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The 2018 Rugby Championship was the seventh 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 continued to use the same sequence of games across the schedule, starting on 18 August with Australia hosting reigning champions New Zealand and South Africa hosting Argentina, and ending after eight weeks (six rounds and two bye weeks) on 6 October when New Zealand visited South Africa and Australia played in Argentina.
New Zealand won the Championship for the sixth time after a 35-17 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires on 29 September.[1][2]
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Background
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
The format for the 2018 tournament retained the previous Championship format that changed in 2017. Each side played the other once at home, and once away, giving a total of six matches each, and twelve in total. 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.[3]
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Round 1
18 August 2018 19:45 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australia ![]() | 13–38 | ![]() |
Try: Maddocks 66' c Con: Foley (1/1) 66' Pen: Hodge (1/1) 9' Foley (1/1) 20' | Report | Try: A. Smith 38' m Goodhue 42' c B. Barrett 51' c Retallick 62' c Naholo (2) 73' m, 74' c Con: B. Barrett (4/6) 43', 52', 64', 76' |
Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 66,318 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) |
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- Jermaine Ainsley and Jack Maddocks (both Australia) and Tim Perry (New Zealand) made their international debuts.[5]
- Sam Whitelock (New Zealand) became the eighth and youngest ever All Black to earn his 100th test cap.[6]
18 August 2018 17:05 SAST (UTC+02) |
(1 BP) South Africa ![]() | 34–21 | ![]() |
Try: Am 7' m Dyantyi (2) 31' m, 41' c Mapimpi (2) 48' m, 52' m De Klerk 69' c Con: Pollard (2/6) 43', 70' | Report | Try: Sanchez 14' c Matera 26' c Moroni 66' c Con: Sanchez (3/3) 15', 28', 66' |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 26,800 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) |
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- Marco van Staden and Damian Willemse (both South Africa) and Diego Fortuny (Argentina) made their international debuts.[7]
- Pablo Matera (Argentina) earned his 50th test cap.
Round 2
25 August 2018 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
(1 BP) New Zealand ![]() | 40–12 | ![]() |
Try: B. Barrett (4) 12' c, 37' c, 61' c, 68' m Moody 42' c Squire 47' c Con: B. Barrett (5/6) 13', 38' 43', 48', 62' | Report | Try: Genia 28' c Hodge 54' m Con: Foley (1/2) 29' |
Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 49,983 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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- Folau Fainga'a and Tom Banks (both Australia) made their international debuts.
- Owen Franks (New Zealand) became the ninth ever All Black to earn his 100th test cap.
- New Zealand retain the Bledisloe Cup.[8]
25 August 2018 16:10 AST (UTC-03) |
Argentina ![]() | 32–19 | ![]() |
Try: Delguy (2) 18' c, 22' c Sánchez 26' c Moyano 45' m Con: Sánchez (3/4) 19', 23', 27' Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 4' Drop: Sánchez (1/1) 36' | Report | Try: Kolisi 13' c Mapoe (2) 47' c, 64' m Con: Pollard (2/3) 14', 48' |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Attendance: 27,460 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) |
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- Facundo Bosch (Argentina) made his international debut.[9]
- This is Argentina's largest winning margin over South Africa, surpassing the 12-point difference set in 2015.
Round 3
8 September 2018 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
(1 BP) New Zealand ![]() | 46–24 | ![]() |
Try: Milner-Skudder 17' c Perenara (2) 29' m, 57' c Read 48' c Frizell 73' c Goodhue 79' c Con: Mo'unga (5/6) 19', 50', 58', 73', 80' Pen: Mo'unga (2/2) 4', 40' | Report | Try: Moyano 14' c Sánchez 41' c Boffelli 69' c Con: Sánchez (3/3) 15', 42', 70' Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 55' |
Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 21,440 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France) |
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- Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (New Zealand) and Juan Pablo Zeiss (Argentina) made their international debuts.
8 September 2018 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australia ![]() | 23–18 | ![]() |
Try: Hooper 1' c To'omua 32' c Con: To'omua (2/2) 2', 33' Pen: Hodge (1/1) 40' To'omua (2/2) 54', 68' | Report | Try: Mbonambi 13' c Mapimpi 27' m Con: Jantjies (1/2) 15' Pen: Jantjies (2/2) 6', 38' |
Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 27,849 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) |
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- Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa) made his international debut.
- Australia retain the Mandela Challenge Plate.
Round 4
15 September 2018 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
(1 BP) New Zealand ![]() | 34–36 | ![]() |
Try: J. Barrett 4' m A. Smith 15' c Ioane (2) 37' m, 51' c Taylor 60' m Savea 73' m Con: B. Barrett (2/6) 17', 53' | Report | Try: Dyantyi (2) 19' c, 56' m Le Roux 24' c Marx 31' c Kolbe 41' c Con: Pollard (4/5) 20', 25', 32', 42' Pen: Pollard (1/1) 40 |
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 34,182 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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- South Africa recorded their first win against New Zealand in New Zealand since their 32–29 win in 2009.
15 September 2018 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) |
(1 BP) Australia ![]() | 19–23 | ![]() |
Try: Genia 10' c Folau 18' c Haylett-Petty 54' m Con: To'omua (2/3) 11', 19' | Report | Try: Sánchez 14' c Delguy 35' c Con: Sánchez (2/2) 15', 36' Pen: Boffelli (2/2) 4', 76' Sánchez (1/1) 47' |
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Attendance: 16,019 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland) |
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- Argentina recorded their first win against Australia in Australia since their 18–3 win in 1983.
- This win saw Argentina achieved two wins in a single Rugby Championship for the first time.
- With this loss (and South Africa's victory), Australia drops to a record low seventh place on the World Rugby Rankings.
Round 5
29 September 2018 17:05 SAST (UTC+02) |
South Africa ![]() | 23–12 | ![]() |
Try: Dyantyi 1' c De Klerk 20' c Con: Pollard (2/2) 1', 21' Pen: Pollard (3/3) 33', 40', 45' | Report | Try: Hodge 25' m Genia 28' c Con: To'omua (1/2) 29' |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 41,332 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
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- Scott Sio (Australia) earned his 50th test cap.
29 September 2018 19:40 AST (UTC-03) |
Argentina ![]() | 17–35 | ![]() |
Try: Cubelli 57' c Boffelli 67' c Con: Sánchez (2/2) 58', 67' Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 5' | Report | Try: Ioane (2) 7' c, 29' c Naholo 16' c Tuipulotu 54' c Lienert-Brown 72' c Con: B. Barrett (4/4) 8', 17' 31', 56' Mo'unga (1/1) 72' |
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) |
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- Angus Ta'avao (New Zealand) made his international debut.
- TJ Perenara (New Zealand) earned his 50th test cap.
Round 6
6 October 2018 17:05 SAST (UTC+02) |
(1 BP) South Africa ![]() | 30–32 | ![]() |
Try: Kriel 44' c De Allende 52' c Kolbe 59' c Con: Pollard (3/3) 45', 53', 60' Pen: Pollard (3/3) 4', 13', 48' | Report | Try: A. Smith 54' c Ioane 62' m S. Barrett 76' c Savea 79' c Con: Mo'unga (3/4) 55', 76', 80' Pen: B. Barrett (2/2) 26', 36' |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 51,762 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) |
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- Willie le Roux (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
- New Zealand retain the Freedom Cup.
6 October 2018 19:40 AST (UTC-03) |
Argentina ![]() | 34–45 | ![]() |
Try: Matera 2' c Boffelli 4' c Orlando 27' c Gonzalez Iglesias 31' c Con: Sánchez (3/3) 3', 5', 28' Gonzalez Iglesias (1/1) 32' Pen: Gonzalez Iglesias (2/2) 38', 61' | Report | Try: Hooper 14' c Rodda 44' c Folau 48' c Haylett-Petty (2) 51' c, 66' c Pocock 64' c Con: Foley (6/6) 15', 45', 49', 53', 65', 67' Pen: Foley (1/1) 75' |
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Attendance: 20,512 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) |
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- Matías Alemanno and Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (both Argentina) made earned their 50th test cap.
- Australia retain the Puma Trophy.
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Note: Ages, caps and clubs/franchises are of 18 August 2018 – the starting date of the tournament
Argentina
On 6 August, newly appointed head coach Mario Ledesma named a 36-man squad for the Championship.[10]
1 Ahead of the traveling to South Africa for the opening match, Tomás Lezana joined the squad after recovering from injury.[11]
2 On 9 August, Juan Figallo became the first European based player to be selected for the national side since the 2015 World Cup, after a change of selection policy under Ledesma.[12]
3 On 19 August, Santiago Álvarez, Facundo Bosch and Santiago Carreras joined the ahead of the round 2 home clash against South Africa.[13]
4 On 27 August, Gaston Cortes joined the squad for the Oceania leg of the Championship in rounds 3 and 4.[14]
5 On 19 September, Ramiro Herrera, Matías Osadczuk, Lucas Paulos and Enrique Pieretto joined were added as part of the training squad ahead of the fifth round clash with New Zealand.[15]
6 On 24 September, Manuel Montero joined the squad as injury cover for Ramiro Moyano.[16]
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Australia
On 5 August, Michael Cheika named a 36-man extended squad ahead of the Championship.[17]
1 On 21 September, Jake Gordon and Angus Cottrell were added to the squad for the final two rounds of the Championship, with the latter replacing Lukhan Tui who withdrew from the squad for personal reasons.[18]
New Zealand
On 6 August 2018, Hansen named a 33-man squad ahead of the Championship.[19]
Liam Coltman and Ngani Laumape were included in the squad as injury covers for Dane Coles and Sonny Bill Williams respectively.
1 On 16 August, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, after being named in the match-day team for the opening round, was withdrawn due to injury and Jeffery Toomaga-Allen joined the squad as a precautionary injury cover.
2 On 30 August, Angus Ta'avao joined the squad as an injury replacement for Joe Moody who was ruled out of the rest of the Championship.[20]
3 On 9 September, Patrick Tuipulotu joined the squad as an injury replacement for Brodie Retallick.
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
South Africa
On 26 May 2018, head coach Rassie Erasmus named the following 35-man squad for South Africa's Rugby Championship campaign:[21]
Cyle Brink withdrew from the squad on 16 August 2018 after sustaining a knee injury in training. He was not replaced.[22]
1 On 31 August, Schalk Brits, Damian de Allende and Cheslin Kolbe were added to the squad ahead of the Australasian leg of the Championship in rounds 3 and 4.[23]
2 On 23 September, Vincent Koch, Ruhan Nel and S'busiso Nkosi were added to the squad ahead of round 5 and 6.[24]
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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
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