2017 Rugby Championship

2017 Rugby Championship

Date	19 August 2017 – 7 October 2017
Countries	Argentina  Australia  New Zealand  South Africa
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The 2017 Rugby Championship will be the sixth edition of the expanded 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 will start on 19 August with Australia hosting reigning champions New Zealand and South Africa hosting Argentina. The tournament will run for eight weeks with two bye weeks, ending on 7 October when New Zealand visit South Africa and Australia visit Argentina.

Background

The tournament will be operated by SANZAAR and 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.

New Zealand are the holders of the title, having won the 2016 edition.

Standings

Place	Nation	Games				Points[1]			Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
2	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
3	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
4	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0

Fixtures

Round 1

19 August 2017 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	v	New Zealand

ANZ Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

19 August 2017 17:05 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	v	Argentina

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Round 2

26 August 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	v	Australia

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

26 August 2017 16:30 AST (UTC-03)

Argentina	v	South Africa

Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Round 3

9 September 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	v	Argentina

Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

9 September 2017 18:00 AWST (UTC+08)

Australia	v	South Africa

nib Stadium, Perth Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Round 4

16 September 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	v	South Africa

QBE Stadium, Albany Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

16 September 2017 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	v	Argentina

GIO Stadium Canberra, Canberra Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Round 5

30 September 2017 17:05 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	v	Australia

Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

30 September 2017 19:30 AST (UTC-03)

Argentina	v	New Zealand

Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Round 6

7 October 2017 17:05 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	v	New Zealand

DHL Newlands, Cape Town Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

7 October 2017 19:30 AST (UTC-03)

Argentina	v	Australia

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Squads

Summary

Nation	Match venues			Head coach	Captain
	Name	City	Capacity
Argentina	Estadio José Amalfitani	Buenos Aires	49,540	Daniel Hourcade	Agustín Creevy
	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas	Mendoza	40,268
	Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena	Salta	20,408
Australia	ANZ Stadium	Sydney	83,500	Michael Cheika	Michael Hooper
	GIO Stadium Canberra	Canberra	25,011
	nib Stadium	Perth	20,500
New Zealand	Forsyth Barr Stadium	Dunedin	30,748	Steve Hansen	Kieran Read
	QBE Stadium	Albany	25,000
	Yarrow Stadium	New Plymouth	25,000
South Africa	DHL Newlands	Cape Town	51,900	Allister Coetzee	Eben Etzebeth
	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Port Elizabeth	48,000
	Toyota Stadium	Bloemfontein	46,000

Argentina

On 20 July 2017, Argentina named a 33-man squad for the Championship.^[2]

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Creevy, AgustínAgustín Creevy (c) Hooker (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 32) 62 Jaguares Montoya, JuliánJulián Montoya Hooker (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 23) 32 Jaguares García Botta, SantiagoSantiago García Botta Prop (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 25) 15 Jaguares Herrera, RamiroRamiro Herrera Prop (1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 28) 34 Jaguares Noguera Paz, LucasLucas Noguera Paz Prop (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 23) 34 Jaguares Pieretto, EnriqueEnrique Pieretto Prop (1994-12-15)15 December 1994 (aged 22) 16 Jaguares Tetaz Chaparro, NahuelNahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 28) 33 Jaguares Alemanno, MatíasMatías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 25) 34 Jaguares Kremer, MarcosMarcos Kremer Lock (1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 20) 3 Jaguares Lavanini, TomásTomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 24) 32 Jaguares Pagadizábal, Guido PettiGuido Petti Pagadizábal Lock (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 22) 27 Jaguares Báez, RodrigoRodrigo Báez Flanker (1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 28) 17 Jaguares Leguizamón, Juan ManuelJuan Manuel Leguizamón Flanker (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 34) 77 Jaguares Lezana, TomásTomás Lezana Flanker (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 23) 13 Jaguares Matera, PabloPablo Matera Flanker (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 24) 37 Jaguares Ortega Desio, JavierJavier Ortega Desio Flanker (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 27) 34 Jaguares Macome, BenjamínBenjamín Macome Number 8 (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 31) 24 Jaguares Senatore, LeonardoLeonardo Senatore Number 8 (1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 33) 46 Jaguares Bertranou, GonzaloGonzalo Bertranou Scrum-half (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 23) 5 Jaguares Cubelli, TomásTomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 28) 58 Brumbies Landajo, MartínMartín Landajo Scrum-half (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 29) 69 Jaguares González Iglesias, SantiagoSantiago González Iglesias Fly-half (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 29) 32 Jaguares Sánchez, NicolásNicolás Sánchez Fly-half (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 28) 53 Jaguares de la Fuente, JerónimoJerónimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 26) 30 Jaguares Ezcurra, BautistaBautista Ezcurra Centre (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 22) 0 Jaguares Hernández, Juan MartínJuan Martín Hernández Centre (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 35) 68 Jaguares Moroni, MatíasMatías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 26) 22 Jaguares Orlando, MatíasMatías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 25) 24 Jaguares Boffelli, EmilianoEmiliano Boffelli Wing (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 22) 2 Jaguares Cordero, SantiagoSantiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 23) 30 Jaguares Montero, ManuelManuel Montero Wing (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 25) 26 Jaguares Moyano, RamiroRamiro Moyano Fullback (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 27) 15 Jaguares Tuculet, JoaquínJoaquín Tuculet Fullback (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 28) 43 Jaguares Australia On 19 July, Michael Cheika named a 38-man extended training squad ahead of the Championship.[3] Brumbies players were left out of the initial squad with their involvement in the quarter-finals of the 2017 Super Rugby season. On 26 July, Cheika added seven Brumbies players to the squad following their conclusion in the Super Rugby.[4] On 4 Augsut, Cheika named Australia's final squad for the Championship, reducing the squad from 45 to 34.[5] Jermaine Ainsley, Sam Carter, Pekahou Cowan, Sef Fa'agase, Richard Hardwick and Campbell Magnay missed out on the squad, while Karmichael Hunt, Tolu Latu, Eto Nabuli and Sefanaia Naivalu was omitted due to injury. Taniela Tupou still ineligible for international duty. Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Franchise / province Moore, StephenStephen Moore Hooker (1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 34) 120 Queensland Reds Polota-Nau, TatafuTatafu Polota-Nau Hooker (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 32) 71 Western Force Uelese, JordanJordan Uelese Hooker (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 20) 0 Melbourne Rebels Alaalatoa, AllanAllan Alaalatoa Prop (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 23) 12 Brumbies Faulkner, TeteraTetera Faulkner Prop (1988-07-26)26 July 1988 (aged 29) 2 Western Force Kepu, SekopeSekope Kepu Prop (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 31) 80 Waratahs Robertson, TomTom Robertson Prop (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 22) 9 Waratahs Sio, ScottScott Sio Prop (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 25) 32 Brumbies Arnold, RoryRory Arnold Lock (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 27) 12 Brumbies Coleman, AdamAdam Coleman Lock (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 25) 12 Western Force Douglas, KaneKane Douglas Lock (1989-06-01)1 June 1989 (aged 28) 31 Queensland Reds Rodda, IzackIzack Rodda Lock (1996-08-20)20 August 1996 (aged 20) 0 Queensland Reds Simmons, RobRob Simmons Lock (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 28) 71 Queensland Reds Dempsey, JackJack Dempsey Flanker (1994-04-12)12 April 1994 (aged 23) 1 Waratahs Hanigan, NedNed Hanigan Flanker (1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (aged 22) 3 Waratahs Hooper, MichaelMichael Hooper (c) Flanker (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 25) 68 Waratahs McMahon, SeanSean McMahon Flanker (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 23) 15 Melbourne Rebels Korczyk, AdamAdam Korczyk Number 8 (1995-02-14)14 February 1995 (aged 22) 0 Queensland Reds Timani, LopetiLopeti Timani Number 8 (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 26) 7 Melbourne Rebels Genia, WillWill Genia Scrum-half (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 29) 78 Unattached Phipps, NickNick Phipps Scrum-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 28) 52 Waratahs Powell, JoeJoe Powell Scrum-half (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 23) 2 Brumbies Foley, BernardBernard Foley Fly-half (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 27) 45 Waratahs Beale, KurtleyKurtley Beale Centre (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 28) 60 Waratahs Hodge, ReeceReece Hodge Centre (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 22) 13 Melbourne Rebels Kerevi, SamuSamu Kerevi Centre (1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 23) 8 Queensland Reds Kuridrani, TevitaTevita Kuridrani Centre (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 26) 47 Brumbies Meakes, BillBill Meakes Centre (1991-02-23)23 February 1991 (aged 26) 0 Western Force Haylett-Petty, DaneDane Haylett-Petty Wing (1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 28) 17 Western Force Koroibete, MarikaMarika Koroibete Wing (1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 25) 0 Melbourne Rebels Perese, IzaiaIzaia Perese Wing (1997-05-17)17 May 1997 (aged 20) 0 Queensland Reds Rona, CurtisCurtis Rona Wing (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 25) 0 Western Force Speight, HenryHenry Speight Wing (1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 29) 12 Brumbies Folau, IsraelIsrael Folau Fullback (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 28) 55 Waratahs New Zealand New Zealand's 34-man squad for the Championship.[6] Damian McKenzie is named in the squad as a later replacement for Ben Smith who goes on a sabbatical following the opening two rounds. 1 On 10 August, Jordie Barrett withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by David Havili.[7] Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Franchise / province Coles, DaneDane Coles Hooker (1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 30) 49 Hurricanes / Wellington Harris, NathanNathan Harris Hooker (1992-03-08)8 March 1992 (aged 25) 8 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty Taylor, CodieCodie Taylor Hooker (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 26) 19 Crusaders / Canterbury Crockett, WyattWyatt Crockett Prop (1983-01-24)24 January 1983 (aged 34) 62 Crusaders / Canterbury Franks, OwenOwen Franks Prop (1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 29) 94 Crusaders / Canterbury Laulala, NepoNepo Laulala Prop (1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 25) 4 Chiefs / Counties Manukau Moody, JoeJoe Moody Prop (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 28) 28 Crusaders / Canterbury Tu'ungafasi, OfaOfa Tu'ungafasi Prop (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 25) 4 Blues / Auckland Barrett, ScottScott Barrett Lock (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 23) 8 Crusaders / Taranaki Retallick, BrodieBrodie Retallick Lock (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 26) 64 Chiefs / Hawke's Bay Romano, LukeLuke Romano Lock (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 31) 26 Crusaders / Canterbury Whitelock, SamSam Whitelock Lock (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 28) 88 Crusaders / Canterbury Cane, SamSam Cane Flanker (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 25) 44 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty Fifita, VaeaVaea Fifita Flanker (1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 25) 1 Hurricanes / Wellington Kaino, JeromeJerome Kaino Flanker (1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 34) 81 Blues / Auckland Savea, ArdieArdie Savea Flanker (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 23) 16 Hurricanes / Wellington Squire, LiamLiam Squire Flanker (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 26) 8 Highlanders / Tasman Read, KieranKieran Read (c) Number 8 (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 31) 100 Crusaders / Counties Manukau Kerr-Barlow, TaweraTawera Kerr-Barlow Half-back (1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 27) 25 Chiefs / Waikato Perenara, TJTJ Perenara Half-back (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 25) 33 Hurricanes / Wellington Smith, AaronAaron Smith Half-back (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 28) 62 Highlanders / Manawatu Barrett, BeaudenBeauden Barrett First five-eighth (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 26) 53 Hurricanes / Taranaki Sopoaga, LimaLima Sopoaga First five-eighth (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 26) 7 Highlanders / Southland Crotty, RyanRyan Crotty Centre (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 28) 27 Crusaders / Canterbury Havili, DavidDavid Havili 1 Centre (1994-12-23)23 December 1994 (aged 22) 0 Crusaders / Tasman Laumape, NganiNgani Laumape Centre (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 24) 2 Hurricanes / Manawatu Lienert-Brown, AntonAnton Lienert-Brown Centre (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 22) 13 Chiefs / Waikato Williams, Sonny BillSonny Bill Williams Centre (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 32) 36 Blues / Waikato Dagg, IsraelIsrael Dagg Wing (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 29) 65 Crusaders / Hawke's Bay Ioane, RiekoRieko Ioane Wing (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 20) 4 Blues / Auckland Milner-Skudder, NeheNehe Milner-Skudder Wing (1990-12-15)15 December 1990 (aged 26) 8 Hurricanes / Manawatu Naholo, WaisakeWaisake Naholo Wing (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 26) 13 Highlanders / Taranaki Barrett, JordieJordie Barrett 1 Fullback (1997-02-15)15 February 1997 (aged 20) 2 Hurricanes / Taranaki McKenzie, DamianDamian McKenzie Fullback (1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 22) 2 Chiefs / Waikato Smith, BenBen Smith Fullback (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 31) 62 Highlanders / Otago South Africa On 5 August, coach Allister Coetzee named a 34-man squad for the Championship.[8] Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Marx, MalcolmMalcolm Marx Hooker (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 23) 5 Lions Mbonambi, BongiBongi Mbonambi Hooker (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 26) 8 Stormers Ralepelle, ChiliboyChiliboy Ralepelle Hooker (1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 30) 22 Sharks Gqoboka, LizoLizo Gqoboka Prop (1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 27) 0 Bulls Kitshoff, StevenSteven Kitshoff Prop (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 25) 13 Stormers Malherbe, FransFrans Malherbe Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 26) 17 Stormers Mtawarira, TendaiTendai Mtawarira Prop (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 32) 90 Sharks Nyakane, TrevorTrevor Nyakane Prop (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 28) 28 Bulls Oosthuizen, CoenieCoenie Oosthuizen Prop (1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 28) 26 Sharks de Jager, LoodLood de Jager Lock (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 24) 29 Bulls du Toit, Pieter-StephPieter-Steph du Toit Lock (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 24) 23 Stormers Etzebeth, EbenEben Etzebeth (c) Lock (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 25) 57 Stormers Mostert, FrancoFranco Mostert Lock (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 26) 10 Lions / Ricoh Black Rams Cassiem, UzairUzair Cassiem Flanker (1990-03-17)17 March 1990 (aged 27) 0 Cheetahs du Preez, Jean-LucJean-Luc du Preez Flanker (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 22) 4 Sharks Kolisi, SiyaSiya Kolisi Flanker (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 26) 19 Stormers Kriel, JacoJaco Kriel Flanker (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 27) 8 Lions / Kubota Spears Mohojé, OupaOupa Mohojé Flanker (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 27) 17 Cheetahs du Preez, DanDan du Preez Number 8 (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 22) 0 Sharks Cronjé, RossRoss Cronjé Scrum-half (1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 28) 2 Lions Hougaard, FrancoisFrancois Hougaard Scrum-half (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 29) 42 Worcester Warriors Paige, RudyRudy Paige Scrum-half (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 28) 8 Bulls Bosch, CurwinCurwin Bosch Fly-half (1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 20) 0 Sharks Jantjies, EltonElton Jantjies Fly-half (1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 27) 14 Lions / NTT Shining Arcs Pollard, HandréHandré Pollard Fly-half (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 23) 20 Bulls de Allende, DamianDamian de Allende Centre (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 25) 22 Stormers Kriel, JesseJesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 23) 19 Bulls Serfontein, JanJan Serfontein Centre (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 24) 29 Bulls Venter, FrancoisFrancois Venter Centre (1991-04-19)19 April 1991 (aged 26) 3 Cheetahs Leyds, DillynDillyn Leyds Wing (1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 24) 3 Stormers Rhule, RaymondRaymond Rhule Wing (1992-11-06)6 November 1992 (aged 24) 3 Cheetahs Skosan, CourtnallCourtnall Skosan Wing (1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 26) 3 Lions Coetzee, AndriesAndries Coetzee Fullback (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 27) 3 Lions Gelant, WarrickWarrick Gelant Fullback (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 22) 0 Bulls See also History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Australia History of rugby union matches between Argentina and New Zealand History of rugby union matches between Argentina and South Africa History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa References ↑ "SANZAR – The Rugby Championship Adopts Bonus Point System and Heads to London". www.sanzarrugby.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.  ↑ Plantel para el Personal Rugby Championship 2017 ↑ Cooper, Higginbotham axed from Wallabies extended squad ↑ Cheika adds Brumbies to extended Wallabies squad ↑ Cheika makes final call on Bledisloe Cup squad ↑ All Blacks squad named for 2017 Investec Rugby Championship ↑ Jordie Barrett out, David Havili in ↑ "Bosch, Du Preez and Gelant named in Bok squad". South African Rugby Union (Press release). 5 August 2017. 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