2019 Rugby Championship

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.

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 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

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

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

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

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Try bonus	Losing bonus	Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff
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

Round 1

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

(1 BP) 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.

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20 July 2019 15:05 AST (UTC–03)

(1 BP) 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

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]

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

Australia	16–10	Argentina (1 BP)
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

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[8] 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.^[9]
• 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.^[10]
• 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.

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10 August 2019 16:40 AST (UTC−3)

Argentina	13–46	South Africa (1 BP)
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

Points scorers 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 Herschel Jantjies  South Africa 7 Bernard Foley  Australia 12 8 Elton Jantjies  South Africa 10 Ngani Laumape  New Zealand 10 Emiliano Boffelli  Argentina 8

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

Squads

Nation	Match venues			Head coach	Captain
	Name	City	Capacity
Argentina	José Amalfitani Stadium	Buenos Aires	49,540	Mario Ledesma	Pablo Matera
	Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena	Salta	20,408
Australia	Lang Park	Brisbane	52,500	Michael Cheika	Michael Hooper
	Perth Stadium	Perth	65,000
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

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

On 4 July, Michael Cheika named a 34-man squad for the 2019 Rugby Championship.^[11]

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

On 2 July 2019, Hansen named a 39-man squad ahead of the 2019 Rugby Championship.^[12]

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

The following players were named in the South African squad for the 2019 Rugby Championship:^[13]

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

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