 76'
RW 14 Jesse Kriel
OC 13 Lukhanyo Am   40'
IC 12 Damian de Allende   47'
LW 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Faf de Klerk
N8 8 Warren Whiteley
OF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)   65'
RL 5 Franco Mostert
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth   50'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe   64'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx   68'
LP 1 Steven Kitshoff   65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi   68'
PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira   65'
PR 18 Wilco Louw   64'
LK 19 RG Snyman   50'
LK 20 Francois Louw   65'
SH 21 Ross Cronjé
CE 22 Elton Jantjies   47'
FB 23 Cheslin Kolbe   40'
Coach:
  Rassie Erasmus

Man of the Match:
Handré Pollard (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

  • South Africa recorded their first win against New Zealand in New Zealand since their 32–29 win in 2009.
15 September 2018
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  19–23  Argentina
Try: Genia 10' c
Folau 18' c
Haylett-Petty 54' m
Con: To'omua (2/3) 11', 19'		ReportTry: Sánchez 14' c
Delguy 35' c
Con: Sánchez (2/2) 15', 36'
Pen: Boffelli (2/2) 4', 76'
Sánchez (1/1) 47'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 16,019
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15 Dane Haylett-Petty
RW 14 Israel Folau
OC 13 Reece Hodge
IC 12 Matt To'omua   59'
LW 11 Marika Koroibete   69'
FH 10 Kurtley Beale
SH 9 Will Genia   69'
N8 8 Pete Samu   43'
OF 7 David Pocock (c)
BF 6 Lukhan Tui
RL 5 Izack Rodda   58'   67'
LL 4 Rory Arnold   46'   58'   67'
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa   29' to 36'   52'
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau   40'
LP 1 Scott Sio   58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Folau Fainga'a   40'
PR 17 Sekope Kepu   58'
PR 18 Taniela Tupou   29'   36'   52'
LK 19 Adam Coleman   46'
FL 20 Ned Hanigan   43'
SH 21 Nick Phipps   69'
FH 22 Bernard Foley   59'
WG 23 Jack Maddocks   69'
Coach:
  Michael Cheika
 
FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli
RW 14 Bautista Delguy
OC 13 Matías Moroni
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente   74'
LW 11 Ramiro Moyano   32'
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou
N8 8 Javier Ortega Desio
OF 7 Marcos Kremer   67'
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini   24'   32'
LL 4 Guido Petti   69'
TP 3 Santiago Medrano   67'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)   67'
LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro   67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julián Montoya   67'
PR 17 Santiago García Botta   67'
PR 18 Juan Pablo Zeiss   67'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno   24'   32'   69'
FL 20 Juan Manuel Leguizamón   67'
SH 21 Martín Landajo
CE 22 Bautista Ezcurra   32'
FB 23 Juan Cruz Mallia   74'
Coach:
  Mario Ledesma

Man of the Match:
Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Argentina recorded their first win against Australia in Australia since their 18–3 win in 1983.
  • This win saw Argentina achieved two wins in a single Rugby Championship for the first time.
  • With this loss (and South Africa's victory), Australia drops to a record low seventh place on the World Rugby Rankings.

Round 5 edit

29 September 2018
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  23–12  Australia
Try: Dyantyi 1' c
De Klerk 20' c
Con: Pollard (2/2) 1', 21'
Pen: Pollard (3/3) 33', 40', 45'		ReportTry: Hodge 25' m
Genia 28' c
Con: To'omua (1/2) 29'
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 41,332
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 André Esterhuizen
LW 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi   64' to 74'
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Faf de Klerk
N8 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe   44'
OF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)
RL 5 Franco Mostert
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth   76'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe   62'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx   69'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira   42'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi   69'
PR 17 Steven Kitshoff   42'
PR 18 Wilco Louw   62'
LK 19 RG Snyman   76'
FL 20 Marco van Staden   44'
SH 21 Embrose Papier
FH 22 Elton Jantjies
FH 23 Damian Willemse
Coach:
  Rassie Erasmus
 
FB 15 Dane Haylett-Petty
RW 14 Israel Folau
OC 13 Reece Hodge
IC 12 Matt To'omua
LW 11 Marika Koroibete   31'
FH 10 Kurtley Beale
SH 9 Will Genia   69'
N8 8 David Pocock
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Ned Hanigan
LL 5 Adam Coleman   69'
RL 4 Izack Rodda   69'
TP 3 Taniela Tupou   49'
HK 2 Folau Fainga'a   62'
LP 1 Scott Sio   49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa   62'
PR 17 Sekope Kepu   49'
PR 18 Allan Alaalatoa   49'
LK 19 Rory Arnold   69'
LK 20 Rob Simmons   69'
SH 21 Nick Phipps   69'
FH 22 Bernard Foley   58'
WG 23 Jack Maddocks   31'   58'
Coach:
  Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • Scott Sio (Australia) earned his 50th test cap.
29 September 2018
19:40 AST (UTC-03)
Argentina  17–35  New Zealand
Try: Cubelli 57' c
Boffelli 67' c
Con: Sánchez (2/2) 58', 67'
Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 5'		ReportTry: Ioane (2) 7' c, 29' c
Naholo 16' c
Tuipulotu 54' c
Lienert-Brown 72' c
Con: B. Barrett (4/4) 8', 17' 31', 56'
Mo'unga (1/1) 72'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli
RW 14 Bautista Delguy   33'
OC 13 Jerónimo de la Fuente
IC 12 Bautista Ezcurra   62'
LW 11 Matías Moroni
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou   50'
N8 8 Javier Ortega Desio
OF 7 Marcos Kremer   70'
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini
LL 4 Guido Petti   53'
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera   53'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)   50'
LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro   57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julián Montoya   50'
PR 17 Juan Pablo Zeiss   57'
PR 18 Santiago Medrano   53'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno   53'
FL 20 Juan Manuel Leguizamón   70'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli   50'
CE 22 Matías Orlando   62'
WG 23 Sebastián Cancelliere   33'
Coach:
  Mario Ledesma
 
FB 15 Ben Smith   58'
RW 14 Waisake Naholo
OC 13 Ryan Crotty
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams   36' to 46'   56'
LW 11 Rieko Ioane
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 TJ Perenara   66'
N8 8 Ardie Savea
OF 7 Sam Cane
BF 6 Shannon Frizell   66'
RL 5 Scott Barrett
LL 4 Sam Whitelock (c)   50'
TP 3 Ofa Tu'ungafasi   51'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   59'
LP 1 Karl Tu’inukuafe   56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nathan Harris   59'
PR 17 Tim Perry   56'
PR 18 Angus Ta'avao   51'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu   50'
FL 20 Jackson Hemopo   66'
SH 21 Aaron Smith   66'
FH 22 Richie Mo'unga   58'
CE 23 Anton Lienert-Brown   56'
Coach:
  Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Ardie Savea (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

Round 6 edit

6 October 2018
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  30–32  New Zealand
Try: Kriel 44' c
De Allende 52' c
Kolbe 59' c
Con: Pollard (3/3) 45', 53', 60'
Pen: Pollard (3/3) 4', 13', 48'		ReportTry: A. Smith 54' c
Ioane 62' m
S. Barrett 76' c
Savea 79' c
Con: Mo'unga (3/4) 55', 76', 80'
Pen: B. Barrett (2/2) 26', 36'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 51,762
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Willie le Roux   66'
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Damian de Allende   78'
LW 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Faf de Klerk   73'
N8 8 Francois Louw   70'
OF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)
RL 5 Franco Mostert
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth   63'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe   60'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx   73'
LP 1 Steven Kitshoff   74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi   73'
PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira   74'
PR 18 Vincent Koch   60'
LK 19 RG Snyman   63'
FL 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe   70'
SH 21 Embrose Papier   73'
FH 22 Elton Jantjies   78'
FH 23 Damian Willemse   66'
Coach:
  Rassie Erasmus
 
FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Waisake Naholo   51'
OC 13 Ryan Crotty
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams   60'
LW 11 Rieko Ioane
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 Aaron Smith   70'
N8 8 Kieran Read (c)
OF 7 Sam Cane   36'
BF 6 Shannon Frizell   46'
RL 5 Scott Barrett
LL 4 Sam Whitelock
TP 3 Owen Franks   46'
HK 2 Codie Taylor   70'
LP 1 Karl Tu’inukuafe   46'   70'   78'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nathan Harris   70'
PR 17 Tim Perry   46'   70'   78'
PR 18 Ofa Tu'ungafasi   46'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu   46'
FL 20 Ardie Savea   36'
SH 21 TJ Perenara   70'
FH 22 Richie Mo'unga   51'
CE 23 Anton Lienert-Brown   60'
Coach:
  Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Malcolm Marx (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

6 October 2018
19:40 AST (UTC-03)
Argentina  34–45  Australia
Try: Matera 2' c
Boffelli 4' c
Orlando 27' c
Gonzalez Iglesias 31' c
Con: Sánchez (3/3) 3', 5', 28'
Gonzalez Iglesias (1/1) 32'
Pen: Gonzalez Iglesias (2/2) 38', 61'		ReportTry: Hooper 14' c
Rodda 44' c
Folau 48' c
Haylett-Petty (2) 51' c, 66' c
Pocock 64' c
Con: Foley (6/6) 15', 45', 49', 53', 65', 67'
Pen: Foley (1/1) 75'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Attendance: 20,512
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli
RW 14 Matías Moroni   67'
OC 13 Matías Orlando
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW 11 Ramiro Moyano
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez   29'
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou   59'
N8 8 Javier Ortega Desio   67'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini   71'
LL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera   52'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)   52'
LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro   67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julián Montoya   52'
PR 17 Santiago García Botta   67'
PR 18 Santiago Medrano   52'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno   71'
FL 20 Juan Manuel Leguizamón   67'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli   59'
CE 22 Santiago González Iglesias   29'
WG 23 Sebastián Cancelliere   67'
Coach:
  Mario Ledesma
 
FB 15 Dane Haylett-Petty
RW 14 Israel Folau
OC 13 Reece Hodge
IC 12 Kurtley Beale   75'
LW 11 Marika Koroibete
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Will Genia   68'
N8 8 David Pocock
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Ned Hanigan   78'
LL 5 Adam Coleman
RL 4 Izack Rodda   72'
TP 3 Taniela Tupou   41'
HK 2 Folau Fainga'a   41'   78'
LP 1 Scott Sio   41'   73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tolu Latu   77' to 80'   41'
PR 17 Sekope Kepu   41'   73'
PR 18 Allan Alaalatoa   41'
LK 19 Rob Simmons   72'
N8 20 Caleb Timu
SH 21 Nick Phipps   68'
FH 22 Matt To'omua   75'
FB 23 Tom Banks
Coach:
  Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Dane Haylett-Petty (Australia)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

Statistics edit

Squads edit

Nation Match venues Head coach Captain
Name City Capacity
  Argentina José Amalfitani Stadium Buenos Aires 49,540   Mario Ledesma Agustín Creevy
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza 40,268
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Salta 20,408
  Australia Stadium Australia Sydney 83,500   Michael Cheika Michael Hooper
David Pocock
Lang Park Brisbane 52,500
Robina Stadium Gold Coast 27,400
  New Zealand Eden Park Auckland 50,000   Steve Hansen Kieran Read
Wellington Regional Stadium Wellington 34,500
Trafalgar Park Nelson 18,000
  South Africa Kings Park Stadium Durban 52,000   Rassie Erasmus Siya Kolisi
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria 51,762
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Port Elizabeth 48,000

Note: Ages, caps and clubs/franchises are of 18 August 2018 – the starting date of the tournament

Argentina edit

On 6 August, newly appointed head coach Mario Ledesma named a 36-man squad for the Championship.[10]

1 Ahead of the traveling to South Africa for the opening match, Tomás Lezana joined the squad after recovering from injury.[11]

2 On 9 August, Juan Figallo became the first European based player to be selected for the national side since the 2015 World Cup, after a change of selection policy under Ledesma.[12]

3 On 19 August, Santiago Álvarez, Facundo Bosch and Santiago Carreras joined the ahead of the round 2 home clash against South Africa.[13]

4 On 27 August, Gaston Cortes joined the squad for the Oceania leg of the Championship in rounds 3 and 4.[14]

5 On 19 September, Ramiro Herrera, Matías Osadczuk, Lucas Paulos and Enrique Pieretto joined were added as part of the training squad ahead of the fifth round clash with New Zealand.[15]

6 On 24 September, Manuel Montero joined the squad as injury cover for Ramiro Moyano.[16]

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Facundo Bosch 3 Hooker (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 27) 0   Agen
Agustín Creevy (c) Hooker (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 33) 74   Jaguares
Diego Fortuny Hooker (1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 26) 0   Jaguares
Julián Montoya Hooker (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 24) 44   Jaguares
Marco Ciccioli Prop (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 22) 0   CASI
Gaston Cortes 4 Prop (1985-10-06)6 October 1985 (aged 32) 4   Leicester Tigers
Lucas Favre Prop (1996-11-20)20 November 1996 (aged 21) 0   Lomas
Juan Figallo 2 Prop (1988-03-25) 25 March 1988 (age 36) 24   Saracens
Santiago García Botta Prop (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 26) 25   Jaguares
Ramiro Herrera 5 Prop (1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 29) 37   Stade Français
Santiago Medrano Prop (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 (aged 22) 3   Jaguares
Enrique Pieretto 5 Prop (1994-12-15)15 December 1994 (aged 23) 24   Jaguares
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 29) 44   Jaguares
Mayco Vivas Prop (1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 20) 0   Atlético del Rosario
Juan Pablo Zeiss Prop (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 29) 0   Los Matreros
Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 26) 44   Jaguares
Ignacio Larrague Lock (1995-10-25)25 October 1995 (aged 22) 2   CASI
Tomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 25) 41   Jaguares
Franco Molina Lock (1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 20) 0   Jockey Córdoba
Guido Petti Lock (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 23) 36   Jaguares
Lucas Paulos 5 Lock (1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 20) 0   Olivos
Santiago Grondana Flanker (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 20) 0   Champagnat
Marcos Kremer Flanker (1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 21) 15   Jaguares
Juan Manuel Leguizamón Flanker (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 35) 82   Jaguares
Pablo Matera Flanker (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 25) 49   Jaguares
Javier Ortega Desio Flanker (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 28) 42   Jaguares
Tomás Lezana 1 Flanker (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 24) 24   Jaguares
Rodrigo Bruni Number 8 (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 24) 0   San Luis
Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum-half (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 24) 12   Jaguares
Tomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 29) 63   Jaguares
Martín Landajo Scrum-half (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 30) 81   Jaguares
Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Fly-half (1989-04-12)12 April 1989 (aged 29) 0   Jaguares
Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 29) 65   Jaguares
Santiago Álvarez 3 Centre (1994-02-17)17 February 1994 (aged 24) 0   Jaguares
Jerónimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 27) 38   Jaguares
Bautista Ezcurra Centre (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 23) 1   Jaguares
Santiago González Iglesias Centre (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 30) 41   Jaguares
Matías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 27) 31   Jaguares
Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 26) 34   Jaguares
Matías Osadczuk 5 Centre (1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 21) 0   SITAS
Sebastián Cancelliere Wing (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 24) 6   Jaguares
Bautista Delguy Wing (1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 21) 3   Jaguares
Manuel Montero 6 Wing (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 32) 27   Pucará
Ramiro Moyano Wing (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 28) 22   Jaguares
Emiliano Boffelli Fullback (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 23) 14   Jaguares
Santiago Carreras 3 Fullback (1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 20) 0   Córdoba Athletic
Juan Cruz Mallia Fullback (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 21) 1   Jaguares

Australia edit

On 5 August, Michael Cheika named a 36-man extended squad ahead of the Championship.[17]

1 On 21 September, Jake Gordon and Angus Cottrell were added to the squad for the final two rounds of the Championship, with the latter replacing Lukhan Tui who withdrew from the squad for personal reasons.[18]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Franchise/province
Folau Fainga'a Hooker (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 23) 0   Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Tolu Latu Hooker (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 25) 7   Waratahs / NSW Country Eagles
Brandon Paenga-Amosa Hooker (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 22) 3   Queensland Reds / Brisbane City
Tatafu Polota-Nau Hooker (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 33) 82   Leicester Tigers
Jermaine Ainsley Prop (1995-08-08)8 August 1995 (aged 23) 0   Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Allan Alaalatoa Prop (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 24) 22   Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Sekope Kepu Prop (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 32) 94   Waratahs / Sydney Rays
Tom Robertson Prop (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 23) 21   Waratahs / NSW Country Eagles
Scott Sio Prop (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 26) 46   Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Taniela Tupou Prop (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 22) 4   Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Rory Arnold Lock (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 28) 15   Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Adam Coleman Lock (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 26) 23   Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Izack Rodda Lock (1996-08-20)20 August 1996 (aged 21) 7   Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Rob Simmons Lock (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 29) 85   Waratahs / Sydney Rays
Lukhan Tui Lock (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 21) 7   Queensland Reds / Brisbane City
Angus Cottrell 1 Flanker (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 28) 0   Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Ned Hanigan Flanker (1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (aged 23) 13   Waratahs / NSW Country Eagles
Michael Hooper (c) Flanker (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 26) 82   Waratahs / Sydney Rays
David Pocock Flanker (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 30) 69   Brumbies /   Panasonic Wild Knights
Peter Samu Flanker (1991-12-17)17 December 1991 (aged 26) 3   Crusaders /   Canberra Vikings
Caleb Timu Number 8 (1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 24) 2   Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Will Genia Scrum-half (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 30) 90   Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Jake Gordon 1 Scrum-half (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 25) 0   Waratahs / NSW Country Eagles
Nick Phipps Scrum-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 29) 64   Waratahs / Sydney Rays
Joe Powell Scrum-half (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 24) 4   Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Bernard Foley Fly-half (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 28) 58   Waratahs / NSW Country Eagles
Matt To'omua Fly-half (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 28) 33   Leicester Tigers
Kurtley Beale Centre (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 29) 74   Waratahs / Sydney Rays
Reece Hodge Centre (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 23) 27   Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Bill Meakes Centre (1991-02-23)23 February 1991 (aged 27) 0   Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Jordan Petaia Centre (2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (aged 18) 0   Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Curtis Rona Centre (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 26) 3   Waratahs / Sydney Rays
Dane Haylett-Petty Wing (1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 29) 21   Melbourne Rebels / Western Force
Marika Koroibete Wing (1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 26) 11   Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Jack Maddocks Wing (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 21) 0   Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Sefa Naivalu Wing (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (aged 26) 7   Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Tom Banks Fullback (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 24) 0   Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Israel Folau Fullback (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 29) 65   Waratahs / Sydney Rays

New Zealand edit

On 6 August 2018, Hansen named a 33-man squad ahead of the Championship.[19]

Liam Coltman and Ngani Laumape were included in the squad as injury covers for Dane Coles and Sonny Bill Williams respectively.

1 On 16 August, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, after being named in the match-day team for the opening round, was withdrawn due to injury and Jeffery Toomaga-Allen joined the squad as a precautionary injury cover.

2 On 30 August, Angus Ta'avao joined the squad as an injury replacement for Joe Moody who was ruled out of the rest of the Championship.[20]

3 On 9 September, Patrick Tuipulotu joined the squad as an injury replacement for Brodie Retallick.

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Dane Coles Hooker (1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 31) 56 Hurricanes / Wellington
Liam Coltman Hooker (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 (aged 28) 2 Highlanders / Otago
Nathan Harris Hooker (1992-03-08)8 March 1992 (aged 26) 13 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Codie Taylor Hooker (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 27) 32 Crusaders / Canterbury
Owen Franks Prop (1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 30) 98 Crusaders / Canterbury
Joe Moody Prop (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 29) 34 Crusaders / Canterbury
Tim Perry Prop (1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 30) 0 Crusaders / Tasman
Angus Ta'avao 2 Prop (1990-03-22)22 March 1990 (aged 28) 0 Chiefs / Taranaki
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen 1 Prop (1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 27) 1 Hurricanes / Wellington
Karl Tu’inukuafe Prop (1993-02-21)21 February 1993 (aged 25) 3 Chiefs / North Harbour
Ofa Tu'ungafasi Prop (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 26) 17 Blues / Auckland
Scott Barrett Lock (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 24) 19 Crusaders / Taranaki
Brodie Retallick Lock (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 27) 68 Chiefs / Hawke's Bay
Patrick Tuipulotu 3 Lock (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 31) 16 Blues / Auckland
Sam Whitelock Lock (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 29) 99 Crusaders / Canterbury
Sam Cane Flanker (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 26) 55 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Shannon Frizell Flanker (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 24) 1 Highlanders / Tasman
Jackson Hemopo Flanker (1993-11-14)14 November 1993 (aged 24) 1 Highlanders / Manawatu
Ardie Savea Flanker (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 24) 25 Hurricanes / Wellington
Liam Squire Flanker (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 27) 17 Highlanders / Tasman
Kieran Read (c) Number 8 (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 32) 109 Crusaders / Counties Manukau
Luke Whitelock Number 8 (1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 27) 5 Highlanders / Canterbury
TJ Perenara Half-back (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 26) 45 Hurricanes / Wellington
Aaron Smith Half-back (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 29) 74 Highlanders / Manawatu
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi Half-back (1995-03-31)31 March 1995 (aged 23) 0 Chiefs / Taranaki
Beauden Barrett First five-eighth (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 27) 64 Hurricanes / Taranaki
Damian McKenzie First five-eighth (1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 23) 15 Chiefs / Waikato
Richie Mo'unga First five-eighth (1994-05-25)25 May 1994 (aged 24) 1 Crusaders / Canterbury
Ryan Crotty Centre (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 29) 37 Crusaders / Canterbury
Jack Goodhue Centre (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (aged 23) 1 Crusaders / Northland
Ngani Laumape Centre (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 25) 6 Hurricanes / Manawatu
Anton Lienert-Brown Centre (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 23) 24 Chiefs / Waikato
Sonny Bill Williams Centre (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 33) 47 Blues / Counties Manukau
Rieko Ioane Wing (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 21) 16 Blues / Auckland
Nehe Milner-Skudder Wing (1990-12-15)15 December 1990 (aged 27) 11 Hurricanes / Manawatu
Waisake Naholo Wing (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 27) 19 Highlanders / Taranaki
Jordie Barrett Fullback (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 21) 5 Hurricanes / Taranaki
Ben Smith Fullback (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 32) 67 Highlanders / Otago

South Africa edit

On 26 May 2018, head coach Rassie Erasmus named the following 35-man squad for South Africa's Rugby Championship campaign:[21]

Cyle Brink withdrew from the squad on 16 August 2018 after sustaining a knee injury in training. He was not replaced.[22]

1 On 31 August, Schalk Brits, Damian de Allende and Cheslin Kolbe were added to the squad ahead of the Australasian leg of the Championship in rounds 3 and 4.[23]

2 On 23 September, Vincent Koch, Ruhan Nel and S'busiso Nkosi were added to the squad ahead of round 5 and 6.[24]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Schalk Brits 1 Hooker (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 37) 11 Unattached
Malcolm Marx Hooker (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 24) 14   Lions
Bongi Mbonambi Hooker (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 27) 16   Stormers
Akker van der Merwe Hooker (1991-06-17)17 June 1991 (aged 27) 3   Sharks
Thomas du Toit Prop (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 23) 4   Sharks
Steven Kitshoff Prop (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 26) 27   Stormers
Vincent Koch 2 Prop (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 28) 9   Saracens
Wilco Louw Prop (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 24) 7   Stormers
Frans Malherbe Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 27) 19   Stormers
Tendai Mtawarira Prop (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 33) 101   Sharks
Pieter-Steph du Toit Lock (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 25) 36   Stormers
Eben Etzebeth Lock (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 26) 67   Stormers
Franco Mostert Lock (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 27) 21   Lions
Marvin Orie Lock (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 25) 1   Lions
RG Snyman Lock (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 23) 3   Bulls
Cyle Brink Flanker (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 24) 0   Lions
Jean-Luc du Preez Flanker (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 23) 13   Sharks
Siya Kolisi (c) Flanker (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 27) 31   Stormers
Francois Louw Flanker (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 33) 57   Bath
Sikhumbuzo Notshe Flanker (1993-05-28)28 May 1993 (aged 25) 4   Stormers
Marco van Staden Flanker (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 22) 0   Bulls
Warren Whiteley Number 8 (1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 30) 17   Lions
Ross Cronjé Scrum-half (1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 29) 10   Lions
Faf de Klerk Scrum-half (1991-10-19)19 October 1991 (aged 26) 14   Sale Sharks
Embrose Papier Scrum-half (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 21) 2   Bulls
Ivan van Zyl Scrum-half (1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 23) 3   Bulls
Elton Jantjies Fly-half (1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 28) 26   Lions
Handré Pollard Fly-half (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 24) 29   Bulls
Damian Willemse Fly-half (1998-05-07)7 May 1998 (aged 20) 0   Stormers
Lukhanyo Am Centre (1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 24) 3   Sharks
Damian de Allende 1 Centre (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 26) 30   Western Province
André Esterhuizen Centre (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 24) 2   Sharks
Jesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 24) 32   Bulls
Lionel Mapoe Centre (1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 30) 12   Lions
Ruhan Nel 2 Centre (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 27) 0   Western Province
Aphiwe Dyantyi Wing (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 23) 3   Lions
Makazole Mapimpi Wing (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 28) 1   Sharks
Lwazi Mvovo Wing (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 32) 17   Sharks
S'busiso Nkosi 2 Wing (1996-01-21)21 January 1996 (aged 22) 3   Sharks
Cheslin Kolbe 1 Fullback (1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 24) 0   Toulouse
Willie le Roux Fullback (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 29) 44   Wasps

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "New Zealand beat Argentina 35-17 to lift trophy for sixth time". BBC Sport. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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  10. ^ Plantel para empezar los entrenamientos de cara al RCH 2018
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  12. ^ Blockade Ends as Figallo is Officially Back for Argentina
  13. ^ Changes to Pumas Roster for Mendoza
  14. ^ Gastón Cortés Added to Argentina for Oceania Tour
  15. ^ Herrera Back From France for Argentina
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