2012 Rugby Championship

2012 Rugby Championship
Date	18 August – 6 October 2012
Countries	Argentina; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (11th title)
Bledisloe Cup	New Zealand
Freedom Cup	New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate	Australia
Puma Trophy	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Tries scored	44 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dan Carter (58)
Most tries	Bryan Habana (7)
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The 2012 Rugby Championship was the inaugural annual rugby union series between the national rugby union teams of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Argentina.^[1] For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known 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.

The 2012 Rugby Championship kicked off on 18 August with New Zealand defeating Australia and finished on 6 October. Each team played the other twice on a home and away basis. The inaugural Championship was won by New Zealand, which was their 11th Southern Hemisphere title including the Tri Nations.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Standings

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	New Zealand	6	6	0	0	177	66	+111	2	0	26
2	Australia	6	3	0	3	101	137	−36	0	0	12
3	South Africa	6	2	1	3	120	109	+11	1	1	12
4	Argentina	6	0	1	5	80	166	−86	0	2	4

Fixtures

Round 1

18 August 2012
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	19–27	New Zealand
Try: Sharpe 38' c Con: Barnes (1/1) 39' Pen: Barnes (4/4) 2', 44', 49', 75'	Report^[5]	Try: Dagg 12' c Jane 32' m Con: Carter (1/2) 13' Pen: Carter (5/6) 10', 19', 47', 62', 80+2'

Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 76,877^[6]
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Australia

New Zealand


FB	15	Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW	14	Peter Hynes
OC	13	Rob Horne
IC	12	Anthony Fainga'a
LW	11	Lote Tuqiri
FH	10	Berrick Barnes
SH	9	George Gregan (c)
N8	8	Scott Higginbotham
OF	7	David Pocock
BF	6	Dave Dennis	64'
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Sitaleki Timani	40' to 44'		66'	70'
TP	3	Ben Darwin		52' to 56'		79'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	59}
LP	1	Benn Robinson	68'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Stephen Moore	59'
PR	17	Al Baxter	68'
LK	18	Rob Simmons	40'	44'	66'	70'
FL	19	Radike Samo	64'
FL	20	Michael Hooper
SH	21	Nick Phipps
WG	22	Drew Mitchell
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Israel Dagg
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Ma'a Nonu
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams
LW	11	Hosea Gear
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Aaron Smith	79'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Liam Messam
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Luke Romano	52'
TP	3	Owen Franks
HK	2	Keven Mealamu	77'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock	64'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Andrew Hore	77'
PR	17	Ben Franks	64'
LK	18	Brodie Retallick	52'
FL	19	Victor Vito
SH	20	Piri Weepu	79'
FH	21	Aaron Cruden
FB	22	Ben Smith
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match
Israel Dagg (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

18 August 2012
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	27–6	Argentina
Try: Kirchner 16' c Coetzee 27' c Habana 56' c Con: M. Steyn (3/3) 17', 28', 57' Pen: M. Steyn (2/2) 3', 24'	Report^[7]	Pen: Hernández (2/4) 13', 30'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 38,843^[8]
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

South Africa

Argentina


FB	15	Zane Kirchner
RW	14	Bryan Habana	69'
OC	13	Jean de Villiers (c)
IC	12	François Steyn
LW	11	Lwazi Mvovo	60'
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Francois Hougaard
N8	8	Keegan Daniel	52'
OF	7	Willem Alberts
BF	6	Marcell Coetzee
RL	5	Andries Bekker	58'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis	31'	35'	70'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis	4'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
Substitutes:
HK	16	Adriaan Strauss	4'
PR	17	Pat Cilliers	31'	35'	70'
LK	18	Flip van der Merwe	58'
FL	19	Jacques Potgieter	52'
SH	20	Ruan Pienaar	60'
FH	21	Patrick Lambie
CE	22	JJ Engelbrecht	69'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


FB	15	Lucas González Amorosino
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Santiago Fernández	69'
LW	11	Horacio Agulla
FH	10	Juan Martín Hernández
SH	9	Nicolás Vergallo	65'
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF	7	Alvaro Galindo	42'
BF	6	Julio Farías Cabello	69'
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
TP	3	Juan Figallo	60'
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero	60'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Bruno Postiglioni
PR	17	Marcos Ayerza	60'
PR	18	Juan Pablo Orlandi	60'
FL	19	Tomás Leonardi	42'
N8	20	Leonardo Senatore	69'
SH	21	Martín Landajo	65'
CE	22	Martín Rodríguez	69'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

Man of the Match
Morné Steyn (South Africa)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

Round 2

25 August 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	22–0	Australia
Try: Dagg 45' c Con: Carter (1/1) 46' Pen: Carter (5/6) 25', 29', 38', 42', 48'	Report^[9]

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 48,460^[10]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

New Zealand

Australia


FB	15	Israel Dagg	70'
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Ma'a Nonu	55'
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams
LW	11	Hosea Gear
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Aaron Smith	64'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Liam Messam	64'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Luke Romano	47'
TP	3	Owen Franks
HK	2	Keven Mealamu	47'
LP	1	Wyatt Crockett	55'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Andrew Hore	47'
PR	17	Ben Franks	55'
LK	18	Brodie Retallick	47'
FL	19	Victor Vito	64'
SH	20	Piri Weepu	64'
FH	21	Aaron Cruden	70'
FB	22	Ben Smith	55'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW	14	Drew Mitchell		34'
OC	13	Rob Horne		40'
IC	12	Berrick Barnes
LW	11	Lote Tuqiri
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	George Gregan (c)	28' to 38'
N8	8	Scott Higginbotham		46'
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Dave Dennis		54'
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Sitaleki Timani
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Stephen Moore		72'
LP	1	Benn Robinson		42'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a		72'
PR	17	Matt Dunning		42'
FL	18	Radike Samo		46'
FL	19	Liam Gill		54'
SH	20	Nick Phipps
CE	21	Anthony Fainga'a		40'
FB	22	Kurtley Beale		34'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Man of the Match:
Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)^[11]

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

25 August 2012
16:10 AST (UTC−03)

Argentina	16–16	South Africa
Try: Fernández 16' c Con: Rodríguez (1/1) 17' Pen: Rodríguez (3/5) 11', 35', 50'	Report^[12]	Try: F. Steyn 64' c Con: M. Steyn (1/1) 65' Pen: M. Steyn (3/7) 32', 48', 53'

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Attendance: 37,679 ^[13]
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

Argentina

South Africa


FB	15	Martín Rodríguez
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Santiago Fernández
LW	11	Horacio Agulla
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez	54'
SH	9	Nicolás Vergallo	56'
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF	7	Alvaro Galindo	35'
BF	6	Julio Farías Cabello	75'
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
TP	3	Juan Figallo
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero	56'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Bruno Postiglioni
PR	17	Marcos Ayerza	56'
N8	18	Leonardo Senatore	75'
FL	19	Tomás Leonardi	35'
SH	20	Martín Landajo	56'
FB	21	Lucas González Amorosino	54'
WG	22	Juan Imhoff
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


FB	15	Zane Kirchner
RW	14	Bryan Habana	57'
OC	13	Jean de Villiers (c)
IC	12	François Steyn
LW	11	Lwazi Mvovo
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Francois Hougaard
N8	8	Willem Alberts
OF	7	Jacques Potgieter
BF	6	Marcell Coetzee	65'
RL	5	Andries Bekker	49'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis	68'
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss	75'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
Substitutes:
HK	16	Tiaan Liebenberg	75'
PR	17	Pat Cilliers	68'
LK	18	Flip van der Merwe	49'
N8	19	Keegan Daniel	65'
SH	20	Ruan Pienaar	57'
FH	21	Patrick Lambie
CE	22	JJ Engelbrecht
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match
Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Round 3

8 September 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	21–5	Argentina
Try: Savea 66' m Jane 71' c Con: Cruden (1/2) 73' Pen: Cruden (3/5) 8', 24', 51'	Report^[14]	Try: Roncero 12' m

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 29,932
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

New Zealand

Argentina


FB	15	Israel Dagg
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Conrad Smith	76'
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Aaron Cruden	75'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	61'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Victor Vito	43'
RL	5	Brodie Retallick	64'
LL	4	Luke Romano
TP	3	Owen Franks	74'
HK	2	Keven Mealamu	49'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK	16	Andrew Hore	49'
PR	17	Charlie Faumuina	74'
LK	18	Sam Whitelock	64'
FL	19	Liam Messam	43'
SH	20	Piri Weepu	61'
FH	21	Beauden Barrett	75'
FB	22	Ben Smith	76'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Martín Rodríguez		67'
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch		77'
IC	12	Santiago Fernández
LW	11	Horacio Agulla
FH	10	Juan Martín Hernández
SH	9	Nicolás Vergallo
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón		41'
BF	6	Julio Farías Cabello	58' to 68'	74'
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
TP	3	Juan Figallo		51'
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero		51'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy
PR	17	Marcos Ayerza		51'
PR	18	Juan Pablo Orlandi		51'
N8	19	Leonardo Senatore		74'
FL	20	Tomás Leonardi		41'
SH	21	Martín Landajo		77'
WG	22	Lucas González Amorosino		67'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

Man of the Match
Marcelo Bosch (Argentina)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official:
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

8 September 2012
18:35 AWST (UTC+08)

Australia	26–19	South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Higginbotham 56' c Alexander 68' c Con: Barnes (2/2) 55', 69' Pen: Barnes (4/4) 18', 29', 48', 63'	Report^[15]	Try: Habana 20' c Con: M. Steyn (1/1) 20' Pen: M. Steyn (2/3) 3', 67' F. Steyn (2/2) 25', 60'

Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 34,377
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Australia

South Africa


FB	15	Kurtley Beale	71'
RW	14	Dominic Shipperley
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Berrick Barnes	71'
LW	11	Lote Tuqiri
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Chris Whitaker (c)	70'
N8	8	Radike Samo	52'
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Dave Dennis
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Sitaleki Timani	64'
TP	3	Ben Alexander		74'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau	74'
LP	1	Matt Dunning	31'	74'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a	74'
PR	17	James Slipper	31'
FL	18	Scott Higginbotham	52'
FL	19	Liam Gill	64'
SH	20	Nick Phipps	70'
FH	21	Mike Harris	71'
CE	22	Anthony Fainga'a	71'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Zane Kirchner		71'
RW	14	Bryan Habana		52'
OC	13	Jean de Villiers (c)
IC	12	François Steyn
LW	11	Francois Hougaard
FH	10	Morné Steyn		71'
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen		34'	43'
OF	7	Willem Alberts
BF	6	Marcell Coetzee		57'
RL	5	Juandré Kruger
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth		59'
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis				53'
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss		75'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	33' to 43'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Tiaan Liebenberg		75'
PR	17	Pat Cilliers		34'	43'	53'
LK	18	Flip van der Merwe		59'
FL	19	Francois Louw		57'
FH	20	Johan Goosen		71'
FH	21	Patrick Lambie		71'
WG	22	Lwazi Mvovo		52'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match
Berrick Barnes (Australia)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

Round 4

15 September 2012
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	21–11	South Africa
Try: Dagg 19' m A. Smith 60' c Con: Cruden (1/2) 60' Pen: Cruden (3/5) 52', 75', 82'	Report^[16]	Try: Habana 48' m Pen: M. Steyn (1/4) 18' Goosen (1/2) 70'

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 28,982
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

New Zealand

South Africa


FB	15	Israel Dagg
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Aaron Cruden
SH	9	Piri Weepu	40'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Liam Messam
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Luke Romano	50'
TP	3	Owen Franks	70'
HK	2	Andrew Hore	50'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu	50'
PR	17	Charlie Faumuina	70'
LK	18	Brodie Retallick	50'
FL	19	Victor Vito
SH	20	Aaron Smith	40'
FH	21	Beauden Barrett
CE	22	Tamati Ellison
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Zane Kirchner	75'
RW	14	Bryan Habana
OC	13	Jean de Villiers (c)
IC	12	François Steyn
LW	11	Francois Hougaard
FH	10	Morné Steyn	59'
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Willem Alberts	61'
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Juandré Kruger			53'
LL	4	Flip van der Merwe	40' to 42'
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss	75'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	51'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Tiaan Liebenberg	75'
PR	17	Dean Greyling	51'	64' to 74'
LK	18	Andries Bekker	40'	42'	53'
FL	19	Marcell Coetzee	61'
FH	20	Johan Goosen	59'
CE	21	Juan de Jongh
FH	22	Patrick Lambie	75'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match:
Israel Dagg (New Zealand)^[17]

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official:
Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

15 September 2012
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	23–19	Argentina (1 BP)
Try: McCabe 60' c Ioane 69' c Con: Barnes (2/2) 60', 69' Pen: Barnes (2/4) 25', 49' Beale (1/1) 79'	Report^[18]	Try: Leonardi 50' m Cabello 52' m Pen: Hernández (3/4) 3', 29', 57'

Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 22,278
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Australia

Argentina


FB	15	Berrick Barnes		70'
RW	14	Dominic Shipperley		30'	40'	66'
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper
IC	12	Pat McCabe	12' to 22'
Lw	'11	Anthony Fainga'a
FH	10	Quade Cooper
SH	9	Chris Whitaker (c)		38'
N8	8	Radike Samo		53'
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Dave Dennis		75'
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Kane Douglas
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP	1	Benn Robinson		30'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a
PR	17	James Slipper		30'
FL	18	Scott Higginbotham		53'
FL	19	Liam Gill		75'
SH	20	Brett Sheehan
CE	21	Matt Giteau		70'
FB	22	Kurtley Beale		30'	40'	66'
Coach:
Robbie Deans


FB	15	Lucas González Amorosino
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho	40'
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Santiago Fernández
LW	11	Horacio Agulla
FH	10	Juan Martín Hernández
SH	9	Martín Landajo	61'
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón	49'
BF	6	Julio Farías Cabello	74'
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
TP	3	Juan Figallo	40'	74'
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú	61'
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero	74'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	61'
PR	17	Juan Pablo Orlandi	40'
N8	18	Leonardo Senatore		74'
FL	19	Tomás Leonardi	49'
SH	20	Nicolás Vergallo	61'
FB	21	Martín Rodríguez
WG	22	Juan Imhoff	40'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

Man of the Match:
Digby Ioane (Australia)^[19]

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Matt Goddard (Australia)

Round 5

29 September 2012
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

(1 BP) South Africa	31–8	Australia
Try: Kirchner 21' c Habana 28' c, 60' c, 78' m Louw 53' m Con: Pienaar (3/5) 22', 29', 61'	Report^[20]	Try: Harris 65' m Pen: Beale (1/2) 34'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 44,463
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

South Africa

Australia


FB	15	Zane Kirchner	55'
RW	14	Bryan Habana
OC	13	Jaco Taute	75'
IC	12	Jean de Villiers (c)
LW	11	Francois Hougaard
FH	10	Johan Goosen	75'
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Willem Alberts	58'
BF	6	Francois Louw
RL	5	Andries Bekker
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth	58'
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis	70'
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss	75'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
Substitutes:
HK	16	Tiaan Liebenberg	75'
PR	17	Pat Cilliers	70'
LK	18	Flip van der Merwe	58'
FL	19	Marcell Coetzee	58'
FH	20	Elton Jantjies	75'
CE	21	Juan de Jongh	75'
FH	22	Patrick Lambie	55'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


FB	15	Berrick Barnes				31'
RW	14	Dominic Shipperley
OC	13	Adam Ashley-Cooper	38'
IC	12	Pat McCabe	5' to 13'
LW	11	Digby Ioane	19' to 23'		62'
FH	10	Kurtley Beale
SH	9	Nick Phipps
N8	8	Radike Samo	55'
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Dave Dennis
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe (c)
LL	4	Kane Douglas	50'
TP	3	Ben Alexander		67'
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP	1	Benn Robinson	30'	67'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a
PR	17	James Slipper	30'	52' to 62'
LK	18	Rob Simmons	50'
FL	19	Liam Gill	55'
SH	20	Brett Sheehan			62'
FH	21	Mike Harris	38'
CE	22	Anthony Fainga'a	5'	13' 19'	23'	31'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Man of the Match:
Bryan Habana (South Africa)^[21]

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

29 September 2012
20:10 AST (UTC−03)

Argentina	15–54	New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Landajo 7' m Camacho 47' c Con: Hernández (1/2) 47' Pen: Hernández (1/2) 26'	Report^[22]	Try: A. Smith 15' c Jane 22' c, 50' m, 79' c Savea 30' m, 38' c Nonu 58' c Con: Carter (3/5) 15', 23', 39' Cruden (2/2) 59', 80' Pen: Carter (2/3) 19', 28' Cruden (1/1) 65'

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Argentina

New Zealand


FB	15	Lucas González Amorosino	66'
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Santiago Fernández
LW	11	Horacio Agulla	48'
FH	10	Juan Martín Hernández
SH	9	Martín Landajo
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón	52'
BF	6	Julio Farías Cabello
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Manuel Carizza	57'
TP	3	Juan Figallo	67'
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú	58'
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero
Substitutes:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	58'
PR	17	Juan Pablo Orlandi	67'
LK	18	Tomás Vallejos	57'
FL	19	Tomás Leonardi	52'
SH	20	Nicolás Vergallo		73'
FB	21	Martín Rodríguez	66'	73'
WG	22	Juan Imhoff	48'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


FB	15	Israel Dagg
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Conrad Smith	54'
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Julian Savea
FH	10	Dan Carter	58'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	57'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)	58'
BF	6	Liam Messam
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Luke Romano	5' to 16'		35'
TP	3	Owen Franks	57'
HK	2	Andrew Hore	48'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu	48'
PR	17	Charlie Faumuina	57'
LK	18	Brodie Retallick	5'	16'	35'
FL	19	Sam Cane	58'
SH	20	Piri Weepu	57'
FH	21	Aaron Cruden	58'
FB	22	Ben Smith	54'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Kieran Read (New Zealand)^[23]

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Round 6

6 October 2012
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	16–32	New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Habana 12' c Con: Goosen (1/1) 13' Pen: Goosen (1/3) 20' Jantjies (2/4) 36', 39'	Report^[24]	Try: Whitelock 25' m A. Smith 33' c Nonu 41' c C. Smith 52' c Con: Carter (3/4) 33, 41, 53 Pen: Carter (1/2) 71' Drop: Carter (1/1) 63'

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 80,753
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

South Africa

New Zealand


FB	15	Zane Kirchner	64'
RW	14	Bryan Habana
OC	13	Jaco Taute	76'
IC	12	Jean de Villiers (c)
LW	11	Francois Hougaard
FH	10	Johan Goosen	34'
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen
OF	7	Willem Alberts			59'
BF	6	Francois Louw	36' to 42'
RL	5	Andries Bekker
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth	59'
TP	3	Jannie du Plessis	53'
HK	2	Adriaan Strauss	72'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
Substitutes:
HK	16	Tiaan Liebenberg	72'
PR	17	Coenie Oosthuizen	53'
LK	18	Flip van der Merwe	59'
FL	19	Marcell Coetzee	36'	42'	59'
FH	20	Elton Jantjies	34'
CE	21	Juan de Jongh	76'
FH	22	Patrick Lambie	64'
Coach:
Heyneke Meyer


FB	15	Israel Dagg	66' to 76'
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu		62'
LW	11	Hosea Gear
FH	10	Dan Carter		76'
SH	9	Aaron Smith		65'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)			69' to 72'
BF	6	Liam Messam		65'	69'	72'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick		58'
TP	3	Owen Franks		62'
HK	2	Andrew Hore		51'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Substitutes:
HK	16	Keven Mealamu		51'
PR	17	Ben Franks		62'
LK	18	Luke Romano		58'
FL	19	Adam Thomson		65'
SH	20	Piri Weepu		65'
FH	21	Aaron Cruden		76'
CE	22	Tamati Ellison		62'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:
Kieran Read (New Zealand)^[25]

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

6 October 2012
20:10 AST (UTC−03)

(1 BP) Argentina	19–25	Australia
Try: Imhoff 76' c Con: Bosch (1/1) 76' Pen: Hernández (3/4) 10', 15', 28' Bosch (1/2) 61'	Report^[26]	Try: Ioane 63' c Con: Harris (1/1) 65' Pen: Harris (6/9) 2', 7', 13', 23', 26', 73'

Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Argentina

Australia


FB	15	Lucas González Amorosino
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch
IC	12	Santiago Fernández		45' to 52'
LW	11	Horacio Agulla		66'
FH	10	Juan Martín Hernández		59'
SH	9	Martín Landajo
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón		47'
BF	6	Julio Farías Cabello		73'
RL	5	Patricio Albacete	24' to 34'
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
TP	3	Juan Figallo		69'
HK	2	Eusebio Guiñazú
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero		73'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy		62'
PR	17	Juan Pablo Orlandi		69'
N8	18	Leonardo Senatore		73'
FL	19	Tomás Leonardi		47'
SH	20	Nicolás Vergallo
FH	21	Nicolás Sánchez		45'	52'	59'
WG	22	Juan Imhoff		66'
Coach:
Santiago Phelan


FB	15	Mike Harris
RW	14	Nick Cummins
OC	13	Ben Tapuai
IC	12	Pat McCabe
LW	11	Digby Ioane
FH	10	Kurtley Beale
SH	9	George Gregan (c)	73'
N8	8	Radike Samo	62'
OF	7	Michael Hooper
BF	6	Sitaleki Timani	68'
RL	5	Nathan Sharpe
LL	4	Kane Douglas	8'
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP	1	James Slipper	40'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Saia Fainga'a
PR	17	Benn Robinson	40'
FL	18	Dave Dennis	62'
FL	19	Scott Higginbotham	8'
FL	20	Liam Gill	68'
SH	21	Brett Sheehan	73'	74' to 80'
WG	22	Sam Cordingley
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Man of the Match:
Michael Hooper (Australia)^[27]

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Warm up matches

On 4 August and 11 August, Argentina played two uncapped matches against a Stade Français team in Argentina.

	4 August 2012	Argentina	21–25	Stade Français	Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
		Try: Agulla 37' c Imhoff 48' m Con: Hernández (1/1) 38' Pen: Hernández (3/4) 3', 24', 32'	Report^[28] (In Spanish)	Try: Sempéré 66' c Con: Sinzelle (1/1) 67' Pen: Dupuy (4/6) 11', 15', 26', 29' Sinzelle (2/2) 74', 78'	Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

	11 August 2012	Argentina	31–17	Stade Français	Estadio B. G. Estanislao López, Santa Fe
		Try: Carizza 36' m Agulla 69' c Imhoff 76' c Con: Hernández 70', 77' Pen: Hernández 8', 13', 38', 59'	Report^[29] (In Spanish)	Try: Bonneval 25' c P. Williams 55' c Con: Fillol 26', 56' Pen: Fillol 53'	Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Squads

Summary

Nation	Match venues			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Name	City	Capacity	Head coach	Captain
Argentina	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata	La Plata	53,000	Santiago Phelan	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito	Rosario	41,654
	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas	Mendoza	40,268
Australia	ANZ Stadium	Sydney	84,000	Robbie Deans	David Pocock Will Genia Nathan Sharpe^{[N 1]}
	Patersons Stadium	Perth	43,500
	Skilled Park	Gold Coast	27,400
New Zealand	Eden Park	Auckland	50,000	Steve Hansen	Richie McCaw
	Westpac Stadium	Wellington	36,000
	Forsyth Barr Stadium	Dunedin	30,748
South Africa	FNB Stadium	Johannesburg	94,736	Heyneke Meyer	Jean de Villiers
	Newlands Stadium	Cape Town	51,900
	Loftus Versfeld	Pretoria	51,762

Note: Ages are as of 18 August 2012 – the starting date of the tournament.

Argentina

Head coach: Santiago Phelan

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 27)	16	Montpellier
Eusebio Guiñazú	Hooker	(1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 30)	18	Biarritz
Bruno Postiglioni	Hooker	(1987-08-04)4 August 1987 (aged 25)	6	La Plata
Marcos Ayerza	Prop	(1983-01-12)12 January 1983 (aged 29)	34	Leicester Tigers
Maximiliano Bustos	Prop	(1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 26)	0	Montpellier
Juan Figallo	Prop	(1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 24)	9	Montpellier
Juan Pablo Orlandi	Prop	(1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 29)	9	Racing Métro
Rodrigo Roncero	Prop	(1977-02-16)16 February 1977 (aged 35)	49	Stade Français
Patricio Albacete	Lock	(1981-09-02)2 September 1981 (aged 30)	46	Toulouse
Julio Farías Cabello	Lock	(1978-09-09)9 September 1978 (aged 33)	10	Tucumán
Manuel Carizza	Lock	(1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 27)	23	Biarritz
Tomás Vallejos	Lock	(1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 27)	1	Scarlets
Tomás de la Vega	Flanker	(1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 21)	5	C.U.B.A.
Álvaro Galindo	Flanker	(1982-02-26)26 February 1982 (aged 30)	11	Racing Métro
Juan Manuel Leguizamón	Flanker	(1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 29)	34	Lyon
Tomás Leonardi	Flanker	(1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 25)	7	S.I.C.
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)	Number 8	(1981-09-19)19 September 1981 (aged 30)	43	Toulon
Leonardo Senatore	Number 8	(1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 28)	9	Toulon
Tomás Cubelli	Scrum-half	(1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 23)	10	Belgrano Athletic
Agustín Figuerola	Scrum-half	(1985-01-27)27 January 1985 (aged 27)	7	Brive
Nicolás Vergallo	Scrum-half	(1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 28)	24	Toulouse
Santiago Fernández	Fly-half	(1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 26)	18	Montpellier
Juan Martín Hernández	Fly-half	(1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 30)	32	Racing Métro
Martín Landajo	Fly-half	(1986-06-14)14 June 1986 (aged 26)	6	C.A.S.I.
Marcelo Bosch	Centre	(1984-01-07)7 January 1984 (aged 28)	10	Biarritz
Rafael Carballo	Centre	(1981-10-16)16 October 1981 (aged 30)	9	Bordeaux
Martín Rodríguez	Centre	(1985-04-27)27 April 1985 (aged 27)	15	Stade Français
Nicolás Sánchez	Centre	(1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 23)	3	Bordeaux
Horacio Agulla	Wing	(1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 27)	34	Bath
Gonzalo Camacho	Wing	(1984-08-28)28 August 1984 (aged 27)	11	Exeter
Juan Imhoff	Wing	(1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 24)	8	Racing Métro
Manuel Montero	Wing	(1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 20)	6	Pucará
Martín Bustos Moyano	Fullback	(1985-07-12)12 July 1985 (aged 27)	1	Montpellier
Lucas González Amorosino	Fullback	(1985-02-11)11 February 1985 (aged 27)	14	Montpellier

Australia

Head coach': Robbie Deans

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Saia Fainga'a	Hooker	(1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 25)	7	Reds
Stephen Moore	Hooker	(1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 29)	70	Brumbies
Tatafu Polota-Nau	Hooker	(1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 27)	35	Waratahs
Ben Alexander	Prop	(1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 27)	40	Brumbies
Sekope Kepu	Prop	(1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 27)	17	Waratahs
Benn Robinson	Prop	(1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 28)	45	Waratahs
James Slipper	Prop	(1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 23)	23	Reds
Kane Douglas	Lock	(1989-06-01)1 June 1989 (aged 23)	0	Waratahs
Nathan Sharpe	Lock	(1978-02-26)26 February 1978 (aged 34)	105	Western Force
Rob Simmons	Lock	(1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 23)	20	Reds
Sitaleki Timani	Lock	(1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 24)	3	Waratahs
Dave Dennis	Flanker	(1986-01-20)20 January 1986 (aged 26)	4	Waratahs
Liam Gill	Flanker	(1992-06-08)8 June 1992 (aged 20)	0	Reds
Michael Hooper	Flanker	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 20)	3	Brumbies
David Pocock (c)	Flanker	(1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 24)	44	Western Force
Jake Schatz	Flanker	(1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 22)	0	Reds
Scott Higginbotham	Number 8	(1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 25)	15	Reds
Radike Samo	Number 8	(1976-07-09)9 July 1976 (aged 36)	16	Reds
Will Genia	Scrum-half	(1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 24)	38	Reds
Nick Phipps	Scrum-half	(1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 23)	3	Melbourne Rebels
Nic White	Scrum-half	(1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 22)	0	Brumbies
Berrick Barnes	Fly-half	(1986-05-28)28 May 1986 (aged 26)	41	Waratahs
Quade Cooper	Fly-half	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 24)	35	Reds
Anthony Fainga'a	Centre	(1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 25)	18	Reds
Mike Harris	Centre	(1988-07-08)8 July 1988 (aged 24)	2	Reds
Rob Horne	Centre	(1989-08-15)15 August 1989 (aged 23)	12	Waratahs
Adam Ashley-Cooper	Wing	(1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 28)	64	Waratahs
Digby Ioane	Wing	(1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 27)	25	Reds
Drew Mitchell	Wing	(1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 28)	58	Waratahs
Kurtley Beale	Fullback	(1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 23)	24	Melbourne Rebels

New Zealand

Head coach: Steve Hansen
Caps Updated 24/06/2012

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Andrew Hore	Hooker	(1978-09-13)13 September 1978 (aged 33)	65	Highlanders
Keven Mealamu	Hooker	(1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 33)	93	Blues
Wyatt Crockett	Prop	(1983-01-24)24 January 1983 (aged 29)	6	Crusaders
Charlie Faumuina	Prop	(1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 25)	0	Blues
Ben Franks	Prop	(1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 28)	18	Crusaders
Owen Franks	Prop	(1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 24)	34	Crusaders
Tony Woodcock	Prop	(1981-01-27)27 January 1981 (aged 31)	86	Blues
Brodie Retallick	Lock	(1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 21)	3	Chiefs
Luke Romano	Lock	(1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 26)	1	Crusaders
Sam Whitelock	Lock	(1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 23)	28	Crusaders
Sam Cane	Flanker	(1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 20)	2	Chiefs
Richie McCaw (c)	Flanker	(1980-12-31)31 December 1980 (aged 31)	106	Crusaders
Liam Messam	Flanker	(1984-03-25)25 March 1984 (aged 28)	10	Chiefs
Adam Thomson	Flanker	(1982-03-13)13 March 1982 (aged 30)	27	Highlanders
Kieran Read	Number 8	(1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 26)	38	Crusaders
Victor Vito	Number 8	(1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 25)	14	Hurricanes
Aaron Smith	Scrum-half	(1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 23)	3	Highlanders
Piri Weepu	Scrum-half	(1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 28)	59	Blues
Dan Carter	Fly-half	(1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 30)	87	Crusaders
Aaron Cruden	Fly-half	(1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 23)	11	Chiefs
Tamati Ellison	Centre	(1983-04-01)1 April 1983 (aged 29)	2	Highlanders
Ma'a Nonu	Centre	(1982-05-21)21 May 1982 (aged 30)	66	Blues
Conrad Smith	Centre	(1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 30)	58	Hurricanes
Sonny Bill Williams	Centre	(1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 27)	17	Chiefs
Hosea Gear	Wing	(1984-03-16)16 March 1984 (aged 28)	9	Highlanders
Cory Jane	Wing	(1983-02-08)8 February 1983 (aged 29)	32	Hurricanes
Julian Savea	Wing	(1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 22)	2	Hurricanes
Israel Dagg	Fullback	(1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 24)	15	Crusaders
Ben Smith	Fullback	(1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 26)	5	Highlanders

South Africa

Head Coach:' Heyneke Meyer

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Craig Burden	Hooker	(1985-05-13)13 May 1985 (aged 27)	0	Sharks
Tiaan Liebenberg	Hooker	(1981-12-18)18 December 1981 (aged 30)	1	Stormers
Adriaan Strauss	Hooker	(1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 26)	14	Cheetahs
Pat Cilliers	Prop	(1987-03-03)3 March 1987 (aged 25)	2	Lions
Jannie du Plessis	Prop	(1982-11-16)16 November 1982 (aged 29)	35	Sharks
Dean Greyling	Prop	(1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 26)	2	Bulls
Tendai Mtawarira	Prop	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 27)	37	Sharks
Andries Bekker	Lock	(1983-12-05)5 December 1983 (aged 28)	26	Stormers
Eben Etzebeth	Lock	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 20)	5	Stormers
Juandré Kruger	Lock	(1985-09-06)6 September 1985 (aged 26)	3	Bulls
Flip van der Merwe	Lock	(1985-06-03)3 June 1985 (aged 27)	15	Bulls
Marcell Coetzee	Flanker	(1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 21)	5	Sharks
Francois Louw	Flanker	(1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 27)	10	Bath
Jacques Potgieter	Flanker	(1986-04-24)24 April 1986 (aged 26)	3	Bulls
Willem Alberts	Number 8	(1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 28)	11	Sharks
Duane Vermeulen	Number 8	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 26)	0	Stormers
Francois Hougaard	Scrum-half	(1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 24)	20	Bulls
Ruan Pienaar	Scrum-half	(1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 28)	56	Ulster
Jano Vermaak	Scrum-half	(1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 27)	0	Bulls
Johan Goosen	Fly-half	(1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 20)	0	Cheetahs
Morné Steyn	Fly-half	(1984-07-11)11 July 1984 (aged 28)	39	Bulls
Juan de Jongh	Centre	(1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (aged 24)	10	Stormers
Jean de Villiers (c)	Centre	(1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 31)	77	Stormers
François Steyn	Centre	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 25)	49	Sharks
Bryan Habana	Wing	(1983-06-12)12 June 1983 (aged 29)	79	Stormers
Lwazi Mvovo	Wing	(1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 26)	6	Sharks
Zane Kirchner	Fullback	(1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 28)	17	Bulls
Patrick Lambie	Fullback	(1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 21)	13	Sharks

Statistics

Points scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	Dan Carter	New Zealand	58
2	Berrick Barnes	Australia	40
3	Bryan Habana	South Africa	35
4	Morné Steyn	South Africa	34
5	Aaron Cruden	New Zealand	29
5	Juan Martín Hernández	Argentina	29
7	Cory Jane	New Zealand	25
7	Mike Harris	Australia	25
9	Aaron Smith	New Zealand	15
	Israel Dagg	New Zealand
	Julian Savea	New Zealand

References

External links

Argentina 2012 Rugby Championship website
Australia 2012 Rugby Championship website
New Zealand 2012 Rugby Championship website
"SA Rugby Competition – 2012 The Castle Rugby Championship". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
2012 Rugby Championship at ESPN Scrum

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2012 Rugby Championship

Contents

Standings

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Warm up matches

Squads

Summary

Argentina

Australia

New Zealand

South Africa

Statistics

Points scorers

See also

References

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