2022 Rugby Championship

2022 Rugby Championship
Date	6 August – 24 September 2022
Countries	Argentina; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (19th title)
Bledisloe Cup	New Zealand
Freedom Cup	New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate	Australia
Puma Trophy	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Tries scored	76 (6.33 per match)
Attendance	463,702 (38,642 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Emiliano Boffelli (71); Richie Mo'unga (71)
Most tries	Samisoni Taukei'aho (5)
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The 2022 Rugby Championship was the tenth edition of the annual southern hemisphere competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The tournament returned to being staged across all competing nations after the disruption from COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021.

The competition is 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]

The tournament was restructured for the first time since Argentina joined the competition, with each team playing their games both home and away. Each country hosted three games, but not evenly across the competing nations.^[3] Argentina hosted Australia twice and South Africa once; Australia hosted South Africa twice and New Zealand once; New Zealand hosted Argentina twice and Australia once; and South Africa hosted New Zealand twice and Argentina once.

Table

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	4	0	2	195	128	+67	2	1	19
2	South Africa	6	4	0	2	164	119	+45	2	0	18
3	Australia	6	2	0	4	142	194	–52	1	1	10
4	Argentina	6	2	0	4	143	203	–60	1	0	9

Fixtures

Round 1

6 August 2022
17:05 SAST (UTC+2)

South Africa	26–10	New Zealand
Try: Arendse 9' c le Roux 80' c Con: Pollard (2/2) 10', 80' Pen: Pollard (3/3) 22', 50', 73' Drop: Pollard (1/1) 58'	Report	Try: Frizell 78' c Con: Mo'unga (1/1) 79' Pen: J. Barrett (1/1) 35'

Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
Attendance: 42,367
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)


FB	15	Damian Willemse
RW	14	Kurt-Lee Arendse	74'
OC	13	Lukhanyo Am		79'
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Faf de Klerk		1'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit		49'
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)
RL	5	Lood de Jager		47'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth		74'
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		51'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx		54'
LP	1	Trevor Nyakane		56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi		54'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff		56'
PR	18	Vincent Koch		51'
LK	19	Salmaan Moerat		74'
LK	20	Franco Mostert		49'
FL	21	Kwagga Smith		47'
SH	22	Jaden Hendrikse		1'
WG	23	Willie le Roux		79'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber


FB	15	Jordie Barrett	53'
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Rieko Ioane
IC	12	David Havili
LW	11	Caleb Clarke
FH	10	Beauden Barrett	75'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	75'
N8	8	Ardie Savea
OF	7	Sam Cane (c)
BF	6	Akira Ioane	56'
RL	5	Scott Barrett	72'
LL	4	Sam Whitelock
TP	3	Angus Ta'avao	49'
HK	2	Samisoni Taukei'aho	55'
LP	1	George Bower	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles	55'
PR	17	Ethan de Groot	50'
PR	18	Tyrel Lomax	49'
LK	19	Tupou Vaa'i	72'
FL	20	Shannon Frizell	56'
SH	21	Finlay Christie	75'
FH	22	Richie Mo'unga	53'
CE	23	Quinn Tupaea	75'
Coach:
Ian Foster

Player of the Match:
Malcolm Marx (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

Malcolm Marx (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
South Africa win back-to-back matches over New Zealand for the first time since 2009.
This was South Africa's first home victory over New Zealand since 4 October 2014.
With this loss, New Zealand lose more than two consecutive games for the first time since 1998.
As a result of this loss, New Zealand drop to fifth in the World Rugby Rankings, their lowest ranking ever.
New Zealand lose their opening match of the Rugby Championship/Tri Nations for the first time since 2005.
It was South Africa's biggest win over New Zealand since 30 June 1928, when South Africa won 17–0 in Kingsmead, Durban.

6 August 2022
16:05 AST (UTC−3)

Argentina	26–41	Australia (1 BP)
Try: Matera 5' c González 54' c Con: Boffelli (2/2) 6', 57' Pen: Boffelli (4/5) 11', 15', 21', 41'	Report	Try: Petaia 17' c McReight 47' c Penalty try 61' Fainga'a 69' c Ikitau 80+5' c Con: Cooper (1/1) 18' Hodge (3/3) 48', 71', 80+6' Pen: Cooper (1/1) 9' Hodge (1/1) 65'

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)


FB	15	Juan Cruz Mallía
RW	14	Santiago Cordero		79'
OC	13	Matías Orlando		65'
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Emiliano Boffelli
FH	10	Santiago Carreras
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli		52'
N8	8	Pablo Matera
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Juan Martín González		71'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini
LL	4	Matías Alemanno	61' to 71'	71'
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela		62'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)		57'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro		57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy		57'
PR	17	Thomas Gallo		57'
PR	18	Joel Sclavi		62'
FL	19	Santiago Grondona		71'
FL	20	Rodrigo Bruni		71'
SH	21	Lautaro Bazán		52'
FH	22	Tomás Albornoz		79'
CE	23	Matías Moroni		65'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Tom Wright
RW	14	Jordan Petaia
OC	13	Len Ikitau
IC	12	Hunter Paisami
LW	11	Marika Koroibete
FH	10	Quade Cooper	47'
SH	9	Nic White	69'
N8	8	Rob Valetini
OF	7	Fraser McReight	76'
BF	6	Jed Holloway	57'
RL	5	Matt Philip	52'
LL	4	Darcy Swain
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa	52'
HK	2	Folau Fainga'a	71'
LP	1	James Slipper (c)	71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lachlan Lonergan	71'
PR	17	Matt Gibbon	71'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou	52'
LK	19	Nick Frost	52'
FL	20	Rob Leota	76'
FL	21	Pete Samu	57'
SH	22	Jake Gordon	69'
FB	23	Reece Hodge	47'
Coach:
Dave Rennie

Player of the Match:
Rob Valetini (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Notes:

Michael Hooper (Australia) had been named to start and captain, but withdrew from the team the day before the game and returned to Australia for personal reasons. Fraser McReight replaced him in the starting XV with James Slipper becoming captain.
Tomás Albornoz (Argentina) and Matt Gibbon and Jed Holloway (both Australia) made their international debuts.
Australia retain the Puma Trophy.

Round 2

13 August 2022
17:05 SAST (UTC+2)

South Africa	23–35	New Zealand
Try: Am 36' c Mapimpi 58' c Con: Pollard (2/2) 59', 37' Pen: Pollard (3/3) 40+1', 45', 67'	Report	Try: Cane 27' m Taukei'aho 32' c Havili 73' c S. Barrett 78' c Con: Mo'unga (3/4) 34', 74', 80' Pen: Mo'unga (3/3) 24', 48', 57'

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 61,519
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)


FB	15	Damian Willemse	3' to 13'
RW	14	Jesse Kriel		8'
OC	13	Lukhanyo Am
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Jaden Hendrikse		75'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen		35'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)		50'
RL	5	Lood de Jager		48'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		50'
HK	2	Joseph Dweba		29'
LP	1	Ox Nché		35'
Replacements:
HK	16	Malcolm Marx		29'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff		35'
PR	18	Vincent Koch		50'
LK	19	Franco Mostert		48'
N8	20	Jasper Wiese		35'
FL	21	Kwagga Smith		50'
SH	22	Herschel Jantjies		75'
WG	23	Willie le Roux		8'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber


FB	15	Jordie Barrett
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Rieko Ioane		77'
IC	12	David Havili
LW	11	Caleb Clarke		60'
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga
SH	9	Aaron Smith		68'
N8	8	Ardie Savea
OF	7	Sam Cane (c)		68'
BF	6	Shannon Frizell		59'
RL	5	Scott Barrett
LL	4	Sam Whitelock
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax		54'
HK	2	Samisoni Taukei'aho		55'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot		54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Codie Taylor		55'
PR	17	George Bower		54'
PR	18	Fletcher Newell		54'
LK	19	Tupou Vaa'i		77'
FL	20	Akira Ioane		59'
SH	21	Finlay Christie		68'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett	66' to 76'	60'
CE	23	Quinn Tupaea		68'
Coach:
Ian Foster

Player of the Match:
Rieko Ioane (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

Bongi Mbonambi (South Africa) had been named to start but withdrew days before the game and was replaced by Joseph Dweba.
Frans Malherbe (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
Fletcher Newell (New Zealand) made his international debut.
New Zealand retain the Freedom Cup.

13 August 2022
16:05 AST (UTC−3)

(1 BP) Argentina	48–17	Australia
Try: Imhoff 1' c Gallo (2) 5' c, 63' c De la Fuente 23' c González 30' m Boffelli 77' m Albornoz 80+1' c Con: Boffelli (5/7) 2', 6', 25', 64', 80+2' Pen: Boffelli (1/1) 53'	Report	Try: Slipper 11' c Ikitau 66' c Con: O'Connor (2/2) 12', 66' Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 16'

Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Attendance: 23,155
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)


FB	15	Juan Cruz Mallía
RW	14	Emiliano Boffelli
OC	13	Matías Moroni
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente	26'
LW	11	Juan Imhoff
FH	10	Santiago Carreras	77'
SH	9	Gonzalo Bertranou	65'
N8	8	Pablo Matera	76'
OF	7	Marcos Kremer	47'
BF	6	Juan Martín González
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini
LL	4	Matías Alemanno
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela	65'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)	73'
LP	1	Thomas Gallo	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy	73'
PR	17	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	68'
PR	18	Joel Sclavi	65'
N8	19	Facundo Isa	47'
FL	20	Rodrigo Bruni	76'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli	65'
FH	22	Tomás Albornoz	77'
CE	23	Lucio Cinti	26'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Tom Wright		68'
RW	14	Jordan Petaia
OC	13	Len Ikitau
IC	12	Lalakai Foketi		62'
LW	11	Marika Koroibete
FH	10	James O'Connor
SH	9	Nic White		54'
N8	8	Rob Valetini
OF	7	Fraser McReight	63' to 73'
BF	6	Jed Holloway		54'
RL	5	Darcy Swain
LL	4	Rory Arnold		54'
TP	3	Taniela Tupou		58'
HK	2	Lachlan Lonergan		65'
LP	1	James Slipper (c)		68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Billy Pollard		65'
PR	17	Matt Gibbon		68'
PR	18	Pone Fa'amausili		58'
LK	19	Nick Frost		54'
FL	20	Pete Samu		54'
SH	21	Tate McDermott		54'
CE	22	Irae Simone		62'
FB	23	Reece Hodge		68'
Coach:
Dave Rennie

Player of the Match:
Thomas Gallo (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Notes:

Folau Fainga'a (Australia) had been named to start but withdraw a day before the test due to injury. Lachlan Lonergan replaced him in the starting XV, with Billy Pollard joining on the bench.
Pone Fa'amausili and Billy Pollard (both Australia) made their international debuts.
This was Argentina's biggest win over Australia, surpassing their 18–3 win in 1983.

Round 3

27 August 2022
15:00 ACST (UTC+9:30)

Australia	25–17	South Africa
Try: McReight (2) 2' c, 57' c Koroibete 47' m Con: Lolesio (2/3) 2', 58' Pen: Lolesio (2/2) 6', 63'	Report	Try: Smith (2) 75' c, 80' c Con: Jantjies (1/1) 75' Hendrikse (1/1) 80' Pen: Pollard (1/3) 23'

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 36,336
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)


FB	15	Reece Hodge
RW	14	Tom Wright	29' to 39'
OC	13	Len Ikitau
IC	12	Hunter Paisami
LW	11	Marika Koroibete		70'
FH	10	Noah Lolesio
SH	9	Nic White		64'
N8	8	Rob Valetini	79'
OF	7	Fraser McReight		64'
BF	6	Jed Holloway		70'
RL	5	Matt Philip
LL	4	Rory Arnold		51'
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa		64'
HK	2	Folau Fainga'a		56'
LP	1	James Slipper (c)		64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dave Porecki		56'
PR	17	Scott Sio		64'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou		64'
LK	19	Darcy Swain		51'
FL	20	Rob Leota		70'
FL	21	Pete Samu		64'
SH	22	Tate McDermott		64'
WG	23	Andrew Kellaway		70'
Coach:
Dave Rennie


FB	15	Damian Willemse
RW	14	Warrick Gelant		53'
OC	13	Lukhanyo Am
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Handré Pollard		59'
SH	9	Faf de Klerk	39' to 49'	59'
N8	8	Duane Vermeulen		50'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit		59'
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)
RL	5	Lood de Jager
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		56'
HK	2	Joseph Dweba		11' to 23'		40'
LP	1	Ox Nché		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Malcolm Marx		11'	23'	40'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff		40'
PR	18	Vincent Koch		56'
LK	19	Franco Mostert		59'
FL	20	Kwagga Smith		50'
SH	21	Jaden Hendrikse		59'
FH	22	Elton Jantjies		59'
FB	23	François Steyn		53'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber

Player of the Match:
Fraser McReight (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Tual Trainini (France)
Television match official:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

This was the first rugby test match hosted at Adelaide Oval since 2004.
With this win Australia retained the Mandela Challenge Plate.

27 August 2022
19:45 NZST (UTC+12)

(1 BP) New Zealand	18–25	Argentina
Try: Taukei'aho 11' m Clarke 32' c Con: Mo'unga (1/2) 33' Pen: Mo'unga (2/3) 28', 46' J. Barrett (0/1)	Report	Try: González 47' c Con: Boffelli (1/1) 48' Pen: Boffelli (6/6) 7', 17', 36', 40', 56', 65'

Rugby League Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)


FB	15	Jordie Barrett		79'
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Rieko Ioane		69'
IC	12	David Havili
LW	11	Caleb Clarke
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga
SH	9	Aaron Smith		62'
N8	8	Ardie Savea
OF	7	Sam Cane (c)		66'
BF	6	Shannon Frizell	70'
RL	5	Scott Barrett
LL	4	Sam Whitelock
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax		44'
HK	2	Samisoni Taukei'aho		44'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot		44'
Replacements:
HK	16	Codie Taylor		44'
PR	17	George Bower		44'
PR	18	Fletcher Newell		44'
LK	19	Tupou Vaa'i
FL	20	Akira Ioane		66'
SH	21	Finlay Christie		62'
FH	22	Stephen Perofeta		79'
CE	23	Quinn Tupaea		69'
Coach:
Ian Foster


FB	15	Juan Cruz Mallía
RW	14	Emiliano Boffelli
OC	13	Matías Moroni
IC	12	Matías Orlando
LW	11	Lucio Cinti	71'
FH	10	Santiago Carreras
SH	9	Gonzalo Bertranou	66'
N8	8	Pablo Matera
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Juan Martín González	70'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini
LL	4	Matías Alemanno	61'
TP	3	Joel Sclavi	52'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)	78'
LP	1	Thomas Gallo	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Santiago Socino	78'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas	57'
PR	18	Eduardo Bello	52'
LK	19	Guido Petti	61'
FL	20	Santiago Grondona	70'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli	66'
FH	22	Tomás Albornoz
WG	23	Santiago Cordero	71'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Player of the Match:
Emiliano Boffelli (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

Marcos Kremer (Argentina) earned his 50th cap.
This was Argentina's first away win against New Zealand, as well as the first time Argentina has won two games in a row in the Rugby Championship.
Michael Cheika became the second coach to beat New Zealand with two teams (Australia and Argentina). Eddie Jones did so with Australia and England.
This was the first time that New Zealand lost 3 consecutive home games, and 3 home games in a calendar year.

Round 4

3 September 2022
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

(1 BP) New Zealand	53–3	Argentina
Try: De Groot 9' c Clarke 18' c Ioane 37' c J. Barrett 60' c Savea 66' m Retallick 73' c B. Barrett 80+3' c Con: Mo'unga (4/4) 10', 20', 38', 61' J. Barrett (2/3) 75', 80+4' Pen: Mo'unga (2/2) 2', 46'	Report	Pen: Boffelli (1/1) 32'

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)


FB	15	Jordie Barrett
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Rieko Ioane
IC	12	David Havili		68'
LW	11	Caleb Clarke
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga		62'
SH	9	Aaron Smith		51'
N8	8	Ardie Savea
OF	7	Sam Cane (c)		63'
BF	6	Shannon Frizell		58'
RL	5	Scott Barrett
LL	4	Sam Whitelock			59'	68'
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax		51'	59'	68'
HK	2	Samisoni Taukei'aho		62'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot		51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles		62'
PR	17	George Bower		51'
PR	18	Fletcher Newell	56' to 66'	51'
LK	19	Brodie Retallick		58'
FL	20	Dalton Papalii		63'
SH	21	Finlay Christie		51'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett		62'
CE	23	Quinn Tupaea		68'
Coach:
Ian Foster


FB	15	Juan Cruz Mallía
RW	14	Emiliano Boffelli
OC	13	Matías Moroni
IC	12	Matías Orlando
LW	11	Santiago Cordero		68'
FH	10	Santiago Carreras		40'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli		47'
N8	8	Pablo Matera
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Santiago Grondona		47'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	35' to 45'
LL	4	Guido Petti		47'
TP	3	Joel Sclavi		47'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)		62'
LP	1	Thomas Gallo		68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Santiago Socino		62'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas		68'
PR	18	Eduardo Bello		47'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno		47'
FL	20	Juan Martín González		47'
SH	21	Gonzalo Bertranou		47'
FH	22	Benjamín Urdapilleta		40'
CE	23	Lucio Cinti		68'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

This was New Zealand's biggest win over Argentina since 28 June 1997, also in Hamilton, where they won 62–10.

3 September 2022
19:35 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	8–24	South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Samu 78' m Pen: Lolesio (1/1) 31'	Report	Try: de Allende 8' c Moodie 38' m Mostert 42' m Mapimpi 70' c Con: Willemse (1/3) 10' Steyn (1/1) 71'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 38,292
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)


FB	15	Reece Hodge
RW	14	Tom Wright
OC	13	Len Ikitau
IC	12	Hunter Paisami		26'
LW	11	Marika Koroibete
FH	10	Noah Lolesio		45'
SH	9	Nic White
N8	8	Rob Valetini
OF	7	Fraser McReight		56'
BF	6	Jed Holloway
RL	5	Matt Philip	9' to 19'	64'
LL	4	Rory Arnold		56'
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa
HK	2	Folau Fainga'a		64'
LP	1	James Slipper (c)		64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dave Porecki		64'
PR	17	Scott Sio		64'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou
LK	19	Darcy Swain		56'
FL	20	Rob Leota		64'
FL	21	Pete Samu		56'
SH	22	Jake Gordon		45'
WG	23	Andrew Kellaway		26'
Coach:
Dave Rennie


FB	15	Willie le Roux	78'
RW	14	Canan Moodie
OC	13	Jesse Kriel		70'
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi	70'
FH	10	Damian Willemse
SH	9	Jaden Hendrikse		71'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese		60'
BF	7	Franco Mostert
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)		71'
RL	5	Lood de Jager		61'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		64'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff		71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Deon Fourie		71'
PR	17	Ox Nché		71'
PR	18	Trevor Nyakane		64'
FL	19	Kwagga Smith		61'
N8	20	Duane Vermeulen		60'
SH	21	Cobus Reinach		71'
FB	22	François Steyn		70'
FB	23	Warrick Gelant
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Tual Trainini (France)
Television match official:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

Taniela Tupou (Australia) was not used as a sub after suffering an injury in a warm-up during the game.
This was the first test match at the newly opened Sydney Football Stadium.
This was the first test match that South Africa had won in Australia since 2013.
Canan Moodie (South Africa) made his international debut and scored a try.

Round 5

15 September 2022
19:45 AEST (UTC+10)

(1 BP) Australia	37–39	New Zealand
Try: Valetini 25' c Kellaway (2) 60' c, 66' c Samu 72' c Con: Foley (4/4) 26', 62', 67', 73' Pen: Foley (2/2) 17', 47' White (1/1) 77'	Report	Try: Taukei'aho (2) 3' c, 40' c Mo'unga 51' c Jordan 54' c J. Barrett 80' m Con: Mo'unga (4/5) 4', 42', 52', 55' Pen: Mo'unga (2/2) 11', 70'

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 53,343
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)


FB	15	Andrew Kellaway
RW	14	Tom Wright	34' to 44'	61'
OC	13	Len Ikitau		52'	61'
IC	12	Lalakai Foketi
LW	11	Marika Koroibete
FH	10	Bernard Foley
SH	9	Jake Gordon	50' to 60'		61'
N8	8	Rob Valetini
OF	7	Pete Samu
BF	6	Rob Leota		34'
RL	5	Matt Philip		50'
LL	4	Jed Holloway
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa		71'
HK	2	Dave Porecki		56'
LP	1	James Slipper (c)		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Folau Fainga'a		56'
PR	17	Scott Sio		40'
PR	18	Pone Fa'amausili		71'
LK	19	Darcy Swain	35' to 45'	34'
FL	20	Fraser McReight		50'
SH	21	Nic White		52'
FB	22	Reece Hodge
CE	23	Jordan Petaia		61'
Coach:
Dave Rennie


FB	15	Jordie Barrett
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Rieko Ioane
IC	12	David Havili		13'
LW	11	Caleb Clarke
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga
SH	9	Aaron Smith		74'
N8	8	Hoskins Sotutu		68'
OF	7	Sam Cane (c)		23'
BF	6	Scott Barrett
RL	5	Sam Whitelock
LL	4	Brodie Retallick
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax		57'
HK	2	Samisoni Taukei'aho		61'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot		50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles		61'
PR	17	George Bower		50'
PR	18	Fletcher Newell		57'
FK	19	Akira Ioane		68'
FL	20	Dalton Papalii	24' to 34'	23'
SH	21	Finlay Christie		74'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett			35'
CE	23	Quinn Tupaea		13'	35'
Coach:
Ian Foster

Player of the Match:
Samisoni Taukei'aho (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Pierre Brousset (France)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Marika Koroibete (Australia) earned his 50th test cap.
New Zealand retain the Bledisloe Cup.

17 September 2022
16:10 AST (UTC−3)

Argentina	20–36	South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 65' Moroni 68' c Con: Boffelli (1/1) 68' Pen: Boffelli (2/3) 8', 23'	Report	Try: Penalty try 20' Hendrikse 27' c Marx (2) 32' m, 79' c de Allende 74' c Con: Willemse (1/2) 28' Steyn (2/2) 75', 80+1' Pen: Willemse (1/2) 11'

Estadio Libertadores de América, Buenos Aires^[a]
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)


FB	15	Juan Cruz Mallía
RW	14	Emiliano Boffelli
OC	13	Matías Orlando
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Lucio Cinti		40'
FH	10	Santiago Carreras	20' to 30'	75'
SH	9	Gonzalo Bertranou	40' to 50'	50'
N8	8	Pablo Matera
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Juan Martín González		64'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini
LL	4	Matías Alemanno		63'
TP	3	Eduardo Bello]		46'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)		64'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro		46'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy		64'
PR	17	Thomas Gallo		46'
PR	18	Joel Sclavi		46'
LK	19	Guido Petti		63'
FL	20	Rodrigo Bruni		64'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli		40'
FH	22	Benjamín Urdapilleta		75'
CE	23	Matías Moroni		50'
Coach:
Michael Cheika


FB	15	Willie le Roux	58' to 68'
RW	14	Canan Moodie
OC	13	Jesse Kriel		75'
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Damian Willemse		64'
SH	9	Jaden Hendrikse		59'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese		51'
BF	7	Franco Mostert
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)		59'
RL	5	Lood de Jager		51'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		58'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff		66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Deon Fourie		59'
PR	17	Ox Nché		66'
PR	18	Trevor Nyakane		58'
FL	19	Elrigh Louw		51'
FL	20	Kwagga Smith	64' to 74'	51'
SH	21	Faf de Klerk		59'
CE	22	André Esterhuizen		75'
FB	23	François Steyn		64'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber

Player of the Match:
Malcolm Marx (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Chris Hart (New Zealand)

Notes:

It was the first international rugby match at the Estadio Libertadores de América. The game was originally scheduled for the Estadio José Amalfitani, Argentina's usual Buenos Aires ground, but a failed pitch inspection forced a move to la Doble Visera, the home of soccer giants Club Atlético Independiente.
Siya Kolisi (South Africa) earnt his 70th cap.
Agustín Creevy (Argentina) earnt his 95th cap, becoming the most capped Argentina player.

Round 6

24 September 2022
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

(1 BP) New Zealand	40–14	Australia
Try: Jordan 22' c Penalty try 26' Whitelock 42' c Taylor 53' m Taukei'aho 64' m Con: Mo'unga (2/4) 24', 42' Pen: Mo'unga (3/3) 20', 46', 76'	Report	Try: Fainga'a 58' c Petaia 80+2' c Con: Foley (1/1) 59' Hodge (1/1) 80+3'

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)


FB	15	Beauden Barrett
RW	14	Will Jordan	67'
OC	13	Rieko Ioane
IC	12	Jordie Barrett
LW	11	Caleb Clarke
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga	69'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	56'
N8	8	Ardie Savea
OF	7	Dalton Papalii
BF	6	Akira Ioane	69'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock (c)
LL	4	Brodie Retallick	67'
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax	56'
HK	2	Codie Taylor	56'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Samisoni Taukei'aho	56'
PR	17	Ofa Tu'ungafasi	56'
PR	18	Nepo Laulala	56'
LK	19	Tupou Vaa'i	67'
FL	20	Hoskins Sotutu	69'
SH	21	Finlay Christie	56'
FH	22	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	69'
WG	23	Sevu Reece	67'
Coach:
Ian Foster


FB	15	Andrew Kellaway		67'	74'
RW	14	Tom Wright
OC	13	Len Ikitau
IC	12	Lalakai Foketi		21'
LW	11	Marika Koroibete
FH	10	Bernard Foley			74'
SH	9	Jake Gordon		47'
N8	8	Harry Wilson		47'
OF	7	Pete Samu
BF	6	Rob Valetini
RL	5	Cadeyrn Neville
LL	4	Jed Holloway	1' to 11'	47'
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa		65'
HK	2	Dave Porecki	26' to 36'	57'
LP	1	James Slipper (c)		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Folau Fainga'a		57'
PR	17	Angus Bell		40'
PR	18	Pone Fa'amausili		65'
LK	19	Nick Frost		47'
FL	20	Fraser McReight		47'
SH	21	Nic White		47'
FB	22	Reece Hodge		67'
CE	23	Jordan Petaia		21'
Coach:
Dave Rennie

Player of the Match:
Jordie Barrett (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Pierre Brousset (France)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Fletcher Newell (New Zealand) had been named on the bench but withdrew ahead of the game and was replaced by Nepo Laulala.
With this loss for Australia, the Wallabies drop to 9th in the World Rugby Rankings, their lowest ever ranking.

24 September 2022
17:05 SAST (UTC+2)

South Africa	38–21	Argentina
Try: Wiese 18' c Kolisi 28' c Penalty try (2) 54', 72' Arendse 80+1' c Con: Steyn (3/3) 19', 29', 80+2' Pen: Steyn (1/1) 37'	Report	Try: Bertranou 39' c González 46' c Moroni 67' c Con: Boffelli (3/3) 40', 47', 68'

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 45,982
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)


FB	15	Willie le Roux		52'
RW	14	Canan Moodie
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	François Steyn
SH	9	Jaden Hendrikse		61'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese		48'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit		48'
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)
RL	5	Lood de Jager		70'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth	59' to 69'
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		57'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx		68'
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff		57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi		68'
PR	17	Ox Nché		57'
PR	18	Vincent Koch		57'
LK	19	Franco Mostert		70'
N8	20	Duane Vermeulen		48'
FL	21	Kwagga Smith		48'
SH	22	Faf de Klerk	64' to 74'	61'
WG	23	Kurt-Lee Arendse		52'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber


FB	15	Juan Cruz Mallía
RW	14	Emiliano Boffelli
OC	13	Matías Moroni
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente	54' to 64'		73'
LW	11	Juan Imhoff		55'
FH	10	Santiago Carreras		58'
SH	9	Gonzalo Bertranou		63'
N8	8	Pablo Matera		29'
OF	7	Marcos Kremer	15' to 25'
BF	6	Juan Martín González	26' to 36'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini
LL	4	Matías Alemanno
TP	3	Eduardo Bello		29'	73'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)		65'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro		55'	76'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy		65'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas		55'	76'
PR	18	Joel Sclavi	72'	29'
LK	19	Guido Petti		29'	59'
FL	20	Pedro Rubiolo			59'
SH	21	Tomás Cubelli		63'
FH	22	Benjamín Urdapilleta		58'
WG	23	Bautista Delguy		55'
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Assistant referees:
Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Chris Hart (New Zealand)

Statistics

Points scorers

Pos.	Name	Team	Pts.
1	Emiliano Boffelli	Argentina	71
1	Richie Mo'unga	New Zealand	71
3	Handré Pollard	South Africa	32
4	Samisoni Taukei'aho	New Zealand	25
5	Juan Martín González	Argentina	20
6	Jordie Barrett	New Zealand	17
7	Bernard Foley	Australia	16
8	Fraser McReight	Australia	15
8	François Steyn	South Africa	15
10	Noah Lolesio	Australia	13

Try scorers

Pos.	Name	Team	Tri.
1	Samisoni Taukei'aho	New Zealand	5
2	Juan Martín González	Argentina	4
3	Fraser McReight	Australia	3
4	Kurt-Lee Arendse	South Africa	2
	Jordie Barrett	New Zealand
	Caleb Clarke	New Zealand
	Damian de Allende	South Africa
	Folau Fainga'a	Australia
	Thomas Gallo	Argentina
	Len Ikitau	Australia
	Will Jordan	New Zealand
	Andrew Kellaway	Australia
	Makazole Mapimpi	South Africa
	Malcolm Marx	South Africa
	Matías Moroni	Argentina
	Jordan Petaia	Australia
	Pete Samu	Australia
	Kwagga Smith	South Africa

Squads

Summary

Nation	Match venues			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Name	City	Capacity	Head coach	Captain
Argentina	Libertadores de América Stadium^[a]	Buenos Aires	42,069	Michael Cheika	Julián Montoya
	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas	Mendoza	42,000
	Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario	San Juan	25,286
Australia	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	53,500	Dave Rennie	Michael Hooper^[b] James Slipper^[b]
	Marvel Stadium	Melbourne	53,343
	Allianz Stadium	Sydney	45,000
New Zealand	Eden Park	Auckland	50,000	Ian Foster	Sam Cane^[c] Sam Whitelock (acting)^[c]
	FMG Stadium Waikato	Hamilton	25,800
	Orangetheory Stadium	Christchurch	18,000
South Africa	Emirates Airline Park	Johannesburg	62,567	Jacques Nienaber	Siya Kolisi
	Hollywoodbets Kings Park	Durban	52,000
	Mbombela Stadium	Mbombela	40,929

Note: Ages, caps and clubs/franchises are of 6 August 2022 – the starting date of the tournament

Argentina

On 21 July, Argentina announced a 34-man squad for the Rugby Championship.

On 14 August, Eduardo Bello, Bautista Delguy, Guido Petti and Santiago Socino joined the squad ahead of their tour to New Zealand in rounds 3 & 4.

On 20 August, Mateo Carreras was a late addition to the travelling squad to New Zealand.

On 7 September, Michael Cheika named a revised squad for the final 2 matches against South Africa.

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Agustin Creevy	Hooker	(1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 37)	88	London Irish
Julián Montoya (c)	Hooker	(1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 28)	76	Leicester Tigers
Ignacio Ruiz	Hooker	(2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (aged 21)	1	Jaguares XV
Santiago Socino	Hooker	(1992-05-07)7 May 1992 (aged 30)	2	Gloucester
Eduardo Bello	Prop	(1995-11-27)27 November 1995 (aged 26)	2	Saracens
Thomas Gallo	Prop	(1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 23)	5	Benetton
Francisco Gómez Kodela	Prop	(1985-07-07)7 July 1985 (aged 37)	22	Lyon
Santiago Medrano	Prop	(1996-05-06)6 May 1996 (aged 26)	32	Western Force
Joel Sclavi	Prop	(1994-06-25)25 June 1994 (aged 28)	3	La Rochelle
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	Prop	(1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 33)	70	Benetton
Mayco Vivas	Prop	(1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 24)	6	Jaguares XV
Matías Alemanno	Lock	(1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 30)	64	Gloucester
Marcos Kremer	Lock	(1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 25)	46	Stade Français
Tomás Lavanini	Lock	(1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 29)	67	Clermont
Lucas Paulos	Lock	(1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 24)	6	Brive
Guido Petti	Lock	(1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 27)	68	Bordeaux Begles
Rodrigo Bruni	Back row	(1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 28)	18	Brive
Juan Martín González	Back row	(2000-11-14)14 November 2000 (aged 21)	11	London Irish
Santiago Grondona	Back row	(1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 24)	6	Exeter Chiefs
Facundo Isa	Back row	(1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 28)	39	Toulon
Pablo Matera	Back row	(1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 29)	81	Crusaders
Joaquín Oviedo	Back row	(2001-07-17)17 July 2001 (aged 21)	0	Perpignan
Lautaro Bazán	Scrum-half	(1996-02-24)24 February 1996 (aged 26)	1	Rovigo Delta
Gonzalo Bertranou	Scrum-half	(1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 28)	39	Dragons
Tomás Cubelli	Scrum-half	(1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 33)	81	Biarritz
Nicolás Sánchez	Fly-half	(1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 33)	93	Stade Français
Benjamín Urdapilleta	Fly-half	(1986-03-11)11 March 1986 (aged 36)	16	Castres
Lucio Cinti	Centre	(2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 22)	7	London Irish
Jerónimo de la Fuente	Centre	(1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 31)	66	Perpignan
Lucas Mensa	Centre	(1996-05-24)24 May 1996 (aged 26)	2	Stade Montois
Matías Moroni	Centre	(1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 31)	60	Newcastle Falcons
Matías Orlando	Centre	(1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 30)	44	Newcastle Falcons
Emiliano Boffelli	Wing	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 27)	43	Edinburgh
Mateo Carreras	Wing	(1999-12-17)17 December 1999 (aged 22)	3	Newcastle Falcons
Santiago Cordero	Wing	(1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 28)	46	Bordeaux
Bautista Delguy	Wing	(1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 25)	23	Clermont
Juan Imhoff	Wing	(1988-03-11)11 March 1988 (aged 34)	39	Racing 92
Juan Cruz Mallia	Fullback	(1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 25)	3	Toulouse
Santiago Carreras	Fullback	(1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 24)	21	Gloucester

Australia

On 21 July, Dave Rennie confirmed a 36-player squad for the opening 2 rounds of the Rugby Championship.^[11]

Scott Sio has been ruled out due to a shoulder injury, Tom Robertson was called into the squad as his replacement.

Dave Porecki was ruled out of the Argentine tour due to injury and Billy Pollard was called up to replace him on tour.

On 18 August, Bernard Foley and Langi Gleeson was added to the squad for Australia's round three and four matches against South Africa.

On 8 September, Kurtley Beale and Cadeyrn Neville were called up for the Bledisloe Cup series in rounds five and six.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Folau Fainga'a	Hooker	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 27)	28	Brumbies
Lachlan Lonergan	Hooker	(1999-10-11)11 October 1999 (aged 22)	4	Brumbies
Billy Pollard	Hooker	(2001-12-09)9 December 2001 (aged 20)	0	Brumbies
Dave Porecki	Hooker	(1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 29)	3	Waratahs
Allan Alaalatoa	Prop	(1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 28)	55	Brumbies
Pone Fa'amausili	Prop	(1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (aged 25)	0	Rebels
Matt Gibbon	Prop	(1995-06-03)3 June 1995 (aged 27)	0	Rebels
Scott Sio	Prop	(1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 30)	70	Brumbies
Tom Robertson	Prop	(1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 27)	26	Western Force
James Slipper	Prop	(1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 33)	117	Brumbies
Taniela Tupou	Prop	(1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 26)	40	Reds
Rory Arnold	Lock	(1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 32)	29	Unattached
Nick Frost	Lock	(1999-10-10)10 October 1999 (aged 22)	2	Brumbies
Jed Holloway	Lock	(1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 29)	0	Waratahs
Cadeyrn Neville	Lock	(1988-11-09)9 November 1988 (aged 33)	2	Brumbies
Matt Philip	Lock	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 28)	23	Rebels
Darcy Swain	Lock	(1997-07-05)5 July 1997 (aged 25)	11	Brumbies
Langi Gleeson	Back row	(2001-07-21)21 July 2001 (aged 21)	0	Waratahs
Michael Hooper	Back row	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 30)	121	Waratahs
Rob Leota	Back row	(1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 25)	9	Rebels
Fraser McReight	Back row	(1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 23)	2	Reds
Pete Samu	Back row	(1991-12-17)17 December 1991 (aged 30)	22	Brumbies
Rob Valetini	Back row	(1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 23)	21	Brumbies
Harry Wilson	Back row	(1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 22)	11	Reds
Jake Gordon	Scrum-half	(1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 29)	12	Waratahs
Tate McDermott	Scrum-half	(1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 23)	16	Reds
Nic White	Scrum-half	(1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 32)	50	Brumbies
Kurtley Beale	Fly-half	(1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 33)	95	Waratahs
Quade Cooper	Fly-half	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 34)	75	Kintetsu Liners
Bernard Foley	Fly-half	(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 32)	71	Kubota Spears
Noah Lolesio	Fly-half	(1999-12-18)18 December 1999 (aged 22)	12	Brumbies
James O'Connor	Fly-half	(1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 32)	63	Reds
Lalakai Foketi	Centre	(1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 27)	1	Waratahs
Len Ikitau	Centre	(1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 23)	15	Brumbies
Hunter Paisami	Centre	(1998-04-10)10 April 1998 (aged 24)	17	Reds
Irae Simone	Centre	(1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 27)	2	Brumbies
Marika Koroibete	Wing	(1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 30)	45	Saitama Wild Knights
Jordan Petaia	Wing	(2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (aged 22)	18	Reds
Suliasi Vunivalu	Wing	(1995-11-27)27 November 1995 (aged 26)	1	Reds
Tom Wright	Wing	(1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 25)	12	Brumbies
Jock Campbell	Fullback	(1995-05-17)17 May 1995 (aged 27)	0	Reds
Reece Hodge	Fullback	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 27)	55	Rebels

New Zealand

On 26 July, Fletcher Newell was called into the squad as a replacement for Ofa Tu'ungafasi who suffered a neck injury after the Steinlager Series.

On 5 September, Braydon Ennor and Luke Jacobson were added to the squad for New Zealand's round 5 clash against Australia.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Franchise/province
Dane Coles	Hooker	(1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 35)	81	Hurricanes / Wellington
Samisoni Taukei'aho	Hooker	(1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 24)	11	Chiefs / Waikato
Codie Taylor	Hooker	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 31)	69	Crusaders / Canterbury
Aidan Ross	Prop	(1995-10-25)25 October 1995 (aged 26)	1	Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
George Bower	Prop	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 30)	14	Crusaders / Otago
Nepo Laulala	Prop	(1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 30)	41	Blues / Counties Manukau
Angus Ta'avao	Prop	(1990-03-22)22 March 1990 (aged 32)	22	Chiefs / Auckland
Ofa Tu'ungafasi	Prop	(1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 30)	47	Blues / Northland
Ethan de Groot	Prop	(1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 24)	4	Highlanders / Southland
Fletcher Newell	Prop	(2000-03-01)1 March 2000 (aged 22)	0	Crusaders / Canterbury
Scott Barrett	Lock	(1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 28)	50	Crusaders / Taranaki
Brodie Retallick	Lock	(1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 31)	95	Chiefs / Hawke's Bay
Patrick Tuipulotu	Lock	(1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 29)	42	Blues / Auckland
Tupou Vaa'i	Lock	(2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 22)	12	Chiefs / Taranaki
Sam Whitelock	Lock	(1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 33)	134	Crusaders / Canterbury
Sam Cane (c)	Loose forward	(1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 30)	80	Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Shannon Frizell	Loose forward	(1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 28)	17	Highlanders / Tasman
Luke Jacobson	Loose forward	(1997-04-20)20 April 1997 (aged 25)	12	Chiefs / Waikato
Akira Ioane	Loose forward	(1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 27)	14	Blues / Auckland
Dalton Papalii	Loose forward	(1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 24)	15	Blues / Counties Manukau
Ardie Savea	Loose forward	(1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 28)	62	Hurricanes / Wellington
Hoskins Sotutu	Loose forward	(1998-07-12)12 July 1998 (aged 24)	10	Blues / Counties Manukau
Finlay Christie	Half-back	(1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 26)	6	Blues / Tasman
Folau Fakatava	Half-back	(1999-12-16)16 December 1999 (aged 22)	2	Highlanders / Hawke's Bay
Aaron Smith	Half-back	(1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 33)	105	Highlanders / Manawatu
Beauden Barrett	First five-eighth	(1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 31)	104	Blues / Taranaki
Richie Mo'unga	First five-eighth	(1994-05-25)25 May 1994 (aged 28)	35	Crusaders / Canterbury
Stephen Perofeta	First five-eighth	(1997-03-12)12 March 1997 (aged 25)	0	Blues / Taranaki
Braydon Ennor	Centre	(1997-07-16)16 July 1997 (aged 25)	18	Crusaders / Canterbury
Jack Goodhue	Centre	(1995-05-13)13 May 1995 (aged 27)	18	Crusaders / Northland
David Havili	Centre	(1994-12-23)23 December 1994 (aged 27)	16	Crusaders / Tasman
Rieko Ioane	Centre	(1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 25)	50	Blues / Auckland
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	Centre	(1993-06-05)5 June 1993 (aged 29)	1	Blues / Auckland
Quinn Tupaea	Centre	(1999-05-10)10 May 1999 (aged 23)	9	Chiefs / Waikato
Caleb Clarke	Wing	(1999-03-29)29 March 1999 (aged 23)	5	Blues / Auckland
Leicester Fainga'anuku	Wing	(1999-10-11)11 October 1999 (aged 22)	2	Crusaders / Tasman
Will Jordan	Wing	(1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 24)	15	Crusaders / Tasman
Sevu Reece	Wing	(1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 25)	20	Crusaders / Tasman
Jordie Barrett	Fullback	(1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 25)	39	Hurricanes / Taranaki

South Africa

On 23 July, head coach Jacques Nienaber named a 41-man squad for the 2022 Rugby Championship.^[12]

On 8 August, Canan Moodie was called up to the squad following injury to Kurt-Lee Arendse in the opening round of the Championship.

Head coach: Jacques Nienaber

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Joseph Dweba	Hooker	(1995-10-25)25 October 1995 (aged 26)	2	Stormers
Malcolm Marx	Hooker	(1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 28)	49	Kubota Spears
Bongi Mbonambi	Hooker	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 31)	50	Sharks
Thomas du Toit	Prop	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 27)	14	Sharks
Steven Kitshoff	Prop	(1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 30)	61	Stormers
Vincent Koch	Prop	(1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 32)	34	Wasps
Frans Malherbe	Prop	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 31)	48	Stormers
Ntuthuko Mchunu	Prop	(1999-04-05)5 April 1999 (aged 23)	1	Sharks
Ox Nché	Prop	(1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 27)	10	Sharks
Trevor Nyakane	Prop	(1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 33)	56	Racing 92
Lood de Jager	Lock	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 29)	58	Saitama Wild Knights
Eben Etzebeth	Lock	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 30)	100	Sharks
Salmaan Moerat	Lock	(1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (aged 24)	1	Stormers
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 31)	53	Mie Honda Heat
Ruan Nortjé	Lock	(1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 24)	1	Bulls
Marvin Orie	Lock	(1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 29)	8	Stormers
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Loose forward	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 29)	60	Toyota Verblitz
Rynhardt Elstadt	Loose forward	(1989-10-20)20 October 1989 (aged 32)	4	Toulouse
Deon Fourie	Loose forward	(1986-09-25)25 September 1986 (aged 35)	1	Stormers
Siya Kolisi (c)	Loose forward	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 31)	65	Sharks
Elrigh Louw	Loose forward	(1999-10-20)20 October 1999 (aged 22)	2	Bulls
Evan Roos	Loose forward	(2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 22)	1	Stormers
Kwagga Smith	Loose forward	(1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 29)	21	Shizuoka Blue Revs
Jasper Wiese	Loose forward	(1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 26)	13	Leicester Tigers
Duane Vermeulen	Loose forward	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 36)	61	Ulster
Faf de Klerk	Scrum-half	(1991-10-19)19 October 1991 (aged 30)	38	Yokohama Canon Eagles
Jaden Hendrikse	Scrum-half	(2000-03-23)23 March 2000 (aged 22)	4	Sharks
Herschel Jantjies	Scrum-half	(1996-04-22)22 April 1996 (aged 26)	22	Stormers
Grant Williams	Scrum-half	(1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 26)	1	Sharks
Elton Jantjies	Fly-half	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 32)	45	NTT Red Hurricanes
Handré Pollard	Fly-half	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 28)	62	Leicester Tigers
Lukhanyo Am	Centre	(1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 28)	28	Sharks
Damian de Allende	Centre	(1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 30)	60	Yokohama Canon Eagles
André Esterhuizen	Centre	(1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 28)	9	Harlequins
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 28)	52	Yokohama Canon Eagles
Kurt-Lee Arendse	Wing	(1996-06-17)17 June 1996 (aged 26)	1	Bulls
Makazole Mapimpi	Wing	(1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 32)	27	Sharks
Canan Moodie	Wing	(2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 22)	0	Bulls
Warrick Gelant	Fullback	(1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 27)	10	Racing 92
Willie le Roux	Fullback	(1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 32)	74	Toyota Verblitz
François Steyn	Fullback	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 35)	74	Cheetahs
Damian Willemse	Fullback	(1998-05-07)7 May 1998 (aged 24)	18	Stormers

Notes

^ ^a ^b The Argentina vs. South Africa match was originally scheduled to be played at the José Amalfitani Stadium in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Liniers; however, the venue was changed to the Estadio Libertadores de América in the nearby city of Avellaneda on 14 September as the Argentine Rugby Union determined that the original venue did not meet the "necessary conditions for holding an international rugby match" following an inspection on 12 September.^[4]
^ ^a ^b Michael Hooper was selected and named captain of the Wallabies in the initial squad for the first test against Argentina in round one,^[5] however less than forty-eight hours before kick-off, Hooper withdrew from the squad, citing personal reasons.^[6]^[7] James Slipper was named captain for the remainder of Hooper's sabbatical.^[6]^[8]
^ ^a ^b In the round five match between Australia and New Zealand, Cane failed a Head Injury Assessment (HIA) in the first-half and the captaincy was replaced by Sam Whitelock.^[9]^[10]

References

^ "Taisho Pharmaceutical joins the New Zealand Rugby family". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby. 8 October 2021.
^ UAR y Zurich extienden su acuerdo hasta 2023 - Unión Argentina de Rugby, 13 August 2021
^ "Boks' home Test schedule for 2022 confirmed". SA Rugby. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^ "TRC RD#5: Venue Change For Pumas Versus Springboks". super.rugby. SANZAAR. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ Doran, Christy (5 August 2022). "Wallabies make seven changes for Cheika Test as Rennie ends Petaia experiment before it started". Fox Sports Australia.
^ ^a ^b "Wallabies captain Michael Hooper withdraws from tour, citing 'mindset'". The Guardian Australia. 6 August 2022.
^ Payten, Iain (6 August 2022). "Hooper leaves Wallabies tour for break after admitting 'mindset' struggle". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ "Australia beats Argentina 41–26 in Mendoza, but lose playmaker Quade Cooper to an ankle injury, as South Africa thumps New Zealand 26–10". ABC News. 7 August 2022.
^ Hinton, Marc (16 September 2022). "All Blacks v Wallabies: Quinn Tupaea out for at least three months after shot from Darcy Swain". Stuff. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ Knowler, Richard (17 September 2022). "Bledisloe Cup: All Blacks' epic win in Melbourne not without flaws". Stuff. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ Williamson, Nathan (21 July 2022). "Wallabies confirm squad for Argentina tour". rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia.
^ Vermeulen, Steyn back in the mix for Rugby Champs

[BuenosAiresStadium-5] The Argentina vs. South Africa match was originally scheduled to be played at the José Amalfitani Stadium in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Liniers; however, the venue was changed to the Estadio Libertadores de América in the nearby city of Avellaneda on 14 September as the Argentine Rugby Union determined that the original venue did not meet the "necessary conditions for holding an international rugby match" following an inspection on 12 September.^[4]

[Hooper-10] Michael Hooper was selected and named captain of the Wallabies in the initial squad for the first test against Argentina in round one,^[5] however less than forty-eight hours before kick-off, Hooper withdrew from the squad, citing personal reasons.^[6]^[7] James Slipper was named captain for the remainder of Hooper's sabbatical.^[6]^[8]

[NZcap-13] In the round five match between Australia and New Zealand, Cane failed a Head Injury Assessment (HIA) in the first-half and the captaincy was replaced by Sam Whitelock.^[9]^[10]

[1] "Taisho Pharmaceutical joins the New Zealand Rugby family". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby. 8 October 2021.

[2] UAR y Zurich extienden su acuerdo hasta 2023 - Unión Argentina de Rugby, 13 August 2021

[sarugby-3] "Boks' home Test schedule for 2022 confirmed". SA Rugby. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

[4] "TRC RD#5: Venue Change For Pumas Versus Springboks". super.rugby. SANZAAR. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[6] Doran, Christy (5 August 2022). "Wallabies make seven changes for Cheika Test as Rennie ends Petaia experiment before it started". Fox Sports Australia.

[Guardian-7] "Wallabies captain Michael Hooper withdraws from tour, citing 'mindset'". The Guardian Australia. 6 August 2022.

[8] Payten, Iain (6 August 2022). "Hooper leaves Wallabies tour for break after admitting 'mindset' struggle". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[9] "Australia beats Argentina 41–26 in Mendoza, but lose playmaker Quade Cooper to an ankle injury, as South Africa thumps New Zealand 26–10". ABC News. 7 August 2022.

[11] Hinton, Marc (16 September 2022). "All Blacks v Wallabies: Quinn Tupaea out for at least three months after shot from Darcy Swain". Stuff. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[12] Knowler, Richard (17 September 2022). "Bledisloe Cup: All Blacks' epic win in Melbourne not without flaws". Stuff. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[14] Williamson, Nathan (21 July 2022). "Wallabies confirm squad for Argentina tour". rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia.

[15] Vermeulen, Steyn back in the mix for Rugby Champs

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