2024 Rugby Championship

2024 Rugby Championship
Date10 August – 28 September 2024[1]
Countries Argentina
 Australia
 New Zealand
 South Africa
Final positions
Champions South Africa (5th title)
Bledisloe Cup New Zealand
Freedom Cup South Africa
Mandela Challenge Plate South Africa
Puma Trophy Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Tries scored77 (6.42 per match)
Attendance531,010 (44,251 per match)
Top scorer(s) Damian McKenzie (62)
Most tries Caleb Clarke (6)
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The 2024 Rugby Championship[a] was the thirteenth edition of the annual Southern Hemisphere rugby union competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand was the defending champion.[5][6]

On 28 September, South Africa won the championship for the first time since 2019 after a 48–7 win against Argentina.[7][8]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1  South Africa 6 5 0 1 188 94 +94 24 10 3 1 24
2  New Zealand 6 3 0 3 175 138 +37 22 15 2 2 16
3  Argentina 6 3 0 3 170 195 −25 20 24 1 1 14
4  Australia 6 1 0 5 107 213 −106 11 28 0 1 5
Source: SANZAAR

Fixtures

Round 1

10 August 2024
14:45 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 7–33 South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Paisami 76' c
Con: Lynagh (1/1) 77'		ReportTry: Kolisi 10' c
Du Toit 24' c
Arendse (2) 35' c, 64' m
Smith 62' c
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (4/5) 11', 25', 36', 63'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane[9][10]
Attendance: 52,019
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB 15 Tom Wright
RW 14 Andrew Kellaway  30'
OC 13 Len Ikitau
IC 12 Hunter Paisami
LW 11 Filipo Daugunu  26'
FH 10 Noah Lolesio  63'
SH 9 Jake Gordon  59'
N8 8 Harry Wilson
OF 7 Carlo Tizzano  63'  68'
BF 6 Rob Valetini
RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto  65'  67'
LL 4 Nick Frost  55'  65'  68'
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa (c)  59'
HK 2 Matt Faessler  41'
LP 1 Isaac Aedo Kailea  41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Josh Nasser  41'
PR 17 James Slipper  41'
PR 18 Zane Nonggorr  59'
LK 19 Jeremy Williams  55'  67'
FL 20 Luke Reimer  63'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  59'
FH 22 Tom Lynagh  63'
WG 23 Dylan Pietsch  26'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Jesse Kriel  79'
IC 12 Damian de Allende  65'
LW 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse
FH 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu  73'  78'
SH 9 Cobus Reinach  52'
N8 8 Elrigh Louw  57'
BF 7 Ben-Jason Dixon
OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  57'
RL 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  54'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe  54'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  28'  73'  78'
LP 1 Ox Nché  54'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx  67'  28'
PR 17 Gerhard Steenekamp  54'
PR 18 Vincent Koch  54'
LK 19 Salmaan Moerat  54'
FL 20 Marco van Staden  72'  57'
N8 21 Kwagga Smith  57'
SH 22 Grant Williams  52'
FH 23 Handré Pollard  65'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Foul play review officer:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Notes:

10 August 2024
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 30–38 Argentina
Try: Darry 15' c
Lienert-Brown 35' c
Tele'a 52' c
Con: McKenzie (3/3) 16', 36', 53'
Pen: McKenzie (3/4) 12', 27', 47'		ReportTry: Cinti 23' m
M. Carreras 38' c
Molina 43' c
Creevy 69' c
Con: S. Carreras (3/4) 39', 44', 70'
Pen: S. Carreras (4/4) 31', 50', 56', 79'
Sky Stadium, Wellington[13][14][15]
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Beauden Barrett
RW 14 Sevu Reece  50'
OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown  65'
IC 12 Jordie Barrett
LW 11 Mark Tele'a
FH 10 Damian McKenzie
SH 9 TJ Perenara  57'
N8 8 Ardie Savea (c)
OF 7 Dalton Papali'i  65'
BF 6 Ethan Blackadder
RL 5 Sam Darry  71'
LL 4 Tupou Vaa'i
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  59'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  65'
LP 1 Ethan de Groot  59'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Asafo Aumua  65'
PR 17 Ofa Tuʻungafasi  59'
PR 18 Fletcher Newell  59'
LK 19 Josh Lord  71'
FL 20 Wallace Sititi  65'
SH 21 Cortez Ratima  57'
CE 22 Rieko Ioane  65'
FB 23 Will Jordan  50'
Coach:
Scott Robertson
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Matías Moroni
OC 13 Lucio Cinti  64'
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Santiago Carreras
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou
N8 8 Juan Martín González  67'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera (c)
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo  63'
LL 4 Franco Molina  47'
TP 3 Eduardo Bello  47'
HK 2 Ignacio Ruiz  63'
LP 1 Thomas Gallo  63'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Agustín Creevy  63'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas  63'
PR 18 Joel Sclavi  47'
LK 19 Efraín Elías  47'
LK 20 Tomás Lavanini  63'
N8 21 Joaquín Oviedo  67'
SH 22 Lautaro Bazán
FH 23 Tomás Albornoz  64'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Efraín Elías (Argentina) made his international debut.[11]
  • Argentina scored their most points against New Zealand, surpassing the 25 points scored in 2022.
  • New Zealand conceded their most points in a home test match since conceding 36 against South Africa in 2018.

Round 2

17 August 2024
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) New Zealand 42–10 Argentina
Try: McKenzie 6' c
Savea 17' c
Clarke 24' c
Jordan (2) 30' c, 42' c
B. Barrett 36' c
Con: McKenzie (6/6) 7', 18', 25', 31', 37', 43'		ReportTry: Mallía 72' c
Con: Albornoz (1/1) 72'
Pen: S. Carreras (1/1) 12'
Eden Park, Auckland[13][14][15]
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
FB 15 Beauden Barrett
RW 14 Will Jordan
OC 13 Rieko Ioane  77'
IC 12 Jordie Barrett
LW 11 Caleb Clarke  60'
FH 10 Damian McKenzie  51'
SH 9 TJ Perenara  51'
N8 8 Ardie Savea (c)
OF 7 Dalton Papali'i  51'
BF 6 Ethan Blackadder
RL 5 Sam Darry  55'
LL 4 Tupou Vaa'i
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  51'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  51'  77'
LP 1 Tamaiti Williams  53'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Asafo Aumua  76'  51'
PR 17 Ofa Tuʻungafasi  53'
PR 18 Fletcher Newell  51'
LK 19 Josh Lord  55'
FL 20 Sam Cane  51'
SH 21 Cortez Ratima  51'
CE 22 Anton Lienert-Brown  60'
WG 23 Mark Tele'a  51'
Coach:
Scott Robertson
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Matías Moroni  43'
OC 13 Lucio Cinti
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras  77'
FH 10 Santiago Carreras  43'  77'
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou  43'
N8 8 Joaquín Oviedo
OF 7 Juan Martín González
BF 6 Pablo Matera  51'
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo  60'
LL 4 Marcos Kremer
TP 3 Lucio Sordoni  51'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  60'
LP 1 Thomas Gallo  60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  60'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas  60'
PR 18 Joel Sclavi  51'
LK 19 Franco Molina  51'
LK 20 Tomás Lavanini  60'
SH 21 Lautaro Bazán  43'
FH 22 Tomás Albornoz  43'
WG 23 Bautista Delguy  43'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

  • This was New Zealand's 50th test match without losing at Eden Park.
17 August 2024
19:45 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 12–30 South Africa (1 BP)
Pen: Lolesio (4/5) 3', 21', 36', 47'ReportTry: Fassi 17' m
Van Staden 43' c
Marx (2) 63' m, 73' c
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (1/2) 44'
Pollard (1/2) 74'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2/2) 16', 26'
Optus Stadium, Perth[10]
Attendance: 58,197
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
FB 15 Tom Wright
RW 14 Andrew Kellaway
OC 13 Len Ikitau
IC 12 Hunter Paisami  48'
LW 11 Marika Koroibete
FH 10 Noah Lolesio  71'
SH 9 Nic White  61'
N8 8 Harry Wilson
OF 7 Carlo Tizzano
BF 6 Rob Valetini
RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
LL 4 Angus Blyth  58'
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa (c)  41'
HK 2 Josh Nasser  55'
LP 1 Angus Bell  41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Billy Pollard  49'
PR 17 James Slipper  41'  49'
PR 18 Zane Nonggorr  41'
LK 19 Tom Hooper  58'
N8 20 Seru Uru  72'  55'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  61'
FH 22 Ben Donaldson  71'
FB 23 Max Jorgensen  48'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Aphelele Fassi
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Lukhanyo Am  71'
LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi
FH 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu  60'
SH 9 Morné van den Berg  50'
N8 8 Elrigh Louw  58'
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF 6 Marco van Staden
RL 5 Ruan Nortjé
LL 4 Salmaan Moerat (c)  17'
TP 3 Thomas du Toit  51'
HK 2 Johan Grobbelaar  45'
LP 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels  45'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx  45'
PR 17 Ox Nché  45'
PR 18 Vincent Koch  51'
LK 19 Eben Etzebeth  17'
FL 20 Kwagga Smith  58'
SH 21 Grant Williams  50'
FH 22 Manie Libbok  71'
FH 23 Handré Pollard  60'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus

Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Round 3

31 August 2024
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 31–27 New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Mbonambi 16' m
Smith 68' c
Williams 74' c
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2/3) 69', 75'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (4/5) 29', 36', 45', 49'		ReportTry: Taylor 6' c
Clarke (2) 32' m, 51' m
J. Barrett 41'
Con: McKenzie (2/4) 7', 41'
Pen: McKenzie (1/1) 47'
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg[13][14][16]
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
FB 15 Aphelele Fassi  6'
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse  49'
FH 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
SH 9 Cobus Reinach  44'
N8 8 Jasper Wiese  44'
BF 7 Ben-Jason Dixon  38'
OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  61'
RL 5 Ruan Nortjé  26'  38'  51'  61'
LL 4 Pieter-Steph du Toit
TP 3 Frans Malherbe  44'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  44'
LP 1 Ox Nché  44'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx  44'
PR 17 Gerhard Steenekamp  44'
PR 18 Vincent Koch  44'
LK 19 Eben Etzebeth  26'
FL 20 Elrigh Louw  44'
FL 21 Kwagga Smith  51'
SH 22 Grant Williams  44'
FH 23 Handré Pollard  49'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus
FB 15 Beauden Barrett
RW 14 Will Jordan  66'
OC 13 Rieko Ioane
IC 12 Jordie Barrett
LW 11 Caleb Clarke  64'
FH 10 Damian McKenzie
SH 9 TJ Perenara  66'
N8 8 Ardie Savea
BF 7 Sam Cane
OF 6 Ethan Blackadder  70'
RL 5 Tupou Vaa'i  70'
LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  59'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  66'
LP 1 Tamaiti Williams  56'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Asafo Aumua  66'
PR 17 Ofa Tuʻungafasi  68'  56'
PR 18 Fletcher Newell  59'
LK 19 Sam Darry  70'
FL 20 Samipeni Finau  70'
FH 21 Cortez Ratima  66'
CE 22 Anton Lienert-Brown  64'
WG 23 Mark Tele'a  66'
Coach:
Scott Robertson

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Foul play review officer:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

  • South Africa win 3 consecutive matches against New Zealand for the first time since 2009.
31 August 2024
19:00 ART (UTC−03)
(1 BP) Argentina 19–20 Australia
Try: González 15' c
Con: S. Carreras (1/1) 16'
Pen: S. Carreras (3/3) 12', 35', 45'
Albornoz (1/1) 70'		ReportTry: Gordon 28' c
Valetini 50' c
Con: Lolesio (2/2) 28', 51'
Pen: Lolesio (1/2) 59'
Donaldson (1/1) 80+1'
Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Santiago Cordero  62'
OC 13 Lucio Cinti
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Santiago Carreras  73'
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou  62'
N8 8 Juan Martín González  51'  62'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo  2'
LL 4 Franco Molina  45'
TP 3 Joel Sclavi  45'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)
LP 1 Thomas Gallo  70'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Agustín Creevy  73'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas  70'
PR 18 Eduardo Bello  45'
LK 19 Guido Petti  45'
LK 20 Tomás Lavanini  2'  62'
N8 21 Santiago Grondona  51'
SH 22 Lautaro Bazán  62'
FH 23 Tomás Albornoz  62'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15 Tom Wright
RW 14 Andrew Kellaway  67'
OC 13 Len Ikitau
IC 12 Hamish Stewart
LW 11 Marika Koroibete
FH 10 Noah Lolesio  76'
SH 9 Jake Gordon  67'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Carlo Tizzano  74'
BF 6 Rob Valetini
RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto  48'
LL 4 Nick Frost
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  48'
HK 2 Matt Faessler  65'
LP 1 Angus Bell  56'  74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Josh Nasser  65'
PR 17 Isaac Aedo Kailea  56'  74'
PR 18 Allan Alaalatoa  48'
LK 19 Jeremy Williams  48'
FL 20 Langi Gleeson  74'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  67'
FH 22 Ben Donaldson  76'
WG 23 Max Jorgensen  67'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Pierre Brousset (France)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Notes:

Round 4

7 September 2024
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 18–12 New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Kolisi 49' c
Marx 74' m
Con: Pollard (1/1) 50'
Pen: Pollard (1/1) 32'
Feinberg-Mngomezulu (1/2) 54'		ReportPen: McKenzie (4/7) 15', 29', 40+1', 59'
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town[13][14][16]
Attendance: 57,733
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
FB 15 Willie le Roux  62'
RW 14 Canan Moodie  46'
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Cheslin Kolbe
FH 10 Handré Pollard  53'
SH 9 Grant Williams  60'
N8 8 Jasper Wiese  14'  53'
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  56'
RL 5 Ruan Nortjé
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Frans Malherbe  53'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  46'
LP 1 Ox Nché  54'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx  46'
PR 17 Gerhard Steenekamp  54'
PR 18 Vincent Koch  53'
FL 19 Kwagga Smith  56'
FL 20 Elrigh Louw  53'
SH 21 Jaden Hendrikse  60'
FH 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu  53'
CE 23 Lukhanyo Am  46'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus
FB 15 Will Jordan  60'
RW 14 Sevu Reece  16'
OC 13 Rieko Ioane  76'
IC 12 Jordie Barrett
LW 11 Mark Tele'a  50'
FH 10 Damian McKenzie
SH 9 Cortez Ratima  50'
N8 8 Ardie Savea
BF 7 Sam Cane
OF 6 Wallace Sititi  60'
RL 5 Tupou Vaa'i
LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  73'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  18'  27'
LP 1 Tamaiti Williams  78'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Asafo Aumua  18'  27'
PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi  78'
PR 18 Fletcher Newell  76'
LK 19 Sam Darry
FL 20 Luke Jacobson  60'
SH 21 TJ Perenara  50'
CE 22 Anton Lienert-Brown  50'
FB 23 Beauden Barrett  60'
Coach:
Scott Robertson

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

  • South Africa reclaim the Freedom Cup.
  • South Africa records a 4th consecutive victory over New Zealand for the first time since 1949.
  • This is South Africa's longest winning streak against New Zealand in the professional era.
  • This was the first time since November 2018 (losing to Ireland 16–9) that New Zealand have failed to score a try in a test match.
7 September 2024
16:00 ART (UTC−03)
(1 BP) Argentina 67–27 Australia
Try: M. Carreras 30' c
Montoya 36' c
González 47' c
Matera 56' c
Oviedo (2) 63' c, 76' c
Mallía (2) 71' m, 74' c
Cinti 80' c
Con: Albornoz (6/7) 31', 37', 48', 57', 64', 75'
S. Carreras (2/2) 77', 81'
Pen: Albornoz (2/2) 2', 62'		ReportTry: Tizzano 14' c
Kellaway 28' c
McDermott 68' c
Con: Donaldson (2/2) 15', 29'
Lynagh (1/1) 69'
Pen: Donaldson (2/2) 5', 21'
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe[15]
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Bautista Delguy  41'
OC 13 Lucio Cinti
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Tomás Albornoz
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou  71'
N8 8 Juan Martín González
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera  68'
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini  47'
LL 4 Guido Petti  59'
TP 3 Joel Sclavi  47'  73'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  66'
LP 1 Thomas Gallo  71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  66'
PR 17 Mayco Vivas  71'
PR 18 Eduardo Bello  47'  73'
LK 19 Franco Molina  59'
FL 20 Joaquín Oviedo  47'
FL 21 Santiago Grondona  68'
SH 22 Gonzalo García  71'
FH 23 Santiago Carreras  41'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15 Andrew Kellaway  80'
RW 14 Max Jorgensen
OC 13 Len Ikitau  66'
IC 12 Hamish Stewart
LW 11 Marika Koroibete
FH 10 Ben Donaldson  56'
SH 9 Jake Gordon  56'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Carlo Tizzano
BF 6 Rob Valetini  59'
RL 5 Jeremy Williams
LL 4 Nick Frost  66'
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  36'
HK 2 Matt Faessler  47'
LP 1 Angus Bell  41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Josh Nasser  47'
PR 17 James Slipper  41'
PR 18 Allan Alaalatoa  36'
LK 19 Josh Canham  66'
FL 20 Langi Gleeson  59'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  56'
FH 22 Tom Lynagh  56'
CE 23 Josh Flook  66'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Julián Montoya became the fourth Argentine to earn his 100th test cap.[18]
  • Josh Canham (Australia) made his international debut.
  • James Slipper earned his 139th international cap, to equal George Gregan's record as Australia's most capped player.
  • Argentina scored their most points over Australia, surpassing the 48 points scored in 2022, and set a new largest winning margin, surpassing the 31-point different set in the same fixture.
  • This was the most points conceded by Australia in a test match.
  • Argentina retain the Puma Trophy.

Round 5

21 September 2024
15:45 AEST (UTC+10)
(1 BP) Australia 28–31 New Zealand
Try: McReight 18' c
Faessler 36' c
Paisami 65' c
Wright 79' c
Con: Lolesio (4/4) 19', 37', 66', 79'		ReportTry: Jordan 2' c
Ioane 9' c
Clarke 15' c
Savea 25' c
Con: McKenzie (4/4) 3', 10', 16', 26'
Pen: McKenzie (1/1) 45'
Accor Stadium, Sydney[13][14]
Attendance: 68,061
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
FB 15 Tom Wright
RW 14 Andrew Kellaway
OC 13 Len Ikitau
IC 12 Hunter Paisami
LW 11 Marika Koroibete  64'
FH 10 Noah Lolesio
SH 9 Nic White  62'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Fraser McReight
BF 6 Rob Valetini  68'
RL 5 Jeremy Williams
LL 4 Nick Frost  56'
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  45'
HK 2 Matt Faessler  53'
LP 1 Angus Bell  50'  71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  53'
PR 17 James Slipper  50'  71'
PR 18 Allan Alaalatoa  45'
LK 19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto  56'
FL 20 Langi Gleeson  68'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  62'
FH 22 Tom Lynagh
WG 23 Dylan Pietsch  64'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Will Jordan
RW 14 Sevu Reece  77'
OC 13 Rieko Ioane
IC 12 Jordie Barrett  41'
LW 11 Caleb Clarke  72'
FH 10 Damian McKenzie
SH 9 Cortez Ratima  58'
N8 8 Ardie Savea
BF 7 Sam Cane  64'
OF 6 Wallace Sititi
RL 5 Tupou Vaa'i  66'
LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  71'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  62'
LP 1 Ethan de Groot  41'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Asafo Aumua  62'
PR 17 Tamaiti Williams  41'
PR 18 Pasilio Tosi  71'
LK 19 Sam Darry  66'
FL 20 Luke Jacobson  64'
SH 21 TJ Perenara  58'
CE 22 Anton Lienert-Brown  65'  41'
WG 23 Harry Plummer  77'
Coach:
Scott Robertson

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Television match official:
Stuart Terheege (England)
Foul play review officer:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes

  • Beauden Barrett was initially named at full-back in the New Zealand team, but was forced to withdraw shortly before the match due to illness. He was replaced by Sevu Reece, who came onto the wing, with Will Jordan moving to fullback. Harry Plummer replaced Reece on the bench.
  • James Slipper won his 140th cap for Australia, overtaking George Gregan as the Wallabies' most capped player.
  • Harry Plummer (New Zealand) made his international debut.
  • New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup for the 22nd straight year, dating back to 2003.
21 September 2024
18:00 ART (UTC−03)
Argentina 29–28 South Africa (1 BP)
Try: M. Carreras 14' c
Matera 21' c
Sclavi 26' m
Albornoz 34' c
Con: Albornoz (3/4) 15', 22', 35'
Pen: Albornoz (1/3) 68'		ReportTry: Fassi 3' c
Kriel 7' c
Reinach 38' m
Con: Pollard (2/3) 4', 8'
Pen: Pollard (2/2) 12', 43'
Libbok (1/2) 50'
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero[15]
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Bautista Delguy  51'
OC 13 Lucio Cinti  76'
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Tomás Albornoz
SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou  48'
N8 8 Joaquín Oviedo
OF 7 Marcos Kremer  63'
BF 6 Pablo Matera  56'
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo
LL 4 Franco Molina  56'
TP 3 Joel Sclavi  60'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)
LP 1 Thomas Gallo  60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  63'
PR 17 Ignacio Calles  60'
PR 18 Pedro Delgado  60'
LK 19 Guido Petti  56'
FL 20 Juan Martín González  56'
SH 21 Gonzalo García  48'
FH 22 Santiago Carreras  51'
CE 23 Matías Moroni  76'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15 Aphelele Fassi
RW 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse  17'
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Lukhanyo Am
LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi
FH 10 Handré Pollard  48'
SH 9 Cobus Reinach  55'
N8 8 Jasper Wiese
BF 7 Ben-Jason Dixon  48'
OF 6 Marco van Staden  48'
RL 5 Ruan Nortjé  72'
LL 4 Salmaan Moerat (c)  48'  72'
TP 3 Thomas du Toit  48'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx  70'
LP 1 Ox Nché  65'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels  70'
PR 17 Gerhard Steenekamp  65'
PR 18 Vincent Koch  48'
LK 19 Eben Etzebeth  48'
FL 20 Elrigh Louw  48'
FL 21 Kwagga Smith  48'
SH 22 Jaden Hendrikse  55'
FH 23 Manie Libbok  48'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes

  • Eben Etzebeth equals Victor Matfield's record as most capped player for South Africa (127).
  • Argentina beat South Africa for the first time since 2018.
  • Argentina win 3 matches in one Rugby Championship for the first time.
  • With this win, Argentina get at least one win over each nation in the Championship for the first time ever.
  • This was Argentina's first victory against a No. 1 ranked side since the onset of the IRB/World Rugby rankings in 2003.
  • Julián Montoya became the first Argentinian captain to have won Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and ninth overall after England's John Pullin, Will Carling, Martin Johnson, Owen Farrell, Ireland's Rory Best and France's Fabien Pelous, Thierry Dusautoir and Antoine Dupont.

Round 6

28 September 2024
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) New Zealand 33–13 Australia
Try: Reece 16' m
Jordan 22' c
Clarke (2) 40'+1 c, 64' c
Williams 55' c
Con: B. Barrett (4/5) 23', 40'+2, 56', 66'		ReportTry: McReight 8' c
Con: Lolesio (1/1) 9'
Pen: Lolesio (2/2) 19', 37'
Sky Stadium, Wellington[13][14]
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
FB 15 Will Jordan
RW 14 Sevu Reece  62'
OC 13 Rieko Ioane  66'
IC 12 Anton Lienert-Brown
LW 11 Caleb Clarke  77'
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 TJ Perenara  62'
N8 8 Ardie Savea
BF 7 Sam Cane  67'
OF 6 Wallace Sititi
RL 5 Tupou Vaa'i  62'
LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  66'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  66'
LP 1 Ethan de Groot  52'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Asafo Aumua  66'
PR 17 Tamaiti Williams  52'
PR 18 Pasilio Tosi  66'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu  62'
FL 20 Luke Jacobson  67'
SH 21 Cortez Ratima  62'
FH 22 Damian McKenzie  62'
CE 23 David Havili  66'
Coach:
Scott Robertson
FB 15 Tom Wright
RW 14 Andrew Kellaway
OC 13 Len Ikitau  75'
IC 12 Hunter Paisami
LW 11 Dylan Pietsch  63'
FH 10 Noah Lolesio
SH 9 Jake Gordon  60'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Fraser McReight
BF 6 Rob Valetini  60'
RL 5 Jeremy Williams
LL 4 Nick Frost  58'
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  44'
HK 2 Matt Faessler  49'
LP 1 Angus Bell  60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  49'
PR 17 Isaac Aedo Kailea  60'
PR 18 Allan Alaalatoa  44'
LK 19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto  58'
FL 20 Langi Gleeson  60'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  60'
FH 22 Ben Donaldson  75'
CE 23 Josh Flook  63'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Stuart Terheege (England)

Notes:

  • Sam Cane became just the 8th All Blacks forward and the 13th New Zealander to earn his 100th test cap.
28 September 2024
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) South Africa 48–7 Argentina
Try: Fassi (2) 8' c, 33' m
Du Toit (2) 14' c, 73' c
Kolbe 38' m
Marx 69' c
Kriel 77' c
Con: Hendrikse (2/4) 9', 15'
Pollard (3/3) 70', 74', 78'
Pen: Hendrikse (1/2) 22'		Try: Albornoz 19' c
Con: Albornoz 20'
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela[16][15]
Attendance: 43,578
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB 15 Aphelele Fassi
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Damian de Allende  57'
LW 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse
FH 10 Manie Libbok  67'
SH 9 Jaden Hendrikse  57'
N8 8 Jasper Wiese  53'
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  60'
RL 5 Ruan Nortjé
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Frans Malherbe  44'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  44'
LP 1 Ox Nché  53'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx  44'
PR 17 Gerhard Steenekamp  53'
PR 18 Vincent Koch  44'
FL 19 Elrigh Louw  60'
FL 20 Kwagga Smith  53'
SH 21 Cobus Reinach  57'
FH 22 Handré Pollard  67'
CE 23 Lukhanyo Am  57'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus
FB 15 Santiago Carreras  68'
RW 14 Rodrigo Isgró  37'
OC 13 Matías Moroni
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares  26'
LW 11 Mateo Carreras  29'
FH 10 Tomás Albornoz
SH 9 Gonzalo García  68'
N8 8 Joaquín Oviedo
OF 7 Santiago Grondona  44'
BF 6 Juan Martín González  37'  41'
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini  49'
LL 4 Pedro Rubiolo
TP 3 Joel Sclavi  49'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  57'
LP 1 Thomas Gallo  57'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  57'
PR 17 Ignacio Calles  57'
PR 18 Pedro Delgado  49'
LK 19 Franco Molina  49'
FL 20 Pablo Matera  55'  37'  41'  44'
SH 21 Lautaro Bazán  68'
CE 22 Lucio Cinti  26'
FB 23 Juan Cruz Mallía  37'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Assistant referees:
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Andrew Jackson (England)

Notes:

  • Eben Etzebeth won his 128th cap for South Africa, overtaking Victor Matfield as the Springboks' most capped player.

Statistics

Participants

Team Stadium Coach Captain World Rugby Ranking
Home stadium Capacity Location Start[b] End[c]
 Argentina Jorge Luis Hirschi 30,000 La Plata (vs. Australia) Felipe Contepomi Julian Montoya/Pablo Matera 7th 6th
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López 30,835 Santa Fe (vs. Australia)
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades 30,000 Santiago del Estero (vs. South Africa)
 Australia Lang Park 52,500 Brisbane (vs. South Africa) Joe Schmidt Allan Alaalatoa/Harry Wilson 9th 10th
Perth Stadium 65,000 Perth (vs. South Africa)
Stadium Australia 82,000 Sydney (vs. New Zealand)
 New Zealand Eden Park 60,000 Auckland (vs. Argentina) Scott Robertson Scott Barrett/Ardie Savea 3rd 3rd
Wellington Regional Stadium 34,500 Wellington
 South Africa Cape Town Stadium 58,310 Cape Town (vs. New Zealand) Rassie Erasmus Siya Kolisi/Salmaan Moerat 1st 2nd
Ellis Park Stadium 62,567 Johannesburg (vs. New Zealand)
Mbombela Stadium 43,500 Mbombela (vs. Argentina)

Squads

Argentina

On 31 July 2024, Argentina named a 31-man squad for the opening two matches of the Rugby Championship. Santiago Grondona, Guido Petti, Ignacio Calles and Pedro Delgado were added to the squad over the course of the championship.[19]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Agustín Creevy Hooker (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 39) 108 Unattached
Julián Montoya (c) Hooker (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 30) 97 Leicester Tigers
Ignacio Ruiz Hooker (2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (aged 23) 10 Perpignan
Eduardo Bello Prop (1995-11-27)27 November 1995 (aged 28) 24 Newcastle Falcons
Ignacio Calles Prop (1995-10-25)25 October 1995 (aged 28) 3 Pau
Pedro Delgado Prop (1997-09-01)1 September 1997 (aged 26) 0 Dogos
Thomas Gallo Prop (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 25) 26 Benetton
Joel Sclavi Prop (1994-06-25)25 June 1994 (aged 30) 18 La Rochelle
Lucio Sordoni Prop (1998-07-23)23 July 1998 (aged 26) 7 Racing 92
Mayco Vivas Prop (1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 26) 24 Gloucester
Efraín Elías Lock (2004-04-30)30 April 2004 (aged 20) 0 Toulouse
Tomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 31) 86 Lyon
Franco Molina Lock (1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 26) 3 Dogos
Guido Petti Lock (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 29) 76 Bordeaux Bègles
Pedro Rubiolo Lock (2002-12-12)12 December 2002 (aged 21) 12 Newcastle Falcons
Juan Martín González Back row (2000-11-14)14 November 2000 (aged 23) 31 Saracens
Santiago Grondona Back row (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 26) 16 Bristol Bears
Marcos Kremer Back row (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 67 Clermont
Pablo Matera Back row (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 31) 101 Mie Honda Heat
Joaquín Oviedo Back row (2001-07-17)17 July 2001 (aged 23) 5 Perpignan
Juan Bautista Pedemonte Back row (2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (aged 24) 1 Vannes
Lautaro Bazán Scrum-half (1996-02-24)24 February 1996 (aged 28) 15 Benetton
Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum-half (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 30) 60 Unattached
Gonzalo García Scrum-half (1999-03-05)5 March 1999 (aged 25) 4 Zebre Parma
Tomás Albornoz Fly-half (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 (aged 26) 8 Benetton
Santiago Carreras Fly-half (1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 26) 45 Gloucester
Santiago Chocobares Centre (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 25) 21 Toulouse
Lucio Cinti Centre (2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 24) 23 Saracens
Matías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 33) 82 Unattached
Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 32) 61 Miami Sharks
Mateo Carreras Wing (1999-12-17)17 December 1999 (aged 24) 20 Bayonne
Santiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 30) 52 Connacht
Bautista Delguy Wing (1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 27) 27 Clermont
Martín Bogado Fullback (1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 26) 4 Oyonnax
Juan Cruz Mallía Fullback (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 27) 33 Toulouse

Australia

On 1 August, Australia named an initial 36-player squad for the opening two matches of the Rugby Championship.[20] On 20 August, Australia named a 35-player squad for the Round 3 and 4 matches against Argentina.[21] On 13 September, Australia named a further 36-player squad for the Bledisloe Cup series against New Zealand.[22] All players in these squads are listed here.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Matt Faessler Hooker (1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 25) 7 Reds
Josh Nasser Hooker (1999-06-23)23 June 1999 (aged 25) 2 Reds
Brandon Paenga-Amosa Hooker (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 28) 9 Force
Billy Pollard Hooker (2001-09-12)12 September 2001 (aged 22) 3 Brumbies
Allan Alaalatoa (c) Prop (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 30) 70 Brumbies
Angus Bell Prop (2000-10-04)4 October 2000 (aged 23) 28 Waratahs
Isaac Aedo Kailea Prop (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 24) 3 Unattached
Zane Nonggorr Prop (2001-03-30)30 March 2001 (aged 23) 6 Reds
Tom Robertson Prop (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 29) 24 Force
James Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 35) 136 Brumbies
Taniela Tupou Prop (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 28) 52 Waratahs
Angus Blyth Lock (1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 26) 3 Reds
Josh Canham Lock (2001-02-01)1 February 2001 (aged 23) 1 Rebels
Nick Frost Lock (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 (aged 24) 16 Brumbies
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto Lock (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 27) 32 Reds
Jeremy Williams Lock (2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 23) 3 Waratahs
Langi Gleeson Back row (2001-07-21)21 July 2001 (aged 23) 7 Waratahs
Tom Hooper Back row (2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 22) 9 Brumbies
Fraser McReight Back row (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 25) 17 Reds
Luke Reimer Back row (2000-05-27)27 May 2000 (aged 24) 0 Brumbies
Carlo Tizzano Back row (2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 24) 0 Force
Seru Uru Back row (1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 27) 0 Reds
Rob Valetini Back row (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 25) 42 Brumbies
Harry Wilson Back row (1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 24) 13 Reds
Jake Gordon Scrum-half (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 31) 22 Waratahs
Tate McDermott Scrum-half (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 25) 31 Reds
Nic White Scrum-half (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 34) 68 Brumbies
Ben Donaldson Fly-half (1999-04-05)5 April 1999 (aged 25) 9 Waratahs
Noah Lolesio Fly-half (1999-12-18)18 December 1999 (aged 24) 20 Brumbies
Tom Lynagh Fly-half (2003-04-14)14 April 2003 (aged 21) 1 Reds
David Feliuai Centre (1997-05-16)16 May 1997 (aged 27) 0 Brumbies
Josh Flook Centre (2001-09-22)22 September 2001 (aged 22) 2 Reds
Len Ikitau Centre (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 25) 29 Brumbies
Hunter Paisami Centre (1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 25) 27 Reds
Hamish Stewart Centre (1998-03-03)3 March 1998 (aged 26) 0 Force
Filipo Daugunu Wing (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 (aged 29) 10 Reds
Andrew Kellaway Wing (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 28) 29 Waratahs
Marika Koroibete Wing (1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 32) 59 Saitama Wild Knights
Dylan Pietsch Wing (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 26) 2 Waratahs
Corey Toole Wing (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 24) 0 Brumbies
Max Jorgensen Fullback (2004-09-02)2 September 2004 (aged 19) 0 Waratahs
Tom Wright Fullback (1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 27) 28 Brumbies

New Zealand

On 28 July, New Zealand announced their 36–player squad for the Rugby Championship.[23] On 5 August, Harry Plummer was called up to the squad as injury cover for Stephen Perofeta. On 8 August, Josh Lord was named in the team to face Argentina in Wellington.[24] George Bower was added to the squad ahead of the Round 3 match against South Africa. On 15 September, Ethan de Groot was called back into the squad and Fletcher Newell was ruled out due to a calf injury. George Bower will remain with the squad as injury cover.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Franchise/province
Asafo Aumua Hooker (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 27) 9 Hurricanes / Wellington
Codie Taylor Hooker (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 33) 87 Crusaders / Canterbury
George Bell Hooker (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 22) 1 Crusaders / Canterbury
George Bower Prop (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 32) 23 Crusaders / Otago
Ethan de Groot Prop (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 26) 25 Highlanders / Southland
Tyrel Lomax Prop (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 28) 34 Hurricanes / Tasman
Fletcher Newell Prop (2000-03-01)1 March 2000 (aged 24) 16 Crusaders / Canterbury
Pasilio Tosi Prop (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (aged 26) 1 Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty
Ofa Tuʻungafasi Prop (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 32) 59 Blues / Northland
Tamaiti Williams Prop (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 24) 8 Crusaders / Canterbury
Scott Barrett (c) Lock (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 30) 72 Crusaders / Taranaki
Tupou Vaa'i Lock (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 24) 28 Chiefs / Taranaki
Patrick Tuipulotu Lock (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 31) 45 Blues / Auckland
Sam Darry Lock (2000-07-18)18 July 2000 (aged 24) 1 Blues / Canterbury
Josh Lord Lock (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 23) 4 Chiefs / Taranaki
Ethan Blackadder Loose forward (1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 29) 11 Crusaders / Tasman
Sam Cane Loose forward (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 32) 95 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Samipeni Finau Loose forward (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 (aged 25) 3 Chiefs / Waikato
Luke Jacobson Loose forward (1997-04-20)20 April 1997 (aged 27) 21 Chiefs / Waikato
Dalton Papali'i Loose forward (1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 26) 34 Blues / Counties Manukau
Ardie Savea Loose forward (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 30) 84 Hurricanes / Wellington
Wallace Sititi Loose forward (2002-09-07)7 September 2002 (aged 21) 1 Chiefs / North Harbour
Noah Hotham Half-back (2003-05-23)23 May 2003 (aged 21) 1 Crusaders / Tasman
TJ Perenara Half-back (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 32) 81 Hurricanes / Wellington
Cortez Ratima Half-back (2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 23) 2 Chiefs / Waikato
Beauden Barrett First five-eighth (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 33) 126 Blues / Taranaki
Damian McKenzie First five-eighth (1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 29) 50 Chiefs / Waikato
Harry Plummer First five-eighth (1998-06-19)19 June 1998 (aged 26) 0 Blues / Auckland
Jordie Barrett Centre (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 27) 60 Hurricanes / Taranaki
David Havili Centre (1994-12-23)23 December 1994 (aged 29) 27 Crusaders / Tasman
Rieko Ioane Centre (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 27) 71 Blues / Auckland
Anton Lienert-Brown Centre (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 29) 73 Chiefs / Waikato
Billy Proctor Centre (1999-05-14)14 May 1999 (aged 25) 1 Hurricanes / Wellington
Caleb Clarke Wing (1999-03-29)29 March 1999 (aged 25) 21 Blues / Auckland
Sevu Reece Wing (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 27) 26 Crusaders / Southland
Mark Tele'a Wing (1996-12-06)6 December 1996 (aged 27) 11 Blues / North Harbour
Will Jordan Fullback (1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 26) 31 Crusaders / Tasman
Ruben Love Fullback (2001-04-28)28 April 2001 (aged 23) 0 Hurricanes / Wellington
Stephen Perofeta Fullback (1997-03-12)12 March 1997 (aged 27) 5 Blues / Taranaki

South Africa

On 23 July, South Africa named a 33-player squad for the opening two matches of the Rugby Championship.[25] On 20 August, a squad of 37 players was named for their two matches against New Zealand.[26] On 10 September, a squad of 28 players was named for their two matches against Argentina.[27] All players in these squads are listed here.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Johan Grobbelaar Hooker (1997-12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 26) 1 Bulls
Malcolm Marx Hooker (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 30) 67 Kubota Spears
Bongi Mbonambi Hooker (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 33) 71 Sharks
Jan-Hendrik Wessels Hooker (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 23) 1 Bulls
Thomas du Toit Prop (1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 29) 19 Bath
Steven Kitshoff Prop (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 32) 83 Stormers
Vincent Koch Prop (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 34) 52 Sharks
Frans Malherbe Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 33) 72 Stormers
Ox Nché Prop (1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 29) 31 Sharks
Gerhard Steenekamp Prop (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 27) 3 Bulls
Eben Etzebeth Lock (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 32) 122 Sharks
Nico Janse van Rensburg Lock (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 30) 1 Montpellier
Salmaan Moerat (vc) Lock (1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (aged 26) 7 Stormers
Ruan Nortjé Lock (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 26) 1 Bulls
RG Snyman Lock (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 29) 37 Leinster
Ben-Jason Dixon Loose forward (1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 26) 2 Stormers
Pieter-Steph du Toit Loose forward (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 31) 79 Toyota Verblitz
Siya Kolisi (c) Loose forward (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 33) 85 Racing 92
Elrigh Louw Loose forward (1999-09-20)20 September 1999 (aged 24) 4 Bulls
Kwagga Smith Loose forward (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 31) 43 Shizuoka Blue Revs
Marco van Staden Loose forward (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 28) 20 Bulls
Jasper Wiese Loose forward (1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 28) 27 Leicester Tigers
Jaden Hendrikse Scrum-half (2000-03-23)23 March 2000 (aged 24) 15 Sharks
Cobus Reinach Scrum-half (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 34) 33 Montpellier
Morné van den Berg Scrum-half (1997-10-24)24 October 1997 (aged 26) 1 Lions
Grant Williams Scrum-half (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 (aged 28) 11 Sharks
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu Fly-half (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 22) 4 Stormers
Manie Libbok Fly-half (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 27) 15 Stormers
Handré Pollard Fly-half (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 30) 71 Leicester Tigers
Lukhanyo Am Centre (1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 30) 36 Sharks
Damian de Allende Centre (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 32) 81 Saitama Wild Knights
André Esterhuizen Centre (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 30) 18 Sharks
Jesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 30) 71 Yokohama Canon Eagles
Kurt-Lee Arendse Wing (1996-06-17)17 June 1996 (aged 28) 18 Bulls
Cheslin Kolbe Wing (1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 30) 33 Suntory Sungoliath
Makazole Mapimpi Wing (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 34) 43 Sharks
Canan Moodie Wing (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 21) 10 Bulls
Aphelele Fassi Fullback (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 26) 5 Sharks
Willie le Roux Fullback (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 34) 95 Bulls

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The competition is known as the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship in New Zealand,[2] the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in South Africa, the Flight Centre Rugby Championship in Australia,[3][4] and the Visa/Banco Macro Rugby Championship in Argentina for sponsorship reasons.
  2. ^ As at 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ As at 30 September 2024.

References

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  2. ^ "Taisho Pharmaceutical joins the New Zealand Rugby family". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby. 8 October 2021.
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