2019 Rugby Championship

Date	20 July 2019 – 10 August 2019
Countries	Argentina; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (4th title)
Bledisloe Cup	New Zealand
Freedom Cup	New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate	South Africa
Puma Trophy	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	30 (5 per match)
Attendance	232,769 (38,795 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Handré Pollard; (42)
Most tries	Reece Hodge; Herschel Jantjies; (3)
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The 2019 Rugby Championship was the eighth 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.

The tournament schedule was similar to that of the 2015 edition, being shortened due to the World Cup.

New Zealand was the three-time back-to-back defending champions entering this years Championship. However, South Africa claimed their fourth title, their first since the inception of the Rugby Championship and their first Southern Hemisphere title since 2009.^[1] They became the third team to claim the expanded Southern Hemisphere championship, following New Zealand and Australia.^[2]

Background[edit]

The tournament is operated by SANZAAR and known for sponsorship reasons as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand, The Mitsubishi Estate Rugby Championship in Australia, and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina.

Format[edit]

Because of the 2019 World Cup, the tournament schedule was reduced, as it was in 2015, to each team playing each other once. Australia and Argentina each played two home matches out of the three matches to be played in total. New Zealand and South Africa had one home fixture.^[3]^[4] As usual, a win earned a team four league points, a draw two league points, and a loss by eight or more points zero league points. A bonus point was earned in one of two ways: by scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match, or by losing within seven points. The competition winner was the side with the most points at the end of the tournament.^[5]

Other Cups[edit]

Because the Bledisloe Cup is decided in two home-and-away legs, after the end of the shortened Rugby Championship, New Zealand and Australia played for the Bledisloe Cup decider at Eden Park, Auckland, with Australia leading the series 1-0. New Zealand retained the Cup for the 17th consecutive year with a comprehensive 36-0 win, concluding in a 1-1 series result.^[6]

Table[edit]

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	South Africa	3	2	1	0	97	46	+51	2	0	12
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	80	71	+9	0	0	8
3	New Zealand	3	1	1	1	62	79	−17	0	0	6
4	Argentina	3	0	0	3	39	82	−43	0	2	2

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

20 July 2019
17:05 SAST (UTC+2)

South Africa	35–17	Australia
Try: H. Jantjies (2) 10' c, 61' c De Jager 23' c Nkosi 55' c Reinach 80' c Con: E. Jantjies (5/5) 11', 24', 56', 63', 83'	Report	Try: Haylett-Petty 28' c Foley 70' c Con: Foley (2/2) 30', 71' Pen: Foley (1/1) 16'

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 51,206
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)


FB	15	Warrick Gelant
RW	14	S'busiso Nkosi
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	André Esterhuizen	20' to 30'	51'
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Elton Jantjies
SH	9	Herschel Jantjies		59'
N8	8	Francois Louw
OF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF	6	Rynhardt Elstadt		59'
RL	5	Lood de Jager		67'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth (c)
TP	3	Trevor Nyakane		53'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi		53'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira		47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Schalk Brits		53'
PR	17	Lizo Gqoboka		47'
PR	18	Vincent Koch		53'
LK	19	Marvin Orie		67'
FL	20	Marcell Coetzee		59'
SH	21	Cobus Reinach		65'
CE	22	François Steyn		51'
WG	23	Dillyn Leyds
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Tom Banks		57'
RW	14	Dane Haylett-Petty
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani		57'
IC	12	Samu Kerevi
LW	11	Reece Hodge
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Nic White		64'
N8	8	Isi Naisarani			54'	64'
OF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
BF	6	Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
LL	5	Rory Arnold
RL	4	Izack Rodda		57'
TP	3	Sekope Kepu		46'	54'	64'
HK	2	Folau Fainga'a		64'	67'
LP	1	James Slipper		48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jordan Uelese		64'	67'
PR	17	Harry Johnson-Holmes		48'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou	53' to 63'	46'
LK	19	Rob Simmons		57'
FL	20	Jack Dempsey		64'
SH	21	Will Genia		64'
CE	22	Matt To'omua		57'
FB	23	Kurtley Beale		57'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Man of the Match:
Herschel Jantjies (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Matthew Carley (England)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Rynhardt Elstadt, Lizo Gqoboka and Herschel Jantjies (all South Africa) and Harry Johnson-Holmes and Isi Naisarani (both Australia) made their international debuts.
South Africa reclaim the Mandela Challenge Plate.

20 July 2019
15:05 AST (UTC–03)

Argentina	16–20	New Zealand
Try: Boffelli 56' c Con: Sánchez (1/1) 57' Pen: Sánchez (2/3) 1', 20' Boffelli (1/1) 6'	Report	Try: Laumape 17' c Retallick 38' c Con: B. Barrett (2/2) 18', 39' Pen: B. Barrett (2/2) 22', 36'

José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 31,320
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)


FB	15	Emiliano Boffelli	59'
RW	14	Matías Moroni
OC	13	Matías Orlando
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Ramiro Moyano
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez	76'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli	71'
N8	8	Javier Ortega Desio
OF	7	Marcos Kremer	70'
BF	6	Pablo Matera (c)
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	63'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Juan Figallo	47'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy	47'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya	47'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas	56'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano	47'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno	70'
FL	20	Tomás Lezana	63'
SH	21	Felipe Ezcurra	71'
FH	22	Joaquín Díaz Bonilla	76'
FB	23	Joaquín Tuculet	59'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma


FB	15	Ben Smith
RW	14	Sevu Reece
OC	13	Anton Lienert-Brown
IC	12	Ngani Laumape
LW	11	Jordie Barrett	67'
FH	10	Beauden Barrett
SH	9	Aaron Smith	67'
N8	8	Ardie Savea
OF	7	Sam Cane (c)
BF	6	Vaea Fifita	56'
RL	5	Patrick Tuipulotu	56'
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Angus Ta'avao	59'
HK	2	Dane Coles	64'
LP	1	Ofa Tu'ungafasi	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Liam Coltman	64'
PR	17	Atunaisa Moli	59'
PR	18	Nepo Laulala	59'
LK	19	Jackson Hemopo	56'
FL	20	Luke Jacobson	56'
SH	21	Brad Weber	67'
FH	22	Josh Ioane
WG	23	Braydon Ennor	67'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Mayco Vivas (Argentina) and Braydon Ennor, Luke Jacobson, Atunaisa Moli and Sevu Reece (all New Zealand) made their international debuts.

Round 2[edit]

27 July 2019
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	16–16	South Africa
Try: Goodhue 36' c Con: B. Barrett (1/1) 38' Pen: B. Barrett (1/3) 48' Mo'unga (2/2) 66', 74'	Report	Try: Jantjies 79' c Con: Pollard (1/1) 80' Pen: Pollard (3/4) 2', 9', 60'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 35,213
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)


FB	15	Beauden Barrett
RW	14	Ben Smith
OC	13	Jack Goodhue
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams	58'
LW	11	Rieko Ioane	60'
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga
SH	9	TJ Perenara	58'
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)
OF	7	Matt Todd
BF	6	Shannon Frizell	76'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick	60'
TP	3	Owen Franks	44'
HK	2	Codie Taylor	60'
LP	1	Joe Moody	44'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles	60'
PR	17	Ofa Tu'ungafasi	44'
PR	18	Angus Ta'avao	44'
FL	19	Vaea Fifita	60'
FL	20	Dalton Papalii	76'
SH	21	Aaron Smith	58'
CE	22	Anton Lienert-Brown	58'
WG	23	George Bridge	60'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	Cheslin Kolbe
OC	13	Lukhanyo Am	50'
IC	12	Damian de Allende	55'
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Faf de Klerk	44'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen (c)
OF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF	6	Kwagga Smith	67'
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth	50'
TP	3	Frans Malherbe	55'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx	69'
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi	69'
PR	17	Tendai Mtawarira	58'
PR	18	Trevor Nyakane	55'
LK	19	RG Snyman	50'
FL	20	Francois Louw	67'
SH	21	Herschel Jantjies	44'
CE	22	François Steyn	55'
CE	23	Jesse Kriel	50'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus

Man of the Match:
Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

New Zealand retain the Freedom Cup.
This was the first draw between these two sides since 1994.
New Zealand passed 16,000 points in international rugby during this game.^[7]

27 July 2019
19:45 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	16–10	Argentina
Try: Hodge 31' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 32' Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 10', 42', 50'	Report	Try: Isa 73' c Con: Díaz Bonilla (1/1) 74' Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 23'

Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 31,599
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	Reece Hodge
OC	13	Tevita Kuridrani	68'
IC	12	Samu Kerevi
LW	11	Marika Koroibete
FH	10	Christian Lealiifano	51'
SH	9	Will Genia	59'
N8	8	Isi Naisarani	65'	74'
OF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
BF	6	Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
RL	5	Rory Arnold	59'
LL	4	Izack Rodda		74'
TP	3	Sekope Kepu	40'
HK	2	Folau Fainga'a	57'
LP	1	Scott Sio	47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tolu Latu	57'
PR	17	James Slipper	47'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou	40'
LK	19	Rob Simmons	59'
LK	20	Luke Jones	65'
SH	21	Nic White	59'
CE	22	Matt To'omua	51'
CE	23	James O'Connor	68'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Joaquín Tuculet
RW	14	Santiago Cordero
OC	13	Matías Moroni	64'
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Ramiro Moyano
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez	60'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli	68'
N8	8	Facundo Isa
OF	7	Tomás Lezana
BF	6	Pablo Matera (c)	65'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	50'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Juan Figallo	50'
HK	2	Julián Montoya	69'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Santiago Socino	69'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas	53'
PR	18	Ramiro Herrera	50'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno	50'
FL	20	Juan Manuel Leguizamón	65'
SH	21	Felipe Ezcurra	68'
FH	22	Joaquín Díaz Bonilla	60'
CE	23	Matías Orlando	64'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma

Man of the Match:
Marika Koroibete (Australia)

Touch judges:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Santiago Socino (Argentina) made his international debut.
Australia retain the Puma Trophy.

Round 3[edit]

10 August 2019
19:45 AEST (UTC+8)

Australia	47–26	New Zealand
Try: Hodge (2) 9' c, 68 ' c Salakaia-Loto 45' m White 48' m Koroibete 61' c Beale 78' c Con: Lealiifano (2/4) 10', 62' To'omua (2/2) 70', 79' Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 6', 27', 39'	Report	Try: Lienert-Brown 12' c Ioane 16' m B. Barrett 54' c Laumape 70' c Con: Mo'unga (3/4) 13', 55', 71'

Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 61,241
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Kurtley Beale
RW	14	Reece Hodge
OC	13	James O'Connor
IC	12	Samu Kerevi	70'
LW	11	Marika Koroibete
FH	10	Christian Lealiifano	63'
SH	9	Nic White	68'
N8	8	Isi Naisarani
OF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
BF	6	Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
RL	5	Rory Arnold	55'
LL	4	Izack Rodda	75'
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa	55'
HK	2	Tolu Latu	63'
LP	1	Scott Sio	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Folau Fainga'a	63'
PR	17	James Slipper	63'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou	55'
LK	19	Adam Coleman	55'
LK	20	Luke Jones	75'
SH	21	Will Genia	68'
CE	22	Matt To'omua	63'
FB	23	Tom Banks	70'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Beauden Barrett
RW	14	Ben Smith		63'
OC	13	Jack Goodhue		18'
IC	12	Anton Lienert-Brown
LW	11	Rieko Ioane
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga
SH	9	Aaron Smith		61'
N8	8	Kieran Read (c)
OF	7	Sam Cane		49'
BF	6	Ardie Savea
RL	5	Sam Whitelock		71'
LL	4	Scott Barrett	39'
TP	3	Owen Franks		49'
HK	2	Dane Coles		55'
LP	1	Joe Moody		49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Codie Taylor		55'
PR	17	Atunaisa Moli		49'
PR	18	Angus Ta'avao		49'
LK	19	Patrick Tuipulotu		49'
FL	20	Matt Todd		71'
SH	21	TJ Perenara		61'
CE	22	Ngani Laumape		18'
WG	23	George Bridge		63'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Nic White (Australia)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

This was the first Bledisloe Cup match played in Western Australia.^[8]
Australia's 47 points was their record score against New Zealand, surpassing the 35 points scored in 2000.
The All Blacks' 21-point defeat equalled their record loss, set in 1999 against Australia.
New Zealand finished third in the table for the first time since the 2004 Tri Nations, and the first time since The Rugby Championship's inception.^[9]
Scott Barrett became the fourth New Zealand player to be sent off in an international match, and the first since Sonny Bill Williams against the British and Irish Lions in 2017. Barrett was also the first player to be dismissed in a Bledisloe Cup match since Drew Mitchell in 2010.
The crowd of 61,241 was the largest to date to attend a sporting event at Perth Stadium.

10 August 2019
16:40 AST (UTC–3)

Argentina	13–46	South Africa
Try: Cordero 1' c Con: Sánchez (1/1) 2' Pen: Sánchez (2/2) 16', 27'	Report	Try: Mbonambi 12' m Pollard (2) 39' c, 52' m Mapimpi 63' c Kolbe 66 'c Con: Pollard (3/5) 40', 65', 67' Pen: Pollard (5/5) 8', 18', 25', 30', 41'

Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Attendance: 22,190
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Emiliano Boffelli
RW	14	Santiago Cordero	62'
OC	13	Matías Moroni
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Ramiro Moyano
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez	54'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli	60'
N8	8	Facundo Isa	49'
OF	7	Javier Ortega Desio
BF	6	Pablo Matera (c)
RL	5	Marcos Kremer
LL	4	Matías Alemanno	60'
TP	3	Juan Figallo	49'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy	49'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya	49'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas	49'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano	49'
LK	19	Guido Petti	60'
FL	20	Tomás Lezana	49'
SH	21	Gonzalo Bertranou	60'
FH	22	Benjamín Urdapilleta	54'
FB	23	Joaquín Tuculet	62'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	Cheslin Kolbe
OC	13	Lukhanyo Am		59'
IC	12	Damian de Allende		65'
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Faf de Klerk	47' to 57'	72'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen (c)		65'
OF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF	6	Kwagga Smith		54'
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Trevor Nyakane		49'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi		46'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira		46'	77'
Replacements:
HK	16	Malcolm Marx		46'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff		46'	77'
PR	18	Frans Malherbe		49'
LK	19	RG Snyman		65'
FL	20	Francois Louw		54'
SH	21	Herschel Jantjies		72'
CE	22	François Steyn		65'
CE	23	Jesse Kriel		59'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus

Man of the Match:
Handré Pollard (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Matthew Carley (England)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

This was South Africa's biggest winning margin over Argentina in Argentina.
Handré Pollard's tally of 31 points set a new record for a single player in a Rugby Championship match. It equalled Morné Steyn's Tri Nations record, set against New Zealand in 2009.

Statistics[edit]

Points scorers[edit]

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	Handré Pollard	South Africa	42
2	Beauden Barrett	New Zealand	26
3	Christian Lealiifano	Australia	24
4	Nicolás Sánchez	Argentina	19
5	Reece Hodge	Australia	15
5	Herschel Jantjies	South Africa	15
7	Bernard Foley	Australia	12
8	Elton Jantjies	South Africa	10
8	Ngani Laumape	New Zealand	10
10	Emiliano Boffelli	Argentina	8

Try scorers[edit]

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Reece Hodge	Australia	3
1	Herschel Jantjies	South Africa	3
3	Ngani Laumape	New Zealand	2
3	Handré Pollard	South Africa	2
5	20 players		1

Squads[edit]

Nation	Match venues			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Name	City	Capacity	Head coach	Captain
Argentina	José Amalfitani Stadium	Buenos Aires	49,540	Mario Ledesma	Pablo Matera
Argentina	Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena	Salta	20,408	Mario Ledesma	Pablo Matera
Australia	Lang Park	Brisbane	52,500	Michael Cheika	Michael Hooper
Australia	Perth Stadium	Perth	65,000	Michael Cheika	Michael Hooper
New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium	Wellington	34,500	Steve Hansen	Kieran Read
South Africa	Ellis Park Stadium	Johannesburg	62,567	Rassie Erasmus	Siya Kolisi

Note: Ages, caps and clubs/franchises are of 20 July 2019 – the starting date of the tournament

Argentina[edit]

On 46-man extended squad for the 2019 Rugby Championship and in preparation for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

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 34)	83	Jaguares
Julián Montoya	Hooker	(1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 25)	51	Jaguares
Santiago Socino	Hooker	(1992-05-07)7 May 1992 (aged 27)	0	Jaguares
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	Prop	(1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 30)	50	Jaguares
Javier Díaz	Prop	(1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 23)	3	Jaguares
Juan Figallo	Prop	(1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 31)	26	Saracens
Santiago García Botta	Prop	(1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 27)	33	Harlequins
Ramiro Herrera	Prop	(1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 30)	39	Stade Français
Santiago Medrano	Prop	(1996-05-06)6 May 1996 (aged 23)	11	Jaguares
Enrique Pieretto	Prop	(1994-12-15)15 December 1994 (aged 24)	23	Jaguares
Lucio Sordoni	Prop	(1998-07-23)23 July 1998 (aged 20)	2	Jaguares
Mayco Vivas	Prop	(1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 21)	0	Jaguares
Juan Pablo Zeiss	Prop	(1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 29)	6	Jaguares
Matías Alemanno	Lock	(1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 27)	53	Jaguares
Tomás Lavanini	Lock	(1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 26)	50	Leicester Tigers
Guido Petti	Lock	(1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 24)	45	Jaguares
Lucas Paulos	Lock	(1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 21)	0	Jaguares
Rodrigo Bruni	Loose forward	(1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 25)	3	San Luis
Facundo Isa	Loose forward	(1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 25)	25	Toulon
Marcos Kremer	Loose forward	(1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 21)	21	Jaguares
Juan Manuel Leguizamón	Loose forward	(1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 36)	85	Jaguares
Tomás Lezana	Loose forward	(1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 25)	30	Jaguares
Pablo Matera (c)	Loose forward	(1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 26)	58	Stade Français
Javier Ortega Desio	Loose forward	(1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 29)	51	Jaguares
Gonzalo Bertranou	Scrum-half	(1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 25)	19	Jaguares
Tomás Cubelli	Scrum-half	(1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 30)	69	Jaguares
Felipe Ezcurra	Scrum-half	(1993-05-15)15 May 1993 (aged 26)	2	Jaguares
Martín Landajo	Scrum-half	(1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 31)	84	Harlequins
Joaquín Díaz Bonilla	Fly-half	(1989-04-12)12 April 1989 (aged 30)	1	Jaguares
Domingo Miotti	Fly-half	(1996-05-22)22 May 1996 (aged 23)	0	Jaguares
Nicolás Sánchez	Fly-half	(1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 30)	74	Stade Français
Benjamín Urdapilleta	Fly-half	(1986-03-11)11 March 1986 (aged 33)	10	Castres Olympique
Jerónimo de la Fuente	Centre	(1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 28)	46	Jaguares
Bautista Ezcurra	Centre	(1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 24)	5	Jaguares
Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias	Centre	(1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 31)	43	Jaguares
Juan Cruz Mallia	Centre	(1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 22)	4	Jaguares
Matías Moroni	Centre	(1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 28)	40	Jaguares
Lucas Mensa	Centre	(1996-05-24)24 May 1996 (aged 23)	0	Pucará
Matías Orlando	Centre	(1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 27)	39	Jaguares
Emiliano Boffelli	Wing	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 24)	23	Jaguares
Sebastián Cancelliere	Wing	(1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 25)	9	Jaguares
Santiago Cordero	Wing	(1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 25)	33	Union Bordeaux Bègles
Bautista Delguy	Wing	(1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 22)	11	Jaguares
Manuel Montero	Wing	(1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 27)	27	Pucará
Ramiro Moyano	Wing	(1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 29)	30	Jaguares
Santiago Carreras	Fullback	(1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 21)	0	Jaguares
Joaquín Tuculet	Fullback	(1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 29)	51	Jaguares

Australia[edit]

On 4 July, Michael Cheika named a 34-man squad for the 2019 Rugby Championship.^[10]

James O'Connor officially joined the squad on 17 July after the completion of signing a contract with Rugby Australia and the Queensland Reds.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Franchise/province
Tolu Latu	Hooker	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 26)	12	Waratahs
Folau Fainga'a	Hooker	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 24)	7	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Jordan Uelese	Hooker	(1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 22)	2	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Allan Alaalatoa	Prop	(1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 25)	32	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Sekope Kepu	Prop	(1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 33)	103	Waratahs
Taniela Tupou	Prop	(1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 23)	11	Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Tom Robertson	Prop	(1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 24)	24	Waratahs / Country Eagles
Scott Sio	Prop	(1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 27)	55	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
James Slipper	Prop	(1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 30)	86	Brumbies / Queensland Country
Rory Arnold	Lock	(1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 29)	19	Brumbies
Luke Jones	Lock	(1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 28)	3	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Izack Rodda	Lock	(1996-08-20)20 August 1996 (aged 22)	17	Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Rob Simmons	Lock	(1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 30)	94	Waratahs / Sydney
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto	Loose forward	(1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 22)	11	Queensland Reds / Brisbane City
Jack Dempsey	Loose forward	(1994-04-12)12 April 1994 (aged 25)	10	Waratahs / Sydney
Michael Hooper (c)	Loose forward	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 27)	91	Waratahs / Sydney
Isi Naisarani	Loose forward	(1995-02-14)14 February 1995 (aged 24)	0	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Rob Valetini	Loose forward	(1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 20)	0	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Liam Wright	Loose forward	(1997-11-07)7 November 1997 (aged 21)	0	Queensland Reds / Queensland Country
Will Genia	Scrum-half	(1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 31)	100	Melbourne Rebels
Joe Powell	Scrum-half	(1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 25)	4	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Nic White	Scrum-half	(1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 29)	22	Unattached
Bernard Foley	Fly-half	(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 29)	68	Waratahs
Christian Lealiifano	Fly-half	(1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 31)	19	Brumbies / Toyota Jido Shokki
Reece Hodge	Centre	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 24)	33	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Samu Kerevi	Centre	(1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 25)	25	Queensland Reds
James O'Connor	Centre	(1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 29)	44	Queensland Reds
Matt To'omua	Centre	(1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 29)	42	Melbourne Rebels
Tevita Kuridrani	Centre	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 28)	58	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Adam Ashley-Cooper	Wing	(1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 35)	117	Waratahs
Marika Koroibete	Wing	(1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 26)	20	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Dane Haylett-Petty	Wing	(1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 30)	31	Melbourne Rebels / Western Force
Jack Maddocks	Wing	(1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 22)	7	Melbourne Rebels / Melbourne Rising
Tom Banks	Fullback	(1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 25)	3	Brumbies / Canberra Vikings
Kurtley Beale	Fullback	(1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 30)	83	Waratahs

New Zealand[edit]

On 2 July 2019, Hansen named a 39-man squad ahead of the 2019 Rugby Championship.^[11]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Franchise/province
Asafo Aumua	Hooker	(1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 22)	0	Hurricanes / Wellington
Dane Coles	Hooker	(1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 32)	60	Hurricanes / Wellington
Liam Coltman	Hooker	(1990-01-25)25 January 1990 (aged 29)	4	Highlanders / Otago
Codie Taylor	Hooker	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 28)	41	Crusaders / Canterbury
Owen Franks	Prop	(1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 31)	106	Crusaders / Canterbury
Nepo Laulala	Prop	(1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 27)	17	Chiefs / Counties Manukau
Joe Moody	Prop	(1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 30)	37	Crusaders / Canterbury
Atunaisa Moli	Prop	(1995-06-12)12 June 1995 (aged 24)	0	Chiefs / Tasman
Angus Ta'avao	Prop	(1990-03-22)22 March 1990 (aged 29)	3	Chiefs / Taranaki
Karl Tu'inukuafe	Prop	(1993-02-21)21 February 1993 (aged 26)	13	Blues / North Harbour
Ofa Tu'ungafasi	Prop	(1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 27)	26	Blues / Auckland
Brodie Retallick	Lock	(1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 28)	75	Chiefs / Hawke's Bay
Patrick Tuipulotu	Lock	(1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 26)	21	Blues / Auckland
Sam Whitelock	Lock	(1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 30)	108	Crusaders / Canterbury
Jackson Hemopo	Lock	(1993-11-14)14 November 1993 (aged 25)	3	Highlanders / Manawatu
Sam Cane	Loose forward	(1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 27)	60	Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Vaea Fifita	Loose forward	(1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 27)	9	Hurricanes / Wellington
Shannon Frizell	Loose forward	(1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 25)	4	Highlanders / Tasman
Luke Jacobson	Loose forward	(1997-04-20)20 April 1997 (aged 22)	0	Chiefs / Waikato
Dalton Papalii	Loose forward	(1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 21)	2	Blues / Auckland
Kieran Read (c)	Loose forward	(1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 33)	118	Crusaders / Counties Manukau
Ardie Savea	Loose forward	(1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 25)	35	Hurricanes / Wellington
Matt Todd	Loose forward	(1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 31)	17	Crusaders / Canterbury
TJ Perenara	Half-back	(1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 27)	55	Hurricanes / Wellington
Aaron Smith	Half-back	(1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 30)	82	Highlanders / Manawatu
Brad Weber	Half-back	(1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 28)	1	Chiefs / Hawke's Bay
Beauden Barrett	First five-eighth	(1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 28)	73	Blues / Taranaki
Josh Ioane	First five-eighth	(1995-07-11)11 July 1995 (aged 24)	0	Highlanders / Otago
Richie Mo'unga	First five-eighth	(1994-05-25)25 May 1994 (aged 25)	9	Crusaders / Canterbury
Jack Goodhue	Centre	(1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (aged 24)	7	Crusaders / Northland
Ngani Laumape	Centre	(1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 26)	10	Hurricanes / Manawatu
Anton Lienert-Brown	Centre	(1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 24)	33	Chiefs / Waikato
Sonny Bill Williams	Centre	(1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 33)	51	Blues / Counties Manukau
Braydon Ennor	Wing	(1997-07-16)16 July 1997 (aged 22)	0	Crusaders / Canterbury
George Bridge	Wing	(1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (aged 24)	1	Crusaders / Canterbury
Rieko Ioane	Wing	(1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 22)	24	Blues / Auckland
Sevu Reece	Wing	(1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 22)	0	Crusaders / Waikato
Ben Smith	Fullback	(1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 33)	76	Highlanders / Otago
Jordie Barrett	Fullback	(1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 22)	9	Hurricanes / Taranaki

South Africa[edit]

The following players were named in the South African squad for the 2019 Rugby Championship:^[12]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Schalk Brits	Hooker	(1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 38)	11	Bulls
Malcolm Marx	Hooker	(1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 25)	24	Lions
Bongi Mbonambi	Hooker	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 28)	26	Stormers
Thomas du Toit	Prop	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 24)	9	Sharks
Lizo Gqoboka	Prop	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 29)	0	Bulls
Steven Kitshoff	Prop	(1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 27)	37	Stormers
Vincent Koch	Prop	(1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 29)	13	Saracens
Frans Malherbe	Prop	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 28)	29	Stormers
Tendai Mtawarira	Prop	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 33)	107	Sharks
Trevor Nyakane	Prop	(1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 30)	37	Bulls
Lood de Jager	Lock	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 26)	38	Bulls
Rynhardt Elstadt	Lock	(1989-12-20)20 December 1989 (aged 29)	0	Toulouse
Eben Etzebeth	Lock	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 27)	75	Stormers
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 28)	29	Gloucester
Marvin Orie	Lock	(1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 26)	1	Lions
RG Snyman	Lock	(1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 24)	12	Bulls
Marcell Coetzee	Loose forward	(1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 28)	28	Ulster
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Loose forward	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 26)	46	Stormers
Siya Kolisi	Loose forward	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 28)	41	Stormers
Francois Louw	Loose forward	(1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 34)	65	Bath
Kwagga Smith	Loose forward	(1996-06-11)11 June 1996 (aged 23)	1	Lions
Duane Vermeulen	Loose forward	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 33)	46	Bulls
Faf de Klerk	Scrum-half	(1991-10-19)19 October 1991 (aged 27)	21	Sale Sharks
Herschel Jantjies	Scrum-half	(1996-04-22)22 April 1996 (aged 23)	0	Stormers
Cobus Reinach	Scrum-half	(1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 29)	10	Northampton Saints
Elton Jantjies	Fly-half	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 28)	33	Lions
Handré Pollard	Fly-half	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 25)	39	Bulls
Lukhanyo Am	Centre	(1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 25)	6	Sharks
Damian de Allende	Centre	(1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 27)	37	Stormers
André Esterhuizen	Centre	(1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 25)	6	Sharks
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 25)	40	Bulls
François Steyn	Centre	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 32)	56	Montpellier
Aphiwe Dyantyi	Wing	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 24)	13	Lions
Cheslin Kolbe	Wing	(1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 25)	7	Toulouse
Dillyn Leyds	Wing	(1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 26)	9	Stormers
Makazole Mapimpi	Wing	(1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 28)	4	Sharks
S'busiso Nkosi	Wing	(1996-01-21)21 January 1996 (aged 23)	6	Sharks
Warrick Gelant	Fullback	(1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 24)	5	Bulls
Willie le Roux	Fullback	(1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 29)	52	Toyota Verblitz

References[edit]

^ "Pollard stars as South Africa win Rugby Championship". ESPN. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Argentina vs South Africa result: Handre Pollard scores 31 points as Springboks win Rugby Championship". The Independent. 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ Breakfast, Siviwe (10 April 2019). "Springboks to take on Wallabies in Rugby Championship opener". The South African. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
^ "SANZAAR reveals full Rugby Championship draw". rugby.com.au. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
^ "SANZAR - About The Rugby Championship". SANZAAR. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "Bledisloe Stays in New Zealand After All Blacks Thrash Wallabies". www.newshub.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ Renton, Colin. "That was the month that was: July 2019". theoffsideline.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
^ "Australia thrash All Blacks 47-26 in Rugby Championship in Perth". BBC Sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Wallabies waltz to record win over All Blacks in Bledisloe Cup opener". Guardian. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ Wallabies Squad for The Rugby Championship
^ "First All Blacks squad of 2019 named". All Blacks. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ "Van Staden invited to Springbok training group in Pretoria" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

[1] "Pollard stars as South Africa win Rugby Championship". ESPN. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[2] "Argentina vs South Africa result: Handre Pollard scores 31 points as Springboks win Rugby Championship". The Independent. 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[3] Breakfast, Siviwe (10 April 2019). "Springboks to take on Wallabies in Rugby Championship opener". The South African. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

[4] "SANZAAR reveals full Rugby Championship draw". rugby.com.au. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

[5] "SANZAR - About The Rugby Championship". SANZAAR. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[6] "Bledisloe Stays in New Zealand After All Blacks Thrash Wallabies". www.newshub.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[7] Renton, Colin. "That was the month that was: July 2019". theoffsideline.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[8] "Australia thrash All Blacks 47-26 in Rugby Championship in Perth". BBC Sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[9] "Wallabies waltz to record win over All Blacks in Bledisloe Cup opener". Guardian. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[10] Wallabies Squad for The Rugby Championship

[ABsquad-11] "First All Blacks squad of 2019 named". All Blacks. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[Van_Staden_invited_to_Springbok_training_group_in_Pretoria-12] "Van Staden invited to Springbok training group in Pretoria" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

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