2013 Rugby Championship

2013 Rugby Championship
Date	17 August – 5 October 2013
Countries	Argentina; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (12th title)
Bledisloe Cup	New Zealand
Freedom Cup	New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate	South Africa
Puma Trophy	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Tries scored	66 (5.5 per match)
Attendance	488,113 (40,676 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Morné Steyn (88)
Most tries	Ben Smith (8)
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The 2013 Rugby Championship, known 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 for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere championship consisting of Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. New Zealand as the 2012 holders, was trying to keep their 100% winning record in the championship after winning six from six in 2012.

The Championship began on 17 August with Australia hosting New Zealand at Stadium Australia and South Africa hosting Argentina at the FNB Stadium. The match between South Africa and Argentina was originally meant to be held at the Free State Stadium, but it was moved to the FNB to form a unique sports programme – Nelson Mandela Sports Day – in honour of Nelson Mandela.^[1]

The Championship concluded with South Africa hosting New Zealand at the Ellis Park Stadium and Argentina hosting Australia at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito. Argentina were the only nation to reuse the same venues from 2012.^[2]

The Championship was retained by New Zealand after a 38-27 win against South Africa at Ellis Park on 5 October, keeping their 100 percent winning record in the expanded championship.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Standings

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Table points
1	New Zealand	6	6	0	0	202	115	+87	4	0	28
2	South Africa	6	4	0	2	203	117	+86	3	0	19
3	Australia	6	2	0	4	133	170	-37	1	0	9
4	Argentina	6	0	0	6	88	224	-136	0	2	2

Fixtures

Round 1

17 August 2013
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	29–47	New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Genia 37' c O'Connor 79' c Con: Lealiifano (2/2) 33', 81' Pen: Lealiifano (5/5) 7', 12', 22', 27', 46'	Report^[6]	Try: B. Smith (3) 2' c, 56' m, 71' c Cruden 28' c McCaw 31' m C. Smith 51' c Con: Cruden (3/5) 4', 29', 52' Barrett (1/1) 72' Pen: Cruden (3/3) 19', 40', 65'

Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 68,765
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


FB	15	Jesse Mogg	52'
RW	14	Israel Folau
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Christian Lealiifano
LW	11	James O'Connor
FH	10	Matt To'omua	61'
SH	9	Will Genia	77'
N8	8	Ben Mowen			77'
OF	7	Michael Hooper	61' to 65'
BF	6	Hugh McMeniman	52'
RL	5	James Horwill (c)
LL	4	Rob Simmons
TP	3	Ben Alexander	57'
HK	2	Stephen Moore	70'
LP	1	James Slipper	70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a	70'
PR	17	Scott Sio	70'
PR	18	Sekope Kepu	57'
LK	19	Scott Fardy	61'	65'	77'
FL	20	Liam Gill	52'
SH	21	Nic White	77'
FH	22	Quade Cooper	61'
CE	23	Tevita Kuridrani	52'
Coach:
Ewen McKenzie


FB	15	Israel Dagg
RW	14	Ben Smith
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu		62'
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Aaron Cruden		70'
SH	9	Aaron Smith		68'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)		72'
BF	6	Steve Luatua
RL	5	Sam Whitelock	79' to 80'
LL	4	Luke Romano		17'
TP	3	Owen Franks		61'
HK	2	Andrew Hore		48'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock		61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu		48'
PR	17	Ben Franks		61'
PR	18	Charlie Faumuina		61'
LK	19	Brodie Retallick		17'
FL	20	Sam Cane		72'
SH	21	Tawera Kerr-Barlow		68'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett		70'
CE	23	Ryan Crotty		62'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Ben Smith (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

Matt To'omua, Scott Sio, Scott Fardy, Tevita Kuridrani and Nic White made their debuts for Australia, with To'omua being the first Wallaby to make his debut against New Zealand in the starting XV since Rod Kafer in 1999.
Ryan Crotty made his debut for New Zealand.
New Zealand recorded a 100 test victories against Australia, making them the first ever team to record a century of victories over a single nation.
With McCaw's try, he becomes the first New Zealand forward to score 100 test points.

17 August 2013
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

(1 BP) South Africa	73–13	Argentina
Try: Penalty try 29' c Engelbrecht 32' c Strauss 45' c Alberts 52' m De Villiers 55' c Du Preez 62' c Habana 65' c Vermeulen 69' c B. du Plessis 75' c Con: Steyn (8/9) 30', 33', 47', 55', 63', 67', 70', 76' Pen: Steyn (4/4) 5', 9', 18', 37'	Report^[7]	Try: Contepomi 79' c Con: Contepomi (1/1) 80' Pen: Contepomi (2/2) 16', 22'

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 52,867
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)


FB	15	Willie le Roux	58'
RW	14	Bjorn Basson
OC	13	JJ Engelbrecht
IC	12	Jean de Villiers (c)	67'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar	54'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Willem Alberts	64'
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Juandré Kruger	57'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis	54'
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss	54'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bismarck du Plessis	54'
PR	17	Gurthrö Steenkamp	57'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen	54'
LK	19	Flip van der Merwe	57'
FL	20	Siya Kolisi	64'
SH	21	Fourie du Preez	54'
FH	22	Pat Lambie	58'
CE	23	Jan Serfontein	67'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


FB	15	Juan Martín Hernández		30'
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Felipe Contepomi (c)
LW	11	Juan Imhoff		34'	40'
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Martín Landajo		58'
N8	8	Leonardo Senatore	50' to 60'
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Patricio Albacete		13'
LL	4	Manuel Carizza		59'
TP	3	Matías Díaz		40'
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú	29' to 39'			54'
LP	1	Juan Figallo		60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy		34'	40'	54'
PR	17	Nahuel Lobo		40'
PR	18	Juan Pablo Orlandi		60'
LK	19	Mariano Galarza		59'
FL	20	Julio Farías Cabello		13'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli		58'
CE	22	Santiago Fernández
WG	23	Horacio Agulla		30'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

Man of the Match:
Adriaan Strauss (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

With this win, South Africa records their biggest winning margin over Argentina of 60. It was previously 54 which they held from 2008.
South Africa records the most points scored by one team in a match in either the Rugby Championship or Tri Nations. It was previously 61 by South Africa in a 61-22 win over Australia in 1997.
South Africa records the biggest winning margin in either the Rugby Championship or Tri Nations. It was previously held by Australia in 2006 following a 49-0 victory over South Africa

Round 2

24 August 2013
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	27–16	Australia
Try: B. Smith (2) 26' c, 39' m Con: Taylor (1/2) 27' Pen: Taylor (4/6) 36', 53', 60', 69' Dagg (1/1) 75'	Report^[8]	Try: Folau 71' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 72' Pen: Lealiifano (3/4) 7', 25', 57'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 35,583
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)


FB	15	Israel Dagg
RW	14	Ben Smith	73' to 78'
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu	76'
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Tom Taylor		78'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	69'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Steve Luatua
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Owen Franks	65'
HK	2	Andrew Hore	47'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock	61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles	47'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett	61'
PR	18	Charlie Faumuina	65'
LK	19	Jeremy Thrush
FL	20	Sam Cane
SH	21	Tawera Kerr-Barlow	69'
FH	22	Colin Slade	76'
FB	23	Charles Piutau	73'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Jesse Mogg
RW	14	Israel Folau
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper	62'
IC	12	Christian Lealiifano
LW	11	James O'Connor
FH	10	Matt To'omua	57'
SH	9	Will Genia	76'
N8	8	Ben Mowen	64'
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Scott Fardy
RL	5	James Horwill (c)
LL	4	Rob Simmons	71'
TP	3	Ben Alexander	54'
HK	2	Stephen Moore	76'
LP	1	James Slipper	35'
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a	76'
PR	17	Scott Sio	35'
PR	18	Sekope Kepu	54'
LK	19	Kane Douglas	71'
FL	20	Liam Gill	64'
SH	21	Nic White	76'
FH	22	Quade Cooper	57'
CE	23	Tevita Kuridrani	62'
Coach:
Ewen McKenzie

Man of the Match:
Steve Luatua (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

Tom Taylor made his debut for New Zealand.
Tony Woodcock became the fourth New Zealand player to earn 100 test caps.
With this win, New Zealand retains the Bledisloe Cup.^[9]

24 August 2013
16:10 AST (UTC−03)

(1 BP) Argentina	17–22	South Africa
Try: Leguizamón 1' c Bosch 36' c Con: Contepomi (2/2) 2', 37' Pen: Contepomi (1/2) 10'	Report^[10]	Try: Basson 13' c Con: Steyn (1/1) 14' Pen: Steyn (5/5) 8', 40', 45', 71', 80'

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Attendance: 23,944
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)


FB	15	Lucas González Amorosino
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Felipe Contepomi (c)	48'
LW	11	Horacio Agulla
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Martín Landajo	56'
N8	8	Leonardo Senatore	60'
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Mariano Galarza	74'
LL	4	Julio Farías Cabello
TP	3	Juan Figallo
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú	66'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	66'
PR	17	Nahuel Lobo
PR	18	Matías Díaz
LK	19	Tomás Lavanini	74'
N8	20	Benjamín Macome	60'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli	56'
CE	22	Santiago Fernández	48'
CE	23	Joaquín Tuculet
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	Bjorn Basson	61'
OC	13	JJ Engelbrecht	68'
IC	12	Jean de Villiers (c)
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Willem Alberts	68'
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Juandré Kruger
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis	68'
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss	52'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bismarck du Plessis	52'
PR	17	Gurthrö Steenkamp	58'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen	68'
LK	19	Flip van der Merwe	56'
FL	20	Siya Kolisi	68'
SH	21	Jano Vermaak
FH	22	Pat Lambie	61'
CE	23	Jan Serfontein	68'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match:
Juan Manuel Leguizamón (Argentina)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Notes:

With this win, South Africa record their first away win in The Rugby Championship
Bismarck du Plessis earned his 50th cap for South Africa.

Round 3

7 September 2013
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	28–13	Argentina
Try: A. Smith (2) 23' c, 26' m Savea 53' c Con: Carter (2/3) 25', 54' Pen: Carter (2/4) 10', 49' Barrett (1/1) 74'	Report^[11]	Try: Leguizamón 4' c Con: Sánchez (1/1) 5' Pen: Sánchez (2/3) 30', 52'

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 25,417
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Israel Dagg	72'
RW	14	Ben Smith
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Francis Saili
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Dan Carter	54'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	75'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)	59'
BF	6	Steve Luatua
RL	5	Sam Whitelock	75'
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Charlie Faumuina	70'	78'
HK	2	Andrew Hore	46'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles	46'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett	40'	78'
PR	18	Ben Franks	70'
LK	19	Jeremy Thrush	75'
FL	20	Sam Cane	59'
SH	21	Tawera Kerr-Barlow	75'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett	54'
FB	23	Charles Piutau	72'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Juan Martín Hernández
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho		45'
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Santiago Fernández		70'
LW	11	Horacio Agulla
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Martín Landajo		64'
N8	8	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
OF	7	Pablo Matera		75'
BF	6	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
RL	5	Julio Farías Cabello		55'
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
TP	3	Juan Figallo		62'
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú	22' to 32'	49'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza		69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy		49'
PR	17	Nahuel Lobo		69'
PR	18	Juan Pablo Orlandi		62'
LK	19	Mariano Galarza		55'
N8	20	Benjamín Macome		75'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli		64'
FH	22	Felipe Contepomi		70'
FB	23	Lucas González Amorosino		45'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

Man of the Match:
Kieran Read (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

During the match, Dan Carter became the first player to pass 1400 international test points.
Francis Saili made his debut for New Zealand (All Black number 1126).

7 September 2013
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	12–38	South Africa (1 BP)
Pen: Lealiifano (4/4) 8', 22', 43', 52'	Report^[12]	Try: Oosthuizen 5' c De Villiers 59' m Kirchner 65' c Le Roux 68' c Con: Steyn (3/4) 5', 67', 69' Pen: Steyn (4/5) 13', 28', 34', 49'

Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 43,715
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	James O'Connor
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Christian Lealiifano		74'
LW	11	Nick Cummins
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Will Genia (c)		69'
N8	8	Ben Mowen		70'
OF	7	Michael Hooper	49' to 59'	69'
BF	6	Scott Fardy
RL	5	Kane Douglas
LL	4	Rob Simmons		30' to 40'
TP	3	Sekope Kepu		46'
HK	2	Stephen Moore		66' to 69'		74'
LP	1	James Slipper		64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a		66'	69'	74'
PR	17	Scott Sio		64'
PR	18	Ben Alexander		46'
FL	19	Ben McCalman		30'	40'	70'
FL	20	Liam Gill		69'
SH	21	Nic White		69'
FH	22	Matt To'omua		74'
FB	23	Jesse Mogg
Coach:
Ewen McKenzie


FB	15	Zane Kirchner
RW	14	Willie le Roux
OC	13	JJ Engelbrecht
IC	12	Jean de Villiers (c)		70'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morné Steyn		70'
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar		75'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Willem Alberts	8' to 18'
BF	6	Francois Louw		70'
RL	5	Flip van der Merwe		57'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis		3' to 9'		63'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis		57'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira		57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Adriaan Strauss		57'
PR	17	Gurthrö Steenkamp		57'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen		3'	9'	63'
LK	19	Juandré Kruger		57'
FL	20	Siya Kolisi		70'
SH	21	Jano Vermaak		75'
FH	22	Pat Lambie		70'
CE	23	Jan Serfontein		70'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match:
Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Australia captain James Horwill was selected in the starting XV, but was withdrawn ahead of the match with a hamstring injury.^[13] Jake Schatz could have made his debut of the bench, but was ruled out hours before kick off with a knee injury.^[14]
First win for South Africa at Lang Park and their first in Brisbane since 1971.
The victory marks the biggest ever winning margin by South Africa over Australia in Australia.

Round 4

14 September 2013
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

(1 BP) New Zealand	29–15	South Africa
Try: Read (2) 3' c, 45' c Retallick 21' c Cane 67' m Con: Carter (1/1) 4' Barrett (2/3) 22', 46' Pen: Barrett (1/2) 34'	Report^[15]	Try: B. du Plessis 31' c Lambie 75' m Con: Steyn (1/2) 32' Pen: Steyn (1/2) 9'

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 47,362
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Israel Dagg		40'
RW	14	Ben Smith
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu	74' to 80'
LW	11	Julian Savea		75'
FH	10	Dan Carter		15'
SH	9	Aaron Smith
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)	71' to 80'
OF	7	Sam Cane		30' to 40'		70' to 75'
BF	6	Liam Messam		61'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Owen Franks		64'
HK	2	Dane Coles		51'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock		69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu		51'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett		69'
PR	18	Charlie Faumuina		64'
FL	19	Steve Luatua		61'
FL	20	Matt Todd		30'	40'	70'	75'
SH	21	Tawera Kerr-Barlow		75'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett		15'
FB	23	Charles Piutau		40'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Zane Kirchner		74'
RW	14	Willie le Roux		68'
OC	13	JJ Engelbrecht
IC	12	Jean de Villiers (c)
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar		69'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Willem Alberts		19'	26'	44'
BF	6	Francois Louw		74'
RL	5	Flip van der Merwe		40'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis		55'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis	15' to 25' 41'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira		55'	71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Adriaan Strauss		19'	26'	44'
PR	17	Gurthrö Steenkamp		55'	71'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen		55'
LK	19	Juandré Kruger		40'
FL	20	Siya Kolisi		74'
SH	21	Jano Vermaak		69'
FH	22	Pat Lambie		74'
CE	23	Jan Serfontein		68'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match:
Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australian)

Notes:

New Zealand retain the Freedom Cup.
Owen Franks earned his 50th test cap playing for New Zealand.

14 September 2013
18:05 AWST (UTC+08)

Australia	14–13	Argentina (1 BP)
Try: Folau 27' m Pen: Lealiifano (3/5) 11', 16', 40'	Report^[16]	Try: Leguizamón 64' c Con: Hernández (1/1) 65' Pen: Sánchez (2/3) 7', 60'

Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 18,214
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	James O'Connor
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Christian Lealiifano
LW	11	Nick Cummins
FH	10	Quade Cooper	65'
SH	9	Nic White
N8	8	Ben Mowen (c)
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Scott Fardy	72'
RL	5	Kane Douglas	50'
LL	4	Rob Simmons
TP	3	Ben Alexander	59'
HK	2	Stephen Moore	65'
LP	1	James Slipper	45'
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a	65'
PR	17	Scott Sio	45'
PR	18	Sekope Kepu	59'
LK	19	Sitaleki Timani	50'
FL	20	Ben McCalman	72'
SH	21	Will Genia
FH	22	Matt To'omua	65'
CE	23	Tevita Kuridrani
Coach:
Ewen McKenzie


FB	15	Juan Martín Hernández
RW	14	Horacio Agulla	52'
OC	13	Gonzalo Tiesi	72'
IC	12	Felipe Contepomi
LW	11	Juan Imhoff
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli	61'
N8	8	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
OF	7	Pablo Matera
BF	6	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
RL	5	Julio Farías Cabello	57'
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
TP	3	Juan Figallo
HK	2	Agustín Creevy	51'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza	75'
Replacements:
HK	16	Eusebio Guiñazú	51'
PR	17	Nahuel Lobo	75'
PR	18	Juan Pablo Orlandi
LK	19	Mariano Galarza	57'
N8	20	Benjamín Macome
SH	21	Martín Landajo	61'
CE	22	Santiago Fernández	72'
FB	23	Lucas González Amorosino	52'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

Man of the Match:
Michael Hooper (Australia)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

Notes:

Brumbies captain Ben Mowen became the 80th test captain for the Wallabies on just his 7th test.
Australia retain the Puma Trophy.
First match Australia has failed to score points in the second half since the home test v New Zealand in 2005.
Juan Manuel Leguizamón earned his 50th test cap playing for Argentina.

Round 5

28 September 2013
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	28–8	Australia
Try: Strauss 12' c Kirchner 14' c Le Roux 71' m Con: Steyn (2/3) 13', 15' Pen: Steyn (3/3) 8', 18', 31'	Report^[17]	Try: Feauai-Sautia 77' m Pen: Lealiifano (1/1) 6'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 46,052
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Zane Kirchner		77'
RW	14	Willie le Roux
OC	13	JJ Engelbrecht		57'
IC	12	Jean de Villiers (c)
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Fourie du Preez
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen	66' to 76'
OF	7	Willem Alberts		59'
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Flip van der Merwe	39' to 49'	59'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis		66'
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss		49'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira		53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bismarck du Plessis		49'
PR	17	Gurthrö Steenkamp		53'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen		66'
LK	19	Juandré Kruger		59'
FL	20	Siya Kolisi		59'
SH	21	Ruan Pienaar
FH	22	Pat Lambie		77'
CE	23	Jan Serfontein		57'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani
IC	12	Christian Lealiifano		72'
LW	11	Joe Tomane		57'
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Nic White		40'
N8	8	Ben Mowen
OF	7	Michael Hooper	27' to 38'
BF	6	Scott Fardy		57'
RL	5	James Horwill (c)
LL	4	Rob Simmons		66'
TP	3	Ben Alexander		54'
HK	2	Stephen Moore		66'
LP	1	James Slipper		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a		66'
PR	17	Benn Robinson		51'
PR	18	Sekope Kepu		54'
LK	19	Sitaleki Timani	74' to 80'	66'
FL	20	Ben McCalman		57'
SH	21	Will Genia		40'
FH	22	Matt To'omua		72'
WG	23	Chris Feauai-Sautia		57'
Coach:
Ewen McKenzie

Man of the Match:
Fourie du Preez (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Fly-half Morné Steyn and prop Jannie du Plessis earned their 50th caps.
Australia winger Chris Feauai-Sautia made his international debut at the age of 19, and scored his first international try.
South Africa claim the Mandela Challenge Plate for the first time since 2009.^[18]

28 September 2013
19:40 AST (UTC−03)

Argentina	15–33	New Zealand (1 BP)
Pen: Sánchez (4/5) 8', 15', 30', 63' Bosch (1/2) 43'	Report^[19]	Try: Savea 22' m Cane 51' m B. Smith (2) 55' c, 79' c Con: Cruden (1/3) 55' Barrett (1/1) 80' Pen: Cruden (3/3) 12', 27', 45'

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Attendance: 40,207
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)


FB	15	Juan Martín Hernández
RW	14	Lucas González Amorosino	60'
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Santiago Fernández	60'
LW	11	Juan Imhoff
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Martín Landajo
N8	8	Juan Manuel Leguizamón	71'
OF	7	Pablo Matera
BF	6	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Julio Farías Cabello	58'
TP	3	Juan Figallo	63'
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú	63'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza	69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	63'
PR	17	Nahuel Lobo	69'
PR	18	Juan Pablo Orlandi	63'
LK	19	Mariano Galarza	58'
N8	20	Benjamín Macome	71'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli
FH	22	Felipe Contepomi	60'
WG	23	Horacio Agulla	60'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


FB	15	Israel Dagg
RW	14	Ben Smith
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu	69'
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Aaron Cruden	71'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	67'
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)
OF	7	Sam Cane
BF	6	Liam Messam	60'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick	74'
TP	3	Owen Franks	40'
HK	2	Andrew Hore	53'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock	69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu	53'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett	69'
PR	18	Charlie Faumuina	40'
LK	19	Jeremy Thrush	74'
FL	20	Steve Luatua	60'
SH	21	Tawera Kerr-Barlow	67'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett	71'
FB	23	Charles Piutau	69'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Sam Cane (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)

Round 6

5 October 2013
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

(1 BP) South Africa	27–38	New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Habana (2) 17' c, 19' m Le Roux 46' c De Villiers 57' m Con: Steyn (2/4) 18', 47' Pen: Steyn (1/1) 9'	Report^[20]	Try: B. Smith 11' c Messam (2) 25' c, 40' c Barrett 60' c Read 64' c Con: Cruden (3/3) 12', 25', 40' Barrett (2/2) 61', 65' Pen: Barrett (1/1) 54'

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 60,634
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Zane Kirchner	70'
RW	14	Willie le Roux
OC	13	JJ Engelbrecht
IC	12	Jean de Villiers (c)
LW	11	Bryan Habana	21'
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Fourie du Preez	70'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Willem Alberts	38'
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Juandré Kruger	61'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis	50'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis	50'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Adriaan Strauss	50'
PR	17	Gurthrö Steenkamp	52'
PR	18	Coenie Oosthuizen	50'
LK	19	Franco van der Merwe	61'
FL	20	Siya Kolisi	38'
SH	21	Ruan Pienaar	70'
FH	22	Pat Lambie	70'
CE	23	Jan Serfontein	21'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


FB	15	Israel Dagg
RW	14	Ben Smith
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Julian Savea		69'
FH	10	Aaron Cruden		47'
SH	9	Aaron Smith		69'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Liam Messam	45' to 55'	63'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick			66'
TP	3	Charlie Faumuina		49'	66'	73'
HK	2	Andrew Hore		42'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock		52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles		42'
PR	17	Wyatt Crockett		52'
PR	18	Ben Franks	62' to 72'	49'
FL	19	Steve Luatua		63'
FL	20	Sam Cane				73'
SH	21	Tawera Kerr-Barlow		69'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett		47'
WG	23	Charles Piutau		69'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Kieran Read (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

South African Tendai Mtawarira earns his 50th test cap.
Franco van der Merwe made his international debut for South Africa.
Ben Smith scored his 8th try of the tournament, a new record in either the Rugby Championship / Tri Nations.
New Zealand centre pairing Conrad Smith and Ma'a Nonu surpass the 50 starts shared by Ireland pair Brian O'Driscoll and Gordon D'Arcy to become the most-capped centre pairing.^[21]

5 October 2013
19:40 AST (UTC−03)

Argentina	17–54	Australia (1 BP)
Try: Bosch 36' c Landajo 48' c Con: Sánchez (2/2) 37', 48' Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 28'	Report^[22]	Try: Folau (3) 2' c, 34' c, 41' c Ashley-Cooper 32' m Tomane 63' m Robinson 73' c Foley 78' c Con: Lealiifano (2/3) 3', 35' Cooper (1/2) 42' Foley (2/2) 74', 79' Pen: Lealiifano (2/2) 24', 30' Cooper (1/1) 55'

Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Attendance: 28,570
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Juan Martín Hernández
RW	14	Horacio Agulla
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Felipe Contepomi		66'
LW	11	Juan Imhoff		66'
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Martín Landajo		72'
N8	8	Juan Manuel Leguizamón		75'
OF	7	Pablo Matera	30' to 40'
BF	6	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Julio Farías Cabello		50'
TP	3	Juan Pablo Orlandi		45'
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú		66'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza		72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy		66'
PR	17	Nahuel Lobo		72'
PR	18	Matías Díaz		45'
LK	19	Manuel Carizza		50'
FL	20	Benjamín Macome		75'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli		72'
CE	22	Santiago Fernández		66'
FB	23	Lucas González Amorosino		66'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


FB	15	Israel Folau
RW	14	Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani
IC	12	Christian Lealiifano		40'
LW	11	Joe Tomane
FH	10	Quade Cooper		65'
SH	9	Will Genia		74'
N8	8	Ben Mowen
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Scott Fardy		15'	25'	69'
RL	5	James Horwill (c)		60'
LL	4	Rob Simmons	51' to 61'
TP	3	Ben Alexander		47'
HK	2	Stephen Moore		47'
LP	1	James Slipper	14' to 24'	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a		47'
PR	17	Benn Robinson		15'	25'	60'
PR	18	Sekope Kepu		47'
LK	19	Sitaleki Timani		60'
FL	20	Ben McCalman				69'
SH	21	Nic White		74'
FH	22	Matt To'omua		40'
FH	23	Bernard Foley		65'
Coach:
Ewen McKenzie

Man of the Match:
Scott Fardy (Australia)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Bernard Foley made his international debut for Australia, and scored his first international try.
Felipe Contepomi made his final appearance for Argentina.
First bonus point win for Australia in The Rugby Championship, and the most points scores in either the Rugby Championship / Tri Nations

Warm-up matches

On 3 August and 9 August, Argentina played two uncapped matches against a New South Wales Waratahs Barbarians team in La Plata and in Salta in preparation for the tournament. The NSW Barbarians was composed of 21 Waratahs players (mostly players not involved in the Australian set-up for the championship) and 13 Shute Shield players.^[23]

	3 August 2013	Argentina	29–27	NSW Barbarians	La Plata Rugby Club, La Plata
	18:40 ART (UTC-3)	Try: Agulla 2' c Creevy 63' m, 66' m Con: Hernández (1/3) 3' Pen: Hernández (2/4) 26', 55' Sánchez (2/2) 75', 80'	Report^[24] (In Spanish)	Try: Kepu 5' c, 40' m Betham 46' m Mitchell 60' c Con: McKibbin (2/4) 40', 61' Pen: Foley (1/2) 77'	Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

	9 August 2013	Argentina	58–12	NSW Barbarians	Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
	20:10 ART (UTC-3)	Try: Landajo 7' c Camacho 24' c, 69' c Imhoff 29' m Tuculet 34' c Leguizamón 59' c Agulla 73' c Matera 77' m Con: Contepomi (2/2) 8', 35' Hernández (1/2) 25' Sánchez (3/4) 60', 70', 74' Pen: Contepomi (1/2) 5' Hernández (1/1) 13'	Report^[25] (In Spanish)	Try: Horwitz 41' m Holloway 75' c Con: McKibbin (1/2) 76'	Referee: Juan Hernán Sylvestre (Argentina)

Squads

Nation	Match venues			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Name	City	Capacity	Head coach	Captain
Argentina	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata	La Plata	53,000	Santiago Phelan	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Felipe Contepomi^{[N 1]}
	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito	Rosario	41,654
	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas	Mendoza	40,268
Australia	Stadium Australia	Sydney	84,000	Ewen McKenzie	James Horwill Will Genia^{[N 2]} Ben Mowen^{[N 3]}
	Lang Park	Brisbane	52,500
	Subiaco Oval	Perth	43,500
New Zealand	Eden Park	Auckland	50,000	Steve Hansen	Richie McCaw Kieran Read^{[N 4]}
	Wellington Regional Stadium	Wellington	36,000
	Waikato Stadium	Hamilton	25,800
South Africa	FNB Stadium	Johannesburg	94,736	Heyneke Meyer	Jean de Villiers
	Ellis Park Stadium	Johannesburg	62,567
	Newlands Stadium	Cape Town	51,900

^ Captain Fernández Lobbe was ruled out of the opening two fixtures due to a calf injury, and with his absence, Contepomi was given captaincy for this fixture.^[26]
^ Captain James Horwill was ruled out of rounds 3 and 4 with a hamstring injury. In his absence, Will Genia became captain for round 3.^[27]
^ Stand-in captain Will Genia was selected on the bench for round 4, and Ben Mowen became captain for this fixture.^[28]
^ Captain McCaw was ruled out of rounds 4 and 5 due to an injury. In his absence, Kieran Read became captain.^[29]

Note: Ages, Caps and Clubs are off the starting date of the tournament (17 August 2013).

Argentina

Argentina 30-man Squad for the Championship was announced on 25 June.^[30]^[31]

Tomás Lavanini was added to the squad to cover the second row.^[32]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Agustín Creevy	Hooker	(1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 28)	22	Worcester Warriors
Eusebio Guiñazú	Hooker	(1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 31)	27	Bath
Marcos Ayerza	Prop	(1983-01-12)12 January 1983 (aged 30)	40	Leicester Tigers
Matías Díaz	Prop	(1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 20)	3	Teqüe
Juan Figallo	Prop	(1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 25)	17	Montpellier
Nahuel Lobo	Prop	(1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 21)	2	Newcastle Falcons
Juan Pablo Orlandi	Prop	(1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 30)	10	Bath
Patricio Albacete	Lock	(1981-02-09)9 February 1981 (aged 32)	52	Toulouse
Manuel Carizza	Lock	(1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 28)	32	Unattached
Mariano Galarza	Lock	(1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 26)	12	La Plata Uni.
Tomás Lavanini	Lock	(1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 20)	2	Hindú
Julio Farías Cabello	Flanker	(1978-09-19)19 September 1978 (aged 34)	21	Tucumán
Juan Manuel Leguizamón	Flanker	(1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 30)	46	Lyon
Pablo Matera	Flanker	(1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 20)	2	Alumni
Leonardo Senatore	Flanker	(1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 29)	17	Worcester Warriors
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)	Number 8	(1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (aged 31)	52	Toulon
Benjamín Macome	Number 8	(1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 27)	11	Tucumán
Tomás Cubelli	Scrum-half	(1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 24)	13	Belgrano
Martín Landajo	Scrum-half	(1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 25)	18	C.A.S.I.
Felipe Contepomi	Fly-half	(1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 35)	81	Club Newman
Nicolás Sánchez	Fly-half	(1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 24)	8	Bordeaux Bègles
Marcelo Bosch	Centre	(1984-01-07)7 January 1984 (aged 29)	18	Saracens
Santiago Fernández	Centre	(1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 27)	25	Unattached
Martín Rodríguez	Centre	(1985-04-12)12 April 1985 (aged 28)	19	Stade Français
Gonzalo Tiesi	Centre	(1985-04-24)24 April 1985 (aged 28)	35	Unattached
Joaquín Tuculet	Centre	(1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 24)	5	Unattached
Horacio Agulla	Wing	(1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 28)	42	Bath
Gonzalo Camacho	Wing	(1984-08-28)28 August 1984 (aged 28)	20	Leicester Tigers
Juan Imhoff	Wing	(1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 25)	14	Racing Métro
Lucas González Amorosino	Fullback	(1985-11-02)2 November 1985 (aged 27)	21	Unattached
Juan Martín Hernández	Fullback	(1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 31)	39	Racing Métro

Australia

Australia 30-man squad for the Championship, including 8 uncapped players and the re-call of Fly Half Quade Cooper.^[33]

With captain James Horwill ruled out of round's 3 and 4 and with Hugh McMeniman also out injured, Sitaleki Timani was brought into the squad as cover for the second row,^[13] but kept his place in the squad for the final two rounds. Dave Dennis was added to the squad to replace Jake Schatz who was ruled out of the championship after picking up an injury in training ahead of round 3.^[34]

Benn Robinson and Chris Feauai-Sautia were added to the squad for the away fixtures against South Africa and Argentina, with Nick Cummins and Jesse Mogg withdrawn from the squad due to injury.^[35]^[36]

James O'Connor was removed from the squad on 20 September following an off-field incident that occurred following the Wallabies win over Argentina in round 4. Uncapped player Peter Betham was called in as his replacement.^[37]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Albert Anae	Hooker	(1989-06-21)21 June 1989 (aged 24)	0	Reds
Saia Fainga'a	Hooker	(1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 26)	19	Reds
Stephen Moore	Hooker	(1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 30)	79	Brumbies
Ben Alexander	Prop	(1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 28)	51	Brumbies
Sekope Kepu	Prop	(1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 27)	26	Waratahs
Benn Robinson	Prop	(1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 29)	59	Waratahs
Scott Sio	Prop	(1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 21)	0	Brumbies
James Slipper	Prop	(1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 24)	37	Reds
Kane Douglas	Lock	(1989-06-01)1 June 1989 (aged 24)	9	Waratahs
Scott Fardy	Lock	(1984-07-05)5 July 1984 (aged 29)	0	Brumbies
James Horwill (c)	Lock	(1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 28)	38	Reds
Hugh McMeniman	Lock	(1983-11-01)1 November 1983 (aged 29)	21	Force
Rob Simmons	Lock	(1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 24)	26	Reds
Sitaleki Timani	Lock	(1986-09-19)19 September 1986 (aged 26)	10	Waratahs
Dave Dennis	Flanker	(1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 27)	15	Waratahs
Liam Gill	Flanker	(1992-06-08)8 June 1992 (aged 21)	10	Reds
Michael Hooper	Flanker	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 21)	16	Waratahs
Ben McCalman	Flanker	(1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 25)	22	Force
Ben Mowen	Number 8	(1984-12-01)1 December 1984 (aged 28)	3	Brumbies
Jake Schatz	Number 8	(1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 23)	0	Reds
Will Genia	Scrum-half	(1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 25)	44	Reds
Nic White	Scrum-half	(1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 23)	0	Brumbies
Quade Cooper	Fly-half	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 25)	38	Reds
Bernard Foley	Fly-half	(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 23)	0	Waratahs
Matt To'omua	Fly-half	(1990-02-01)1 February 1990 (aged 23)	0	Brumbies
Adam Ashley-Cooper	Centre	(1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 29)	80	Waratahs
Tevita Kuridrani	Centre	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 22)	0	Brumbies
Christian Lealiifano	Centre	(1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 25)	3	Brumbies
Peter Betham	Wing	(1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 24)	0	Waratahs
Nick Cummins	Wing	(1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 25)	6	Force
Chris Feauai-Sautia	Wing	(1993-11-17)17 November 1993 (aged 19)	0	Reds
James O'Connor	Wing	(1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 23)	40	Rebels
Joe Tomane	Wing	(1990-02-02)2 February 1990 (aged 23)	3	Brumbies
Israel Folau	Fullback	(1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 24)	3	Waratahs
Jesse Mogg	Fullback	(1989-06-08)8 June 1989 (aged 24)	1	Brumbies

New Zealand

New Zealand 28-man squad for the Championship was announced on 4 August. Joe Moody was included in the squad as injury cover for Wyatt Crockett – who had a knee injury. Three additional players will assemble with the squad as part of the wider training squad, but will be released to their provincial sides on the Wednesday of each Test match; these players are: Frank Halai, Jeremy Thrush, and Francis Saili.^[38] Following an injury to Francis Saili, Centre Ryan Crotty was added to the training squad but will be released to his provincial side along with Halai and Thrush.^[39]

With Dan Carter out for the opening two tests, and with Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett injured after the opening round with a knee and calf injury, Colin Slade and Tom Taylor were called into the squad as cover for the First five-eighths. Luke Whitelock was also drafted in to replace Luke Romano (groin injury) and Brad Shields to cover sidelined Liam Messam (hamstring strain).^[40] Rhys Marshall spent time with the squad as an apprentice hooker^[41] as did Liam Coltman and Nathan Harris.^[42]^[43] Matt Todd was called in after round 3 to replace the injured Captain Richie McCaw, who was ruled out of the championship following an injury.^[44]

Following an injury to TJ Perenara, Piri Weepu was called up to the squad for the final two rounds against Argentina and South Africa both away.^[45]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Dane Coles	Hooker	(1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 26)	6	Wellington / Hurricanes
Andrew Hore	Hooker	(1978-09-13)13 September 1978 (aged 34)	76	Taranaki / Highlanders
Keven Mealamu	Hooker	(1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 34)	104	Auckland / Blues
Wyatt Crockett	Prop	(1983-01-24)24 January 1983 (aged 30)	14	Canterbury / Crusaders
Charlie Faumuina	Prop	(1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 26)	7	Auckland / Blues
Ben Franks	Prop	(1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 29)	25	Hawke's Bay / Hurricanes
Owen Franks	Prop	(1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 25)	47	Canterbury / Crusaders
Joe Moody ‡	Prop	(1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 24)	0	Canterbury / Crusaders
Tony Woodcock	Prop	(1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 32)	98	North Harbour / Highlanders
Brodie Retallick	Lock	(1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 22)	14	Bay of Plenty / Chiefs
Luke Romano	Lock	(1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 27)	14	Canterbury / Crusaders
Jeremy Thrush *	Lock	(1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 28)	1	Wellington / Hurricanes
Sam Whitelock	Lock	(1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 24)	41	Canterbury / Crusaders
Sam Cane	Flanker	(1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 21)	7	Bay of Plenty / Chiefs
Steve Luatua	Flanker	(1991-04-29)29 April 1991 (aged 22)	1	Auckland / Blues
Richie McCaw (c)	Flanker	(1980-12-31)31 December 1980 (aged 32)	116	Canterbury / Crusaders
Liam Messam	Flanker	(1984-03-25)25 March 1984 (aged 29)	22	Waikato / Chiefs
Brad Shields	Flanker	(1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 22)	0	Wellington / Hurricanes
Matt Todd	Flanker	(1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 25)	1	Canterbury / Crusaders
Luke Whitelock	Flanker	(1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 22)	0	Canterbury / Crusaders
Kieran Read	Number 8	(1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 27)	51	Canterbury / Crusaders
Tawera Kerr-Barlow	Half-back	(1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 23)	4	Waikato / Chiefs
TJ Perenara	Half-back	(1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 21)	0	Wellington / Hurricanes
Aaron Smith	Half-back	(1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 24)	15	Manawatu / Highlanders
Piri Weepu	Half-back	(1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 29)	71	Auckland / Blues
Beauden Barrett	First five-eighth	(1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 22)	8	Taranaki / Hurricanes
Dan Carter	First five-eighth	(1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 31)	95	Canterbury / Crusaders
Aaron Cruden	First five-eighth	(1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 24)	22	Manawatu / Chiefs
Colin Slade	First five-eighth	(1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 25)	10	Canterbury / Highlanders
Tom Taylor	First five-eighth	(1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (aged 24)	0	Canterbury / Crusaders
Ryan Crotty *	Centre	(1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 24)	1	Canterbury / Crusaders
Ma'a Nonu	Centre	(1982-05-21)21 May 1982 (aged 31)	79	Wellington / Highlanders
Francis Saili *	Centre	(1991-02-16)16 February 1991 (aged 22)	0	North Harbour / Blues
Conrad Smith	Centre	(1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 31)	69	Wellington / Hurricanes
Frank Halai *	Wing	(1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 25)	0	Counties Manukau / Blues
Julian Savea	Wing	(1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 23)	11	Wellington / Hurricanes
Ben Smith	Wing	(1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 27)	15	Otago / Highlanders
Charles Piutau	Fullback	(1991-10-31)31 October 1991 (aged 21)	1	Auckland / Blues
Israel Dagg	Fullback	(1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 25)	28	Hawke's Bay / Crusaders

‡ – Included as injury cover for Wyatt Crockett.
* – Part of the wider training squad

South Africa

South Africa 30-man squad for the Championship was announced on 3 August 2013.^[46]

On 18 August Lourens Adriaanse was added as a replacement for Trevor Nyakane, who was removed from the squad following repeated breaches of team protocol (he missed the bus and the team's flight to Argentina).^[47]

Pieter-Steph du Toit was added to the squad for the final two rounds with Australia and New Zealand playing at home.^[48]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Bismarck du Plessis	Hooker	(1984-05-22)22 May 1984 (aged 29)	48	Sharks
Chiliboy Ralepelle	Hooker	(1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 26)	22	Toulouse
Adriaan Strauss	Hooker	(1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 27)	24	Cheetahs
Lourens Adriaanse	Prop	(1988-02-05)5 February 1988 (aged 25)	0	Sharks
Jannie du Plessis	Prop	(1982-11-16)16 November 1982 (aged 30)	45	Sharks
Tendai Mtawarira	Prop	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 28)	44	Sharks
Trevor Nyakane	Prop	(1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 24)	3	Cheetahs
Coenie Oosthuizen	Prop	(1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 24)	5	Cheetahs
Gurthrö Steenkamp	Prop	(1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 32)	40	Toulouse
Eben Etzebeth	Lock	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 21)	14	Stormers
Juandré Kruger	Lock	(1985-09-06)6 September 1985 (aged 27)	11	Racing Métro
Flip van der Merwe	Lock	(1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 28)	26	Bulls
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Lock	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 20)	0	Sharks
Franco van der Merwe	Lock	(1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 30)	0	Lions
Willem Alberts	Flanker	(1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 29)	21	Sharks
Marcell Coetzee	Flanker	(1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 22)	13	Sharks
Siya Kolisi	Flanker	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 22)	2	Stormers
Francois Louw	Flanker	(1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 28)	19	Bath
Duane Vermeulen	Number 8	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 27)	7	Stormers
Fourie du Preez	Scrum-half	(1982-03-24)24 March 1982 (aged 31)	62	Suntory Sungoliath
Ruan Pienaar	Scrum-half	(1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 29)	66	Ulster
Piet van Zyl ‡	Scrum-half	(1989-09-14)14 September 1989 (aged 23)	2	Bulls
Jano Vermaak	Scrum-half	(1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 28)	1	Toulouse
Pat Lambie	Fly-half	(1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 22)	23	Sharks
Morné Steyn	Fly-half	(1984-07-11)11 July 1984 (aged 29)	45	Stade Français
Juan de Jongh	Centre	(1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (aged 25)	14	Stormers
Jean de Villiers (c)	Centre	(1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 32)	87	Stormers
JJ Engelbrecht	Centre	(1989-02-22)22 February 1989 (aged 24)	4	Bulls
Jan Serfontein	Centre	(1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 20)	3	Bulls
Bjorn Basson	Wing	(1987-02-11)11 February 1987 (aged 26)	9	Bulls
Bryan Habana	Wing	(1983-06-12)12 June 1983 (aged 30)	86	Toulon
Zane Kirchner	Fullback	(1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 29)	24	Leinster
Willie le Roux	Fullback	(1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 23)	3	Cheetahs

‡ – Included to cover Fourie du Preez when he is unavailable to play for South Africa

Statistics

Points scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	Morné Steyn	South Africa	88
2	Christian Lealiifano	Australia	64
3	Ben Smith	New Zealand	40
4	Aaron Cruden	New Zealand	37
5	Nicolás Sánchez	Argentina	33
6	Beauden Barrett	New Zealand	26
7	Israel Folau	Australia	25
8	Felipe Contepomi	Argentina	20
9	Bryan Habana	South Africa	15
	Juan Manuel Leguizamón	Argentina
	Kieran Read	New Zealand
	Willie le Roux	South Africa
	Jean de Villiers	South Africa

Try scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Ben Smith	New Zealand	8
2	Israel Folau	Australia	5
3	Bryan Habana	South Africa	3
	Juan Manuel Leguizamón	Argentina
	Kieran Read	New Zealand
	Willie le Roux	South Africa
	Jean de Villiers	South Africa
8	Marcelo Bosch	Argentina	2
	Sam Cane	New Zealand
	Zane Kirchner	South Africa
	Liam Messam	New Zealand
	Bismarck du Plessis	South Africa
	Julian Savea	New Zealand
	Aaron Smith	New Zealand
	Adriaan Strauss	South Africa

References

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^ "Argentina announce 2013 Rugby Championship fixtures". rugbyworldcup-argentina2023.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "South Africa 27 New Zealand 38". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
^ "New Zealand lift Rugby Championship with fine win over South Africa". The Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
^ "New Zealand beat South Africa for title". BBC Sport. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
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^ "New Zealand overpower Australia to retain Bledisloe Cup". The Guardian. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
^ "Steyn boots South Africa to victory". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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^ "Springboks embarrass Wallabies". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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^ "Du Toit, De Jongh back in Springbok squad". South African Rugby Union. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

External links

2013 Rugby Championship at ESPN

[ArgentinaCaptain-27] Captain Fernández Lobbe was ruled out of the opening two fixtures due to a calf injury, and with his absence, Contepomi was given captaincy for this fixture.^[26]

[AustraliaCaptain-29] Captain James Horwill was ruled out of rounds 3 and 4 with a hamstring injury. In his absence, Will Genia became captain for round 3.^[27]

[AustraliaCaptain2-31] Stand-in captain Will Genia was selected on the bench for round 4, and Ben Mowen became captain for this fixture.^[28]

[NewZealandCaptain-33] Captain McCaw was ruled out of rounds 4 and 5 due to an injury. In his absence, Kieran Read became captain.^[29]

[Springboks,_Pumas_to_honour_Madiba_in_unique_double-header_with_soccer-1] "Springboks, Pumas to honour Madiba in unique double-header with soccer". South African Rugby Union. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[2] "Argentina announce 2013 Rugby Championship fixtures". rugbyworldcup-argentina2023.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[3] "South Africa 27 New Zealand 38". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

[4] "New Zealand lift Rugby Championship with fine win over South Africa". The Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

[5] "New Zealand beat South Africa for title". BBC Sport. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

[6] "All Blacks put Wallabies to the sword". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[7] "Springboks power to record victory over Pumas". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[8] "All Blacks retain Bledisloe Cup". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[9] "New Zealand overpower Australia to retain Bledisloe Cup". The Guardian. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

[10] "Steyn boots South Africa to victory". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[11] "All Blacks prevail in poor conditions". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[12] "Springboks embarrass Wallabies". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[James_Horwill_out_of_Wallaby_team-13] "James Horwill out of Wallaby team". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 September 2013.

[14] "Jake Schatz ruled out of Wallabies squad". ESPN scrum.

[15] "All Blacks retain world No.1 ranking". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[16] "Wallabies finally win under Ewen McKenzie". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[17] "Springboks too good for Australia". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[MandelaPlate-18] "Wallabies fall to Springboks". nzherald.co.nz. Associated Press. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

[19] "All Blacks claim bonus point". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[20] "All Blacks break Springboks' hearts in epic". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[21] "Conrad Smith and Ma'a Nonu enter the record books". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 October 2013.

[22] "Wallabies humble Pumas in Rosario". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[23] McDougall to replace Berrick Barnes for Argentina tour - SANZAR, 28 July 2013

[24] "NOTICIAS - UAR - UNIÓN ARGENTINA DE RUGBY". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[25] "NOTICIAS - UAR - UNIÓN ARGENTINA DE RUGBY". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2013.

[26] "Contepomi to skipper Pumas".

[28] "James Horwill out of Wallaby team - Genia to captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 September 2013.

[30] "Will Genia dropped, Ben Mowen to captain Wallabies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 2013.

[32] "Kieran Read to step in for McCaw". Stuff.

[34] "Planet Rugby - Tournaments - Rugby Championship - Argentina - Pumas a…". 365rugby.co.za. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[35] "Plantel de Los Pumas para viajar a Pensacola (In Spanish)". Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.

[36] Paul Tait. "Tomás Lavanini replaces the injured Manuel Carizza in Pumas squad". Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

[37] "Qantas Wallabies announce 30-man Castrol Edge Rugby Championship squad".

[38] "Dennis, Timani back in Wallabies frame". wwos. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

[39] "Shoulder surgery ends Mogg's season". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 2013.

[40] "Honey Badger battered in Pumas win". foxsports.com.au. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[41] ESPN Staff. "O'Connor 'stood down' by Wallabies". ESPN scrum.

[42] "News". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.

[43] "Ryan Crotty called into All Blacks squad". All Blacks.

[44] "Aaron Cruden, Beauden Barrett Bledisloe doubt". ESPN scrum.

[45] "All Blacks call in Marshall".

[46] "Hore set to retire". The New Zealand Herald. 7 September 2013.

[47] "Champion All Blacks are hooked on the future". Stuff.

[48] "Matt Todd called into All Blacks squad". All Blacks.

[49] "Weepu recalled by All Blacks". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.

[Springbok_squad_named_for_The_Castle_Lager_Rugby_Championship-50] "Springbok squad named for The Castle Lager Rugby Championship". South African Rugby Union. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[Adriaanse_and_Van_Zyl_added_to_Springbok_squad-51] "Adriaanse and Van Zyl added to Springbok squad". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[Du_Toit,_De_Jongh_back_in_Springbok_squad-52] "Du Toit, De Jongh back in Springbok squad". South African Rugby Union. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

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References

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