2020 Tri Nations Series

2020 Tri Nations Series
Tournament details
Host Australia
Date31 October – 5 December 2020
Countries Argentina
 Australia
 New Zealand
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (17th title)
Bledisloe Cup New Zealand
Puma Trophy Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored22 (3.67 per match)
Attendance102,605 (17,101 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nicolás Sánchez (43 points)
Most tries
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Tri Nations Series was the seventeenth edition of the annual southern hemisphere competition, involving Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. On 16 October 2020, 2019 Rugby Championship winners and 2019 Rugby World Cup champions South Africa confirmed their withdrawal from the originally planned 2020 Rugby Championship due to South African government travel restrictions, player welfare and safety concerns related to COVID-19.[1] This meant that the competition temporarily returned to its previous Tri-Nations format - played across six weekends with each team playing each other twice.[2]

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was moved to later in the year than usual. It had been mooted that all matches might be played in New Zealand,[3] however, in September 2020 it was announced that all matches would be held in Australia rather than in all of the competing nations.[4][5]

Background

The competition was operated by SANZAAR, a joint venture of the four countries' national unions, and known for sponsorship reasons as The Investec Tri Nations Series in New Zealand, The eToro Tri Nations Series in Australia, and The Personal Tri Nations Series in Argentina.

The format for the 2020 tournament should have returned to the previous Championship format which was used in 2018, after the shortening of the 2019 edition due to the World Cup. Each side would have played the others once at home and once away, giving a total of six matches each, and twelve in total. A win earns a team four league points, a draw two league points, and a loss by eight or more points zero league points. A bonus point is earned in one of two ways: by scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match, or losing by seven points or fewer. The competition winner is the side with the most points at the end of the tournament.[6]

The competition went through several schedule changes throughout 2020. The dates and venues for the original tournament were confirmed on 4 February, with South Africa being the final nation to announce their home Tests for the first half of the international season.[7] New Zealand Rugby,[8] the Argentine Rugby Union,[9] and Rugby Australia[10] announced their Test schedules for the 2020 Rugby Championship on 2 December 2019, 8 January and 30 January respectively. These dates ultimately changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a second schedule was released, where double-headed games would take place in Australia across six weekends. On 8 October, the schedule was revised to allow a quarantine period for New Zealand on their return home (to avoid a clash with Christmas), and therefore round six was split and the Australia v New Zealand game moved to 31 October.[11] Following the withdrawal of South Africa from the tournament, the competition reverted to its Tri-Nations format (not played since Argentina joined the competition in 2012) with the tournament played over six consecutive weekends with only one game played each round, rather than the originally planned double headers.

The global quarantining measures and need to maintain a bubble meant that match official neutrality was not possible, and the team of match officials came from Australia and New Zealand. All coaches were supportive of this necessary position - including the two Australia-New Zealand games which were fairly appointed in the same manner as that of the first two Bledisloe Cup matches.[12]

Other cups

The Bledisloe Cup, Mandela Challenge Plate, Freedom Cup and the Puma Trophy are contested annually during the Rugby Championship by select teams.

The Bledisloe Cup is traditionally contested by Australia and New Zealand in two home-and-away legs, with an additional leg in non-World Cup years, as is the case in 2020. However, due to the special circumstances of this edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bledisloe Cup was contested over four Tests: two stand-alone matches played in New Zealand in October in consecutive Sundays, and a further two to be hosted in Australia which will double as the first two Rugby Championship fixtures. New Zealand retained the trophy for an 18th consecutive year after winning Game 2 (27-7) and Game 3 (5-43); Australia won Game 4 (24-22), and Game 1 finished in a 16-all draw.[13]

Unlike the Bledisloe Cup, the Mandela Challenge Plate (contested between Australia and South Africa), the Freedom Cup (contested between New Zealand and South Africa) and the Puma Trophy (Argentina and Australia) are not decided by a third match. The teams play each other twice during the Rugby Championship (but only once in Rugby World Cup years), and the challengers are required to beat the holders in both games to win the plate or trophy.[14]

Overview

The 2020 Tri Nations Series had multiple elements of the unknown; they have come about as a result of many changes within the national setups,[15][16][17] as is often the case in a year post-World Cup. The 2020 tournament sees a mix of the outgoing World Champions and current World No. 2 ranked All Blacks, an expected resurgent Wallabies (World Ranking of 6th), and a Los Pumas side (ranked 11th) looking to build on their 2019 record and the preceding 2020 Super Rugby season, all clashing heads.

A number of senior players retired from International duty from all four of the sides at the conclusion of the 2019 season and new Head Coaches were appointed, including significantly new coaching setups at the All Blacks,[18] Wallabies[19] and Springboks.[17] The Rugby Championship was the first testing ground for the three teams since their respective changes, and the first round of International Rugby for them all since the 2019 Rugby World Cup, after the July Internationals were either cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20][21]

Table

Place Nation Games Points Try
Bonus 		Losing
Bonus 		Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  New Zealand 4 2 0 2 118 54 +64 2 1 11
2  Argentina 4 1 2 1 56 84 –28 0 0 8
3  Australia 4 1 2 1 60 96 –36 0 0 8

Fixtures

Matchday 1

31 October 2020
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia 5–43 New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Lolesio 42' mReportTry: Tu'inukuafe 5' c
Mo'unga (2) 22' m, 26' c
Coles 30' c
R. Ioane 71' c
J. Barrett 73' c
Con: Mo'unga (5/6) 6', 27', 31', 72', 74'
Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 59'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 25,689
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB 15 Dane Haylett-Petty
RW 14 Filipo Daugunu 2' to 12'
OC 13 Jordan Petaia
IC 12 Irae Simone  53'  62'  67'
LW 11 Marika Koroibete
FH 10 Noah Lolesio  63'
SH 9 Nic White  60'
N8 8 Harry Wilson  67'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Ned Hanigan
RL 5 Matt Philip
LL 4 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto  45'
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa  53'
HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  60'
LP 1 James Slipper  60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jordan Uelese  60'
PR 17 Scott Sio  60'
PR 18 Taniela Tupou  53'
LK 19 Rob Simmons  45'
FL 20 Fraser McReight  67'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  60'
CE 22 Reece Hodge  63'
CE 23 Hunter Paisami  53'  62'  67'
Coach:
Dave Rennie
FB 15 Beauden Barrett  65'
RW 14 Jordie Barrett 8' to 18'
OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown
IC 12 Jack Goodhue  60'
LW 11 Caleb Clarke
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga
SH 9 Aaron Smith  54'
N8 8 Hoskins Sotutu
OF 7 Sam Cane (c)  67'
BF 6 Shannon Frizell 79' to 80'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Patrick Tuipulotu  54'
TP 3 Ofa Tu'ungafasi  57'
HK 2 Dane Coles  45'
LP 1 Karl Tu'inukuafe  45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Codie Taylor  45'
PR 17 Alex Hodgman  45'
PR 18 Tyrel Lomax  57'
LK 19 Scott Barrett  54'
FL 20 Dalton Papalii  67'
SH 21 TJ Perenara  54'
CE 22 Ngani Laumape  60'
CE 23 Rieko Ioane  65'
Coach:
Ian Foster

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Angus Gardner (Australia)

Notes:

Matchday 2

7 November 2020
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia 24–22 New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Wright 2' m
Tupou 74' c
Con: Hodge (1/2) 76'
Pen: Hodge (4/5) 21', 49', 58', 69'		ReportTry: R. Ioane 9' m
Taylor 51' c
Vaa'i 79' c
Con: J. Barrett (2/3) 52', 79'
Pen: J. Barrett (1/1) 33'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
FB 15 Tom Banks
RW 14 Tom Wright  73'
OC 13 Jordan Petaia  65'
IC 12 Hunter Paisami
LW 11 Marika Koroibete 40' to 50'
FH 10 Reece Hodge
SH 9 Nic White  68'
N8 8 Harry Wilson  69'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Lachlan Swinton  34'
RL 5 Matt Philip
LL 4 Rob Simmons  53'
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa  53'
HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  65'
LP 1 James Slipper  40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Folau Fainga'a  65'
PR 17 Angus Bell  40'
PR 18 Taniela Tupou  53'
LK 19 Ned Hanigan  53'
FL 20 Liam Wright  69'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  68'
FH 22 Noah Lolesio  65'
WG 23 Filipo Daugunu  73'
Coach:
Dave Rennie
FB 15 Jordie Barrett
RW 14 Sevu Reece
OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown
IC 12 Ngani Laumape  65'
LW 11 Rieko Ioane
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 TJ Perenara  77'
N8 8 Ardie Savea
OF 7 Sam Cane (c)  77'
BF 6 Akira Ioane  28'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Scott Barrett 67' to 77'  77'
TP 3 Ofa Tu'ungafasi  22'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  69'
LP 1 Karl Tu'inukuafe  50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Asafo Aumua  69'
PR 17 Alex Hodgman  50'
PR 18 Tyrel Lomax  28'
LK 19 Tupou Vaa'i  77'
FL 20 Cullen Grace  77'
SH 21 Brad Weber  77'
FB 22 Damian McKenzie  69'
WG 23 Will Jordan  65'  69'
Coach:
Ian Foster

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Television match official:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Notes:

Matchday 3

14 November 2020
17:10 AEDT (UTC+11)
New Zealand 15–25 Argentina
Try: Cane 53' c
Clarke 80+1' m
Con: Mo'unga (1/2) 54'
Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 11'		ReportTry: Sánchez 19' c
Con: Sánchez (1/1) 20'
Pen: Sánchez (6/7) 5', 26', 33', 48', 57', 77'
Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Beauden Barrett
RW 14 Jordie Barrett  49'
OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown 31' to 40'
IC 12 Jack Goodhue  63'
LW 11 Caleb Clarke
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga
SH 9 Aaron Smith  63'
N8 8 Ardie Savea
OF 7 Sam Cane (c)
BF 6 Shannon Frizell  49'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Patrick Tuipulotu  69'
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  58'
HK 2 Dane Coles  49'
LP 1 Joe Moody  72'
Replacements:
HK 16 Codie Taylor  49'
PR 17 Alex Hodgman  72'
PR 18 Nepo Laulala  58'
LK 19 Tupou Vaa'i  69'
FL 20 Hoskins Sotutu  49'
SH 21 Brad Weber  63'
CE 22 Rieko Ioane  31'  40'  49'
FB 23 Damian McKenzie  63'
Coach:
Ian Foster
FB 15 Santiago Carreras  29'  40'
RW 14 Bautista Delguy
OC 13 Matías Orlando
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Juan Imhoff
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Tomás Cubelli  78'
N8 8 Rodrigo Bruni  55'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera (c)
RL 5 Matías Alemanno  72'
LL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela  71'
HK 2 Julián Montoya  78'
LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Facundo Bosch  78'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas  71'
PR 18 Santiago Medrano  71'
FL 19 Santiago Grondona  55'
FL 20 Tomás Lezana  72'
SH 21 Gonzalo Bertranou  78'
CE 22 Lucio Cinti
WG 23 Santiago Cordero  29'  40'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Notes:

Matchday 4

21 November 2020
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
Argentina 15–15 Australia
Pen: Sánchez (5/6) 6', 32', 64', 68', 71'ReportPen: Hodge (5/6) 4', 36', 41'+4, 45', 57'
Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle
Attendance: 11,749
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
FB 15 Santiago Carreras  59'
RW 14 Bautista Delguy
OC 13 Matías Orlando
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Juan Imhoff  15'
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou
N8 8 Rodrigo Bruni  50'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer  77'
BF 6 Pablo Matera (c)
RL 5 Matías Alemanno  64'  77'
LL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela  57'
HK 2 Julián Montoya 44' to 54'
LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Santiago Socino  50'  57'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas  41'
PR 18 Santiago Medrano  57'
FL 19 Santiago Grondona  64'
N8 20 Facundo Isa  57'
SH 21 Felipe Ezcurra
FB 22 Emiliano Boffelli  15'
WG 23 Santiago Cordero  59'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma
FB 15 Tom Banks
RW 14 Tom Wright  65'
OC 13 Jordan Petaia
IC 12 Hunter Paisami
LW 11 Marika Koroibete
FH 10 Reece Hodge
SH 9 Nic White  68'
N8 8 Harry Wilson  64'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Ned Hanigan
RL 5 Matt Philip
LL 4 Rob Simmons  68'
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  40'
HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  54'
LP 1 Scott Sio  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Folau Fainga'a  54'
PR 17 Angus Bell  64'
PR 18 Allan Alaalatoa  40'
FL 19 Rob Valetini  64'
FL 20 Liam Wright  68'
SH 21 Jake Gordon  68'
FH 22 Noah Lolesio
WG 23 Filipo Daugunu  65'
Coach:
Dave Rennie

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Television match official:
Nic Berry (Australia)

Notes:

  • This is the first drawn match between these two sides since their 19–19 draw in 1987.

Matchday 5

28 November 2020
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
Argentina 0–38 New Zealand (1 BP)
ReportTry: Coles 12' c
Savea 53' c
Jordan (2) 67' c, 70' c
Tuipulotu 80+4' c
Con: Mo'unga (5/5) 13', 53', 69', 71', 80+5'
Pen: Mo'unga (1/2) 17'
Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle
Attendance: 10,104
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli
RW 14 Santiago Cordero
OC 13 Juan Cruz Mallia
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente  59'
LW 11 Ramiro Moyano
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez  62'
SH 9 Felipe Ezcurra  66'
N8 8 Facundo Isa
OF 7 Marcos Kremer  60'
BF 6 Pablo Matera (c)
RL 5 Lucas Paulos  59'
LL 4 Guido Petti
TP 3 Santiago Medrano  55'  80+1'
HK 2 Julián Montoya  66'
LP 1 Mayco Vivas  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Santiago Socino  66'
PR 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  55'
PR 18 Lucio Sordoni  55'  80+1'
FL 19 Matías Alemanno  59'
FL 20 Santiago Grondona  60'
SH 21 Gonzalo Bertranou  66'
FB 22 Santiago Carreras  62'
CE 23 Lucas Mensa  59'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma
FB 15 Beauden Barrett
RW 14 Jordie Barrett
OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown  54'
IC 12 Jack Goodhue
LW 11 Caleb Clarke  64'
FH 10 Richie Mo'unga
SH 9 Aaron Smith  59'
N8 8 Ardie Savea
OF 7 Sam Cane (c)
BF 6 Akira Ioane  64'
RL 5 Sam Whitelock  62'
LL 4 Scott Barrett
TP 3 Nepo Laulala  56'
HK 2 Dane Coles  59'
LP 1 Joe Moody  56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Codie Taylor  59'
PR 17 Karl Tu'inukuafe  56'
PR 18 Tyrel Lomax 80' to end'  56'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu  62'
FL 20 Hoskins Sotutu  64'
SH 21 TJ Perenara  59'
CE 22 Rieko Ioane  54'
FB 23 Will Jordan  64'
Coach:
Ian Foster

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Lucas Paulos (Argentina) made his international debut.
  • Joe Moody (New Zealand) earned his 50th test cap.
  • New Zealand kept Argentina scoreless for the first time.

Matchday 6

5 December 2020
19:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia 16–16 Argentina
Try: Hooper 67' c
Con: Hodge (1/1) 68'
Pen: Hodge (3/4) 16', 41+2', 51'		ReportTry: Delguy 34' c
Con: Miotti (1/1) 36'
Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 18'
Miotti (2/2) 30', 61'
Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Reece Hodge
RW 14 Tom Wright
OC 13 Jordan Petaia  74'
IC 12 Hunter Paisami
LW 11 Marika Koroibete  72'
FH 10 James O'Connor
SH 9 Nic White  70'
N8 8 Harry Wilson  40'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c) 28' to 38'
BF 6 Ned Hanigan
RL 5 Matt Philip
LL 4 Rob Simmons  51'
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa  51'
HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  56'
LP 1 Scott Sio  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Folau Fainga'a  56'
PR 17 Angus Bell  59'
PR 18 Taniela Tupou  51'
LK 19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto  59'  51'
FL 20 Rob Valetini  40'
SH 21 Jake Gordon  70'
CE 22 Irae Simone  74'
WG 23 Tom Banks  72'
Coach:
Dave Rennie
FB 15 Santiago Carreras
RW 14 Bautista Delguy
OC 13 Matías Orlando
IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente (c)
LW 11 Emiliano Boffelli
FH 10 Nicolás Sánchez  28'  39'  56'
SH 9 Felipe Ezcurra  73'
N8 8 Rodrigo Bruni  56'
OF 7 Facundo Isa
BF 6 Santiago Grondona  59'
RL 5 Marcos Kremer 15' to 25'
LL 4 Matías Alemanno
TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela  68'
HK 2 Julián Montoya
LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 José Luis González
PR 17 Mayco Vivas  64'
PR 18 Juan Pablo Zeiss  68'
LK 19 Lucas Paulos 65' to 75'  59'
FL 20 Francisco Gorrissen  56'
SH 21 Gonzalo Bertranou  73'
FB 22 Domingo Miotti  28'  39'  56'
CE 23 Santiago Chocobares
Coach:
Mario Ledesma

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Damon Murphy (Australia)

Notes:

Squads

Nation Head coach Captain
 Argentina Mario Ledesma Pablo Matera
 Australia Dave Rennie Michael Hooper
 New Zealand Ian Foster Sam Cane

Note: Ages, caps and clubs/franchises are of 31 October 2020 – the starting date of the tournament

Jerónimo De la Fuente was Argentina's captain for the final Test (Matchday 6) against Australia.

Argentina

On October 2, 2020 Argentina named a 45-man roster for the Rugby Championship.[23]

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 Hooker (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 29) 1 La Rochelle
José Luis González Hooker (1997-09-11)11 September 1997 (aged 23) 0 Ceibos
Julián Montoya Hooker (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 27) 59 Jaguares
Santiago Socino Hooker (1992-05-07)7 May 1992 (aged 28) 2 Jaguares
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 31) 58 Jaguares
Santiago Medrano Prop (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 (aged 24) 18 Jaguares
Mayco Vivas Prop (1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 22) 8 Jaguares
Federico Wegrzyn Prop (1998-01-08)8 January 1998 (aged 22) 0 Ceibos
Ignacio Calles Prop (1994-10-10)10 October 1994 (aged 26) 0 Pau
Francisco Gómez Kodela Prop (1985-07-07)7 July 1985 (aged 35) 11 Lyon
Lucio Sordoni Prop (1998-07-23)23 July 1998 (aged 22) 2 Jaguares
Juan Pablo Zeiss Prop (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 31) 4 Jaguares
Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 28) 61 Gloucester
Ignacio Calas Lock (1996-03-18)18 March 1996 (aged 24) 0 Jaguares
Rodrigo Fernández Criado Lock (1998-03-18)18 March 1998 (aged 22) 0 Ceibos
Lucas Paulos Lock (1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 22) 0 Jaguares
Guido Petti Lock (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 25) 53 Bordeaux Bègles
Rodrigo Bruni Back row (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 27) 4 Jaguares
Juan Martín González Back row (2000-11-14)14 November 2000 (aged 19) 0 Toronto Arrows
Francisco Gorrissen Back row (1994-08-30)30 August 1994 (aged 26) 0 Jaguares
Santiago Grondona Back row (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 22) 0 Jaguares
Facundo Isa Back row (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 27) 27 Toulon
Marcos Kremer Back row (1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 23) 28 Stade Français
Tomás Lezana Back row (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 26) 38 Jaguares
Pablo Matera (c) Back row (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 27) 66 Stade Français
Joaquín Oviedo Back row (2001-07-17)17 July 2001 (aged 19) 0 Córdoba Athletic
Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum-half (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 26) 22 Jaguares
Tomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 31) 75 Jaguares
Felipe Ezcurra Scrum-half (1993-05-15)15 May 1993 (aged 27) 8 Jaguares
Tomás Albornoz Fly-half (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 (aged 23) 0 Jaguares
Domingo Miotti Fly-half (1996-05-22)22 May 1996 (aged 24) 2 Jaguares
Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 32) 80 Stade Français
Santiago Chocobares Centre (1999-03-31)March 31, 1999 (aged 21) 0 Jaguares
Lucio Cinti Centre (2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 20) 0 Argentina Sevens
Jerónimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 29) 54 Perpignan
Juan Cruz Mallia Centre (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 24) 5 Jaguares
Lucas Mensa Centre (1996-05-24)24 May 1996 (aged 24) 2 Valence Romans
Matías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 29) 47 Leicester Tigers
Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 28) 44 Newcastle Falcons
Sebastián Cancelliere Wing (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 27) 5 Jaguares
Santiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 26) 35 Bordeaux Bègles
Bautista Delguy Wing (1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 23) 14 Jaguares
Juan Imhoff Wing (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 32) 33 Racing 92
Ramiro Moyano Wing (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 30) 35 Toulon
Emiliano Boffelli Fullback (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 25) 28 Jaguares
Santiago Carreras Fullback (1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 22) 5 Jaguares

Australia

The Wallabies squad for the 2020 Rugby Championship was announced on 13 September 2020.[24][25][26]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Folau Fainga'a Hooker (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 25) 13 Brumbies
Connal McInerney Hooker (1995-03-02)2 March 1995 (aged 25) 0 Brumbies
Brandon Paenga-Amosa Hooker (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 24) 5 Queensland Reds
Jordan Uelese Hooker (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 23) 11 Melbourne Rebels
Jermaine Ainsley Prop (1995-08-08)8 August 1995 (aged 25) 3 Melbourne Rebels
Allan Alaalatoa Prop (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 26) 37 Brumbies
Angus Bell Prop (2000-04-10)10 April 2000 (aged 20) 0 Waratahs
Pone Fa'amausili Prop (1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (aged 23) 0 Melbourne Rebels
Harry Johnson-Holmes Prop (1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 23) 1 Waratahs
Scott Sio Prop (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 29) 65 Brumbies
James Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 31) 98 Brumbies
Taniela Tupou Prop (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 24) 21 Queensland Reds
Ned Hanigan Lock (1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (aged 25) 21 Waratahs
Trevor Hosea Lock (1999-11-24)24 November 1999 (aged 20) 0 Melbourne Rebels
Matt Philip Lock (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 26) 5 Melbourne Rebels
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto Lock (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 24) 23 Queensland Reds
Rob Simmons Lock (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 31) 102 Waratahs
Michael Hooper (c) Back row (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 29) 101 Waratahs
Fraser McReight Back row (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 21) 0 Queensland Reds
Isi Naisarani Back row (1995-02-14)14 February 1995 (aged 25) 8 Melbourne Rebels
Pete Samu Back row (1991-12-17)17 December 1991 (aged 28) 10 Brumbies
Lachlan Swinton Back row (1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 23) 0 Waratahs
Rob Valetini Back row (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 22) 2 Brumbies
Harry Wilson Back row (1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 20) 2 Queensland Reds
Liam Wright Back row (1997-11-06)6 November 1997 (aged 22) 3 Queensland Reds
Jake Gordon Scrum-half (1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 27) 3 Waratahs
Tate McDermott Scrum-half (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 22) 0 Queensland Reds
Joe Powell Scrum-half (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 26) 4 Brumbies
Nic White Scrum-half (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 30) 33 Brumbies
Will Harrison Fly-half (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 21) 0 Waratahs
Noah Lolesio Fly-half (1999-12-18)18 December 1999 (aged 20) 0 Brumbies
James O'Connor Fly-half (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 30) 54 Queensland Reds
Reece Hodge Centre (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 26) 41 Melbourne Rebels
Len Ikitau Centre (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 22) 0 Brumbies
Hunter Paisami Centre (1998-04-10)10 April 1998 (aged 22) 2 Queensland Reds
Jordan Petaia Centre (2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (aged 20) 4 Queensland Reds
Irae Simone Centre (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 25) 0 Brumbies
Filipo Daugunu Wing (1995-04-03)3 April 1995 (aged 25) 2 Queensland Reds
Marika Koroibete Wing (1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 28) 30 Melbourne Rebels
James Ramm Wing (1998-04-30)30 April 1998 (aged 22) 0 Waratahs
Tom Wright Wing (1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 23) 0 Brumbies
Tom Banks Fullback (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 26) 8 Brumbies
Dane Haylett-Petty Fullback (1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 31) 37 Melbourne Rebels
Jack Maddocks Fullback (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 23) 7 Waratahs

New Zealand

All Blacks 38-man traveling squad for the 2020 Tri Nations Series.[27]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Franchise/province
Asafo Aumua Hooker (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 23) 0 Hurricanes / Wellington
Dane Coles Hooker (1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 33) 71 Hurricanes / Wellington
Codie Taylor Hooker (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 29) 52 Crusaders / Canterbury
George Bower Prop (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 28) 0 Crusaders / Otago
Alex Hodgman Prop (1993-07-16)16 July 1993 (aged 27) 1 Blues / Auckland
Nepo Laulala Prop (1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 28) 27 Chiefs / Counties Manukau
Tyrel Lomax Prop (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 24) 2 Hurricanes / Tasman
Joe Moody Prop (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 32) 48 Crusaders / Canterbury
Karl Tu'inukuafe Prop (1993-02-21)21 February 1993 (aged 27) 14 Blues / North Harbour
Ofa Tu'ungafasi Prop (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 28) 37 Blues / Auckland
Scott Barrett Lock (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 25) 37 Crusaders
Mitchell Dunshea Lock (1995-11-18)18 November 1995 (aged 24) 0 Crusaders / Canterbury
Patrick Tuipulotu Lock (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 27) 32 Blues / Auckland
Tupou Vaa'i Lock (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 20) 2 Chiefs / Taranaki
Sam Whitelock Lock (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 32) 118 Crusaders / Canterbury
Sam Cane (c) Loose forward (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 28) 70 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Shannon Frizell Loose forward (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 26) 11 Highlanders / Tasman
Cullen Grace Loose forward (1999-12-20)20 December 1999 (aged 20) 0 Crusaders / Canterbury
Akira Ioane Loose forward (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 25) 0 Blues / Auckland
Du'Plessis Kirifi Loose forward (1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 23) 0 Hurricanes / Wellington
Dalton Papalii Loose forward (1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 23) 3 Blues / Auckland
Ardie Savea Loose forward (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 27) 46 Hurricanes / Wellington
Hoskins Sotutu Loose forward (1998-07-12)12 July 1998 (aged 22) 2 Blues / Auckland
TJ Perenara Half-back (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 28) 66 Hurricanes / Wellington
Aaron Smith Half-back (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 31) 94 Highlanders / Manawatu
Brad Weber Half-back (1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 29) 5 Chiefs / Hawke's Bay
Beauden Barrett First five-eighth (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 29) 85 Blues / Taranaki
Richie Mo'unga First five-eighth (1994-05-25)25 May 1994 (aged 26) 19 Crusaders / Canterbury
Jack Goodhue Centre (1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (aged 25) 15 Crusaders / Northland
Rieko Ioane Centre (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 23) 31 Blues / Auckland
Ngani Laumape Centre (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 27) 13 Hurricanes / Manawatu
Anton Lienert-Brown Centre (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 25) 45 Chiefs / Waikato
Peter Umaga-Jensen Centre (1997-12-31)31 December 1997 (aged 22) 1 Hurricanes / Wellington
Caleb Clarke Wing (1999-03-29)29 March 1999 (aged 21) 2 Blues / Auckland
Sevu Reece Wing (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 23) 7 Crusaders / Waikato
Jordie Barrett Fullback (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 23) 19 Hurricanes / Taranaki
Will Jordan Fullback (1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 22) 0 Crusaders / Tasman
Damian McKenzie Fullback (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 25) 25 Chiefs / Waikato

See also

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