2016 Rugby Championship

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2016 Rugby Championship
Date20 August 2016 – 8 October 2016
CountriesFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (14th title)
Bledisloe Cup Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Freedom Cup Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Puma Trophy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Tries scored70 (5.83 per match)
Attendance431,288 (35,941 per match)
Top scorer(s) Beauden Barrett (81)
Most tries Israel Dagg (5)
Ben Smith (5)
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The 2016 Rugby Championship was the fifth edition of the annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship, featuring Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. The competition is operated by SANZAAR, a joint venture of the four countries' national unions. New Zealand won their first four matches with bonus points to gain an unassailable lead, winning the title for the fourth time.

Contents

The tournament started on 20 August after the 2016 Summer Olympics had concluded, with Australia hosting New Zealand and South Africa hosting Argentina. The tournament ran for eight weeks with two bye weeks, ending on 8 October, when South Africa faced New Zealand and Argentina played Australia at Twickenham Stadium in London.

Background

The tournament was operated by SANZAAR and known for sponsorship reasons as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa, [1] The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand, [2] The Castrol Edge Rugby Championship in Australia [3] and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina. [4]

The 2016 Championship returned to a 6-round format, with each team playing the other home and away. The previous year it had been reduced to 3 rounds so that the 2015 Rugby World Cup could be accommodated. [5] It was the first tournament for which Argentina was a full member of SANZAAR, and the first in which they had a team competing in the SANZAAR-run Super Rugby competition. [6]

For the first time a match was played in a neutral venue. Argentina's home match against Australia on 8 October was held at Twickenham Stadium in London. [7]

Australia were the holders of the title, having won the 2015 edition. [8]

Overview

In June there was a break from the 2016 Super rugby tournament while the four Southern Hemisphere national teams played test matches against touring Northern Hemisphere nations. New Zealand won all three tests against Wales, Australia were whitewashed by England in their three tests (the first time they had lost a series against England in Australia), [9] Argentina's series against France ended in one win each and Ireland won their first match in South Africa before losing the next two and the series. [10] [11] These results and their 11-match winning streak leading into the tournament made New Zealand firm favourites to secure their fourth Rugby Championship title since it expanded to include Argentina five years ago. [11]

The opening match was played between New Zealand and Australia at Stadium Australia in Sydney. New Zealand comprehensively beat Australia 42–8, scoring six tries to one. In the first half Ryan Crotty, Jerome Kaino, Waisake Naholo and man of the match Beauden Barrett scored tries for New Zealand, while Australia only managed a solitary penalty through Bernard Foley. Australia's cause was not helped as they lost three backs (Matt Giteau, Rob Horne and Matt To'omua) to injury. After the break New Zealand scored two more tries with Dane Coles and Julian Savea dotting down, while Nick Phipps scored a consolation try for Australia at the end. [12] South Africa narrowly beat Argentina 30–23 at Mbombela Stadium, scoring a try in the final minutes to take the lead. South Africa took an early lead after Ruan Combrinck scored a try in the corner, but Argentina struck back though a try of their own to Matías Orlando to take a 13–10 lead into the half-time break. Late in the second half Argentina looked to have won the game when Santiago Cordero collected a Nicolás Sánchez chip to give Argentina a 10-point lead with 11 minutes remaining. However, South Africa leveled after a Johan Goosen try and an Elton Jantjies penalty, before Warren Whiteley sealed the win with two minutes remaining. [13]

The second round featured the same teams playing their return matches. New Zealand kept Australia try-less, winning 29–9 and retaining the Bledisloe Cup for the 13th straight year. Despite Israel Dagg scoring two tries, Australia put in a better defensive effort and New Zealand only led 15–9 at the half time break. Julian Savea and Sam Cane scored a try each in the second half while keeping Australia scoreless. [14] Argentina reversed the result against South Africa in Salta, kicking a last minute penalty to secure a 26–24 victory. Argentina outplayed South Africa in the first half, scoring one try to fullback Joaquin Tuculet, to lead 13–3. South Africa struck back in the second half with veteran winger Bryan Habana scoring a record 65th test try. Juan Leguizamon scored a second try for Argentina and they led by seven with 13 minutes remaining. South Africa took the lead for the first time in the match with six minutes left when Pieter-Steph du Toit scored a try and then Morne Steyn landed a penalty. Argentina were able to defended strongly to prevent South Africa scoring any more points, before Gonzalez Iglesias landed a match winning penalty in the 77th minute. [15]

After a week's break Argentina traveled to New Zealand and following a competitive first half dropped away to lose 57–22. Argentina took the lead after only two minutes as Cordero scored under the posts from the opening passage of play. However, New Zealand struck straight back with a Julian Savea try. Ben Smith and Barrett also scored for New Zealand while Sanchez's four penalties kept Argentina close, with New Zealand leading 24–19 at half time. The second half was all New Zealand as they scored five tries to Ben Smith, Charlie Faumuina, Luke Romano and Crotty twice against a solitary penalty from Sanchez. [16] Australia hosted South Africa, ending a six match losing streak after clinching a 23–17 victory in the wet at Brisbane. Only one point separated the two teams at the half time break. Whiteley and Goosen had scored tries early for South Africa to give them the lead, while an Adam Coleman try and two Foley penalties brought Australia to within one point. Early in the second half South African lock Eben Etzebeth was sin binned for a dangerous challenge and Foley kicked the resulting penalty to give Australia a slight lead. Foley then scored the decisive try 20 minutes later to give them their first win of the tournament. [17]

In the fourth round New Zealand continued their winning form, downing South Africa 41–13 in Christchurch, while Argentina fell to a 36–20 defeat in Australia. New Zealand hooker Coles set up tries for Dagg, Julian Savea and Sam Whitelock with some crisp passing. Ben Smith, Ardie Savea and TJ Perenara also scored tries, while South Africa's only try came early when Habana crossed in the first 10 minutes. [18] Australia jumped to a 21-point lead against Argentina after Samu Kerevi, Dane Haylett-Petty and Will Genia all scored converted tries in the first 12 minutes. Argentina responded with two penalties and at half-time the score was 21–6. Cordera scored early in the second half to bring the deficit to eight, before Sean McMahon beat four defenders to set up Genia's second try. Quade Cooper then set up a decisive try for Michael Hooper to give Australia a 20-point lead, with Argentina only managing a late consolation try to Facundo Isa. [19]

Four wins from four games and four bonus points for scoring at least three tries more than their opposition in each game [20] meant that the Rugby Championship title returned to New Zealand with two rounds still to play. [18] [21] The 24 tries scored by New Zealand at this point in the tournament is more than the other three nations combined [22] and they are within three wins of the record for the longest winning streak in tests. [23] Stuart Barnes has labelled the current New Zealand team the most dominant in rugby history, [24] something which former New Zealand captain Sean Fitzpatrick does not think is "good for the game as a whole". [25]

Standings

PlaceNationGamesPoints [26] Try
bonus		Losing
bonus		Table
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiff
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 660026284+1786030
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6303119147−281013
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6204117180−630210
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6105129216−87015

Fixtures

Round 1

20 August 2016
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8–42Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Phipps 74' m
Pen: Foley (1/1) 3'		Report [27] Try: Crotty 5' c
Barrett 25' c
Kaino 30' m
Naholo 38' c
Coles 55' m
J. Savea 58' m
Con: Barrett (3/5) 7', 26', 39'
Pen: Barrett (2/3) 16', 22'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 65,328
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB15 Israel Folau
RW14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13 Tevita Kuridrani
IC12 Matt Giteau Sub off.svg 11'
LW11 Dane Haylett-Petty
FH10 Bernard Foley
SH9 Will Genia
N88 David Pocock
OF7 Michael Hooper
BF6 Ben McCalman Sub off.svg 61'
RL5 Rob Simmons Sub off.svg 49'
LL4 Kane Douglas
TP3 Sekope Kepu Sub off.svg 54'
HK2 Stephen Moore (c)Sub off.svg 62'
LP1 Scott Sio Sub off.svg 50'Sub on.svg 74'
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 62'
PR17 James Slipper Sub on.svg 50'Sub off.svg 74'
PR18 Allan Alaalatoa Sub on.svg 54'
LK19 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 49'
FL20 Scott Fardy Sub on.svg 61'
SH21 Nick Phipps Sub on.svg 39'
CE22 Matt To'omua Sub on.svg 11'Sub off.svg 30'
WG23 Rob Horne Sub on.svg 30'Sub off.svg 39'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cheika
Australia vs New Zealand 2016-08-20.svg
FB15 Israel Dagg
RW14 Ben Smith
OC13 Malakai Fekitoa
IC12 Ryan Crotty Sub off.svg 40'
LW11 Waisake Naholo Sub off.svg 39'
FH10 Beauden Barrett
SH9 Aaron Smith Sub off.svg 67'
N88 Kieran Read (c)Yellow card.svg 73' to 80'
OF7 Sam Cane Sub off.svg 63'
BF6 Jerome Kaino Sub off.svg 57'
RL5 Sam Whitelock
LL4 Brodie Retallick
TP3 Owen Franks Sub off.svg 45'
HK2 Codie Taylor Sub off.svg 2'
LP1 Wyatt Crockett Sub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
HK16 Dane Coles Sub on.svg 2'
PR17 Kane Hames Sub on.svg 57'
PR18 Charlie Faumuina Sub on.svg 45'
FL19 Liam Squire Sub on.svg 57'
FL20 Ardie Savea Sub on.svg 63'
SH21 TJ Perenara Sub on.svg 67'
FH22 Aaron Cruden Sub on.svg 40'
WG23 Julian Savea Sub on.svg 39'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Allan Alaalatoa (Australia) made his international debut.
  • Kane Hames (New Zealand) made his international debut.
  • This was New Zealand's first win over Australia at Stadium Australia since 2013. [28]
20 August 2016
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg30–23Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1 BP)
Try: Combrinck 6' c
Goosen 70' c
Whiteley 78' c
Con: Jantjies (3/3) 8', 71', 79'
Pen: Jantjies (3/5) 17', 55', 73'		Report [29] Try: Orlando 24' c
Cordero 66' c
Con: Sánchez (2/2) 26', 67'
Pen: Sánchez (3/4) 15', 23', 64'
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Attendance: 27,357
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB15 Johan Goosen
RW14 Ruan Combrinck
OC13 Lionel Mapoe
IC12 Damian de Allende Sub off.svg 73'
LW11 Bryan Habana Yellow card.svg 45' to 55'
FH10 Elton Jantjies
SH9 Faf de Klerk
N88 Warren Whiteley
OF7 Oupa Mohojé
BF6 Francois Louw Sub off.svg 53'
RL5 Lood de Jager Sub off.svg 53'
LL4 Eben Etzebeth
TP3 Julian Redelinghuys Sub off.svg 31'
HK2 Adriaan Strauss (c)
LP1 Tendai Mtawarira Sub off.svg 53'
Replacements:
HK16 Bongi Mbonambi
PR17 Steven Kitshoff Sub on.svg 53'
PR18 Vincent Koch Sub on.svg 31'
LK19 Pieter-Steph du Toit Sub on.svg 53'
FL20 Jaco Kriel Sub on.svg 53'
SH21 Rudy Paige
CE22 Juan de Jongh Sub on.svg 73'
FB23 Jesse Kriel
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Allister Coetzee
South Africa vs Argentina 2016-08-20.svg
FB15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW14 Santiago Cordero
OC13 Matías Orlando Sub off.svg 75'
IC12 Juan Martín Hernández
LW11 Manuel Montero Yellow card.svg 21' to 31'
FH10 Nicolás Sánchez
SH9 Martín Landajo Sub off.svg 55'
N88 Facundo Isa
OF7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón Sub off.svg 63'
BF6 Pablo Matera
RL5 Tomás Lavanini
LL4 Matías Alemanno Sub off.svg 55'
TP3 Ramiro Herrera
HK2 Agustín Creevy (c)Sub off.svg 62'
LP1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
Replacements:
HK16 Julián Montoya Sub on.svg 62'
PR17 Felipe Arregui
PR18 Enrique Pieretto
LK19 Guido Petti Sub on.svg 55'
FL20 Javier Ortega Desio Sub on.svg 63'
SH21 Tomás Cubelli Sub on.svg 55'
FH22 Santiago González Iglesias Sub on.svg 75'
WG23 Ramiro Moyano
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Faf de Klerk (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Round 2

27 August 2016
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg29–9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Dagg (2) 7' c, 21' m
J. Savea 46' c
Cane 61' c
Con: Barrett (3/4) 8', 47', 63'
Pen: Barrett (1/3) 13'		Report [30] Pen: Foley (2/2) 11', 20'
Hodge (1/2) 34'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 35,372
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15 Ben Smith
RW14 Israel Dagg
OC13 Malakai Fekitoa
IC12 Anton Lienert-Brown Sub off.svg 75'
LW11 Julian Savea Sub off.svg 65'
FH10 Beauden Barrett
SH9 Aaron Smith Sub off.svg 65'
N88 Kieran Read (c)
OF7 Sam Cane Sub off.svg 72'
BF6 Jerome Kaino
RL5 Sam Whitelock
LL4 Brodie Retallick Sub off.svg 69'
TP3 Owen Franks Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Dane Coles Sub off.svg 69'
LP1 Joe Moody Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 James Parsons Sub on.svg 69'
PR17 Wyatt Crockett Sub on.svg 51'
PR18 Charlie Faumuina Sub on.svg 51'
FL19 Liam Squire Sub on.svg 69'
FL20 Ardie Savea Sub on.svg 72'
SH21 TJ Perenara Sub on.svg 65'
FH22 Aaron Cruden Sub on.svg 65'
CE23 Seta Tamanivalu Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen
New Zealand vs Australia 2016-08-27.svg
FB15 Israel Folau
RW14 Adam Ashley-Cooper Sub off.svg 16'
OC13 Samu Kerevi Sub off.svg 67'
IC12 Bernard Foley
LW11 Dane Haylett-Petty
FH10 Quade Cooper
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 67'
N88 David Pocock Sub off.svg 63'Sub on.svg 69'
OF7 Michael Hooper
BF6 Scott Fardy Sub off.svg 37'Sub on.svg 63'Sub off.svg 69'
RL5 Adam Coleman Yellow card.svg 36' to 46'Sub off.svg 63'
LL4 Kane Douglas
TP3 Sekope Kepu Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Stephen Moore (c)Sub off.svg 38'Sub on.svg 40'Cruz Roja.svg 48' to 53'Sub off.svg 63'
LP1 Scott Sio Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 38'Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 48'Sub off.svg 53'Sub on.svg 63'
PR17 James Slipper Sub on.svg 51'
PR18 Allan Alaalatoa Sub on.svg 51'
LK19 Dean Mumm Sub on.svg 37'
LK20 Will Skelton Sub on.svg 63'
SH21 Nick Phipps Sub on.svg 67'
CE22 Tevita Kuridrani Sub on.svg 67'
FB23 Reece Hodge Sub on.svg 16'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Israel Dagg (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

27 August 2016
16:40 AST (UTC-03)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg26–24Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Tuculet 30' c
Leguizamón 47' c
Con: Sánchez (1/1) 32'
Hernández (1/1) 48'
Pen: Sánchez (2/2) 22', 29'
Hernández (1/1) 54'
González Iglesias (1/1) 77'		Report [31] Try: Habana 44' c
Du Toit 67' m
Con: Goosen (1/1) 45'
Pen: Jantjies (2/4) 20', 42'
Steyn (2/3) 63', 73'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW14 Santiago Cordero
OC13 Matías Orlando Sub off.svg 60'
IC12 Juan Martín Hernández Sub off.svg 66'
LW11 Manuel Montero Sub off.svg 40'
FH10 Nicolás Sánchez Sub off.svg 45'
SH9 Martín Landajo
N88 Facundo Isa
OF7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón Sub off.svg 66'
BF6 Pablo Matera
RL5 Tomás Lavanini Sub off.svg 45'
LL4 Matías Alemanno
TP3 Ramiro Herrera Yellow card.svg 19' to 29'
HK2 Agustín Creevy (c)Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Sub off.svg 64'
Replacements:
HK16 Julián Montoya Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Felipe Arregui Sub on.svg 64'
PR18 Enrique Pieretto Sub on.svg 66'
LK19 Guido Petti Sub on.svg 45'
FL20 Javier Ortega Desio Sub on.svg 66'
SH21 Tomás Cubelli Sub on.svg 60'
FH22 Santiago González Iglesias Sub on.svg 45'
FB23 Lucas González Amorosino Sub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Hourcade
Argentina vs South Africa 2016-08-27.svg
FB15 Johan Goosen
RW14 Ruan Combrinck Sub off.svg 32'
OC13 Lionel Mapoe
IC12 Damian de Allende
LW11 Bryan Habana
FH10 Elton Jantjies Sub off.svg 45'
SH9 Faf de Klerk Sub off.svg 73'
N88 Warren Whiteley
OF7 Oupa Mohojé
BF6 Francois Louw Sub off.svg 54'
RL5 Lood de Jager Sub off.svg 45'
LL4 Eben Etzebeth
TP3 Vincent Koch Sub off.svg 45'
HK2 Adriaan Strauss (c)
LP1 Tendai Mtawarira Sub off.svg 45'
Replacements:
HK16 Bongi Mbonambi
PR17 Steven Kitshoff Sub on.svg 45'
PR18 Lourens Adriaanse Sub on.svg 45'
LK19 Pieter-Steph du Toit Sub on.svg 45'
FL20 Jaco Kriel Sub on.svg 54'
SH21 Rudy Paige Sub on.svg 73'
FH22 Morné Steyn Sub on.svg 45'
FB23 Jesse Kriel Sub on.svg 32'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Allister Coetzee

Man of the Match
Facundo Isa (Argentina)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

  • Felipe Arregui (Argentina) made his international debut.
  • Tomás Cubelli (Argentina) earned his 50th test cap.
  • Argentina beat South Africa for the first time on home soil.

Round 3

10 September 2016
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg57–22Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: J. Savea 10' c
B. Smith (2) 23' c, 66' c
Barrett 35' c
Crotty (2) 53' c, 63' c
Faumuina 56' c
Romano 76' m
Con: Barrett (6/6) 11', 24', 36', 54', 57', 64'
Cruden (1/2) 68'
Pen: Dagg (1/1) 31'		Report [32] Try: Cordero 2' c
Con: Sánchez (1/1) 2'
Pen: Sánchez (5/6) 14', 18', 26', 38', 49'
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 23,361
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15 Ben Smith
RW14 Israel Dagg
OC13 Malakai Fekitoa
IC12 Ryan Crotty Sub off.svg 68'
LW11 Julian Savea
FH10 Beauden Barrett Sub off.svg 64'
SH9 Aaron Smith Sub off.svg 48'
N88 Kieran Read (c)
OF7 Sam Cane Sub off.svg 45'
BF6 Jerome Kaino
RL5 Sam Whitelock
LL4 Brodie Retallick Sub off.svg 64'
TP3 Owen Franks Sub off.svg 48'
HK2 Dane Coles Sub off.svg 52'
LP1 Joe Moody Sub off.svg 52'
Replacements:
HK16 Codie Taylor Sub on.svg 52'
PR17 Wyatt Crockett Sub on.svg 52'
PR18 Charlie Faumuina Sub on.svg 48'
LK19 Luke Romano Sub on.svg 64'
FL20 Ardie Savea Sub on.svg 45'
SH21 TJ Perenara Sub on.svg 48'
FH22 Aaron Cruden Sub on.svg 64'
CE23 Anton Lienert-Brown Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen
New Zealand vs Argentina 2016-09-10.svg
FB15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW14 Matías Moroni
OC13 Matías Orlando
IC12 Juan Martín Hernández Sub off.svg 36'
LW11 Santiago Cordero
FH10 Nicolás Sánchez Sub off.svg 64'
SH9 Martín Landajo Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Facundo Isa
OF7 Javier Ortega Desio
BF6 Pablo Matera Sub off.svg 64'
RL5 Matías Alemanno
LL4 Guido Petti Sub off.svg 40'
TP3 Ramiro Herrera Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 Agustín Creevy (c)Sub off.svg 62'
LP1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Sub off.svg 62'
Replacements:
HK16 Julián Montoya Sub on.svg 62'
PR17 Lucas Noguera Paz Sub on.svg 62'
PR18 Enrique Pieretto Sub on.svg 65'
LK19 Marcos Kremer Sub on.svg 64'
N820 Leonardo Senatore Sub on.svg 40'
SH21 Tomás Cubelli Sub on.svg 60'
FH22 Santiago González Iglesias Sub on.svg 36'
WG23 Ramiro Moyano Sub on.svg 64'
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Julian Savea (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

10 September 2016
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg23–17Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Coleman 26' c
Foley 61' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 28', 62'
Pen: Foley (3/3) 10', 34', 42'		Report [33] Try: Whiteley 2' c
Goosen 17' c
Con: Jantjies (2/2) 3', 18'
Pen: Steyn (1/1) 65'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 30,327
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15 Israel Folau
RW14 Dane Haylett-Petty Sub off.svg 68'
OC13 Samu Kerevi Sub off.svg 73'
IC12 Bernard Foley
LW11 Reece Hodge
FH10 Quade Cooper
SH9 Will Genia
N88 David Pocock Sub off.svg 73'
OF7 Michael Hooper
BF6 Dean Mumm
RL5 Adam Coleman Sub off.svg 54'
LL4 Kane Douglas
TP3 Sekope Kepu Sub off.svg 50'
HK2 Stephen Moore (c)Sub off.svg 54'
LP1 Scott Sio Sub off.svg 50'
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 54'
PR17 James Slipper Sub on.svg 50'
PR18 Allan Alaalatoa Sub on.svg 50'
LK19 Rory Arnold Sub on.svg 54'
FL20 Sean McMahon Sub on.svg 73'
SH21 Nick Phipps
CE22 Tevita Kuridrani Sub on.svg 73'
WG23 Drew Mitchell Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cheika
Australia vs South Africa 2016-09-10.svg
FB15 Johan Goosen
RW14 Bryan Habana Sub off.svg 58'Sub on.svg 63'
OC13 Jesse Kriel
IC12 Juan de Jongh
LW11 Francois Hougaard Sub off.svg 78'
FH10 Elton Jantjies Sub off.svg 64'
SH9 Faf de Klerk
N88 Warren Whiteley
OF7 Oupa Mohojé Sub off.svg 46'
BF6 Francois Louw Sub off.svg 50'
RL5 Lood de Jager Sub off.svg 40'
LL4 Eben Etzebeth Yellow card.svg 41' to 51'
TP3 Lourens Adriaanse Sub off.svg 50'
HK2 Adriaan Strauss (c)Sub off.svg 73'
LP1 Tendai Mtawarira Sub off.svg 50'
Replacements:
HK16 Bongi Mbonambi Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Trevor Nyakane Sub on.svg 50'
PR18 Steven Kitshoff Sub on.svg 50'
LK19 Franco Mostert Sub on.svg 46'
LK20 Pieter-Steph du Toit Sub on.svg 40'
FL21 Jaco Kriel Sub on.svg 50'
FH22 Morné Steyn Sub on.svg 64'
CE23 Lionel Mapoe Sub on.svg 58'Sub off.svg 63'Sub on.svg 78'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Allister Coetzee

Man of the Match:
Michael Hooper

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Eben Etzebeth became the youngest South African player to earn his 50th test cap.
  • This was Australia's first back-to-back win over South Africa since their 2011/12 wins.
  • Australia retain the Mandela Challenge Plate.

Round 4

17 September 2016
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
(1 BP) New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg41–13Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Try: Dagg 21' m
J. Savea 27' c
B. Smith 48' c
A. Savea 55' c
Whitelock 64' m
Perenara 70' c
Con: Barrett (4/6) 28', 49', 57', 71'
Pen: Barrett (1/1) 8'		Report [34] Try: Habana 18' c
Con: Jantjies (1/1) 19'
Pen: Jantjies (2/2) 36', 52'
Rugby League Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 20,826
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB15 Ben Smith
RW14 Israel Dagg Sub off.svg 67'
OC13 Malakai Fekitoa
IC12 Ryan Crotty Sub off.svg 65'
LW11 Julian Savea
FH10 Beauden Barrett
SH9 Aaron Smith Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Kieran Read (c)
OF7 Ardie Savea Sub off.svg 59'
BF6 Jerome Kaino Sub off.svg 52'
RL5 Sam Whitelock
LL4 Brodie Retallick
TP3 Owen Franks Sub off.svg 53'
HK2 Dane Coles Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Joe Moody Sub off.svg 45'
Replacements:
HK16 Codie Taylor Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Wyatt Crockett Sub on.svg 45'
PR18 Charlie Faumuina Sub on.svg 53'
LK19 Luke Romano Sub on.svg 59'
FL20 Matt Todd Sub on.svg 52'
SH21 TJ Perenara Sub on.svg 63'
FH22 Lima Sopoaga Sub on.svg 67'
CE23 Anton Lienert-Brown Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen
New Zealand vs South Africa 2016-09-17.svg
FB15 Johan Goosen Sub off.svg 50'
RW14 Bryan Habana
OC13 Jesse Kriel
IC12 Juan de Jongh
LW11 Francois Hougaard
FH10 Elton Jantjies Sub off.svg 59'
SH9 Faf de Klerk
N88 Warren Whiteley
OF7 Oupa Mohojé Sub off.svg 50'
BF6 Francois Louw Sub off.svg 59'
RL5 Pieter-Steph du Toit Sub off.svg 62'
LL4 Eben Etzebeth
TP3 Vincent Koch Sub off.svg 71'
HK2 Adriaan Strauss (c)Sub off.svg 43'
LP1 Tendai Mtawarira Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Malcolm Marx Sub on.svg 43'
PR17 Steven Kitshoff Sub on.svg 59'
PR18 Lourens Adriaanse Sub on.svg 71'
LK19 Franco Mostert Sub on.svg 62'
FL20 Willem Alberts Sub on.svg 50'
FL21 Jaco Kriel Sub on.svg 59'
FH22 Morné Steyn Sub on.svg 59'
CE23 Damian de Allende Sub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Allister Coetzee

Man of the Match:
Dane Coles (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

17 September 2016
18:05 AWST (UTC+08)
(1 BP) Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg36–20Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Kerevi 1' c
Haylett-Petty 7' c
Genia (2) 11' c, 51' m
Hooper 63' c
Con: Foley (4/5) 2', 8', 12', 64'
Pen: Hodge (1/1) 74'		Report [35] Try: Cordero 43' c
Isa 71' c
Con: Sánchez (2/2) 43', 71'
Pen: Sánchez (2/3) 22', 33'
Perth Oval, Perth
Attendance: 16,202
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Israel Folau
RW14 Dane Haylett-Petty
OC13 Samu Kerevi Sub off.svg 73'
IC12 Bernard Foley
LW11 Reece Hodge
FH10 Quade Cooper Yellow card.svg 67' to 77'
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 67'
N88 David Pocock Sub off.svg 35'
OF7 Michael Hooper
BF6 Dean Mumm Sub off.svg 67'
RL5 Adam Coleman Sub off.svg 60'
LL4 Rob Simmons
TP3 Sekope Kepu Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Stephen Moore (c)Sub off.svg 48'
LP1 Scott Sio Yellow card.svg 32' to 42'Sub off.svg 60'
Replacements:
HK16 Tatafu Polota-Nau Sub on.svg 48'
PR17 James Slipper Sub on.svg 35'Sub off.svg 44'Sub on.svg 60'
PR18 Tom Robertson Sub on.svg 60'
LK19 Rory Arnold Sub on.svg 60'
FL20 Lopeti Timani Sub on.svg 67'
FL21 Sean McMahon Sub on.svg 44'
SH22 Nick Phipps Sub on.svg 67'
CE23 Tevita Kuridrani Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cheika
Australia vs Argentina 2016-09-17.svg
FB15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW14 Santiago Cordero
OC13 Matías Moroni
IC12 Santiago González Iglesias Sub off.svg 31'Sub on.svg 36'
LW11 Lucas González Amorosino Sub off.svg 61'
FH10 Nicolás Sánchez Sub off.svg 67'Sub on.svg 71'
SH9 Tomás Cubelli Sub off.svg 61'
N88 Facundo Isa
OF7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón Sub off.svg 44'
BF6 Pablo Matera Sub off.svg 65'
RL5 Matías Alemanno
LL4 Javier Ortega Desio
TP3 Ramiro Herrera Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 Agustín Creevy (c)Sub off.svg 46'
LP1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Sub off.svg 61'
Replacements:
HK16 Julián Montoya Sub on.svg 46'
PR17 Lucas Noguera Paz Sub on.svg 61'
PR18 Enrique Pieretto Sub on.svg 65'
LK19 Marcos Kremer Sub on.svg 65'
N820 Leonardo Senatore Sub on.svg 44'
SH21 Martín Landajo Sub on.svg 61'
CE22 Gabriel Ascárate Sub on.svg 31'Sub off.svg 36'Sub on.svg 67'Sub off.svg 71'
CE23 Matías Orlando Sub on.svg 61'
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Will Genia (Australia)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Dean Mumm (Australia) earned his 50th test cap.
  • Tom Robertson and Lopeti Timani (both Australia) made their international debuts.
  • Australia retain the Puma Trophy.
  • With this Australian win, New Zealand secured their fourth Rugby Championship title, with two rounds to play.

Round 5

1 October 2016
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg18–10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pen: Steyn (4/5) 25', 34', 40', 75'
Drop: Steyn (2/2) 4', 79'		Report [36] Try: Sio 13' c
Con: Foley (1/1) 14'
Pen: Foley (1/1) 7'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Patrick Lambie
RW14 Bryan Habana Sub off.svg 45'
OC13 Jesse Kriel Sub off.svg 38'
IC12 Juan de Jongh
LW11 Francois Hougaard
FH10 Morné Steyn
SH9 Rudy Paige Sub off.svg 56'
N88 Warren Whiteley
OF7 Oupa Mohojé Sub off.svg 54'
BF6 Francois Louw
RL5 Pieter-Steph du Toit Sub off.svg 44'
LL4 Eben Etzebeth
TP3 Vincent Koch Sub off.svg 44'
HK2 Adriaan Strauss (c)
LP1 Tendai Mtawarira Sub off.svg 44'
Replacements:
HK16 Bongi Mbonambi
PR17 Steven Kitshoff Sub on.svg 44'
PR18 Julian Redelinghuys Sub on.svg 44'
LK19 Lood de Jager Sub on.svg 44'
FL20 Willem Alberts Sub on.svg 56'
FL21 Jaco Kriel Sub on.svg 54'
CE22 Lionel Mapoe Sub on.svg 38'
FB23 Willie le Roux Sub on.svg 45'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Allister Coetzee
South Africa vs Australia 2016-10-01.svg
FB15 Israel Folau Yellow card.svg 33' to 43'
RW14 Dane Haylett-Petty Sub off.svg 68'
OC13 Samu Kerevi Sub off.svg 53'
IC12 Bernard Foley
LW11 Reece Hodge
FH10 Quade Cooper
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 76'
N88 Sean McMahon Sub off.svg 40'
OF7 Michael Hooper
BF6 Dean Mumm
RL5 Adam Coleman Sub off.svg 45'
LL4 Rob Simmons
TP3 Sekope Kepu Sub off.svg 55'
HK2 Stephen Moore (c)
LP1 Scott Sio Sub off.svg 55'
Replacements:
HK16 James Hanson
PR17 James Slipper Sub on.svg 55'
PR18 Tom Robertson Sub on.svg 55'
LK19 Kane Douglas Sub on.svg 45'
FL20 Scott Fardy Sub on.svg 40'
SH21 Nick Phipps Sub on.svg 76'
CE23 Tevita Kuridrani Sub on.svg 53'
WG23 Sefa Naivalu Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Adriaan Strauss (South Africa)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

1 October 2016
19:10 AST (UTC−03)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg17–36Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Isa 57' c
Tuculet 76' c
Con: Sánchez (1/1) 57'
González Iglesias (1/1) 77'
Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 33'		Report [37] Try: Lienert-Brown 27' c
Crotty 34' c
Coles 38' c
Perenara 39' m
Smith 44' c
Con: Barrett (4/5) 28', 34', 36', 45'
Pen: Barrett (1/1) 2'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW14 Santiago Cordero
OC13 Matías Moroni Sub off.svg 75'
IC12 Santiago González Iglesias
LW11 Ramiro Moyano
FH10 Nicolás Sánchez Sub off.svg 68'
SH9 Martín Landajo Sub off.svg 56'
N88 Facundo Isa Sub off.svg 79'
OF7 Javier Ortega Desio
BF6 Pablo Matera Sub off.svg 65'
RL5 Matías Alemanno Sub off.svg 57'
LL4 Guido Petti
TP3 Ramiro Herrera Sub off.svg 63'
HK2 Agustín Creevy (c)Sub off.svg 48'
LP1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Sub off.svg 52'
Replacements:
HK16 Julián Montoya Sub on.svg 48'
PR17 Lucas Noguera Paz Sub on.svg 52'
PR18 Enrique Pieretto Sub on.svg 63'
FL19 Juan Manuel Leguizamón Sub on.svg 65'
N820 Leonardo Senatore Sub on.svg 57'
SH21 Tomás Cubelli Sub on.svg 56'
CE22 Jerónimo de la Fuente Sub on.svg 68'
CE23 Matías Orlando Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Hourcade
Argentina vs New Zealand 2016-10-01.svg
FB15 Ben Smith
RW14 Israel Dagg
OC13 Anton Lienert-Brown
IC12 Ryan Crotty Sub off.svg 48'
LW11 Julian Savea
FH10 Beauden Barrett Sub off.svg 75'
SH9 TJ Perenara Sub off.svg 68'
N88 Kieran Read (c)Sub off.svg 75'
OF7 Ardie Savea
BF6 Liam Squire Yellow card.svg 64' to 74'Sub off.svg 51'Sub on.svg 63'
RL5 Brodie Retallick Sub off.svg 47'
LL4 Patrick Tuipulotu
TP3 Owen Franks Sub off.svg 63'
HK2 Dane Coles Sub off.svg 69'
LP1 Joe Moody Yellow card.svg 51' to 61'Sub off.svg 63'
Replacements:
HK16 Codie Taylor Sub on.svg 69'
PR17 Wyatt Crockett Sub on.svg 51'
PR18 Ofa Tu'ungafasi Sub on.svg 63'
LK19 Sam Whitelock Sub on.svg 47'
N820 Elliot Dixon Sub on.svg 75'
SH21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow Sub on.svg 68'
FH22 Lima Sopoaga Sub on.svg 75'
FB23 Damian McKenzie Sub on.svg 48'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Anton Lienert-Brown (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Johan Greeff (South Africa)

Notes:

Round 6

8 October 2016
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg15–57Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (1 BP)
Pen: Steyn (5/5) 4', 17', 26', 49', 58'Report [38] Try: Dagg (2) 21' m, 43' m
Perenara (2) 32' c, 60' c
Barrett (2) 54' m, 70' c
Taylor 73' c
Smith 76' c
Squire 80' c
Con: Barrett (3/6) 32', 61', 71'
Sopoaga (3/3) 73', 77', 80'
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB15 Patrick Lambie
RW14 Francois Hougaard
OC13 Juan de Jongh
IC12 Damian de Allende
LW11 Bryan Habana
FH10 Morné Steyn Sub off.svg 63'
SH9 Faf de Klerk Sub off.svg 67'
N88 Warren Whiteley
OF7 Oupa Mohojé Sub off.svg 45'
BF6 Francois Louw Sub off.svg 11'
RL5 Pieter-Steph du Toit
LL4 Eben Etzebeth Sub off.svg 45'
TP3 Vincent Koch Sub off.svg 45'
HK2 Adriaan Strauss (c)Sub off.svg 73'
LP1 Tendai Mtawarira Sub off.svg 50'
Replacements:
HK16 Bongi Mbonambi Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Steven Kitshoff Sub on.svg 50'
PR18 Julian Redelinghuys Sub on.svg 45'
LK19 Lood de Jager Yellow card.svg 71' to 80'Sub on.svg 45'
FL20 Willem Alberts Sub on.svg 45'
FL21 Jaco Kriel Sub on.svg 11'
CE22 Lionel Mapoe Sub on.svg 67'
FB23 Willie le Roux Sub on.svg 63'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Allister Coetzee
South Africa vs New Zealand 2016-10-08.svg
FB15 Ben Smith
RW14 Israel Dagg
OC13 Anton Lienert-Brown
IC12 Ryan Crotty Sub off.svg 65'
LW11 Waisake Naholo Sub off.svg 62'
FH10 Beauden Barrett
SH9 TJ Perenara Sub off.svg 67'
N88 Kieran Read (c)
OF7 Matt Todd Sub off.svg 55'
BF6 Jerome Kaino Sub off.svg 62'
RL5 Sam Whitelock
LL4 Brodie Retallick
TP3 Owen Franks Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 Dane Coles Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Joe Moody Sub off.svg 50'
Replacements:
HK16 Codie Taylor Yellow card.svg 80' to 80'Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Wyatt Crockett Sub on.svg 50'
PR18 Charlie Faumuina Sub on.svg 65'
FL19 Liam Squire Sub on.svg 62'
FL20 Ardie Savea Sub on.svg 55'
SH21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow Sub on.svg 67'
FH22 Lima Sopoaga Sub on.svg 62'
CE23 George Moala Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

  • This was New Zealand's biggest winning margin over South Africa away, surpassing the previous 36 point-margin set in 2003.
  • The 57 points scored were the most conceded by South Africa ever.
  • New Zealand equaled a tier 1 record of 17 consecutive wins in a row.
8 October 2016
19:30 BST (UTC+01)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg21–33Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Alemanno 20' m
De la Fuente 44' c
Con: González Iglesias (1/2) 46'
Pen: González Iglesias (3/5) 40', 54', 69'		Report [39] Try: Coleman 5' c
Kerevi (2) 38' m, 49' c
Mumm 76' m
Con: Foley (2/4) 6', 50'
Pen: Foley (3/3) 10', 26', 73'
Twickenham Stadium, London, England
Attendance: 48,515
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB15 Joaquín Tuculet
RW14 Matías Moroni
OC13 Matías Orlando
IC12 Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW11 Ramiro Moyano Sub off.svg 57'
FH10 Santiago González Iglesias
SH9 Martín Landajo
N88 Leonardo Senatore Sub off.svg 50'
OF7 Javier Ortega Desio
BF6 Pablo Matera
RL5 Matías Alemanno
LL4 Guido Petti Sub off.svg 74'
TP3 Ramiro Herrera Sub off.svg 67'
HK2 Agustín Creevy (c)Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Lucas Noguera Paz Sub off.svg 67'
Replacements:
HK16 Julián Montoya Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Santiago García Botta Sub on.svg 67'
PR18 Enrique Pieretto Sub on.svg 67'
LK19 Marcos Kremer Sub on.svg 74'
FL20 Juan Manuel Leguizamón Sub on.svg 50'
SH21 Tomás Cubelli Sub on.svg 57'
CE22 Gabriel Ascárate
FB23 Lucas González Amorosino
Coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Hourcade
Argentina vs Australia 2016-10-08.svg
FB15 Israel Folau Sub off.svg 78'
RW14 Dane Haylett-Petty
OC13 Samu Kerevi
IC12 Bernard Foley
LW11 Reece Hodge
FH10 Quade Cooper
SH9 Will Genia Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Lopeti Timani Sub off.svg 69'
OF7 Michael Hooper Yellow card.svg 16' to 26'
BF6 Dean Mumm
RL5 Adam Coleman Yellow card.svg 30' to 40'Sub off.svg 60'
LL4 Rory Arnold Sub off.svg 54'
TP3 Sekope Kepu Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Stephen Moore (c)Sub off.svg 74'
LP1 Scott Sio Sub off.svg 60'
Replacements:
HK16 James Hanson Sub on.svg 74'
PR17 Tom Robertson Sub on.svg 60'
PR18 Allan Alaalatoa Sub on.svg 60'
LK19 Kane Douglas Sub on.svg 60'
FL20 Scott Fardy Sub on.svg 54'
N821 Leroy Houston Sub on.svg 69'
SH22 Nick Phipps Sub on.svg 63'
CE23 Tevita Kuridrani Sub on.svg 78'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Samu Kerevi (Australia)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Squads

Summary

NationMatch venuesHead coachCaptain
NameCityCapacity
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Twickenham Stadium [lower-alpha 1] London 82,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Hourcade Agustín Creevy
José Amalfitani Stadium Buenos Aires 49,540
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Salta 20,408
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Stadium Australia Sydney 84,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cheika Stephen Moore
Lang Park Brisbane 52,500
Perth Oval Perth 20,500
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium Wellington 34,500 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen Kieran Read
Waikato Stadium Hamilton 25,800
Rugby League Park Christchurch 18,000
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kings Park Stadium Durban 52,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Allister Coetzee Adriaan Strauss
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria 51,762
Mbombela Stadium Nelspruit 40,929
  1. ↑ The UAR will take their home game against Australia to Twickenham Stadium in London, and play the game in a neutral venue. [7]

Note: Ages, caps and domestic side are of 20 August 2016 – the starting date of the tournament

Argentina

On 20 July 2016, Argentina named a 33-man squad for the Championship. [40]

1 On 10 August 2016, Felipe Arregui, replacing Santiago García Botta, was named in Argentina's 26-man travelling squad for the opening match against South Africa. [41]

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Facundo Bosch Hooker (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 25)2 Flag of Argentina.svg CUBA
Agustín Creevy (c) Hooker (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 31)49 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Julián Montoya Hooker (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 22)19 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Felipe Arregui 1 Prop (1994-06-09)9 June 1994 (aged 22)0 Flag of Argentina.svg Duendes
Santiago García Botta 1 Prop (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 24)9 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Ramiro Herrera Prop (1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 27)22 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Lucas Noguera Paz Prop (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 22)23 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Enrique Pieretto Prop (1994-12-15)15 December 1994 (aged 21)3 Flag of Argentina.svg Córdoba
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 26)25 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 24)21 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Marcos Kremer Lock (1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 19)0 Flag of Argentina.svg Atlético del Rosario
Tomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 23)28 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Guido Petti Lock (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 21)15 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Juan Manuel Leguizamón Flanker (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 33)68 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Tomás Lezana Flanker (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 22)8 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Pablo Matera Flanker (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 23)25 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Javier Ortega Desio Flanker (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 26)22 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Facundo Isa Number 8 (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 22)16 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Leonardo Senatore Number 8 (1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 32)36 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Tomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 27)48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Felipe Ezcurra Scrum-half (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 23)3 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Martín Landajo Scrum-half (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 28)56 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Santiago González Iglesias Fly-half (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 28)22 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 27)42 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Gabriel Ascárate Centre (1987-10-20)20 October 1987 (aged 28)17 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Jerónimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 25)21 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Juan Martín Hernández Centre (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 34)60 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Matías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 25)11 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 24)11 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Santiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 22)21 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Manuel Montero Wing (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 24)24 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Ramiro Moyano Wing (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 26)8 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Lucas González Amorosino Fullback (1985-11-02)2 November 1985 (aged 30)50 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares
Joaquín Tuculet Fullback (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 27)31 Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares

Australia

On 29 July 2016, Michael Cheika named a 36-man training squad for the 2016 Rugby Championship. [42]

On 5 August, Cheika named the final 33-man squad for the Championship, with Nick Frisby, Luke Morahan and Toby Smith missing out on the final squad. [43]

1 On 4 September, Rory Arnold, Kyle Godwin, Luke Morahan, Sefa Naivalu and Henry Speight were called up to the squad as injury replacements and cover for Adam Ashley-Cooper (returned to France), Matt Giteau and Rob Horne (ruled out for remainder of Championship) and Ben McCalman and Matt To'omua (still recovering from injury sustained in Round 1). [44]

2 On 11 September, Toby Smith was called up to the squad as injury cover for Allan Alaalatoa, who was ruled out of Round 4 after sustaining an injury against South Africa in Round 3. [45]

3 On 21 September, Nick Frisby and Tolu Latu was called up to the squad for the final two rounds, with Latu replacing Tatafu Polota-Nau in the squad due to injury. [46]

4 On 3 October, Leroy Houston was called up to the squad as an injury replacement for Sean McMahon ahead of the final round of the Championship. [47]

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
James Hanson Hooker (1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 27)10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Rebels
Tolu Latu 3 Hooker (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 23)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Stephen Moore (c) Hooker (1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 33)105 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Tatafu Polota-Nau 3 Hooker (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 31)64 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Allan Alaalatoa 2 Prop (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 22)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Sekope Kepu Prop (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 30)66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Tom Robertson Prop (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 21)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Scott Sio Prop (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 24)18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
James Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 27)77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Reds
Toby Smith 2 Prop (1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 27)4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Rebels
Rory Arnold 1 Lock (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 26)2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Adam Coleman Lock (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 24)1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
Kane Douglas Lock (1989-06-01)1 June 1989 (aged 27)23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Reds
Dean Mumm Lock (1984-03-05)5 March 1984 (aged 32)46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Rob Simmons Lock (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 27)62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Reds
Will Skelton Lock (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 24)15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Scott Fardy Flanker (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 (aged 32)33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Michael Hooper Flanker (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 24)54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Sean McMahon Flanker (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 22)9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Rebels
David Pocock Flanker (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 28)56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Lopeti Timani Flanker (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 25)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Rebels
Leroy Houston 4 Number 8 (1986-11-10)10 November 1986 (aged 29)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Reds
Ben McCalman 1 Number 8 (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 28)48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
Nick Frisby 3 Scrum-half (1992-10-29)29 October 1992 (aged 23)2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Reds
Will Genia Scrum-half (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 28)66 Flag of France.svg Stade Français
Nick Phipps Scrum-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 27)42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Quade Cooper Fly-half (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 28)58Unattached
Bernard Foley Fly-half (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 26)30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Matt Giteau 1 Centre (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 33)102 Flag of France.svg Toulon
Kyle Godwin 1 Centre (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 24)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
Samu Kerevi Centre (1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 22)2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Reds
Tevita Kuridrani Centre (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 25)34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Matt To'omua 1 Centre (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 26)32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Adam Ashley-Cooper 1 Wing (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 32)114 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux Bègles
Dane Haylett-Petty Wing (1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 27)3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
Rob Horne 1 Wing (1989-08-15)15 August 1989 (aged 27)32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Drew Mitchell Wing (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 32)70 Flag of France.svg Toulon
Luke Morahan 1 Wing (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 26)2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Force
Sefa Naivalu 1 Wing (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (aged 24)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Rebels
Henry Speight 1 Wing (1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 28)5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies
Israel Folau Fullback (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 27)41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs
Reece Hodge Fullback (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 21)0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Rebels

New Zealand

New Zealand's 32-man squad for the Championship was announced on 1 August 2016. [48]

1 On 11 August, Anton Lienert-Brown was called up to replace Sonny Bill Williams who was injured during the 2016 Summer Olympics rugby sevens tournament. [49]

2 On 14 August, Kane Hames and Matt Todd were added to the squad for the first match of the Championship as injury cover for Joe Moody and Sam Cane. [50]

3 On 22 August, Liam Coltman, Rieko Ioane, Damian McKenzie, James Parsons and Seta Tamanivalu were called up to the squad as injury cover for Ryan Crotty, Nathan Harris, George Moala, Waisake Naholo and Codie Taylor. [51]

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Dane Coles Hooker (1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 29)39 Hurricanes / Wellington
Liam Coltman 3 Hooker (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 (aged 26)0 Highlanders / Otago
Nathan Harris 3 Hooker (1992-03-08)8 March 1992 (aged 24)4 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
James Parsons 3 Hooker (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 (aged 29)1 Blues / North Harbour
Codie Taylor 3 Hooker (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 25)5 Crusaders / Canterbury
Wyatt Crockett Prop (1983-01-24)24 January 1983 (aged 33)48 Crusaders / Canterbury
Charlie Faumuina Prop (1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 29)36 Blues / Auckland
Owen Franks Prop (1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 28)80 Crusaders / Canterbury
Kane Hames 2 Prop (1988-08-28)28 August 1988 (aged 27)0 Chiefs / Tasman
Joe Moody 2 Prop (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 27)14 Crusaders / Canterbury
Ofa Tu'ungafasi Prop (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 24)1 Blues / Auckland
Brodie Retallick Lock (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 25)50 Chiefs / Hawke's Bay
Luke Romano Lock (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 30)24 Crusaders / Canterbury
Patrick Tuipulotu Lock (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 23)9 Blues / Auckland
Sam Whitelock Lock (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 27)75 Crusaders / Canterbury
Sam Cane 2 Flanker (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 24)34 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Jerome Kaino Flanker (1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 33)69 Blues / Auckland
Ardie Savea Flanker (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 22)2 Hurricanes / Wellington
Liam Squire Flanker (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 25)1 Highlanders / Tasman
Matt Todd 2 Flanker (1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 28)3 Crusaders / Canterbury
Elliot Dixon Number 8 (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 26)1 Highlanders / Southland
Kieran Read (c) Number 8 (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 30)87 Crusaders / Canterbury
Tawera Kerr-Barlow Half-back (1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 26)21 Chiefs / Waikato
TJ Perenara Half-back (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 24)19 Hurricanes / Wellington
Aaron Smith Half-back (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 27)50 Highlanders / Manawatu
Beauden Barrett First five-eighth (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 25)39 Hurricanes / Taranaki
Aaron Cruden First five-eighth (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 27)39 Chiefs / Manawatu
Lima Sopoaga First five-eighth (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 25)2 Highlanders / Southland
Ryan Crotty 3 Centre (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 27)18 Crusaders / Canterbury
Malakai Fekitoa Centre (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 24)15 Highlanders / Auckland
Anton Lienert-Brown 1 Centre (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 21)0 Chiefs / Waikato
George Moala 3 Centre (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 25)2 Blues / Auckland
Seta Tamanivalu 3 Centre (1992-07-23)23 July 1992 (aged 24)2 Chiefs / Taranaki
Sonny Bill Williams 1 Centre (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 31)33 Chiefs / Counties Manukau
Rieko Ioane 3 Wing (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 19)0 Blues / Auckland
Waisake Naholo 3 Wing (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 25)6 Highlanders / Taranaki
Julian Savea Wing (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 26)43 Hurricanes / Wellington
Ben Smith Wing (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 30)51 Highlanders / Otago
Israel Dagg Fullback (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 28)51 Crusaders / Hawke's Bay
Damian McKenzie 3 Fullback (1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 21)0 Chiefs / Waikato

South Africa

Head coach Allister Coetzee named the following 31-man training squad for the 2016 Rugby Championship on 6 August 2016: [52]

1 Trevor Nyakane was initially included pending medical clearance. However, his ankle injury ruled him out of the first two matches of the Rugby Championship and he was replaced by Lourens Adriaanse. [53]

2 On 11 September, Willem Alberts was called up to the squad as injury cover for Lood de Jager. [54]

3 On 21 September, Patrick Lambie and Willie le Roux were called up to the squad, with Lambie being called up after recovering from injury and Le Roux a tactical call up. [55]

4 On 3 October, Piet van Zyl was called up to the squad as an injury replacement for Rudy Paige for the final round of the Championship. [56]

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Malcolm Marx Hooker (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 22)0 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions
Bongi Mbonambi Hooker (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 25)1 Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers
Adriaan Strauss (c) Hooker (1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 30)57 Flag of South Africa.svg Bulls
Lourens Adriaanse 1 Prop (1988-02-05)5 February 1988 (aged 28)1 Flag of South Africa.svg Sharks
Steven Kitshoff Prop (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 24)1 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux
Vincent Koch Prop (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 26)2 Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers
Tendai Mtawarira Prop (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 31)78 Flag of South Africa.svg Sharks
Trevor Nyakane 1 Prop (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 27)25 Flag of South Africa.svg Bulls
Julian Redelinghuys Prop (1989-09-11)11 September 1989 (aged 26)5 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions
Lood de Jager 2 Lock (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 23)20 Flag of South Africa.svg Cheetahs
Pieter-Steph du Toit Lock (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 24)11 Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers
Eben Etzebeth Lock (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 24)47 Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers
Franco Mostert Lock (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 25)2 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions
Willem Alberts 2 Flanker (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 32)38 Flag of France.svg Stade Français
Jaco Kriel Flanker (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 26)1 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions
Francois Louw Flanker (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 31)46 Flag of England.svg Bath
Oupa Mohojé Flanker (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 26)8 Flag of South Africa.svg Cheetahs
Sikhumbuzo Notshe Flanker (1993-05-28)28 May 1993 (aged 23)0 Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers
Duane Vermeulen Number 8 (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 30)37 Flag of France.svg Toulon
Warren Whiteley Number 8 (1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 28)6 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions
Faf de Klerk Scrum-half (1991-10-19)19 October 1991 (aged 24)3 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions
Francois Hougaard Scrum-half (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 28)35 Flag of England.svg Worcester Warriors
Rudy Paige 4 Scrum-half (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 27)3 Flag of South Africa.svg Bulls
Piet van Zyl 4 Scrum-half (1989-09-14)14 September 1989 (aged 26)2 Flag of South Africa.svg Bulls
Elton Jantjies Fly-half (1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 26)5 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions
Patrick Lambie 3 Fly-half (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 25)51 Flag of South Africa.svg Sharks
Morné Steyn Fly-half (1984-07-11)11 July 1984 (aged 32)61 Flag of France.svg Stade Français
Damian de Allende Centre (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 24)16 Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers
Juan de Jongh Centre (1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (aged 28)14 Flag of South Africa.svg Stormers
Lionel Mapoe Centre (1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 28)4 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions
Ruan Combrinck Wing (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 26)2 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions
Bryan Habana Wing (1983-06-12)12 June 1983 (aged 33)117 Flag of France.svg Toulon
Lwazi Mvovo Wing (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 30)17 Flag of South Africa.svg Sharks
Johan Goosen Fullback (1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 24)6 Flag of France.svg Racing 92
Jesse Kriel Fullback (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 22)12 Flag of South Africa.svg Bulls
Willie le Roux 3 Fullback (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 27)37 Flag of Japan.svg Canon Eagles

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