2015 Rugby Championship

2015 Rugby Championship
Date17 July 2015 – 8 August 2015
Countries Argentina
 Australia
 New Zealand
 South Africa
Final positions
Champions Australia (4th title)
Bledisloe Cup New Zealand
Freedom Cup New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate Australia
Puma Trophy Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored33 (5.5 per match)
Attendance243,416 (40,569 per match)
Top scorer(s) Handré Pollard (30)
Most tries Adam Ashley-Cooper (3)
Juan Imhoff (3)
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The 2015 Rugby Championship was the fourth edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship consisting of Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

The 2015 Championship was a shorter competition than normal, with each team playing each other once, rather than twice (home and away). This was so that teams had a longer preparation time ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup which started on 18 September. However, New Zealand hosted an additional match against Australia in Auckland on 15 August which acted as the second Bledisloe Cup test and as a World Cup warm-up.[1] Argentina hosted a second match against South Africa on the same date.

The tournament was 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.

Australia won the Championship, becoming just the second team to win the tournament since 2012.[2] However, including the previous format of the Championship, Australia claimed the title for the first time since 2011, and achieved a 100% win rate for the first time ever in either format.[3][4]

South Africa finished bottom of the table. This was also the first ever year that South Africa failed to record a single win in either the Rugby Championship or Tri Nations Series.[5]

Standings

Place Nation Games Points Try
Bonus 		Losing
Bonus 		Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 85 48 +37 1 0 13
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 85 65 +20 1 0 9
3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 64 98 –34 1 0 5
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 65 88 –23 0 2 2

Fixtures

Week 1

17 July 2015
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) New Zealand 39–18 Argentina
Try: McCaw 20' m
Nonu 40' c
Piutau 42' c
Read 48' c
Taylor 71 c
Con: Carter (4/5) 40', 44', 49', 73'
Pen: Carter (2/4) 5', 16'		Report[6]Try: Creevy (2) 55' m, 61' c
Con: Sánchez (1/2) 61'
Pen: Sánchez (2/3) 12', 33'
Rugby League Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 17,512
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Israel Dagg
RW 14 Waisake Naholo  51'
OC 13 Ma'a Nonu  73'
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams
LW 11 Charles Piutau
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 TJ Perenara  70'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino  70'
RL 5 Brodie Retallick
LL 4 Luke Romano  59'
TP 3 Owen Franks  54'
HK 2 Keven Mealamu  59'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Codie Taylor  59'
PR 17 Wyatt Crockett  59'
PR 18 Nepo Laulala  54'
LK 19 Jeremy Thrush  59'
FL 20 Liam Messam  70'
SH 21 Andrew Ellis  70'
FH 22 Colin Slade  51'
CE 23 Ryan Crotty  73'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet  55'
RW 14 Horacio Agulla
OC 13 Marcelo Bosch
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente  68'
LW 11 Santiago Cordero
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Tomás Cubelli  55'
N8 8 Facundo Isa
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Juan Manuel Leguizamón  49'
RL 5 Guido Petti  62'
LL 4 Manuel Carizza
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera  54'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)  62'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza  62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julián Montoya  62'
PR 17 Lucas Noguera Paz  62'
PR 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  54'
N8 19 Benjamín Macome  62'
FL 20 Javier Ortega Desio  49'
SH 21 Martín Landajo  55'
FH 22 Santiago González Iglesias  68'
FB 23 Lucas González Amorosino  55'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

18 July 2015
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 24–20 South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Ashley-Cooper 32' c
Hooper 73' c
Kuridrani 80' c
Con: Cooper (2/2) 33', 74'
Giteau (1/1) 80'
Pen: Cooper (1/3) 54'		Report[7]Try: Etzebeth 37' c
Kriel 44' c
Con: Pollard (2/2) 39', 45'
Pen: Pollard (2/3) 15', 25'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 37,633
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt Giteau 67' to 74'
LW 11 Rob Horne  57'
FH 10 Quade Cooper  65'  67'  74'
SH 9 Will Genia  40'
N8 8 Scott Higginbotham  45'
OF 7 Michael Hooper
BF 6 Scott Fardy
RL 5 Rob Simmons
LL 4 Will Skelton  50'
TP 3 Sekope Kepu  45'
HK 2 Stephen Moore (c)
LP 1 James Slipper  65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau
PR 17 Scott Sio  65'
PR 18 Greg Holmes  45'
LK 19 James Horwill  50'
FL 20 David Pocock  45'
SH 21 Nick Phipps  40'
CE 22 Matt To'omua  65'
WG 23 Drew Mitchell  57'
Coach:
Michael Cheika
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 JP Pietersen
OC 13 Jesse Kriel  67'
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Handré Pollard  67'
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar  67'
N8 8 Schalk Burger
OF 7 Marcell Coetzee  69'
BF 6 Francois Louw 28' to 40'
RL 5 Victor Matfield (c)  17'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis  13'  17'  47'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis  49'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss  49'
PR 17 Heinke van der Merwe  49'
PR 18 Frans Malherbe  13'  17'  47'
LK 19 Lood de Jager  17'
FL 20 Oupa Mohojé  28'  40'  69'
SH 21 Cobus Reinach  67'
FH 22 Pat Lambie  67'
WG 23 Lwazi Mvovo  67'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match:
Michael Hooper (Australia)

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

Notes:

  • Jesse Kriel made his international debut for South Africa.
  • Matt Giteau, being named in the starting XV, became the first overseas based player to play for the Wallabies, by virtue of their new selection policy. Drew Mitchell also based overseas, played off the bench.
  • Australia won the Mandela Challenge Plate for the first time since 2012.
  • Australia earned their first ever opening fixture of the Rugby Championship.

Week 2

25 July 2015
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) South Africa 20–27 New Zealand
Try: Le Roux 9' c
Kriel 45' c
Con: Pollard (2/2) 10', 46'
Pen: Pollard (2/3) 20', 56'		Report[8]Try: B. Smith 39' c
Coles 48' c
McCaw 73' c
Con: Sopoaga (3/3) 40', 49', 74'
Pen: Sopoaga (2/4) 2', 80'
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Willie le Roux  62'
RW 14 Cornal Hendricks
OC 13 Jesse Kriel  77'
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Handré Pollard 39' to 40'
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar  75'
N8 8 Schalk Burger (c)
OF 7 Francois Louw  41'
BF 6 Heinrich Brüssow
RL 5 Lood de Jager  59'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Jannie du Plessis  40'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss  69'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane  61'
PR 18 Vincent Koch  40'  61'
LK 19 Flip van der Merwe  59'
N8 20 Warren Whiteley  41'
SH 21 Cobus Reinach  75'
FH 22 Pat Lambie  39'  40'  62'
CE 23 Lionel Mapoe  77'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer
FB 15 Israel Dagg  51'
RW 14 Ben Smith
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu  46'
LW 11 Charles Piutau
FH 10 Lima Sopoaga
SH 9 Aaron Smith  64'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Liam Messam  56'
RL 5 James Broadhurst  40'
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks  56'
HK 2 Dane Coles  62'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Codie Taylor  62'
PR 17 Wyatt Crockett  49'
PR 18 Ben Franks  56'
LK 19 Sam Whitelock 59' to 69'  40'
N8 20 Victor Vito  56'
SH 21 TJ Perenara  64'
FH 22 Beauden Barrett  51'
CE 23 Malakai Fekitoa  46'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Charles Piutau (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

25 July 2015
19:40 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina 9–34 Australia (1 BP)
Pen: Sánchez (3/3) 29', 40', 57'Report[9]Try: Tomane 16' m
Mumm 58' m
Kuridrani 77' c
Ashley-Cooper 78' m
Con: Foley (1/4) 77'
Pen: Foley (4/5) 39', 42', 53', 69'
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Santiago Cordero
RW 14 Gonzalo Camacho  56'
OC 13 Matías Moroni
IC 12 Juan Pablo Socino
LW 11 Juan Imhoff
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez  66'
SH 9 Martín Landajo  61'
N8 8 Facundo Isa  63'
OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF 6 Javier Ortega Desio
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini  66'
LL 4 Manuel Carizza
TP 3 Ramiro Herrera  52'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)  72'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza  67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Santiago Iglesias Valdez  72'
PR 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  52'
PR 18 Matías Díaz  67'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno  66'
N8 20 Leonardo Senatore  63'
SH 21 Tomás Cubelli  61'
FH 22 Santiago González Iglesias  66'
FB 23 Lucas González Amorosino  56'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt To'omua  9'
LW 11 Joe Tomane
FH 10 Bernard Foley
SH 9 Nick Phipps  75'
N8 8 Ben McCalman  48'
OF 7 David Pocock
BF 6 Scott Fardy  53'
RL 5 Rob Simmons
LL 4 Will Skelton
TP 3 Greg Holmes  55'
HK 2 Stephen Moore (c)  66'
LP 1 James Slipper  39'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau  66'
PR 17 Scott Sio  39'
PR 18 Sekope Kepu  55'
LK 19 Dean Mumm  53'
FL 20 Michael Hooper  48'
SH 21 Nic White  75'
FH 22 Quade Cooper 65' to 75'  9'  75'
CE 23 Kurtley Beale  75'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
David Pocock (Australia)

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Juan Pablo Socino made his international debut for Argentina.
  • Kurtley Beale earned his 50th test cap for Australia.
  • Australia win the Puma Trophy.
  • With this win, Australia went top of the Rugby Championship table for the first ever time.

Week 3

8 August 2015
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 27–19 New Zealand
Try: Kepu 43' c
Ashley-Cooper 60' c
White 71' c
Con: Giteau (2/2) 44', 61'
White (1/1) 73'
Pen: Giteau (1/2) 26'
White (1/1) 68'		Report[10]Try: Milner-Skudder (2) 55' m, 64' m
Pen: Carter (3/3) 8', 29', 50'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 73,824
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Israel Folau
RW 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12 Matt Giteau  65'
LW 11 Drew Mitchell
FH 10 Bernard Foley  50'
SH 9 Nick Phipps 53' to 63'  65'
N8 8 David Pocock 61' to 68'
OF 7 Michael Hooper  15'  18'
BF 6 Scott Fardy  76'
RL 5 James Horwill  58'
LL 4 Dean Mumm
TP 3 Sekope Kepu 7' to 17'  54'
HK 2 Stephen Moore (c)  68'
LP 1 Scott Sio  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau  68'
PR 17 James Slipper  58'
PR 18 Greg Holmes  15'  18'  54'
LK 19 Will Skelton  58'
N8 20 Ben McCalman  61'  68'  76'
SH 21 Nic White  65'
CE 22 Matt To'omua  50'
CE 23 Kurtley Beale  65'
Coach:
Michael Cheika
FB 15 Ben Smith  61'
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Sonny Bill Williams  54'
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith 42' to 52'  77'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino  73'
RL 5 Luke Romano  54'
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks  44'
HK 2 Dane Coles  68'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock  73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Codie Taylor  68'
PR 17 Ben Franks  73'
PR 18 Nepo Laulala  44'
LK 19 Sam Whitelock  54'
FL 20 Sam Cane  73'
SH 21 TJ Perenara  77'
FH 22 Beauden Barrett  61'
CE 23 Malakai Fekitoa  54'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Michael Hooper (Australia)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Nehe Milner-Skudder made his international debut for New Zealand.
  • Richie McCaw equalled Brian O'Driscoll's 141-cap record, as the most capped rugby player ever.
  • Australia beat New Zealand for the first time since their 25–20 win in 2011, while earning their first win at Stadium Australia since 2011.
  • New Zealand lose their first ever match in the Rugby Championship without claiming a losing bonus point; their last was during the 2011 Tri Nations Series.
8 August 2015
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 25–37 Argentina (1 BP)
Try: De Jager 35' c
Le Roux 48' c
Habana 78' m
Con: Pollard (2/2) 36', 49'
Pen: Pollard (2/2) 9', 28'		Report[11]Try: Bosch 1' c
Imhoff (3) 22' c, 30' c, 41' c
Con: Hernández (4/4) 2', 23', 32', 42'
Pen: Hernández (1/3) 37'
Bosch (1/1) 39'
Drop: Bosch (1/1) 62'
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 27,447
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Jesse Kriel
OC 13 Jean de Villiers (c)
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Bryan Habana
FH 10 Handré Pollard  65'
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar  59'
N8 8 Schalk Burger
OF 7 Marcell Coetzee  65'
BF 6 Heinrich Brüssow  62'
RL 5 Lood de Jager
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  61'
TP 3 Vincent Koch  40'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis  56'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adriaan Strauss  56'
PR 17 Trevor Nyakane  61'
PR 18 Marcel van der Merwe  40'
LK 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit  61'
FL 20 Siya Kolisi  62'
SH 21 Cobus Reinach  59'
FH 22 Pat Lambie  65'
WG 23 Lwazi Mvovo  65'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer
FB 15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14 Horacio Agulla
OC 13 Marcelo Bosch
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente  55'
LW 11 Juan Imhoff
FH 10 Juan Martín Hernández  62'
SH 9 Tomás Cubelli  66'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore
OF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón  65'
BF 6 Pablo Matera 75' to 80'
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini
LL 4 Guido Petti  56'
TP 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  70'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)  67'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza  52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julián Montoya  67'
PR 17 Lucas Noguera Paz  52'
PR 18 Matías Díaz  70'
LK 19 Matías Alemanno  56'
FL 20 Tomás Lezana  65'
SH 21 Martín Landajo  66'
FH 22 Santiago González Iglesias  55'
FB 23 Lucas González Amorosino  62'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Juan Imhoff (Argentina)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • This was Argentina's first ever win over South Africa.
  • Argentina claim their first ever bonus point victory, and their first away victory, since joining the Rugby Championship in 2012.
  • With this loss, South Africa lost consecutive home Test matches for the first time since 2010–11; and lost four consecutive Test matches for the first time since 2010.
  • Juan Imhoff scored Argentina's first hat-trick of tries in the Rugby Championship; and the first hat-trick by any player in the tournament since Israel Folau scored three for Australia against Argentina in 2013.

Squads

Summary

Nation Match venues Head coach Captain
Name City Capacity
 Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza 40,268 Daniel Hourcade Agustín Creevy
 Australia Stadium Australia Sydney 84,000 Michael Cheika Stephen Moore
Lang Park Brisbane 53,000
 New Zealand Rugby League Park Christchurch 18,000 Steve Hansen Richie McCaw
 South Africa Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg 62,567 Heyneke Meyer Victor Matfield
Schalk Burger
Jean de Villiers
Kings Park Stadium Durban 52,000

Note: Ages, caps and domestic side are of 17 July 2015 – the starting date of the tournament.

Argentina

Argentina's 36-man squad for the Championship, was announced on 26 June 2015.[12]

On 29 March, Juan Pablo Orlandi was called up to the squad to replace the injured Ramiro Herrera.[13]

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Agustín Creevy (c) Hooker (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 30) 36 UAR
Santiago Iglesias Valdez Hooker (1993-05-26)26 May 1993 (aged 22) 10 UAR
Julián Montoya Hooker (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 21) 6 UAR
Marcos Ayerza Prop (1983-01-12)12 January 1983 (aged 32) 57 Leicester Tigers
Matías Díaz Prop (1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 22) 9 UAR
Juan Figallo Prop (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 27) 22 Saracens
Ramiro Herrera Prop (1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 26) 11 UAR
Lucas Noguera Paz Prop (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 22) 13 UAR
Juan Pablo Orlandi Prop (1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 32) 15 Unattached
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 25) 16 UAR
Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 23) 11 UAR
Manuel Carizza Lock (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 30) 44 Racing 92
Tomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 22) 18 Unattached
Guido Petti Lock (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 20) 4 UAR
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Flanker (1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (aged 33) 61 Toulon
Juan Manuel Leguizamón Flanker (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 32) 59 Unattached
Tomás Lezana Flanker (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 21) 3 UAR
Pablo Matera Flanker (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 21) 14 UAR
Javier Ortega Desio Flanker (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 25) 14 UAR
Facundo Isa Number 8 (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 21) 5 UAR
Benjamín Macome Number 8 (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 29) 21 Bayonne
Leonardo Senatore Number 8 (1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 31) 29 Unattached
Tomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 26) 34 UAR
Felipe Ezcurra Scrum-half (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 22) 2 Hindú
Martín Landajo Scrum-half (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 27) 42 UAR
Santiago González Iglesias Fly-half (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 27) 14 UAR
Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 26) 30 UAR
Juan Pablo Socino Fly-half (1988-05-30)30 May 1988 (aged 27) 0 Newcastle Falcons
Marcelo Bosch Centre (1984-01-07)7 January 1984 (aged 31) 33 Saracens
Jerónimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 24) 11 UAR
Juan Martín Hernández Centre (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 32) 52 Unattached
Matías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 24) 2 UAR
Horacio Agulla Wing (1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 30) 58 Bath
Gonzalo Camacho Wing (1984-08-28)28 August 1984 (aged 30) 23 Leicester Tigers
Santiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 21) 9 UAR
Juan Imhoff Wing (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 27) 26 Racing 92
Lucas González Amorosino Fullback (1985-11-02)2 November 1985 (aged 29) 40 Unattached
Joaquín Tuculet Fullback (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 25) 20 UAR

Australia

On 2 July 2015, Michael Cheika named an extended 40-man squad for the 2015 Rugby Championship.[14] The squad included newly eligible players Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchel, both based at Toulon, France, and uncapped Fijian duo Samu Kerevi and Taqele Naiyaravoro who are eligible through residency.

On 5 July, Henry Speight withdrew from the squad due to compassionate leave, and he was replaced with Nick Cummins.[15]

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
James Hanson Hooker (1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 26) 9 Reds
Stephen Moore (c) Hooker (1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 32) 92 Brumbies
Tatafu Polota-Nau Hooker (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 29) 50 Waratahs
Tetera Faulkner Prop (1988-07-26)26 July 1988 (aged 26) 2 Force
Greg Holmes Prop (1983-06-11)11 June 1983 (aged 32) 13 Reds
Sekope Kepu Prop (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 29) 52 Waratahs
Scott Sio Prop (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 23) 5 Brumbies
James Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 26) 63 Reds
Toby Smith Prop (1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 26) 0 Rebels
Rory Arnold Lock (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 25) 0 Brumbies
Dave Dennis Lock (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 29) 18 Waratahs
James Horwill Lock (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 30) 58 Reds
Dean Mumm Lock (1984-03-05)5 March 1984 (aged 31) 33 Waratahs
Rob Simmons Lock (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 26) 50 Reds
Will Skelton Lock (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 23) 8 Waratahs
Scott Fardy Flanker (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 (aged 31) 20 Brumbies
Michael Hooper Flanker (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 23) 42 Waratahs
Sean McMahon Flanker (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 21) 3 Rebels
David Pocock Flanker (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 27) 46 Brumbies
Scott Higginbotham Number 8 (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 28) 31 Rebels
Ben McCalman Number 8 (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 27) 38 Force
Wycliff Palu Number 8 (1982-07-27)27 July 1982 (aged 32) 54 Waratahs
Will Genia Scrum-half (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 27) 58 Reds
Nick Phipps Scrum-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 26) 28 Waratahs
Nic White Scrum-half (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 25) 19 Brumbies
Quade Cooper Fly-half (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 27) 53 Reds
Bernard Foley Fly-half (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 25) 18 Waratahs
Kurtley Beale Centre (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 26) 49 Waratahs
Matt Giteau Centre (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 32) 92 Toulon
Samu Kerevi Centre (1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 21) 0 Reds
Tevita Kuridrani Centre (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 24) 20 Brumbies
Christian Lealiifano Centre (1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 27) 16 Brumbies
Matt To'omua Centre (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 25) 21 Brumbies
Adam Ashley-Cooper Wing (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 31) 104 Waratahs
Nick Cummins Wing (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 27) 15 Force
Rob Horne Wing (1989-08-15)15 August 1989 (aged 25) 25 Waratahs
Drew Mitchell Wing (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 31) 63 Toulon
Taqele Naiyaravoro Wing (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 23) 0 Waratahs
Henry Speight Wing (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 27) 2 Brumbies
Joe Tomane Wing (1990-02-11)11 February 1990 (aged 25) 14 Brumbies
Israel Folau Fullback (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 26) 29 Waratahs

New Zealand

On 21 June 2015, New Zealand named a 41-man squad for the July 8 clash with Samoa, won by the All Blacks 25–16, the 2015 Rugby Championship and the Bledisloe Cup test on 15 August.[16]

Nepo Laulala and Andrew Ellis are included in the squad as injury cover for Charlie Faumuina and Tawera Kerr-Barlow.

On 2 August, Patrick Osborne was added to the squad ahead the back to back clashes against Australia.[17]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Dane Coles Hooker (1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 28) 27 Hurricanes / Wellington
Hika Elliot Hooker (1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (aged 29) 4 Chiefs / Poverty Bay
Keven Mealamu Hooker (1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 36) 124 Blues / Auckland
Codie Taylor Hooker (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 24) 0 Crusaders / Canterbury
Wyatt Crockett Prop (1983-01-24)24 January 1983 (aged 32) 37 Crusaders / Canterbury
Charlie Faumuina Prop (1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 28) 27 Blues / Auckland
Ben Franks Prop (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 31) 41 Hurricanes / Hawke's Bay
Owen Franks Prop (1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 27) 68 Crusaders / Canterbury
Nepo Laulala Prop (1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 23) 1 Crusaders / Canterbury
Joe Moody Prop (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 26) 8 Crusaders / Canterbury
Tony Woodcock Prop (1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 34) 111 Blues / North Harbour
James Broadhurst Lock (1987-12-01)1 December 1987 (aged 27) 0 Hurricanes / Taranaki
Brodie Retallick Lock (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 24) 37 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Luke Romano Lock (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 29) 18 Crusaders / Canterbury
Jeremy Thrush Lock (1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 30) 11 Hurricanes / Wellington
Sam Whitelock Lock (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 26) 63 Crusaders / Canterbury
Sam Cane Flanker (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 23) 22 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Jerome Kaino Flanker (1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 32) 57 Blues / Auckland
Richie McCaw (c) Flanker (1980-12-31)31 December 1980 (aged 34) 138 Crusaders / Canterbury
Liam Messam Flanker (1984-03-25)25 March 1984 (aged 31) 40 Chiefs / Waikato
Matt Todd Flanker (1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 27) 3 Crusaders / Canterbury
Kieran Read Number 8 (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 29) 73 Crusaders / Canterbury
Victor Vito Number 8 (1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 28) 26 Hurricanes / Wellington
Andrew Ellis Half-back (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 31) 27 Crusaders / Canterbury
Tawera Kerr-Barlow Half-back (1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 24) 15 Chiefs / Waikato
TJ Perenara Half-back (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 23) 11 Hurricanes / Wellington
Aaron Smith Half-back (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 26) 38 Highlanders / Manawatu
Beauden Barrett First five-eighth (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 24) 28 Hurricanes / Taranaki
Dan Carter First five-eighth (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 33) 103 Crusaders / Canterbury
Colin Slade First five-eighth (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 27) 18 Crusaders / Canterbury
Lima Sopoaga First five-eighth (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 24) 0 Highlanders / Southland
Ryan Crotty Centre (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 26) 14 Crusaders / Canterbury
Malakai Fekitoa Centre (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 23) 8 Highlanders / Auckland
Ma'a Nonu Centre (1982-05-21)21 May 1982 (aged 33) 94 Hurricanes / Wellington
Conrad Smith Centre (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 33) 85 Hurricanes / Wellington
Sonny Bill Williams Centre (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 29) 24 Chiefs / Counties Manukau
Cory Jane Wing (1983-02-08)8 February 1983 (aged 32) 53 Hurricanes / Wellington
Waisake Naholo Wing (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 24) 0 Highlanders / Taranaki
Patrick Osborne Wing (1987-06-14)14 June 1987 (aged 28) 0 Highlanders / Canterbury
Charles Piutau Wing (1991-10-31)31 October 1991 (aged 23) 15 Blues / Auckland
Julian Savea Wing (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 24) 33 Hurricanes / Wellington
Israel Dagg Fullback (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 27) 47 Crusaders / Hawke's Bay
Nehe Milner-Skudder Fullback (1990-12-15)15 December 1990 (aged 24) 0 Hurricanes / Manawatu
Ben Smith Fullback (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 29) 38 Highlanders / Otago

South Africa

On 12 July 2015, coach Heyneke Meyer named the following 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby Championship:[18]

On 20 July, Flip van der Merwe was added to the squad as injury cover for the second row.[19] Heinrich Brüssow and Cornal Hendricks were also included in the squad to face New Zealand in their second Rugby Championship match.[20]

On 5 August, Jean de Villiers, Siya Kolisi, Marcel van der Merwe and Pieter-Steph du Toit were added to the squad ahead of the final match against Argentina.[21]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Schalk Brits Hooker (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 34) 7 Saracens
Bismarck du Plessis ‡ Hooker (1984-05-22)22 May 1984 (aged 31) 70 Sharks
Adriaan Strauss ‡ Hooker (1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 29) 44 Bulls
Jannie du Plessis ‡ Prop (1982-11-16)16 November 1982 (aged 32) 62 Sharks
Vincent Koch Prop (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 25) 0 Stormers
Frans Malherbe Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 24) 4 Stormers
Tendai Mtawarira ‡ Prop (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 29) 64 Sharks
Trevor Nyakane Prop (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 26) 13 Bulls
Heinke van der Merwe Prop (1985-05-03)3 May 1985 (aged 30) 4 Stade Français
Marcel van der Merwe Prop (1990-10-24)24 October 1990 (aged 24) 5 Bulls
Lood de Jager Lock (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 22) 9 Cheetahs
Pieter-Steph du Toit Lock (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 2 Sharks
Eben Etzebeth ‡ Lock (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 23) 33 Stormers
Victor Matfield (c) ‡ Lock (1977-05-11)11 May 1977 (aged 38) 121 Bulls
Flip van der Merwe Lock (1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 30) 35 Bulls
Heinrich Brüssow Flanker (1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 28) 20 Cheetahs
Schalk Burger Flanker (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 32) 75 Stormers
Siya Kolisi ‡ Flanker (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 24) 10 Stormers
Marcell Coetzee ‡ Flanker (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 24) 26 Sharks
Francois Louw Flanker (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 30) 34 Bath
Oupa Mohojé Flanker (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 24) 7 Cheetahs
Warren Whiteley Number 8 (1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 27) 2 Lions
Rudy Paige Scrum-half (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 25) 0 Bulls
Ruan Pienaar Scrum-half (1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 31) 80 Ulster
Cobus Reinach Scrum-half (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 25) 6 Sharks
Handré Pollard Fly-half (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 21) 9 Bulls
Pat Lambie ‡ Fly-half (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 24) 40 Sharks
Morné Steyn Fly-half (1984-07-11)11 July 1984 (aged 31) 59 Stade Français
Damian de Allende ‡ Centre (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 23) 3 Stormers
Jean de Villiers ‡ Centre (1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 34) 106 Stormers
Lionel Mapoe Centre (1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 27) 0 Lions
JP Pietersen Centre (1986-07-12)12 July 1986 (aged 29) 59 Sharks
Jan Serfontein ‡ Centre (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 22) 20 Bulls
Bryan Habana Wing (1983-06-12)12 June 1983 (aged 32) 106 Toulon
Cornal Hendricks ‡ Wing (1988-04-18)18 April 1988 (aged 27) 11 Cheetahs
Lwazi Mvovo Wing (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 29) 10 Sharks
Jesse Kriel Fullback (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 21) 0 Bulls
Willie le Roux ‡ Fullback (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 25) 25 Cheetahs

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

Statistics

See also

References

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