2015 Rugby Championship

2015 Rugby Championship
Date 17 July 2015 – 8 August 2015
Countries  Argentina
 Australia
 New Zealand
 South Africa
Final positions
Champions  Australia (1st title)
Bledisloe Cup  New Zealand
Freedom Cup  New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate  Australia
Puma Trophy  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Tries scored 33 (5.5 per match)
Attendance 243,416 (40,569 per match)
Top scorer(s) South Africa Handré Pollard (30)
Most tries Australia Adam Ashley-Cooper (3)
Argentina Juan Imhoff (3)
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The 2015 Rugby Championship was the fourth edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship consisting of Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

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

The tournament was known for sponsorship reasons as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand, The Castrol Edge Rugby Championship in Australia and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina.

Australia won the Championship, becoming just the second team to win the tournament since 2012.[2][3] However, including the previous format of the Championship, Australia claimed the title for the first time since 2011, and achieved a 100% win rate for the first time ever in either format.[4][5]

South Africa finished bottom of the table for the first ever time in the Rugby Championship, with Argentina moving out of that position for the first ever time since their inclusion in 2012.[6] South Africa however, did finish bottom of the previous format in 2011. This was also the first ever year that South Africa failed to record a single win in either the Rugby Championship or Tri Nations Series.[7]

Standings

Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference 4 Tries 7 Point Loss
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 85 48 +37 1 0 13
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 85 65 +20 1 0 9
3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 64 98 –34 1 0 5
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 65 88 –23 0 2 2

Fixtures

Week 1

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

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

Notes:

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

Man of the Match:
Michael Hooper (Australia)

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

Notes:

Week 2

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

Man of the Match:
Charles Piutau (New Zealand)

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

Notes:

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

Man of the Match:
David Pocock (Australia)

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

Notes:

Week 3

8 August 2015
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  27–19  New Zealand
Try: Kepu 43' c
Ashley-Cooper 60' c
White 71' c
Con: Giteau (2/2) 44', 61'
White (1/1) 73'
Pen: Giteau (1/2) 26'
White (1/1) 68'
 Report Try: Milner-Skudder (2) 55' m, 64' m
Con: Carter (0/2)
Pen: Carter (3/3) 8', 29', 50'
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 73,824
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15Israel Folau
RW 14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13Tevita Kuridrani
IC 12Matt Giteau  65'
LW 11Drew Mitchell
FH 10Bernard Foley  50'
SH 9 Nick Phipps 53' to 63'  65'
N8 8 David Pocock 61' to 68'
OF 7 Michael Hooper  15'  18'
BF 6 Scott Fardy  76'
RL 5 James Horwill  58'
LL 4 Dean Mumm
TP 3 Sekope Kepu 7' to 17'  54'
HK 2 Stephen Moore (c)  68'
LP 1 Scott Sio  58'
Replacements:
HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau  68'
PR 17James Slipper  58'
PR 18Greg Holmes  15'  18'  54'
LK 19Will Skelton  58'
N8 20Ben McCalman  61'  68'  76'
SH 21Nic White  65'
CE 22Matt Toomua  50'
CE 23Kurtley Beale  65'
Coach:
Australia Michael Cheika
FB 15Ben Smith  61'
RW 14Nehe Milner-Skudder
OC 13Conrad Smith
IC 12Sonny Bill Williams  54'
LW 11Julian Savea
FH 10Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith 42' to 52'  77'
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino  73'
RL 5 Luke Romano  54'
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks  44'
HK 2 Dane Coles  68'
LP 1 Tony Woodcock  73'
Replacements:
HK 16Codie Taylor  68'
PR 17Ben Franks  73'
PR 18Nepo Laulala  44'
LK 19Sam Whitelock  54'
FL 20Sam Cane  73'
SH 21TJ Perenara  77'
FH 22Beauden Barrett  61'
CE 23Malakai Fekitoa  54'
Coach:
New Zealand Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Michael Hooper (Australia)

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

Notes:

8 August 2015
17:05 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa  25–37  Argentina
Try: De Jager 35' c
Le Roux 48' c
Habana 78' m
Con: Pollard (2/2) 36', 49'
Pen: Pollard (2/2) 9', 28'
 Report Try: Bosch 1' c
Imhoff (3) 22' c, 30' c, 41' c
Con: Hernández (4/4) 2', 23', 32', 42'
Pen: Hernández (1/3) 37'
Bosch (1/1) 39'
Drop: Bosch (1/1) 62'
Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
Attendance: 27,447
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15Willie le Roux
RW 14Jesse Kriel
OC 13Jean de Villiers (c)
IC 12Damian de Allende
LW 11Bryan Habana
FH 10Handré Pollard  65'
SH 9 Ruan Pienaar  59'
N8 8 Schalk Burger
OF 7 Marcell Coetzee  65'
BF 6 Heinrich Brüssow  62'
RL 5 Lood de Jager
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  61'
TP 3 Vincent Koch  40'
HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis  56'
LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  61'
Replacements:
HK 16Adriaan Strauss  56'
PR 17Trevor Nyakane  61'
PR 18Marcel van der Merwe  40'
LK 19Pieter-Steph du Toit  61'
FL 20Siya Kolisi  62'
SH 21Cobus Reinach  59'
FH 22Pat Lambie  65'
WG 23Lwazi Mvovo  65'
Coach:
South Africa Heyneke Meyer
FB 15Joaquín Tuculet
RW 14Horacio Agulla
OC 13Marcelo Bosch
IC 12Jerónimo de la Fuente  55'
LW 11Juan Imhoff
FH 10Juan Martín Hernández  62'
SH 9 Tomás Cubelli  66'
N8 8 Leonardo Senatore
OF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón  65'
BF 6 Pablo Matera 75' to 80'
RL 5 Tomás Lavanini
LL 4 Guido Petti Pagadizábal  56'
TP 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  70'
HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c)  67'
LP 1 Marcos Ayerza  52'
Replacements:
HK 16Julián Montoya  67'
PR 17Lucas Noguera Paz  52'
PR 18Matías Díaz  70'
LK 19Matías Alemanno  56'
FL 20Tomás Lezana  65'
SH 21Martín Landajo  66'
FH 22Santiago González Iglesias  55'
FB 23Lucas González Amorosino  62'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade

Man of the Match:
Juan Imhoff (Argentina)

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

Notes:

Squads

Summary

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

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

Argentina

Argentina's 36-man squad for the Championship, was announced on 26 June 2015.[8]

On 29 March, Juan Pablo Orlandi wad called up to the squad to replace the injured Ramiro Herrera.[9]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Creevy, AgustínAgustín Creevy (c) Hooker (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 30) 36 Argentina UAR
Iglesias Valdez, SantiagoSantiago Iglesias Valdez Hooker (1993-05-26)26 May 1993 (aged 22) 10 Argentina UAR
Montoya, JuliánJulián Montoya Hooker (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 21) 6 Argentina UAR
Ayerza, MarcosMarcos Ayerza Prop (1983-01-12)12 January 1983 (aged 32) 57 England Leicester Tigers
Díaz, MatíasMatías Díaz Prop (1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 22) 9 Argentina UAR
Figallo, JuanJuan Figallo Prop (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 27) 22 England Saracens
Herrera, RamiroRamiro Herrera Prop (1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 26) 11 Argentina UAR
Noguera Paz, LucasLucas Noguera Paz Prop (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 22) 13 Argentina UAR
Orlandi, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Orlandi Prop (1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 32) 15 Unattached
Tetaz Chaparro, NahuelNahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 25) 16 Argentina UAR
Alemanno, MatíasMatías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 23) 11 Argentina UAR
Carizza, ManuelManuel Carizza Lock (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 30) 44 France Racing 92
Lavanini, TomásTomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 22) 18 Unattached
Petti Pagadizábal, GuidoGuido Petti Pagadizábal Lock (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 20) 4 Argentina UAR
Fernandez LobbeJuan Martín Fernández Lobbe Flanker (1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (aged 33) 61 France Toulon
Leguizamón, Juan ManuelJuan Manuel Leguizamón Flanker (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 32) 59 Unattached
Lezana, TomásTomás Lezana Flanker (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 21) 3 Argentina UAR
Matera, PabloPablo Matera Flanker (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 21) 14 Argentina UAR
Ortega Desio, JavierJavier Ortega Desio Flanker (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 25) 14 Argentina UAR
Isa, FacundoFacundo Isa Number 8 (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 21) 5 Argentina UAR
Macome, BenjamínBenjamín Macome Number 8 (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 29) 21 France Bayonne
Senatore, LeonardoLeonardo Senatore Number 8 (1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 31) 29 Unattached
Cubelli, TomásTomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 26) 34 Argentina UAR
Ezcurra, FelipeFelipe Ezcurra Scrum-half (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 22) 2 Argentina Hindú
Landajo, MartínMartín Landajo Scrum-half (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 27) 42 Argentina UAR
Gonzalez IglesiasSantiago González Iglesias Fly-half (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 27) 14 Argentina UAR
SanchezNicolás Sánchez Fly-half (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 26) 30 Argentina UAR
Socino, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Socino Fly-half (1988-05-30)30 May 1988 (aged 27) 0 England Newcastle Falcons
Bosch, MarceloMarcelo Bosch Centre (1984-01-07)7 January 1984 (aged 31) 33 England Saracens
de la Fuente, JerónimoJerónimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 24) 11 Argentina UAR
Hernández, Juan MartínJuan Martín Hernández Centre (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 32) 52 Unattached
Moroni, MatíasMatías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 24) 2 Argentina UAR
Agulla, HoracioHoracio Agulla Wing (1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 30) 58 England Bath
Camacho, GonzaloGonzalo Camacho Wing (1984-08-28)28 August 1984 (aged 30) 23 England Leicester Tigers
Cordero, SantiagoSantiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 21) 9 Argentina UAR
Imhoff, JuanJuan Imhoff Wing (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 27) 26 France Racing 92
González Amorosino, LucasLucas González Amorosino Fullback (1985-11-02)2 November 1985 (aged 29) 40 Unattached
Tuculet, JoaquínJoaquín Tuculet Fullback (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 25) 20 Argentina UAR

Australia

On 2 July 2015, Michael Cheika named an extended 40-man squad for the 2015 Rugby Championship.[10] The squad included newly eligible players Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchel, both based at Toulon, France, and uncapped Fijian duo Samu Kerevi and Taqele Naiyaravoro who are eligible through residency.

On 5 July, Henry Speight withdrew from the squad due to compassionate leave, and he was replaced with Nick Cummins.[11]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Hanson, JamesJames Hanson Hooker (1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 26) 9 Australia Reds
Moore, StephenStephen Moore (c) Hooker (1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 32) 92 Australia Brumbies
Polota-Nau, TatafuTatafu Polota-Nau Hooker (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 29) 50 Australia Waratahs
Faulkner, TeteraTetera Faulkner Prop (1988-07-26)26 July 1988 (aged 26) 2 Australia Force
Holmes, GregGreg Holmes Prop (1983-06-11)11 June 1983 (aged 32) 13 Australia Reds
Kepu, SekopeSekope Kepu Prop (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 29) 52 Australia Waratahs
Sio, ScottScott Sio Prop (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 23) 5 Australia Brumbies
Slipper, JamesJames Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 26) 63 Australia Reds
Smith, TobyToby Smith Prop (1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 26) 0 Australia Rebels
Arnold, RoryRory Arnold Lock (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 25) 0 Australia Brumbies
Dennis, DaveDave Dennis Lock (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 29) 18 Australia Waratahs
Horwill, JamesJames Horwill Lock (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 30) 58 Australia Reds
Mumm, DeanDean Mumm Lock (1984-03-05)5 March 1984 (aged 31) 33 Australia Waratahs
Simmons, RobRob Simmons Lock (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 26) 50 Australia Reds
Skelton, WillWill Skelton Lock (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 23) 8 Australia Waratahs
Fardy, ScottScott Fardy Flanker (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 (aged 31) 20 Australia Brumbies
Hooper, MichaelMichael Hooper Flanker (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 23) 42 Australia Waratahs
McMahon, SeanSean McMahon Flanker (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 21) 3 Australia Rebels
Pocock, DavidDavid Pocock Flanker (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 27) 46 Australia Brumbies
Higginbotham, ScottScott Higginbotham Number 8 (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 28) 31 Australia Rebels
McCalman, BenBen McCalman Number 8 (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 27) 38 Australia Force
Palu, WycliffWycliff Palu Number 8 (1982-07-27)27 July 1982 (aged 32) 54 Australia Waratahs
Genia, WillWill Genia Scrum-half (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 27) 58 Australia Reds
Phipps, NickNick Phipps Scrum-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 26) 28 Australia Waratahs
White, NicNic White Scrum-half (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 25) 19 Australia Brumbies
Cooper, QuadeQuade Cooper Fly-half (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 27) 53 Australia Reds
Foley, BernardBernard Foley Fly-half (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 25) 18 Australia Waratahs
Beale, KurtleyKurtley Beale Centre (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 26) 49 Australia Waratahs
Giteau, MattMatt Giteau Centre (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 32) 92 France Toulon
Kerevi, SamuSamu Kerevi Centre (1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 21) 0 Australia Reds
Kuridrani, TevitaTevita Kuridrani Centre (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 24) 20 Australia Brumbies
Lealiifano, ChristianChristian Lealiifano Centre (1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 27) 16 Australia Brumbies
Toomua, MattMatt Toomua Centre (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 25) 21 Australia Brumbies
Ashley-Cooper, AdamAdam Ashley-Cooper Wing (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 31) 104 Australia Waratahs
Cummins, NickNick Cummins Wing (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 27) 15 Australia Force
Horne, RobRob Horne Wing (1989-08-15)15 August 1989 (aged 25) 25 Australia Waratahs
Mitchell, DrewDrew Mitchell Wing (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 31) 63 France Toulon
Naiyaravoro, TaqeleTaqele Naiyaravoro Wing (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 23) 0 Australia Waratahs
Speight, HenryHenry Speight Wing (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 27) 2 Australia Brumbies
Tomane, JoeJoe Tomane Wing (1990-02-11)11 February 1990 (aged 25) 14 Australia Brumbies
Folau, IsraelIsrael Folau Fullback (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 26) 29 Australia Waratahs

New Zealand

On 21 June 2015, New Zealand named a 41-man squad for the July 8 clash with Samoa, won by the All Blacks 25–16, the 2015 Rugby Championship and the Bledisloe Cup test on 15 August.[12]

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

On 2 August, Patrick Osborne was added to the squad ahead the back to back clashes against Australia.[13]

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

South Africa

On 12 July 2015, coach Heyneke Meyer named the following 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby Championship:[14]

On 20 July, Flip van der Merwe was added to the squad as injury cover for the second row.[15] Heinrich Brüssow and Cornal Hendricks were also included in the squad to face New Zealand in their second Rugby Championship match.[16]

On 5 August, Jean de Villiers, Siya Kolisi, Marcel van der Merwe and Pieter-Steph du Toit were added to the squad ahead of the final match against Argentina.[17]

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

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

Statistics

Points scorers

Pos Name Team Pts
1 Handré Pollard  South Africa 30
2 Dan Carter  New Zealand 23
3 Nicolás Sánchez  Argentina 17
4 Adam Ashley-Cooper  Australia 15
Juan Imhoff  Argentina
6 Bernard Foley  Australia 14
7 Lima Sopoaga  New Zealand 12
8 Marcelo Bosch  Argentina 11
Juan Martín Hernández  Argentina
10 Agustín Creevy  Argentina 10
Jesse Kriel  South Africa
Tevita Kuridrani  Australia
Willie le Roux  South Africa
Richie McCaw  New Zealand
Nehe Milner-Skudder  New Zealand
Nic White  Australia
17 Matt Giteau  Australia 9
18 Quade Cooper  Australia 7
19 Dane Coles  New Zealand 5
Lood de Jager  South Africa
Eben Etzebeth  South Africa
Bryan Habana  South Africa
Michael Hooper  Australia
Sekope Kepu  Australia
Dean Mumm  Australia
Ma'a Nonu  New Zealand
Charles Piutau  New Zealand
Kieran Read  New Zealand
Ben Smith  New Zealand
Codie Taylor  New Zealand
Joe Tomane  Australia

Try scorers

Pos Name Team Tries
1 Adam Ashley-Cooper  Australia 3
Juan Imhoff  Argentina
3 Agustín Creevy  Argentina 2
Willie le Roux  South Africa
Jesse Kriel  South Africa
Tevita Kuridrani  Australia
Richie McCaw  New Zealand
Nehe Milner-Skudder  New Zealand
9 Marcelo Bosch  Argentina 1
Dane Coles  New Zealand
Lood de Jager  South Africa
Eben Etzebeth  South Africa
Bryan Habana  South Africa
Michael Hooper  Australia
Sekope Kepu  Australia
Dean Mumm  Australia
Ma'a Nonu  New Zealand
Charles Piutau  New Zealand
Kieran Read  New Zealand
Ben Smith  New Zealand
Codie Taylor  New Zealand
Joe Tomane  Australia
Nic White  Australia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Draw revealed for The Rugby Championship 2015". SANZAR. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Australia 27-19 New Zealand: Rugby Championship decider – as it happened". Guardian. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Australia 27-19 New Zealand: Wallabies seal Rugby Championship with spirited victory against the All Blacks". Daily Mail. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Australia 27-19 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Australia 27 New Zealand 19, Rugby Championship match report: All Blacks' aura dented by shock defeat". Daily Telegraph. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "South Africa 25-37 Argentina: Juan Imhoff scores a hat-trick as the Springboks' worrying pre-World Cup form continues". Daily Mail. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rugby Championship: South Africa 25-37 Argentina". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Plantel de Los Pumas para viajar a Australia
  9. ↑ Plantel de Los Pumas para viajar a Sudáfrica
  10. ↑ CHEIKA NAMES EXTENDED QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD
  11. ↑ CUMMINS JOINS EXTENDED QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD
  12. ↑ "All Blacks squad named for Samoa, Investec Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Test". 21 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  13. ↑ McConnell, Lynn (2 August 2015). "Kerr-Barlow rewarded for hard work". Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Springbok squad for Brisbane confirmed". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "SMatfield, Coetzee doubtful New Zealand Test". South African Rugby Union. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Eight changes for Springboks against New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "De Villiers returns to captain Springboks in Durban". South African Rugby Union. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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