2023 Rugby Championship

The 2023 Rugby Championship was the eleventh edition of the annual southern hemisphere competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

2023 Rugby Championship

Date	8 July – 29 July 2023
Countries	Argentina  Australia  New Zealand  South Africa
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (20th title)
Bledisloe Cup	New Zealand
Freedom Cup	New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate	South Africa
Puma Trophy	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	44 (7.33 per match)
Attendance	278,298 (46,383 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Richie Mo'unga (28)
Most tries	Kurt-Lee Arendse (3)
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The competition was operated by SANZAAR, a joint venture of the four countries' national unions, and known for sponsorship reasons as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship in New Zealand,^[1] The eToro Rugby Championship in Australia, and The Zurich Rugby Championship in Argentina.^[2]

As in previous Rugby World Cup years, the tournament was reduced, with each nation only playing each other once as part of the Championship.^[3][4]

New Zealand retained the title, the 20th time they won the title.^[5][6]

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Try bonus	Losing bonus	Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	114	39	+75	2	0	14
2	South Africa	3	2	0	1	85	68	+17	1	0	9
3	Argentina	3	1	0	2	67	94	–27	0	1	5
4	Australia	3	0	0	3	50	115	–65	0	1	1

Fixtures

Round 1

8 July 2023 17:05 SAST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) South Africa	43–12	Australia
Try: Arendse (3) 15' c, 29' c, 50' m Penalty try (2) 53', 68' P. du Toit 74' c Con: Libbok (3/4) 16', 30', 75' Pen: Libbok (1/2) 13'	Report	Try: Koroibete 7' m Gordon 80+1' Con: Gordon (1/1) 80+s'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 50,089 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

FB 15 Willie le Roux  68' RW 14 Canan Moodie OC 13 Lukhanyo Am IC 12 André Esterhuizen LW 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse FH 10 Manie Libbok SH 9 Cobus Reinach  65' N8 8 Duane Vermeulen (c) BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit OF 6 Marco van Staden  65' RL 5 Marvin Orie  53' LL 4 Jean Kleyn  68' TP 3 Frans Malherbe  62' HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  62' LP 1 Steven Kitshoff  62' Replacements: HK 16 Joseph Dweba  62' PR 17 Thomas du Toit  62' PR 18 Vincent Koch  62' LK 19 RG Snyman  53' LK 20 Evan Roos  68' FL 21 Deon Fourie  65' SH 22 Grant Williams  65' FH 23 Damian Willemse  68' Coach: Jacques Nienaber

FB 15 Tom Wright RW 14 Suliasi Vunivalu  68' OC 13 Len Ikitau IC 12 Reece Hodge  51' LW 11 Marika Koroibete FH 10 Quade Cooper  68' SH 9 Nic White  58' N8 8 Rob Valetini OF 7 Michael Hooper (cc) BF 6 Tom Hooper  31' RL 5 Will Skelton  51' LL 4 Nick Frost TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa  64' HK 2 Dave Porecki  53'  64' LP 1 James Slipper (cc)  64' Replacements: HK 16 Jordan Uelese  55' PR 17 Matt Gibbon  64' PR 18 Zane Nonggorr  64' LK 19 Richie Arnold  51' FL 20 Pete Samu  31'  55'  64' SH 21 Tate McDermott  58' CE 22 Samu Kerevi  51' FH 23 Carter Gordon  68' Coach: Eddie Jones

Player of the Match: Kurt-Lee Arendse (South Africa) Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television match official: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Foul play review officer: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:

• Ox Nché (South Africa) had been named to start but later withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Steven Kitshoff.^[7]
• Jean Kleyn (South Africa), Richie Arnold, Carter Gordon, Tom Hooper and Zane Nonggorr (all Australia) made their international debuts.
• South African reclaim the Mandela Challenge Plate.

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8 July 2023 16:10 AST (UTC−3)

Argentina	12–41	New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Sordoni 51' m Creevy 80' c Con: Boffelli (1/2) 80+1'	Report	Try: Coles 4' m Savea 8' m J. Barrett 11' c Ioane 28' c Smith 38' c B. Barrett 56' m Narawa 75' m Con: McKenzie (3/7) 12', 29', 39'

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli RW 14 Sebastián Cancelliere  53' OC 13 Matías Moroni  53' IC 12 Lucio Cinti LW 11 Mateo Carreras FH 10 Santiago Carreras SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou  64' N8 8 Rodrigo Bruni  38' OF 7 Juan Martín González  60' BF 6 Pablo Matera RL 5 Tomás Lavanini  61' LL 4 Matías Alemanno TP 3 Lucio Sordoni  64' HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  68' LP 1 Thomas Gallo  64' Replacements: HK 16 Agustin Creevy  68' PR 17 Mayco Vivas  64' PR 18 Eduardo Bello  64' FL 19 Pedro Rubiolo  61' FL 20 Santiago Grondona  60' SH 21 Lautaro Bazán  64' FH 22 Nicolás Sánchez  53' CE 23 Matías Orlando  53' Coach: Michael Cheika

FB 15 Beauden Barrett  60' RW 14 Emoni Narawa OC 13 Rieko Ioane  68' IC 12 Jordie Barrett LW 11 Caleb Clarke FH 10 Damian McKenzie SH 9 Aaron Smith  60' N8 8 Ardie Savea OF 7 Sam Cane (c) BF 6 Shannon Frizell  66' RL 5 Josh Lord  53' LL 4 Scott Barrett TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  60' HK 2 Dane Coles  46' LP 1 Ethan de Groot  53' Replacements: HK 16 Codie Taylor  46' PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi  53' PR 18 Nepo Laulala  60' LK 19 Tupou Vaa'i  53' FL 20 Dalton Papalii  66' SH 21 Finlay Christie  60' FH 22 Richie Mo'unga  60' CE 23 Braydon Ennor  68' Coach: Ian Foster

Player of the Match: Jordie Barrett (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Nic Berry (Australia) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia) Foul play review officer: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

• Bautista Delguy (Argentina) had been named to start but withdrew ahead of the game due to injury and was replaced by Sebastián Cancelliere.
• Gonzalo Bertranou (Argentina) earned his 50th test cap.
• Emoni Narawa (New Zealand) made his international debut.

Round 2

15 July 2023 19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	35–20	South Africa
Try: Smith 4' c Frizell 14' c Jordan 68' c Mo'unga 76' m Con: Mo'unga (3/4) 5', 16', 69' Pen: Mo'unga (3/3) 9', 37', 59'	Report	Try: Marx 52' c Kolbe 61' m Smith 79' m Con: Kolbe (1/2) 54' Pen: De Klerk (1/1) 35'

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 31,265 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

FB 15 Beauden Barrett RW 14 Will Jordan OC 13 Rieko Ioane  66' IC 12 Jordie Barrett LW 11 Mark Tele'a  71' FH 10 Richie Mo'unga SH 9 Aaron Smith  59' N8 8 Ardie Savea OF 7 Sam Cane (c)  40' BF 6 Shannon Frizell  71' RL 5 Scott Barrett LL 4 Brodie Retallick TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  54' HK 2 Codie Taylor  54' LP 1 Ethan de Groot  59' Replacements: HK 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho  54' PR 17 Tamaiti Williams  59' PR 18 Nepo Laulala  54' LK 19 Tupou Vaa'i  71' FL 20 Dalton Papalii  40' SH 21 Finlay Christie  59' CE 22 Braydon Ennor  66' WG 23 Caleb Clarke  71' Coach: Ian Foster

FB 15 Willie le Roux RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe OC 13 Lukhanyo Am IC 12 Damian de Allende LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi  62' FH 10 Damian Willemse SH 9 Faf de Klerk  51' N8 8 Jasper Wiese  46' BF 7 Franco Mostert  44' OF 6 Kwagga Smith RL 5 Lood de Jager  43' LL 4 Eben Etzebeth (c) TP 3 Frans Malherbe  59' HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  43' LP 1 Steven Kitshoff  59' Replacements: HK 16 Malcolm Marx  43' PR 17 Thomas du Toit  59' PR 18 Vincent Koch  59' LK 19 RG Snyman  43' FL 20 Pieter-Steph du Toit  44' N8 21 Duane Vermeulen  46' SH 22 Grant Williams  51' FH 23 Manie Libbok  62' Coach: Jacques Nienaber

Player of the Match: Richie Mo'unga (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Foul play review officer: Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

• Tamaiti Williams (New Zealand) made his international debut.
• Jordie Barrett (New Zealand) earned his 50th test cap.
• New Zealand retained the Freedom Cup.

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15 July 2023 19:45 AEST (UTC+10)

(1 BP) Australia	31–34	Argentina
Try: Ikitau 4' c White 52' c Kerevi 71' c Nawaqanitawase 75' c Con: Cooper (4/4) 6', 53', 72', 76' Pen: Cooper (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: De la Fuente 24' c Montoya 45' c M. Carreras 68' c González 78' c Con: Boffelli (4/4) 26', 45', 69', 80' Pen: Boffelli (2/3) 20', 59'

Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

FB 15 Tom Wright RW 14 Mark Nawaqanitawase OC 13 Len Ikitau  17' IC 12 Samu Kerevi LW 11 Marika Koroibete FH 10 Quade Cooper SH 9 Nic White  65' N8 8 Rob Valetini OF 7 Fraser McReight  65' BF 6 Jed Holloway  54' RL 5 Will Skelton  54' LL 4 Richie Arnold  38' TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa  72' HK 2 Dave Porecki  69' LP 1 James Slipper (c)  63' Replacements: HK 16 Jordan Uelese  69' PR 17 Angus Bell  63' PR 18 Pone Fa'amausili  72' LK 19 Matt Philip  54' FL 20 Rob Leota  54' FL 21 Josh Kemeny  65' SH 22 Tate McDermott  65' FH 23 Carter Gordon  17' Coach: Eddie Jones

FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli RW 14 Rodrigo Isgro  72' OC 13 Lucio Cinti IC 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente  54' LW 11 Mateo Carreras FH 10 Santiago Carreras SH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou N8 8 Juan Martín González OF 7 Santiago Grondona  72' BF 6 Pablo Matera RL 5 Tomás Lavanini LL 4 Matías Alemanno  42' TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela  50' HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  72' LP 1 Thomas Gallo  67' Replacements: HK 16 Agustin Creevy  72' PR 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  67' PR 18 Eduardo Bello  50' FL 19 Lucas Paulos  42' FL 20 Rodrigo Bruni  72' SH 21 Lautaro Bazán FH 22 Nicolás Sánchez  72' CE 23 Matías Moroni  54' Coach: Michael Cheika

Player of the Match: Mark Nawaqanitawase (Australia) Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand) James Doleman (New Zealand) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Foul play review officer: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

• Josh Kemeny (Australia) and Rodrigo Isgro (Argentina) made their international debut.
• This was Argentina's first win over Australia in Australia since winning 23–19 in 2018.
• Argentina claimed the Puma Trophy for the first time.
• Argentina won back-to-back matches against Australia for the first time.

Round 3

29 July 2023 19:45 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	7–38	New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Valetini 6' c Con: Gordon (1/1) 7'	Report	Try: Frizell 2' m Taylor 33' c Jordan 40+1' c Clarke 58' c Tele'a 64' m Ioane 66' c Con: Mo'unga (4/6) 34', 40+2', 60', 67'

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 83,944 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

FB 15 Andrew Kellaway RW 14 Mark Nawaqanitawase OC 13 Jordan Petaia  67' IC 12 Samu Kerevi LW 11 Marika Koroibete  25' FH 10 Carter Gordon  49' SH 9 Tate McDermott  50' N8 8 Rob Valetini OF 7 Tom Hooper  62'  68' BF 6 Jed Holloway  47' RL 5 Will Skelton  47' LL 4 Nick Frost TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa (c)  37' HK 2 Dave Porecki  47' LP 1 Angus Bell  47'  62' Replacements: HK 16 Jordan Uelese  47' PR 17 James Slipper  47' PR 18 Taniela Tupou  57'  37'  68' LK 19 Richie Arnold  47' FL 20 Rob Leota  47' SH 21 Nic White  50' FH 22 Quade Cooper  49' CE 23 Izaia Perese  67' Coach: Eddie Jones

FB 15 Beauden Barrett  57' RW 14 Will Jordan OC 13 Rieko Ioane IC 12 Jordie Barrett  62' LW 11 Mark Tele'a FH 10 Richie Mo'unga SH 9 Aaron Smith  60' N8 8 Ardie Savea (c) OF 7 Dalton Papalii BF 6 Shannon Frizell  65' RL 5 Scott Barrett LL 4 Brodie Retallick  50' TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  53' HK 2 Codie Taylor  50' LP 1 Ethan de Groot  50' Replacements: HK 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho  50' PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi  50' PR 18 Nepo Laulala  53' LK 19 Sam Whitelock  50' FL 20 Luke Jacobson  65' SH 21 Cam Roigard  60' CE 22 Anton Lienert-Brown  62' WG 23 Caleb Clarke  57' Coach: Ian Foster

Player of the Match: Will Jordan (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Christophe Ridley (England) Television match official: Tom Foley (England) Foul play review officer: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

• Cam Roigard (New Zealand) made his international debut.
• With this loss, Australia finish bottom for the first time since 2020.
• Australia finish winless for the first time in the Rugby Championship and the first time since 2005 before the competition expanded in 2012.
• New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup.
• The 83,944 crowd was an attendance high for Australia for 20 years.

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29 July 2023 17:05 SAST (UTC+2)

South Africa	22–21	Argentina (1 BP)
Try: Etzebeth 18' m de Allende 25' c Libbok 68' c Con: Libbok (2/3) 27', 69' Pen: Libbok (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: M. Carreras 74' m Bertranou 80+2' c Con: S. Carreras (1/2) 80+3' Pen: S. Carreras (3/5) 2', 9', 37'

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

FB 15 Willie le Roux  78' RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe OC 13 Jesse Kriel IC 12 Damian de Allende  72' LW 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse  52' FH 10 Manie Libbok SH 9 Grant Williams  1' N8 8 Duane Vermeulen (c) BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit OF 6 Marco van Staden  55' RL 5 Marvin Orie  45' LL 4 Eben Etzebeth TP 3 Frans Malherbe  58' HK 2 Malcolm Marx  58' LP 1 Steven Kitshoff  58' Replacements: HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi  58' PR 17 Trevor Nyakane  58' PR 18 Vincent Koch  58' FL 19 Kwagga Smith  55' LK 20 RG Snyman  45' SH 21 Faf de Klerk  1' CE 22 Lukhanyo Am  52' FH 23 Damian Willemse  78' Coach: Jacques Nienaber

FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallia RW 14 Mateo Carreras OC 13 Lucio Cinti IC 12 Santiago Chocobares LW 11 Juan Imhoff  66' FH 10 Santiago Carreras  20'  31' SH 9 Lautaro Bazán  48' N8 8 Juan Martín González OF 7 Santiago Grondona  55' BF 6 Pablo Matera RL 5 Tomás Lavanini LL 4 Lucas Paulos  40' TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela  58' HK 2 Julián Montoya (c) 34' to 37'  58' LP 1 Thomas Gallo  48' Replacements: HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  34'  37'  58' PR 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  48' PR 18 Joel Sclavi  58' FL 19 Pedro Rubiolo  40' N8 20 Facundo Isa  55' SH 21 Gonzalo Bertranou  48' FH 22 Tomás Albornoz  20'  31' CE 23 Matías Moroni  66' Coach: Michael Cheika

Player of the Match: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa) Assistant referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Chris Busby (Ireland) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia) Foul play review officer: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Statistics

Points scorers Pos. Name Team Pts. 1 Richie Mo'unga  New Zealand 28 2 Manie Libbok  South Africa 21 3 Emiliano Boffelli  Argentina 16 4 Kurt-Lee Arendse  South Africa 15 5 Santiago Carreras  Argentina 11 Quade Cooper  Australia 7 Mateo Carreras  Argentina 10 Shannon Frizell  New Zealand Rieko Ioane  New Zealand Will Jordan  New Zealand Aaron Smith  New Zealand 12 Carter Gordon  Australia 9

Try scorers Pos. Name Team Tries 1 Kurt-Lee Arendse  South Africa 3 2 Mateo Carreras  Argentina 2 Shannon Frizell  New Zealand Rieko Ioane  New Zealand Will Jordan  New Zealand Aaron Smith  New Zealand 7 28 players 1

Squads

Nation	Match venues			Head coach	Captain
	Name	City	Capacity
Argentina	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas	Mendoza	42,000	Michael Cheika	Julián Montoya
Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	100,024	Eddie Jones	Michael Hooper James Slipper
	Western Sydney Stadium	Sydney	30,000
New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium	Auckland	30,000	Ian Foster	Sam Cane
South Africa	Ellis Park Stadium	Johannesburg	60,000	Jacques Nienaber	Siya Kolisi
	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	Pretoria	51,762

Argentina

On 23 June, Michael Cheika named a 48-man squad ahead of the 2023 Rugby Championship and in preparation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. ^[8]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Facundo Bosch	Hooker	(1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 31)	13	Bayonne
Agustin Creevy	Hooker	(1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 38)	97	London Irish
Julián Montoya (c)	Hooker	(1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 29)	85	Leicester Tigers
Santiago Socino	Hooker	(1992-05-07)7 May 1992 (aged 31)	8	Gloucester
Ignacio Ruiz	Hooker	(2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (aged 22)	4	London Irish
Eduardo Bello	Prop	(1995-11-27)27 November 1995 (aged 27)	10	Saracens
Ignacio Calles	Prop	(1995-10-24)24 October 1995 (aged 27)	2	Pau
Thomas Gallo	Prop	(1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 24)	13	Benetton
Francisco Gómez Kodela	Prop	(1985-07-07)7 July 1985 (aged 38)	28	Lyon
Santiago Medrano	Prop	(1996-05-06)6 May 1996 (aged 27)	32	Western Force
Joel Sclavi	Prop	(1994-06-25)25 June 1994 (aged 29)	9	La Rochelle
Lucio Sordoni	Prop	(1998-07-23)23 July 1998 (aged 24)	3	Glasgow Warriors
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	Prop	(1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (aged 34)	76	Benetton
Mayco Vivas	Prop	(1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 25)	17	Gloucester
Matías Alemanno	Lock	(1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 31)	84	Gloucester
Marcos Kremer	Lock	(1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 25)	56	Stade Français
Tomás Lavanini	Lock	(1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 30)	78	Clermont
Lucas Paulos	Lock	(1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 25)	10	Brive
Guido Petti	Lock	(1994-09-17)17 September 1994 (aged 28)	73	Bordeaux Bègles
Rodrigo Bruni	Back row	(1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 29)	18	Brive
Facundo Isa	Back row	(1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 29)	44	Toulon
Juan Martín González	Back row	(2000-11-14)14 November 2000 (aged 22)	20	London Irish
Santiago Grondona	Back row	(1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 24)	10	Exeter Chiefs
Pablo Matera	Back row	(1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 29)	91	Mie Honda Heat
Joaquín Oviedo	Back row	(2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 22)	1	Perpignan
Pedro Rubiolo	Back row	(2002-12-12)12 December 2002 (aged 20)	1	Newcastle Falcons
Lautaro Bazán	Scrum-half	(1996-02-24)24 February 1996 (aged 27)	3	Rugby Rovigo Delta
Gonzalo Bertranou	Scrum-half	(1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 29)	49	Dragons
Tomás Cubelli	Scrum-half	(1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 34)	88	Biarritz
Gonzalo García	Scrum-half	(1999-03-05)5 March 1999 (aged 24)	3	Zebre Parma
Tomás Albornoz	Fly-half	(1997-09-17)17 September 1997 (aged 25)	3	Benetton
Santiago Carreras	Fly-half	(1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 25)	31	Gloucester
Nicolás Sánchez	Fly-half	(1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 34)	95	Stade Français
Santiago Chocobares	Centre	(1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 24)	11	Toulouse
Lucio Cinti	Centre	(2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 23)	12	London Irish
Jeronimo de la Fuente	Centre	(1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 32)	74	Perpignan
Luciano González	Centre	(1997-04-10)10 April 1997 (aged 26)	0	Argentina Sevens
Matías Moroni	Centre	(1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 32)	69	Newcastle Falcons
Matías Orlando	Centre	(1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 31)	57	Newcastle Falcons
Emiliano Boffelli	Wing	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 28)	50	Edinburgh
Sebastián Cancelliere	Wing	(1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 29)	13	Glasgow Warriors
Mateo Carreras	Wing	(1999-12-17)17 December 1999 (aged 23)	7	Newcastle Falcons
Santiago Cordero	Wing	(1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 29)	49	Bordeaux
Bautista Delguy	Wing	(1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 26)	25	Clermont
Juan Imhoff	Wing	(1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 35)	41	Racing 92
Rodrigo Isgro	Wing	(1999-03-24)24 March 1999 (aged 24)	0	Argentina Sevens
Martín Bogado	Fullback	(1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 25)	0	Bayonne
Juan Cruz Mallia	Fullback	(1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 26)	24	Toulouse

Australia

On 25 June, Eddie Jones named a 34-man squad for the opening two matches of the 2023 Rugby Championship.^[9]

Angus Bell, Langi Gleeson, Andrew Kellaway, Samu Kerevi, Jordan Petaia and Matt Philip were also included as an rehab group that will train with the squad.

On 10 July, Pone Fa'amausili and Blake Schoupp joined up with the squad ahead of the Argentina test whilst Taniela Tupou was temporarily released to Australia A.

On 20 July, Eddie Jones named an up-dated 34-player squad for the Bledisloe Cup series which saw Matt Gibbon, Reece Hodge, Josh Kemeny, Zane Nonggorr, Pete Samu and Tom Wright dropped from the squad. Len Ikitau was also not included following injury sustained against Argentina.^[10]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Matt Faessler	Hooker	(1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 24)	0	Reds
Dave Porecki	Hooker	(1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 30)	10	Waratahs
Jordan Uelese	Hooker	(1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 26)	15	Rebels
Allan Alaalatoa	Prop	(1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 29)	64	Brumbies
Angus Bell	Prop	(2000-10-04)4 October 2000 (aged 22)	20	Waratahs
Pone Fa'amausili	Prop	(1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (aged 26)	3	Rebels
Matt Gibbon	Prop	(1995-06-03)3 June 1995 (aged 28)	5	Rebels
Zane Nonggorr	Prop	(2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 23)	0	Reds
Blake Schoupp	Prop		0	Brumbies
James Slipper	Prop	(1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 34)	127	Brumbies
Taniela Tupou	Prop	(1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 27)	47	Reds
Richie Arnold	Lock	(1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 33)	0	Stade Toulousain
Nick Frost	Lock	(1999-10-10)10 October 1999 (aged 23)	9	Brumbies
Jed Holloway	Lock	(1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 30)	10	Waratahs
Tom Hooper	Lock	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 21)	0	Brumbies
Matt Philip	Lock	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 29)	27	Rebels
Will Skelton	Lock	(1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 31)	24	Stade Rochelais
Langi Gleeson	Back row	(2001-07-21)21 July 2001 (aged 21)	3	Waratahs
Michael Hooper	Back row	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 31)	124	Waratahs
Josh Kemeny	Back row	(1998-11-29)29 November 1998 (aged 24)	0	Rebels
Rob Leota	Back row	(1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 26)	13	Rebels
Fraser McReight	Back row	(1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 24)	10	Reds
Pete Samu	Back row	(1991-12-17)17 December 1991 (aged 31)	32	Brumbies
Rob Valetini	Back row	(1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 24)	30	Brumbies
Ryan Lonergan	Scrum-half	(1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 25)	0	Brumbies
Tate McDermott	Scrum-half	(1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 24)	21	Reds
Nic White	Scrum-half	(1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 33)	59	Brumbies
Quade Cooper	Fly-half	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 35)	76	Hanazono Kintetsu Liners
Ben Donaldson	Fly-half	(1999-04-05)5 April 1999 (aged 24)	2	Waratahs
Carter Gordon	Fly-half	(2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 22)	0	Rebels
Lalakai Foketi	Centre	(1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 28)	5	Waratahs
Len Ikitau	Centre	(1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 24)	26	Brumbies
Samu Kerevi	Centre	(1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 29)	41	Urayasu D-Rocks
Izaia Perese	Centre	(1997-05-17)17 May 1997 (aged 26)	3	Waratahs
Jordan Petaia	Centre	(2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (aged 23)	25	Reds
Marika Koroibete	Wing	(1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 30)	51	Saitama Wild Knights
Mark Nawaqanitawase	Wing	(2000-09-11)11 September 2000 (aged 22)	3	Waratahs
Dylan Pietsch	Wing	(1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 25)	0	Waratahs
Suliasi Vunivalu	Wing	(1995-11-27)27 November 1995 (aged 27)	1	Reds
Tom Wright	Wing	(1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 25)	23	Brumbies
Reece Hodge	Fullback	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 28)	54	Rebels
Andrew Kellaway	Fullback	(1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 27)	21	Rebels

New Zealand

On 18 June, head coach Ian Foster confirmed a 36-player squad for the 2023 Rugby Championship.^[11]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Franchise/province
Dane Coles	Hooker	(1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 36)	84	Hurricanes / Wellington
Samisoni Taukei'aho	Hooker	(1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 25)	24	Chiefs / Waikato
Codie Taylor	Hooker	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 32)	76	Crusaders / Canterbury
Ethan de Groot	Prop	(1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 24)	13	Highlanders / Southland
Nepo Laulala	Prop	(1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 31)	45	Blues / Counties Manukau
Tyrel Lomax	Prop	(1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 27)	23	Hurricanes / Tasman
Fletcher Newell	Prop	(2000-03-01)1 March 2000 (aged 23)	6	Crusaders / Canterbury
Ofa Tu'ungafasi	Prop	(1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 31)	50	Blues / Northland
Tamaiti Williams	Prop	(2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 22)	0	Crusaders / Canterbury
Scott Barrett	Lock	(1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 29)	58	Crusaders / Taranaki
Josh Lord	Lock	(2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 22)	2	Chiefs / Taranaki
Brodie Retallick	Lock	(1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 32)	100	Chiefs / Hawke's Bay
Tupou Vaa'i	Lock	(2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 23)	18	Chiefs / Taranaki
Sam Whitelock	Lock	(1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 34)	143	Crusaders / Canterbury
Sam Cane (C)	Loose forward	(1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 31)	86	Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Samipeni Finau	Loose forward	(1999-05-10)10 May 1999 (aged 24)	0	Chiefs / Waikato
Shannon Frizell	Loose forward	(1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 29)	25	Highlanders / Tasman
Luke Jacobson	Loose forward	(1997-04-20)20 April 1997 (aged 26)	12	Chiefs / Waikato
Dalton Papalii	Loose forward	(1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 25)	22	Blues / Counties Manukau
Ardie Savea	Loose forward	(1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 29)	70	Hurricanes / Wellington
Finlay Christie	Half-back	(1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 27)	14	Blues / Tasman
Cam Roigard	Half-back	(2000-11-16)16 November 2000 (aged 22)	0	Hurricanes / Counties Manukau
Aaron Smith	Half-back	(1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 34)	114	Highlanders / Manawatu
Beauden Barrett	First five-eighth	(1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 32)	112	Blues / Taranaki
Damian McKenzie	First five-eighth	(1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 28)	40	Chiefs / Waikato
Richie Mo'unga	First five-eighth	(1994-05-25)25 May 1994 (aged 29)	44	Crusaders / Canterbury
Jordie Barrett	Centre	(1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 26)	48	Hurricanes / Taranaki
Braydon Ennor	Centre	(1997-07-16)16 July 1997 (aged 25)	6	Crusaders / Canterbury
Rieko Ioane	Centre	(1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 26)	59	Blues / Auckland
Anton Lienert-Brown	Centre	(1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 28)	60	Chiefs / Waikato
Dallas McLeod	Centre	(1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 24)	0	Crusaders / Canterbury
Caleb Clarke	Wing	(1999-03-29)29 March 1999 (aged 24)	15	Blues / Auckland
Leicester Fainga'anuku	Wing	(1999-10-11)11 October 1999 (aged 23)	2	Crusaders / Tasman
Emoni Narawa	Wing	(1999-07-13)13 July 1999 (aged 23)	0	Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Mark Tele'a	Wing	(1996-12-06)6 December 1996 (aged 26)	2	Blues / North Harbour
Will Jordan	Fullback	(1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 25)	21	Crusaders / Tasman

South Africa

On 10 June, head coach Jacques Nienaber named a 41-man squad ahead of the 2023 Rugby Championship.^[12]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Joseph Dweba	Hooker	(1995-10-25)25 October 1995 (aged 27)	2	Stormers
Deon Fourie	Hooker	(1986-09-25)25 September 1986 (aged 36)	4	Stormers
Malcolm Marx	Hooker	(1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 28)	59	Kubota Spears
Bongi Mbonambi	Hooker	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 32)	55	Sharks
Thomas du Toit	Prop	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 28)	15	Sharks
Steven Kitshoff	Prop	(1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 31)	71	Stormers
Vincent Koch	Prop	(1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 33)	41	Stade Français
Frans Malherbe	Prop	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 32)	58	Stormers
Ox Nché	Prop	(1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 27)	19	Sharks
Trevor Nyakane	Prop	(1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 34)	59	Racing 92
Lood de Jager	Lock	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 30)	65	Saitama Wild Knights
Eben Etzebeth	Lock	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 31)	110	Sharks
Jean Kleyn	Lock	(1993-08-26)26 August 1993 (aged 29)	0	Munster
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 32)	63	Mie Honda Heat
Marvin Orie	Lock	(1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 30)	11	Stormers
RG Snyman	Lock	(1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 28)	23	Munster
Jean-Luc du Preez	Loose forward	(1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 27)	13	Sale Sharks
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Loose forward	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 30)	66	Toyota Verblitz
Siya Kolisi (c)	Loose forward	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 32)	75	Sharks
Evan Roos	Loose forward	(2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 23)	3	Stormers
Kwagga Smith	Loose forward	(1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 30)	31	Shizuoka Blue Revs
Marco van Staden	Loose forward	(1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 27)	10	Bulls
Duane Vermeulen	Loose forward	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 37)	65	Ulster
Jasper Wiese	Loose forward	(1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 27)	20	Leicester Tigers
Faf de Klerk	Scrum-half	(1991-10-19)19 October 1991 (aged 31)	46	Yokohama Canon Eagles
Jaden Hendrikse	Scrum-half	(2000-03-23)23 March 2000 (aged 23)	12	Sharks
Herschel Jantjies	Scrum-half	(1996-04-22)22 April 1996 (aged 27)	22	Stormers
Cobus Reinach	Scrum-half	(1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 33)	24	Montpellier
Grant Williams	Scrum-half	(1996-07-02)2 July 1996 (aged 27)	1	Sharks
Manie Libbok	Fly-half	(1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 25)	3	Stormers
Handre Pollard	Fly-half	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 29)	63	Leicester Tigers
Damian Willemse	Fly-half	(1998-05-07)7 May 1998 (aged 25)	27	Stormers
Lukhanyo Am	Centre	(1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 29)	31	Sharks
Damian de Allende	Centre	(1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 31)	70	Saitama Wild Knights
André Esterhuizen	Centre	(1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 29)	11	Harlequins
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 29)	59	Yokohama Canon Eagles
Kurt-Lee Arendse	Wing	(1996-06-17)17 June 1996 (aged 27)	7	Bulls
Cheslin Kolbe	Wing	(1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 29)	23	Toulon
Makazole Mapimpi	Wing	(1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 32)	36	Sharks
Canan Moodie	Wing	(2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 20)	4	Bulls
Willie le Roux	Fullback	(1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 33)	83	Toyota Verblitz

See also

• 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
• 2023 Rugby World Cup

Notes