2017 Rugby Championship
Final positions

Date	19 August 2017 – 7 October 2017
Countries	Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa
Champions	New Zealand (15th title)
Bledisloe Cup	New Zealand
Freedom Cup	New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate	Australia
Puma Trophy	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Tries scored	87 (7.25 per match)
Attendance	367,318 (30,610 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bernard Foley (80)
Most tries	Israel Folau (5) Rieko Ioane (5)
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The 2017 Rugby Championship was the sixth 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.

The tournament started on 19 August with Australia hosting reigning champions New Zealand and South Africa hosting Argentina. The tournament ran for eight weeks with two bye weeks, ending on 7 October when New Zealand visited South Africa and Australia played in Argentina.

Background

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 Castrol Edge Rugby Championship in Australia and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina.

Format

The format for the 2017 tournament was similar to that of previous editions. 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.^[1]

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points^[2]			Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Table points
1	New Zealand	6	6	0	0	246	119	+127	4	0	28
2	Australia	6	2	2	2	195	179	+16	2	1	15
3	South Africa	6	2	2	2	152	170	–18	1	1	14
4	Argentina	6	0	0	6	110	235	–125	0	0	0

Results

Round 1

19 August 2017
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	34–54	New Zealand
Try: Rona 51' c Kuridrani 54' c Beale 60' c Folau 68' c Con: Foley (4/4) 52', 55', 61', 68' Pen: Foley (2/2) 4', 15'	Report^[3]	Try: Squire 9' c Ioane (2) 17' m, 20' c Crotty (2) 24' c, 40' c Williams 33' c McKenzie 42' c B. Smith 47' c Con: B. Barrett (7/8) 11', 21', 25', 34', 40', 44', 48'

Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 54,846
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Henry Speight
OC	13	Samu Kerevi	40'
IC	12	Kurtley Beale
LW	11	Curtis Rona	67'
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Will Genia	49'
N8	8	Sean McMahon	63'
OF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
BF	6	Ned Hanigan
RL	5	Adam Coleman
LL	4	Rory Arnold	49'
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa	50'
HK	2	Stephen Moore	40'
LP	1	Scott Sio	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau	40'
PR	17	Tom Robertson	60'
PR	18	Sekope Kepu	50'
LK	19	Rob Simmons	49'
N8	20	Lopeti Timani	63'
SH	21	Nick Phipps	49'
CE	22	Reece Hodge	67'
CE	23	Tevita Kuridrani	40'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Damian McKenzie	66'
RW	14	Ben Smith
OC	13	Ryan Crotty	49'
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams
LW	11	Rieko Ioane
FH	10	Beauden Barrett
SH	9	Aaron Smith	52'
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)
OF	7	Sam Cane
BF	6	Liam Squire	62'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock	60'
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Owen Franks	43'
HK	2	Codie Taylor	66'
LP	1	Joe Moody	50'	64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Nathan Harris	66'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett	50'	64'
PR	18	Ofa Tu'ungafasi	43'
LK	19	Luke Romano	60'
FL	20	Ardie Savea	62'
SH	21	TJ Perenara	52'
FH	22	Lima Sopoaga	66'
CE	23	Anton Lienert-Brown	49'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Ryan Crotty (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Curtis Rona (Australia) made his international debut.
The 54 points scored by New Zealand is the most they have ever scored against Australia.^[4]

19 August 2017
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	37–15	Argentina
Try: Skosan 36' c Rhule 51' c Kolisi 65' c Du Toit 71' c Con: Jantjies (4/4) 37', 53', 66', 73' Pen: Jantjies (3/3) 11', 19', 48'	Report^[5]	Try: Landajo 31' m Boffelli 58' c Con: Hernández (1/1) 59' Pen: Sánchez (1/2) 44'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 42,513
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Andries Coetzee
RW	14	Raymond Rhule
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Jan Serfontein	72'
LW	11	Courtnall Skosan
FH	10	Elton Jantjies	76'
SH	9	Ross Cronjé	62'
N8	8	Uzair Cassiem
OF	7	Jaco Kriel	59'
BF	6	Siya Kolisi
RL	5	Franco Mostert	59'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth (c)
TP	3	Coenie Oosthuizen	72'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx	72'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi	72'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	55'
PR	18	Trevor Nyakane	72'
LK	19	Pieter-Steph du Toit	59'
FL	20	Jean-Luc du Preez	59'
SH	21	Francois Hougaard	62'
FH	22	Curwin Bosch	76'
CE	23	Damian de Allende	72'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee


FB	15	Joaquín Tuculet
RW	14	Ramiro Moyano
OC	13	Matías Orlando	55'
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Emiliano Boffelli
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez	53'
SH	9	Martín Landajo	56'
N8	8	Leonardo Senatore	13'
OF	7	Tomás Lezana
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	69'
LL	4	Guido Petti	53'
TP	3	Enrique Pieretto
HK	2	Agustín Creevy (c)	60'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya	60'
PR	17	Lucas Noguera Paz	67'
PR	18	Ramiro Herrera	53'
LK	19	Marcos Kremer	69'
FL	20	Javier Ortega Desio	13'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli	56'
CE	22	Juan Martín Hernández	53'
CE	23	Matías Moroni	55'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Coenie Oosthuizen (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Curwin Bosch (South Africa) made his international debut.
Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa) earned his thirtieth consecutive Rugby Championship cap, breaking the record previously held by Bryan Habana (South Africa).^[6]

Round 2

26 August 2017
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	35–29	Australia
Try: Ioane 21 c A. Smith 40' c B. Barrett (2) 60' c, 77' c B. Smith 70' c Con: B. Barrett (5/5) 22', 40', 62', 72', 78'	Report^[7]	Try: Folau 1' m Hooper 10' c Foley 14' m Genia 66' m Beale 76' c Con: Foley (2/5) 11', 76'

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 27,085
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Ben Smith
OC	13	Ryan Crotty	27'	39'		67'
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams			62'	67'	73'
LW	11	Rieko Ioane
FH	10	Beauden Barrett	45'	54'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	67'
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)
OF	7	Sam Cane	11'
BF	6	Liam Squire	76'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Nepo Laulala	62'
HK	2	Dane Coles	67'
LP	1	Joe Moody	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Codie Taylor	67'
PR	17	Kane Hames	67'
PR	18	Ofa Tu'ungafasi	62'
LK	19	Scott Barrett	76'
FL	20	Ardie Savea	11'
SH	21	TJ Perenara	67'
FH	22	Lima Sopoaga	45'	54'			73'
CE	23	Anton Lienert-Brown	27'	39'	62'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Dane Haylett-Petty	62'
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani
IC	12	Kurtley Beale
LW	11	Henry Speight
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Will Genia
N8	8	Sean McMahon
OF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
BF	6	Ned Hanigan	62'
RL	5	Rory Arnold
LL	4	Rob Simmons	64'
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa	40'
HK	2	Stephen Moore	38'
LP	1	Scott Sio	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau	38'
PR	17	Tom Robertson	63'
PR	18	Sekope Kepu	40'
LK	19	Izack Rodda	64'
N8	20	Lopeti Timani	62'
SH	21	Nick Phipps
CE	22	Reece Hodge	62'
WG	23	Curtis Rona
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Rieko Ioane (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Dane Coles (New Zealand) earned his 50th test cap.^[8]
Izack Rodda (Australia) made his international debut.^[9]
New Zealand retain the Bledisloe Cup.^[10]

26 August 2017
16:30 AST (UTC-03)

Argentina	23–41	South Africa
Try: Moyano 27' c Moroni 58' c Con: Hernández (1/1) 28' Sánchez (1/1) 59' Pen: Boffelli (2/2) 3', 60' Hernández (1/1) 43'	Report^[11]	Try: Kolisi (2) 19' c, 48' c Jantjies 38' c Penalty try 56' du Preez 77' c Con: Jantjies (4/4) 20', 38', 48', 79' Pen: Jantjies (2/4) 27', 71'

Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Attendance: 17,435
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)


FB	15	Joaquín Tuculet
RW	14	Ramiro Moyano		56'
OC	13	Matías Orlando
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Emiliano Boffelli
FH	10	Juan Martín Hernández		56'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli		56'
N8	8	Juan Manuel Leguizamón	37' to 47'
OF	7	Tomás Lezana		49'
BF	6	Pablo Matera		57'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	56'
LL	4	Matías Alemanno
TP	3	Ramiro Herrera		49'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy (c)		56'
LP	1	Lucas Noguera Paz
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya		56'
PR	17	Santiago García Botta
PR	18	Enrique Pieretto		49'
LK	19	Marcos Kremer		57'
FL	20	Javier Ortega Desio		49'
SH	21	Martín Landajo		56'
FH	22	Nicolás Sánchez		56'
CE	23	Matías Moroni		56'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade


FB	15	Andries Coetzee	59' to 69'
RW	14	Raymond Rhule
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Jan Serfontein		71'
LW	11	Courtnall Skosan
FH	10	Elton Jantjies
SH	9	Francois Hougaard		56'
N8	8	Uzair Cassiem		51'
OF	7	Jaco Kriel
BF	6	Siya Kolisi
RL	5	Franco Mostert		51'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth (c)
TP	3	Coenie Oosthuizen		53'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx		76'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi		76'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff		51'
PR	18	Trevor Nyakane		53'
LK	19	Pieter-Steph du Toit		51'
FL	20	Jean-Luc du Preez		51'
SH	21	Rudy Paige		56'
FH	22	Curwin Bosch
CE	23	Damian de Allende		71'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee

Man of the Match:
Siya Kolisi (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

South Africa earn their first Rugby Championship bonus point victory in Argentina.^[12]

Round 3

9 September 2017
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	39–22	Argentina
Try: Milner-Skudder 7' m Lienert-Brown 17' m Dagg 36' m Fifita 50' c McKenzie 62' c B. Barrett 77' c Con: Sopoaga (3/3) 52', 64', 79' Pen: Sopoaga (1/2) 69'	Report^[13]	Try: Sánchez 40' c Con: Sánchez (1/1) 40' Pen: Sánchez (2/3) 13', 49' Boffelli (2/2) 24', 42' Drop: Sánchez (1/1) 28'

Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Attendance: 22,118
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Israel Dagg		49'
OC	13	Anton Lienert-Brown
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams		75'
LW	11	Nehe Milner-Skudder
FH	10	Beauden Barrett	49' to 59'
SH	9	TJ Perenara		64'
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)
OF	7	Ardie Savea		43'
BF	6	Vaea Fifita
RL	5	Brodie Retallick
LL	4	Luke Romano		52'
TP	3	Nepo Laulala		67'
HK	2	Dane Coles		67'
LP	1	Joe Moody		64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Codie Taylor		67'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett		64'
PR	18	Ofa Tu'ungafasi		67'
LK	19	Scott Barrett		52'
FL	20	Sam Cane		43'
SH	21	Tawera Kerr-Barlow		64'
FH	22	Lima Sopoaga		49'
CE	23	Ngani Laumape		75'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Joaquín Tuculet
RW	14	Santiago Cordero			67'
OC	13	Matías Moroni	38'	40'
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente	69'
LW	11	Emiliano Boffelli
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli	64'
N8	8	Benjamín Macome	60'
OF	7	Javier Ortega Desio
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Matías Alemanno	60'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	64'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy (c)	64'
LP	1	Lucas Noguera Paz	69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya	64'
PR	17	Santiago García Botta	69'
PR	18	Enrique Pieretto	64'
LK	19	Marcos Kremer	60'
FL	20	Tomás Lezana	60'
SH	21	Martín Landajo	64'
FH	22	Santiago González Iglesias	69'
CE	23	Matías Orlando	38'	40'	67'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Vaea Fifita (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

9 September 2017
18:00 AWST (UTC+08)

Australia	23–23	South Africa
Try: Beale 26' c Polota-Nau 46' c Con: Foley (2/2) 28', 47' Pen: Foley (3/3) 7', 40', 69'	Report^[14]	Try: Je. Kriel 24' c Marx 58' c Con: Jantjies (2/2) 26', 59' Pen: Jantjies (3/3) 3', 53', 67'

Perth Oval, Perth
Attendance: 17,528
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Henry Speight	69'
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani	75'
IC	12	Kurtley Beale
LW	11	Reece Hodge
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Will Genia	70'
N8	8	Sean McMahon	61'
OF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
BF	6	Ned Hanigan
RL	5	Adam Coleman
LL	4	Rory Arnold	57'
TP	3	Sekope Kepu	61'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	17'	26'	69'
LP	1	Scott Sio	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jordan Uelese	17'	26'	69'
PR	17	Tom Robertson	67'
PR	18	Allan Alaalatoa	61'
LK	19	Rob Simmons	57'
FL	20	Jack Dempsey	61'
SH	21	Nick Phipps	70'
CE	22	Samu Kerevi	75'
WG	23	Curtis Rona	69'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Andries Coetzee
RW	14	Raymond Rhule
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Jan Serfontein
LW	11	Courtnall Skosan
FH	10	Elton Jantjies
SH	9	Ross Cronjé	65'
N8	8	Uzair Cassiem	54'
OF	7	Jaco Kriel
BF	6	Siya Kolisi
RL	5	Pieter-Steph du Toit	65'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth (c)
TP	3	Coenie Oosthuizen	69'	75'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	54'
PR	18	Trevor Nyakane	69'	75'
LK	19	Lood de Jager	65'
FL	20	Jean-Luc du Preez	54'
SH	21	Francois Hougaard	65'
FH	22	Handré Pollard
CE	23	Damian de Allende
Coach:
Allister Coetzee

Man of the Match:
Kurtley Beale (Australia)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Jordan Uelese (Australia) made his international debut.
Tevita Kuridrani (Australia) earned his 50th test cap.
This was the first draw between Australia and South Africa since their 14–14 draw in 2001.

Round 4

16 September 2017
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	57–0	South Africa
Try: Ioane 16' c Milner-Skudder (2) 20' c, 52' m S. Barrett 33' c Retallick 36' c Tu'ungafasi 63' c Sopoaga 73' c Taylor 80' c Con: B. Barrett (7/8) 18', 21', 35', 37', 64', 74', 80' Pen: B. Barrett (1/1) 13'	Report^[15]

North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Attendance: 30,021
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Nehe Milner-Skudder	53'
OC	13	Ryan Crotty
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams	53'
LW	11	Rieko Ioane
FH	10	Beauden Barrett
SH	9	Aaron Smith	57'
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)
OF	7	Sam Cane	57'
BF	6	Liam Squire	27'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Nepo Laulala	51'
HK	2	Dane Coles	57'
LP	1	Kane Hames	42'
Replacements:
HK	16	Codie Taylor	57'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett	42'
PR	18	Ofa Tu'ungafasi	51'
LK	19	Scott Barrett	27'
FL	20	Ardie Savea	57'
SH	21	TJ Perenara	57'
FH	22	Lima Sopoaga	53'
CE	23	Anton Lienert-Brown	53'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Andries Coetzee
RW	14	Raymond Rhule
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Jan Serfontein	69'
LW	11	Courtnall Skosan
FH	10	Elton Jantjies	57'
SH	9	Francois Hougaard	58'
N8	8	Uzair Cassiem
OF	7	Jean-Luc du Preez	51'
BF	6	Siya Kolisi
RL	5	Franco Mostert	44'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth (c)
TP	3	Ruan Dreyer	54'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx	57'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	44'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi	57'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	44'
PR	18	Trevor Nyakane	54'
LK	19	Lood de Jager	44'
LK	20	Pieter-Steph du Toit	51'
SH	21	Rudy Paige	58'
FH	22	Handré Pollard	57'
CE	23	Damian de Allende	69'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee

Man of the Match:
Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

This is South Africa's biggest defeat in test rugby, surpassing the previous 50 point-margin set in the 2002 game against England.^[16]
This is South Africa's largest-ever losing margin against New Zealand, surpassing the previous 42 point-margin set in the previous game at Durban.^[17]
New Zealand retain the Freedom Cup.

16 September 2017
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	45–20	Argentina
Try: Folau (2) 28' c, 54' c Kepu 48' c Genia 71' c Phipps 73' c Uelese 80' c Con: Foley (6/6) 30', 49', 54', 73', 75', 80' Pen: Foley (1/1) 5'	Report^[18]	Try: Landajo 22' c Moroni 77' c Con: Sánchez (2/2) 23', 78' Pen: Sánchez (2/3) 14', 35'

Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 14,229
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Henry Speight	49'
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani	64'
IC	12	Kurtley Beale
LW	11	Reece Hodge
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Will Genia	73'
N8	8	Sean McMahon
OF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
BF	6	Ned Hanigan	59'
RL	5	Adam Coleman
LL	4	Rob Simmons	54'
TP	3	Sekope Kepu	64'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	49'	61'	73'
LP	1	Scott Sio	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jordan Uelese	49'	61'	73'
PR	17	Tom Robertson	67'
PR	18	Allan Alaalatoa	64'
LK	19	Izack Rodda	54'
FL	20	Jack Dempsey	59'
SH	21	Nick Phipps	73'
CE	22	Samu Kerevi	64'
WG	23	Marika Koroibete	49'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Emiliano Boffelli
RW	14	Matías Moroni
OC	13	Matías Orlando
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente		73'
LW	11	Ramiro Moyano		40'
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Martín Landajo		61'
N8	8	Tomás Lezana
OF	7	Javier Ortega Desio			70'
BF	6	Pablo Matera		64'
RL	5	Matías Alemanno
LL	4	Guido Petti		69'
TP	3	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro		64'	70'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy (c)		61'
LP	1	Lucas Noguera Paz		73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya		61'
PR	17	Santiago García Botta		73'
PR	18	Enrique Pieretto	72' to 80'	64'
LK	19	Marcos Kremer		69'
FL	20	Juan Manuel Leguizamón		64'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli		61'
FH	22	Santiago González Iglesias		73'
WG	23	Manuel Montero		40'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Bernard Foley (Australia)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Marika Koroibete (Australia) made his international debut.

Round 5

30 September 2017
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	27–27	Australia
Try: Dreyer 17' c Serfontein 42' c Skosan 48' c Con: Jantjies (3/3) 17', 43', 50' Pen: Jantjies (2/3) 25', 69'	Report^[19]	Try: Folau 10' c Koroibete (2) 45' c, 55' c Con: Foley (3/3) 11', 46', 57' Pen: Foley (2/2) 22', 34'

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 33,805
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)


FB	15	Andries Coetzee
RW	14	Dillyn Leyds
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Jan Serfontein	69'
LW	11	Courtnall Skosan
FH	10	Elton Jantjies
SH	9	Ross Cronjé	74'
N8	8	Uzair Cassiem	18'
OF	7	Francois Louw	65'
BF	6	Siya Kolisi
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth (c)
TP	3	Ruan Dreyer	57'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	57'
PR	18	Trevor Nyakane	57'
LK	19	Pieter-Steph du Toit	65'
FL	20	Jean-Luc du Preez	18'
SH	21	Rudy Paige	74'
FH	22	Handré Pollard
CE	23	Damian de Allende	69'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Marika Koroibete
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani
IC	12	Kurtley Beale	74'
LW	11	Reece Hodge
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Will Genia	75'
N8	8	Sean McMahon
OF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
BF	6	Jack Dempsey	52'
RL	5	Adam Coleman	61'
LL	4	Izack Rodda	46'
TP	3	Sekope Kepu	61'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	61'
LP	1	Scott Sio	69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore	61'
PR	17	Tom Robertson	69'
PR	18	Allan Alaalatoa	61'
LK	19	Rob Simmons	46'
FL	20	Ned Hanigan	52'
LK	21	Lukhan Tui	61'
SH	22	Nick Phipps	75'
CE	23	Samu Kerevi	74'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Kurtley Beale (Australia)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Bernard Foley (Australia) earned his 50th test cap.
Lukhan Tui (Australia) made his international debut.
Australia retain the Mandela Challenge Plate.
This marks the first time that Australia avoided defeat on South African soil in the Rugby Championship.

30 September 2017
19:30 AST (UTC-03)

Argentina	10–36	New Zealand
Try: Leguizamón 52' c Con: Sánchez (1/1) 54' Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 4'	Report^[20]	Try: Read (2) 6' m, 26' c McKenzie 15' c Naholo 19' c Havili 80' c Con: B. Barrett (4/5) 16', 20', 27', 80' Pen: B. Barrett (1/1) 3'

José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 30,140
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)


FB	15	Joaquín Tuculet
RW	14	Matías Moroni
OC	13	Matías Orlando		57'
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Emiliano Boffelli
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez		54'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli		32'
N8	8	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
OF	7	Tomás Lezana			69'	77'
BF	6	Pablo Matera		50'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	21' to 31'	50'	79'
LL	4	Guido Petti			79'
TP	3	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro		42'	69'	77'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy (c)		59'
LP	1	Lucas Noguera Paz		54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya		59'
PR	17	Santiago García Botta		54'
PR	18	Ramiro Herrera	66' to 76'	42'
LK	19	Marcos Kremer		50'
FL	20	Javier Ortega Desio		50'
SH	21	Martín Landajo		32'
CE	22	Juan Martín Hernández		54'
WG	23	Santiago Cordero		57'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Waisake Naholo
OC	13	Anton Lienert-Brown
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams		61'
LW	11	Rieko Ioane		69'
FH	10	Beauden Barrett
SH	9	Aaron Smith		50'
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)	50' to 60'
OF	7	Matt Todd	37' to 47'	65'
BF	6	Vaea Fifita		65'
RL	5	Scott Barrett
LL	4	Luke Romano
TP	3	Nepo Laulala		50'
HK	2	Dane Coles		54'
LP	1	Kane Hames		46'
Replacements:
HK	16	Codie Taylor		54'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett		46'
PR	18	Ofa Tu'ungafasi		50'
LK	19	Patrick Tuipulotu		65'
FL	20	Ardie Savea		65'
SH	21	TJ Perenara		50'
CE	22	Ngani Laumape		61'
CE	23	David Havili		69'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Damian McKenzie (New Zealand)

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

Notes:

David Havili (New Zealand) made his international debut.

Round 6

7 October 2017
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	24–25	New Zealand
Try: Cronjé 44' c Du Preez 63' c Marx 77' c Con: Jantjies (2/2) 44', 78' Pollard (1/1) 65' Pen: Jantjies (1/2) 9'	Report^[21]	Try: Crotty 31' m Ioane 58' c McKenzie 68' c Con: Sopoaga (2/2) 59', 70' Pen: B. Barrett (1/1) 11' Sopoaga (1/2) 75'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 47,342
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Andries Coetzee
RW	14	Dillyn Leyds
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Jan Serfontein		61'
LW	11	Courtnall Skosan
FH	10	Elton Jantjies		54'	70'
SH	9	Ross Cronjé
N8	8	Francois Louw
OF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF	6	Siya Kolisi		54'
RL	5	Lood de Jager		54'	75'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth (c)			75'
TP	3	Ruan Dreyer		50'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff		77'
Replacements:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR	17	Trevor Nyakane		77'
PR	18	Wilco Louw		50'
LK	19	Franco Mostert		54'
FL	20	Jean-Luc du Preez		54'
SH	21	Rudy Paige
FH	22	Handré Pollard		54'	70'
CE	23	Damian de Allende	75'	61'
Coach:
Allister Coetzee


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Nehe Milner-Skudder	40+7'
OC	13	Ryan Crotty
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams
LW	11	Rieko Ioane
FH	10	Beauden Barrett	32'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	59'
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)
OF	7	Sam Cane	46'
BF	6	Liam Squire
RL	5	Scott Barrett	65'
LL	4	Sam Whitelock
TP	3	Nepo Laulala	45'
HK	2	Dane Coles	45'
LP	1	Kane Hames	45'
Replacements:
HK	16	Codie Taylor	45'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett	45'
PR	18	Ofa Tu'ungafasi	45'
LK	19	Patrick Tuipulotu	65'
FL	20	Matt Todd	46'
SH	21	Tawera Kerr-Barlow	59'
FH	22	Lima Sopoaga	32'
CE	23	David Havili	40+7'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Damian McKenzie (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Wilco Louw (South Africa) made his international debut.

7 October 2017
19:30 AST (UTC-03)

Argentina	20–37	Australia
Try: Alemanno 24' c González Iglesias 56' c Con: Sánchez (2/2) 25', 57' Pen: Sánchez (2/2) 29', 37'	Report^[22]	Try: Koroibete 19' m Hodge (2) 33' m, 76' c Foley 51' c Genia 60' c Con: Foley (3/5) 52', 62', 78' Pen: Foley (2/5) 14', 70'

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Attendance: 30,256
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)


FB	15	Joaquín Tuculet		59'
RW	14	Matías Moroni
OC	13	Matías Orlando
IC	12	Santiago González Iglesias
LW	11	Emiliano Boffelli
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez		64'
SH	9	Martín Landajo		78'
N8	8	Tomás Lezana		58'
OF	7	Javier Ortega Desio		53'
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Matías Alemanno
LL	4	Marcos Kremer	69' to 79'
TP	3	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro		40'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy (c)		67'
LP	1	Lucas Noguera Paz		64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya		67'
PR	17	Santiago García Botta		64'
PR	18	Enrique Pieretto		40'
N8	19	Benjamín Macome		58'
N8	20	Leonardo Senatore		53'
SH	21	Gonzalo Bertranou		78'
CE	22	Juan Martín Hernández		64'
WG	23	Santiago Cordero		59'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Marika Koroibete	73'
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani
IC	12	Kurtley Beale	67'
LW	11	Reece Hodge
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Will Genia	73'
N8	8	Sean McMahon	64'
OF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
BF	6	Jack Dempsey
RL	5	Adam Coleman
LL	4	Izack Rodda	54'
TP	3	Sekope Kepu	53'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	64'
LP	1	Scott Sio	64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore	64'
PR	17	Tetera Faulkner	64'
PR	18	Allan Alaalatoa	53'
LK	19	Rob Simmons	54'
LK	20	Lukhan Tui	64'
SH	21	Nick Phipps	73'
CE	22	Samu Kerevi	67'
WG	23	Henry Speight	73'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Reece Hodge (Australia)

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

Notes:

This is the first time since the first and second round of the 2014 Rugby Championship, that the starting XV for Australia has remained the same in consecutive weeks, a career first for Michael Cheika.

Statistics

Points scorers[edit]

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	Bernard Foley	Australia	80
2	Beauden Barrett	New Zealand	70
3	Elton Jantjies	South Africa	68
4	Nicolás Sánchez	Argentina	46
5	Israel Folau	Australia	25
5	Rieko Ioane	New Zealand	25
7	Lima Sopoaga	New Zealand	21
8	Damian McKenzie	New Zealand	20
9	Emiliano Boffelli	Argentina	17
10	Kurtley Beale	Australia	15
	Ryan Crotty	New Zealand
	Will Genia	Australia
	Siya Kolisi	South Africa
	Marika Koroibete	Australia
	Nehe Milner-Skudder	New Zealand

Try scorers[edit]

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Israel Folau	Australia	5
1	Rieko Ioane	New Zealand	5
3	Damian McKenzie	New Zealand	4
4	Beauden Barrett	New Zealand	3
	Kurtley Beale	Australia
	Ryan Crotty	New Zealand
	Will Genia	Australia
	Siya Kolisi	South Africa
	Marika Koroibete	Australia
	Nehe Milner-Skudder	New Zealand

Current as of 30 September 2017.^[23]^[24]

Squads

Summary

Nation	Match venues			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Name	City	Capacity	Head coach	Captain
Argentina	José Amalfitani Stadium	Buenos Aires	49,540	Daniel Hourcade	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
	Canberra Stadium	Canberra	25,011
	Perth Oval	Perth	20,500
New Zealand	Forsyth Barr Stadium	Dunedin	30,748	Steve Hansen	Kieran Read
	North Harbour Stadium	Albany	25,000
	Yarrow Stadium	New Plymouth	25,000
South Africa	Newlands Stadium	Cape Town	51,900	Allister Coetzee	Eben Etzebeth
	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Port Elizabeth	48,000
	Free State Stadium	Bloemfontein	46,000

Note: Ages, caps and clubs/franchises are of 19 August 2017 – the starting date of the tournament

Argentina

On 20 July 2017, Argentina named a 33-man squad for the Championship.^[25]

¹ On 22 August, Felipe Arregui was added to the squad as injury cover for Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro who was injured in the opening round of the Championship.^[26]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Agustín Creevy (c)	Hooker	(1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 32)	62	Jaguares
Julián Montoya	Hooker	(1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 23)	32	Jaguares
Felipe Arregui ¹	Prop	(1994-06-09)9 June 1994 (aged 23)	0	Jaguares
Santiago García Botta	Prop	(1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 25)	15	Jaguares
Ramiro Herrera	Prop	(1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 28)	34	Jaguares
Lucas Noguera Paz	Prop	(1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 23)	34	Jaguares
Enrique Pieretto	Prop	(1994-12-15)15 December 1994 (aged 22)	16	Jaguares
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro ¹	Prop	(1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 28)	33	Jaguares
Matías Alemanno	Lock	(1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 25)	34	Jaguares
Marcos Kremer	Lock	(1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 20)	3	Jaguares
Tomás Lavanini	Lock	(1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 24)	32	Jaguares
Guido Petti	Lock	(1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 22)	27	Jaguares
Rodrigo Báez	Flanker	(1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 28)	17	Jaguares
Juan Manuel Leguizamón	Flanker	(1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 34)	77	Jaguares
Tomás Lezana	Flanker	(1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 23)	13	Jaguares
Pablo Matera	Flanker	(1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 24)	37	Jaguares
Javier Ortega Desio	Flanker	(1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 27)	34	Jaguares
Benjamín Macome	Number 8	(1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 31)	24	Jaguares
Leonardo Senatore	Number 8	(1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 33)	46	Jaguares
Gonzalo Bertranou	Scrum-half	(1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 23)	5	Jaguares
Tomás Cubelli	Scrum-half	(1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 28)	58	Brumbies
Martín Landajo	Scrum-half	(1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 29)	69	Jaguares
Santiago González Iglesias	Fly-half	(1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 29)	32	Jaguares
Nicolás Sánchez	Fly-half	(1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 28)	53	Jaguares
Jerónimo de la Fuente	Centre	(1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 26)	30	Jaguares
Bautista Ezcurra	Centre	(1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 22)	0	Jaguares
Juan Martín Hernández	Centre	(1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 35)	68	Jaguares
Matías Moroni	Centre	(1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 26)	22	Jaguares
Matías Orlando	Centre	(1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 25)	24	Jaguares
Emiliano Boffelli	Wing	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 22)	2	Jaguares
Santiago Cordero	Wing	(1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 23)	30	Jaguares
Manuel Montero	Wing	(1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 25)	26	Jaguares
Ramiro Moyano	Fullback	(1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 27)	15	Jaguares
Joaquín Tuculet	Fullback	(1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 28)	43	Jaguares

Australia

On 19 July, Michael Cheika named a 38-man extended training squad ahead of the Championship.^[27] Brumbies players were left out of the initial squad with their involvement in the quarter-finals of the 2017 Super Rugby season.

On 26 July, Cheika added seven Brumbies players to the squad following their conclusion in the Super Rugby.^[28]

On 4 August, Cheika named Australia's final squad for the Championship, reducing the squad from 45 to 34.^[29] Jermaine Ainsley, Sam Carter, Pekahou Cowan, Sef Fa'agase, Richard Hardwick and Campbell Magnay missed out on the squad, while Karmichael Hunt, Tolu Latu, Eto Nabuli and Sefa Naivalu was omitted due to injury. Taniela Tupou still ineligible for international duty.

¹ On 1 September, Tolu Latu was called up as cover for Stephen Moore, withdrew for personal reasons, ahead of the third-round game against South Africa.^[30]

² On 7 September, Dane Haylett-Petty was ruled out for the rest of the Championship due to injury.^[31] He was later replaced by Tom Banks on the 10 September.^[32]

³ On 11 September, Lukhan Tui was added to the squad ahead of the fourth round, replacing Kane Douglas was dropped from the squad.^[33]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Franchise/province
Tolu Latu ¹	Hooker	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 24)	4	Waratahs / NSW Country Eagles
Stephen Moore ¹	Hooker	(1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 34)	120	Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Tatafu Polota-Nau	Hooker	(1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 32)	71	Western Force / Perth Spirit
Jordan Uelese	Hooker	(1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 20)	0	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Allan Alaalatoa	Prop	(1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 23)	12	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Tetera Faulkner	Prop	(1988-07-26)26 July 1988 (aged 29)	2	Western Force / Perth Spirit
Sekope Kepu	Prop	(1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 31)	80	Waratahs / Greater Sydney Rams
Tom Robertson	Prop	(1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 22)	9	Waratahs / NSW Country Eagles
Scott Sio	Prop	(1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 25)	32	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Rory Arnold	Lock	(1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 27)	12	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Adam Coleman	Lock	(1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 25)	12	Western Force / Perth Spirit
Kane Douglas ³	Lock	(1989-06-01)1 June 1989 (aged 28)	31	Queensland Reds / Brisbane City
Izack Rodda	Lock	(1996-08-20)20 August 1996 (aged 20)	0	Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Rob Simmons	Lock	(1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 28)	71	Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Lukhan Tui ³	Lock	(1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 20)	0	Queensland Reds / Brisbane City
Jack Dempsey	Flanker	(1994-04-12)12 April 1994 (aged 23)	1	Waratahs / Sydney Rays
Ned Hanigan	Flanker	(1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (aged 22)	3	Waratahs / NSW Country Eagles
Michael Hooper (c)	Flanker	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 25)	68	Waratahs / Sydney Rays
Sean McMahon	Flanker	(1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 23)	15	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Adam Korczyk	Number 8	(1995-02-14)14 February 1995 (aged 22)	0	Queensland Reds / Brisbane City
Lopeti Timani	Number 8	(1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 26)	7	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Will Genia	Scrum-half	(1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 29)	78	Melbourne Rebels
Nick Phipps	Scrum-half	(1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 28)	52	Waratahs / Greater Sydney Rams
Joe Powell	Scrum-half	(1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 23)	2	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Bernard Foley	Fly-half	(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 27)	45	Waratahs / NSW Country Eagles
Kurtley Beale	Centre	(1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 28)	60	Waratahs / Greater Sydney Rams
Reece Hodge	Centre	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 22)	13	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Samu Kerevi	Centre	(1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 23)	8	Queensland Reds / Brisbane City
Tevita Kuridrani	Centre	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 26)	47	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Bill Meakes	Centre	(1991-02-23)23 February 1991 (aged 26)	0	Western Force / Perth Spirit
Dane Haylett-Petty ²	Wing	(1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 28)	17	Western Force / Perth Spirit
Marika Koroibete	Wing	(1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 25)	0	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Izaia Perese	Wing	(1997-05-17)17 May 1997 (aged 20)	0	Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Curtis Rona	Wing	(1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 25)	0	Western Force / Perth Spirit
Henry Speight	Wing	(1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 29)	12	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Tom Banks ²	Fullback	(1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 23)	0	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Israel Folau	Fullback	(1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 28)	55	Waratahs / Greater Sydney Rams

New Zealand

New Zealand's 34-man squad for the Championship.^[34] Damian McKenzie was named in the squad as a later replacement for Ben Smith who goes on a sabbatical following the opening two rounds.

¹ On 10 August, Jordie Barrett withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by David Havili.^[35]

² On 13 August, Dane Coles was ruled out of the first round of the Rugby Championship and Ricky Riccitelli was called as cover.^[36]

³ On 20 August, Kane Hames, Akira Ioane and Atu Moli temporarily joined the squad ahead of the second round of the Championship.^[37]

⁴ On 24 August, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen was called up to the squad after Owen Franks was ruled out of the second-round game against Australia.^[38] Franks was later ruled out for the remainder of the Championship.^[39]

⁵ On 4 September, Blake Gibson was called up to the squad as injury cover for Sam Cane.^[40]

⁶ On 10 September, Joe Moody was ruled out for the remaining matches in the Championship and Kane Hames was recalled as his replacement.^[41]

⁷ On 18 September, Matt Todd and Patrick Tuipulotu were added to the squad for the final two rounds, away to Argentina and South Africa.^[42]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Franchise/province
Dane Coles	Hooker	(1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 30)	49	Hurricanes / Wellington
Nathan Harris	Hooker	(1992-03-08)8 March 1992 (aged 25)	8	Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Ricky Riccitelli ²	Hooker	(1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 22)	0	Hurricanes / Taranaki
Codie Taylor	Hooker	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 26)	19	Crusaders / Canterbury
Wyatt Crockett	Prop	(1983-01-24)24 January 1983 (aged 34)	62	Crusaders / Canterbury
Owen Franks ⁴	Prop	(1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 29)	94	Crusaders / Canterbury
Kane Hames ^{3, 6}	Prop	(1988-08-28)28 August 1988 (aged 28)	1	Chiefs / Tasman
Nepo Laulala	Prop	(1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 25)	4	Chiefs / Counties Manukau
Atunaisa Moli ³	Prop	(1995-06-12)12 June 1995 (aged 22)	0	Chiefs / Waikato
Joe Moody ⁶	Prop	(1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 28)	28	Crusaders / Canterbury
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen ⁴	Prop	(1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 26)	1	Hurricanes / Wellington
Ofa Tu'ungafasi	Prop	(1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 25)	4	Blues / Auckland
Scott Barrett	Lock	(1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 23)	8	Crusaders / Taranaki
Brodie Retallick	Lock	(1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 26)	64	Chiefs / Hawke's Bay
Luke Romano	Lock	(1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 31)	26	Crusaders / Canterbury
Patrick Tuipulotu ⁷	Lock	(1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 24)	12	Blues / Auckland
Sam Whitelock	Lock	(1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 28)	88	Crusaders / Canterbury
Sam Cane ⁵	Flanker	(1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 25)	44	Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Vaea Fifita	Flanker	(1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 25)	1	Hurricanes / Wellington
Blake Gibson ⁵	Flanker	(1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 22)	0	Blues / Auckland
Jerome Kaino	Flanker	(1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 34)	81	Blues / Auckland
Ardie Savea	Flanker	(1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 23)	16	Hurricanes / Wellington
Liam Squire	Flanker	(1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 26)	8	Highlanders / Tasman
Matt Todd ⁷	Flanker	(1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 29)	8	Crusaders / Canterbury
Akira Ioane ³	Number 8	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 22)	0	Blues / Auckland
Kieran Read (c)	Number 8	(1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 31)	100	Crusaders / Counties Manukau
Tawera Kerr-Barlow	Half-back	(1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 27)	25	Chiefs / Waikato
TJ Perenara	Half-back	(1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 25)	33	Hurricanes / Wellington
Aaron Smith	Half-back	(1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 28)	62	Highlanders / Manawatu
Beauden Barrett	First five-eighth	(1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 26)	53	Hurricanes / Taranaki
Lima Sopoaga	First five-eighth	(1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 26)	7	Highlanders / Southland
Ryan Crotty	Centre	(1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 28)	27	Crusaders / Canterbury
David Havili ¹	Centre	(1994-12-23)23 December 1994 (aged 22)	0	Crusaders / Tasman
Ngani Laumape	Centre	(1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 24)	2	Hurricanes / Manawatu
Anton Lienert-Brown	Centre	(1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 22)	13	Chiefs / Waikato
Sonny Bill Williams	Centre	(1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 32)	36	Blues / Waikato
Israel Dagg	Wing	(1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 29)	65	Crusaders / Hawke's Bay
Rieko Ioane	Wing	(1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 20)	4	Blues / Auckland
Nehe Milner-Skudder	Wing	(1990-12-15)15 December 1990 (aged 26)	8	Hurricanes / Manawatu
Waisake Naholo	Wing	(1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 26)	13	Highlanders / Taranaki
Jordie Barrett ¹	Fullback	(1997-02-15)15 February 1997 (aged 20)	2	Hurricanes / Taranaki
Damian McKenzie	Fullback	(1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 22)	2	Chiefs / Waikato
Ben Smith	Fullback	(1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 31)	62	Highlanders / Otago

South Africa

On 5 August, coach Allister Coetzee named a 34-man squad for the Championship.^[43]

¹ On 14 August, Ruan Dreyer was called up as injury cover for Frans Malherbe who could miss the whole Championship.^[44]

² On 20 August, Jano Vermaak was called as injury cover for Ross Cronjé after Cronjé suffered an ankle injury in the opening round.^[45]

³ On 9 September, Coenie Oosthuizen was ruled our for the rest of the tournament after sustaining an injury in the third round. Wilco Louw was called up to replace him.^[46]

⁴ On 20 September, Francois Louw, S'busiso Nkosi and Louis Schreuder were added to the squad, with Louw and Schreuder replacing Jaco Kriel and Francois Hougaard in the squad.^[47]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Malcolm Marx	Hooker	(1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 23)	5	Lions
Bongi Mbonambi	Hooker	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 26)	8	Stormers
Chiliboy Ralepelle	Hooker	(1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 30)	22	Sharks
Ruan Dreyer ¹	Prop	(1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 26)	1	Lions
Lizo Gqoboka	Prop	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 27)	0	Bulls
Steven Kitshoff	Prop	(1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 25)	13	Stormers
Wilco Louw ³	Prop	(1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 23)	0	Stormers
Frans Malherbe ¹	Prop	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 26)	17	Stormers
Tendai Mtawarira	Prop	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 32)	90	Sharks
Trevor Nyakane	Prop	(1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 28)	28	Bulls
Coenie Oosthuizen ³	Prop	(1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 28)	26	Sharks
Lood de Jager	Lock	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 24)	29	Bulls
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Lock	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 24)	23	Stormers
Eben Etzebeth (c)	Lock	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 25)	57	Stormers
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 26)	10	Lions / Ricoh Black Rams
Uzair Cassiem	Flanker	(1990-03-17)17 March 1990 (aged 27)	1	Cheetahs
Jean-Luc du Preez	Flanker	(1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 22)	4	Sharks
Siya Kolisi	Flanker	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 26)	19	Stormers
Jaco Kriel ⁴	Flanker	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 27)	8	Lions / Kubota Spears
Francois Louw ⁴	Flanker	(1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 32)	52	Bath
Oupa Mohojé	Flanker	(1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 27)	17	Cheetahs
Dan du Preez	Number 8	(1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 22)	0	Sharks
Ross Cronjé ²	Scrum-half	(1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 28)	2	Lions
Francois Hougaard ⁴	Scrum-half	(1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 29)	42	Worcester Warriors
Rudy Paige	Scrum-half	(1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 28)	8	Bulls
Louis Schreuder ⁴	Scrum-half	(1990-04-25)25 April 1990 (aged 27)	0	Sharks
Jano Vermaak ²	Scrum-half	(1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 32)	3	Stormers
Curwin Bosch	Fly-half	(1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 20)	0	Sharks
Elton Jantjies	Fly-half	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 27)	14	Lions / NTT Communications Shining Arcs
Handré Pollard	Fly-half	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 23)	20	Bulls
Damian de Allende	Centre	(1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 25)	22	Stormers
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 23)	19	Bulls
Jan Serfontein	Centre	(1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 24)	29	Bulls
Francois Venter	Centre	(1991-04-19)19 April 1991 (aged 26)	3	Cheetahs
Dillyn Leyds	Wing	(1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 24)	3	Stormers
S'busiso Nkosi ⁴	Wing	(1996-01-21)21 January 1996 (aged 21)	0	Sharks
Raymond Rhule	Wing	(1992-11-06)6 November 1992 (aged 24)	3	Cheetahs
Courtnall Skosan	Wing	(1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 26)	3	Lions
Andries Coetzee	Fullback	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 27)	3	Lions
Warrick Gelant	Fullback	(1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 22)	0	Bulls

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