2025 Rugby Championship

2025 Rugby Championship
Date16 August – 4 October 2025
Countries Argentina
 Australia
 New Zealand
 South Africa
Final positions
Champions South Africa (6th title)
Bledisloe Cup New Zealand
Freedom Cup South Africa
Mandela Challenge Plate South Africa
Puma Trophy Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Tries scored83 (6.92 per match)
Attendance581,093 (48,424 per match)
Top scorer(s) Santiago Carreras (72)
Most tries Malcolm Marx (4)
Joseph Sua'ali'i (4)
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The 2025 Rugby Championship[a] was the fourteenth edition of the annual Southern Hemisphere rugby union competition, organised by SANZAAR, featuring the men's national teams of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

South Africa entered the competition as the defending champions,[3] and kicked off the tournament against Australia on 16 August.[4][5] The three traditional unions, also known as the Tri-Nations, announced their 2025 home fixtures in November and December 2024. A notable fixture is set to be played between Argentina and South Africa in the final round at Twickenham Stadium in London, exactly one week after the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final.[6][7] It is the second time a Rugby Championship match has been played at Twickenham Stadium, after Argentina played Australia during the 2016 Rugby Championship.[8] It was also the last Rugby Championship before the beginning of the Nations Championship,[9] and its last before its 2026 hiatus.[10]

South Africa won the competition in the final round of the tournament, defeating Argentina 29–27 in London on 4 October, securing their sixth Rugby Championship title.[11][12]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1  South Africa 6 4 0 2 208 151 +57 27 19 2 1 19
2  New Zealand 6 4 0 2 159 151 +8 21 17 2 1 19
3  Australia 6 2 0 4 152 165 −13 21 17 2 1 11
4  Argentina 6 2 0 4 162 214 −52 14 30 0 2 10
Source: SANZAAR[13]

Fixtures

Round 1

16 August 2025
17:10 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 22–38 Australia (1 BP)
Try: Arendse 1' c
Esterhuizen 12' m
Kolisi 17' c
Con: Libbok (2/3) 2', 18'
Pen: Libbok (1/1) 8'		ReportTry: Pietsch 28' m
Wilson (2) 42' c, 63' c
Sua'ali'i 57' c
Jorgensen 65' c
Wright 75' m
Con: O'Connor (4/6) 43', 58', 64', 66'
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg[4][5]
Attendance: 51,327
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB 15 Aphelele Fassi  51'
RW 14 Edwill van der Merwe  58'
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 André Esterhuizen
LW 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse  67'
FH 10 Manie Libbok
SH 9 Grant Williams
N8 8 Siya Kolisi (c)  45'
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF 6 Marco van Staden  18'  30'
RL 5 Lood de Jager  45'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Wilco Louw  58'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx  58'
LP 1 Ox Nché  58'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi  58'
PR 17 Boan Venter  58'
PR 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye  58'
LK 19 Franco Mostert  45'
FL 20 Kwagga Smith  18'  30'  45'
SH 21 Cobus Reinach  67'
WG 22 Canan Moodie  58'
FH 23 Damian Willemse  51'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus
FB 15 Tom Wright
RW 14 Max Jorgensen
OC 13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC 12 Len Ikitau  48'  67'
LW 11 Dylan Pietsch  31'
FH 10 James O'Connor
SH 9 Nic White  67'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)  64'
OF 7 Fraser McReight
BF 6 Tom Hooper
RL 5 Will Skelton  56'
LL 4 Nick Frost
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  40'
HK 2 Billy Pollard  66'
LP 1 James Slipper  40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  66'
PR 17 Angus Bell  40'
PR 18 Zane Nonggorr  40'
LK 19 Jeremy Williams  56'
FL 20 Langi Gleeson  64'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  48'
FH 22 Tane Edmed
WG 23 Andrew Kellaway  31'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Player of the Match:
Fraser McReight (Australia)

Assistant referees:
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Tual Trainini (France)
Foul play review officer:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Australia won their first test on South African home soil for the first time since their 14–9 victory in the 2011 Tri Nations, and win at Ellis Park for the first time since 1963.
  • This was South Africa's first loss at home in The Rugby Championship since losing to New Zealand in 2022.
16 August 2025
18:10 ART (UTC−03)
Argentina 24–41 New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Isgró 15' c
Albornoz 50' c
Oviedo 63' c
Con: Albornoz (3/3) 16', 50', 64'
Pen: Albornoz (1/2) 29'		ReportTry: Reece (2) 8' c, 40+2' c
Ratima 23' c
Savea 36' c
Taukei'aho (2) 68' m, 73' m
Con: B. Barrett (4/6) 9', 24', 37', 40+3'
Pen: B. Barrett (1/1) 3'
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba[6]
Attendance: 55,740[14]
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Rodrigo Isgró  50'
OC 13 Lucio Cinti
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares  74'
LW 11 Bautista Delguy  18'  27'
FH 10 Tomás Albornoz
SH 9 Gonzalo García  63'
N8 8 Joaquín Oviedo
OF 7 Marcos Kremer  50'
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo
LL 4 Franco Molina  50'
TP 3 Pedro Delgado  46'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  63'
LP 1 Mayco Vivas  17'  46'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  63'
PR 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  18'  27'  46'
PR 18 Joel Sclavi  46'
LK 19 Guido Petti  50'
FL 20 Juan Martín González  50'
SH 21 Simón Benítez Cruz  63'
FH 22 Santiago Carreras  50'
CE 23 Justo Piccardo  74'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15 Will Jordan
RW 14 Sevu Reece  55'
OC 13 Billy Proctor  58'  68'
IC 12 Jordie Barrett
LW 11 Rieko Ioane
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 Cortez Ratima  49'
N8 8 Ardie Savea
OF 7 Du'Plessis Kirifi
BF 6 Tupou Vaa'i
RL 5 Fabian Holland  71'
LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)  55'
TP 3 Fletcher Newell  49'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  49'
LP 1 Ethan de Groot  49'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho  49'
PR 17 Ollie Norris  49'
PR 18 Pasilio Tosi  49'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu  55'
FL 20 Samipeni Finau  71'
SH 21 Finlay Christie  49'
CE 22 Anton Lienert-Brown  77'  68'
FH 23 Damian McKenzie  55'
Coach:
Scott Robertson

Player of the Match:
Sevu Reece (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Television match official:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Damon Murphy (Australia)

Notes:

Round 2

23 August 2025
17:10 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 30–22 Australia
Try: Moodie 10' c
Smith 34' c
Etzebeth 73' c
Con: Pollard (3/3) 11', 35', 74'
Pen: Pollard (3/3) 1', 5', 56'		ReportTry: Toole 7' c
Jorgensen 46' c
Paenga-Amosa 67' m
Con: O'Connor (2/3) 8', 47'
Pen: O'Connor (1/3) 40'
DHL Stadium, Cape Town[4][5]
Attendance: 56,350
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
FB 15 Aphelele Fassi  79'
RW 14 Canan Moodie  54'
OC 13 Jesse Kriel (c)
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Cheslin Kolbe
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Grant Williams  60'
N8 8 Kwagga Smith
BF 7 Franco Mostert  66'
OF 6 Marco van Staden
RL 5 Ruan Nortjé  44'
LL 4 RG Snyman  44'
TP 3 Thomas du Toit  63'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx  78'
LP 1 Ox Nché  70'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Marnus van der Merwe  78'
PR 17 Boan Venter  70'
PR 18 Wilco Louw  63'
LK 19 Eben Etzebeth  44'
LK 20 Lood de Jager  44'
CE 21 André Esterhuizen  66'
SH 22 Cobus Reinach  60'
FH 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu  54'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus
FB 15 Tom Wright  3'
RW 14 Max Jorgensen
OC 13 Joseph Sua'ali'i  40'
IC 12 Len Ikitau
LW 11 Corey Toole
FH 10 James O'Connor
SH 9 Nic White  12'
N8 8 Rob Valetini
OF 7 Fraser McReight (c)
BF 6 Tom Hooper  74'
RL 5 Will Skelton  47'
LL 4 Nick Frost
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  52'
HK 2 Billy Pollard  63'
LP 1 Tom Robertson  48'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  63'
PR 17 Angus Bell  48'
PR 18 Zane Nonggorr  52'
LK 19 Jeremy Williams  47'
FL 20 Nick Champion de Crespigny  74'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  12'
FH 22 Tane Edmed  40'
WG 23 Andrew Kellaway  3'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Player of the Match:
Handré Pollard (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Tual Trainini (France)

Notes:

23 August 2025
18:10 ART (UTC−03)
Argentina 29–23 New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: González 32' c
García 58' c
Con: S. Carreras (2/2) 33', 59'
Pen: Albornoz (1/2) 2'
Mallía (1/1) 14'
S. Carreras (3/3) 51', 55', 74'		ReportTry: Proctor 19' m
Newell 25' m
Taukei'aho 68'c
Con: B. Barrett (0/2)
McKenzie (1/1) 69'
Pen: B. Barrett (1/2) 11'
McKenzie (1/1) 80+1'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires[6]
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Bautista Delguy
OC 13 Lucio Cinti
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares  20'  31'  79'
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Tomás Albornoz  13'
SH 9 Gonzalo García  61'
N8 8 Joaquín Oviedo  45'
OF 7 Juan Martín González
BF 6 Pablo Matera
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo
LL 4 Franco Molina  45'
TP 3 Pedro Delgado  45'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  74'
LP 1 Mayco Vivas  45'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  74'
PR 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro  45'
PR 18 Joel Sclavi  45'
LK 19 Guido Petti  45'
FL 20 Marcos Kremer  45'
SH 21 Simón Benítez Cruz  61'
FH 22 Santiago Carreras  13'
CE 23 Justo Piccardo  20'  31'  79'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15 Will Jordan  30'
RW 14 Sevu Reece  73'
OC 13 Billy Proctor  59'
IC 12 Jordie Barrett
LW 11 Rieko Ioane
FH 10 Beauden Barrett  56'
SH 9 Cortez Ratima  18'
N8 8 Simon Parker  51'
OF 7 Ardie Savea
BF 6 Tupou Vaa'i  32'
RL 5 Fabian Holland  69'
LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)
TP 3 Fletcher Newell  56'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  51'
LP 1 Ethan de Groot  40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho  51'
PR 17 Tamaiti Williams  40'
PR 18 Pasilio Tosi  56'
LK 19 Josh Lord  69'
FL 20 Wallace Sititi  51'
SH 21 Finlay Christie  18'
CE 22 Quinn Tupaea  59'
FH 23 Damian McKenzie  56'
Coach:
Scott Robertson

Player of the Match:
Pablo Matera (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Television match official:
Marius van der Westhuizen ((South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Damon Murphy (Australia)

Notes:

  • Simon Parker (New Zealand) made his international debut.
  • Codie Taylor (New Zealand) earnt his 100th test cap, and became the fourteenth male New Zealand player to do so.
  • This was Argentina's first home win over New Zealand, completing the treble of beating New Zealand on neutral ground and in New Zealand. This was New Zealand's first loss to Argentina outside of New Zealand, since their 15–25 loss at Sydney's Western Sydney Stadium in 2020.[15][16]
  • Argentina's score (29) was the most points they have scored at home against New Zealand, and surpassed their previous high of 24 set just a week earlier in the first round of the 2025 Rugby Championship.

Round 3

6 September 2025
14:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 28–24 Argentina (1 BP)
Try: White 22' c
Sua'ali'i (2) 46' c, 62' c
Bell 80+5' c
Con: Lynagh (2/2) 25', 47'
O'Connor (2/2) 67', 80+6'		ReportTry: Delguy 28' m
M. Carreras 32' c
Con: S. Carreras (1/2) 32'
Pen: S. Carreras (3/3) 4', 11', 35'
Mallía (1/1) 78'
North Queensland Stadium, Townsville[17]
Attendance: 20,163
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
FB 15 Andrew Kellaway
RW 14 Max Jorgensen
OC 13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC 12 Len Ikitau
LW 11 Corey Toole
FH 10 Tom Lynagh  56'
SH 9 Nic White  47'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Fraser McReight
BF 6 Rob Valetini  60'
RL 5 Tom Hooper
LL 4 Nick Frost  60'
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  40'
HK 2 Billy Pollard  59'
LP 1 Tom Robertson  40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  59'
PR 17 Angus Bell  40'
PR 18 Zane Nonggorr  40'
LK 19 Jeremy Williams  60'
FL 20 Carlo Tizzano  60'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  47'
FH 22 James O'Connor  56'
WG 23 Filipo Daugunu
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Bautista Delguy
OC 13 Lucio Cinti  49'
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras  61'
FH 10 Santiago Carreras  73'
SH 9 Gonzalo García  63'
N8 8 Pablo Matera  49'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Juan Martín González
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo
LL 4 Franco Molina  18'  29'  49'
TP 3 Joel Sclavi  49'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  73'
LP 1 Mayco Vivas  62'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  73'
PR 17 Boris Wenger  62'
PR 18 Francisco Coria Marchetti  49'
LK 19 Guido Petti  18'  29'  49'
FL 20 Joaquín Oviedo  49'
SH 21 Agustín Moyano  63'
FH 22 Gerónimo Prisciantelli  73'
FB 23 Benjamín Elizalde  49'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Player of the Match:
Angus Bell (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Christophe Ridley (England)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Television match official:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Foul play review officer:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

6 September 2025
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 24–17 South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Narawa 2' c
Jordan 17' c
Tupaea 67' c
Con: J. Barrett (1/1) 3'
McKenzie (2/2) 18', 68'
Pen: McKenzie (1/1) 51'		ReportTry: Marx 62' c
Reinach 74' c
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2/2) 63', 75'
Pen: Pollard (1/2) 23'
Eden Park, Auckland[18][19]
Attendance: 48,312
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
FB 15 Will Jordan
RW 14 Emoni Narawa  7'
OC 13 Billy Proctor  72'
IC 12 Jordie Barrett  60'  72'
LW 11 Rieko Ioane
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 Finlay Christie  68'
N8 8 Wallace Sititi  46'  59'  73'
OF 7 Ardie Savea
BF 6 Simon Parker  68'
RL 5 Tupou Vaa'i
LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)
TP 3 Fletcher Newell  46'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  32'
LP 1 Ethan de Groot  40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho  32'
PR 17 Tamaiti Williams  40'
PR 18 Tyrel Lomax  46'
LK 19 Fabian Holland  68'
FL 20 Du'Plessis Kirifi  46'  59'  73'
SH 21 Kyle Preston  68'
CE 22 Quinn Tupaea  60'
FH 23 Damian McKenzie  7'
Coach:
Scott Robertson
FB 15 Willie le Roux  48'
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Jesse Kriel (c)
IC 12 Damian de Allende  75'
LW 11 Canan Moodie
FH 10 Handré Pollard  59'  75'
SH 9 Grant Williams  48'
N8 8 Siya Kolisi  52'
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF 6 Marco van Staden  71'
RL 5 Ruan Nortjé  51'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth
TP 3 Thomas du Toit  62'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx  68'
LP 1 Ox Nché  68'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels  68'
PR 17 Boan Venter  68'
PR 18 Wilco Louw  62'
LK 19 Lood de Jager  51'
FL 20 Kwagga Smith  65'  52'
SH 21 Cobus Reinach  48'
FH 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu  48'
CE 23 Ethan Hooker  59'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus

Player of the Match:
Ardie Savea (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

  • Kyle Preston (New Zealand) made his international debut.
  • Ardie Savea (New Zealand) became the 15th New Zealand men's player to earn 100 test caps.

Round 4

13 September 2025
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
(2 BP) Australia 26–28 Argentina
Try: Sua'ali'i 4' c
Kellaway 66' c
Daugunu (2) 67' m, 78' c
Con: Edmed (1/1) 6'
O'Connor (2/3) 66', 79'		ReportTry: Montoya 7' c
Con: Carreras (1/1) 8'
Pen: Carreras (7/7) 3', 13', 25', 37', 43', 52', 63'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[17]
Attendance: 41,912
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
FB 15 Andrew Kellaway
RW 14 Max Jorgensen  17'
OC 13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC 12 Hunter Paisami  63'
LW 11 Corey Toole  59'
FH 10 Tane Edmed  54'
SH 9 Nic White  40'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Fraser McReight
BF 6 Rob Valetini
RL 5 Tom Hooper  52'
LL 4 Jeremy Williams
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  40'
HK 2 Billy Pollard  52'
LP 1 James Slipper  40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Josh Nasser  52'
PR 17 Angus Bell  40'
PR 18 Zane Nonggorr  40'
LK 19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto  52'
FL 20 Carlo Tizzano  64'
SH 21 Tate McDermott  40'
FH 22 James O'Connor  54'
WG 23 Filipo Daugunu  59'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Rodrigo Isgró  59'
OC 13 Lucio Cinti
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares  71'
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Santiago Carreras  64'
SH 9 Gonzalo García  50'
N8 8 Joaquín Oviedo
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Juan Martín González  50'
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo
LL 4 Guido Petti  50'
TP 3 Joel Sclavi  50'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  71'
LP 1 Mayco Vivas  59'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  71'
PR 17 Boris Wenger  59'
PR 18 Francisco Coria Marchetti  50'
LK 19 Franco Molina  50'
FL 20 Pablo Matera  50'
SH 21 Agustín Moyano  50'
CE 22 Justo Piccardo  71'
WG 23 Ignacio Mendy  59'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Player of the Match:
Santiago Carreras (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Notes:

13 September 2025
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 10–43 South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Carter 17' c
Con: McKenzie (1/1) 18'
Pen: McKenzie (1/1) 28'		ReportTry: Kolbe (2) 24' c, 42' c
Willemse 60' c
Smith 68' m
Snyman 72' c
Esterhuizen 78' c
Con: Libbok (5/6) 25', 43', 61', 73', 79'
Pen: Libbok (1/1) 46'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington[18][19]
Attendance: 34,068
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
FB 15 Damian McKenzie
RW 14 Will Jordan
OC 13 Billy Proctor  60'
IC 12 Jordie Barrett
LW 11 Leroy Carter  65'
FH 10 Beauden Barrett
SH 9 Noah Hotham  9'
N8 8 Wallace Sititi  65'
OF 7 Ardie Savea
BF 6 Simon Parker  62'  74'
RL 5 Tupou Vaa'i  74'
LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  43'
HK 2 Samisoni Taukei'aho  54'
LP 1 Ethan de Groot  43'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Brodie McAlister  54'
PR 17 Tamaiti Williams  43'
PR 18 Fletcher Newell  43'
LK 19 Fabian Holland  62'
FL 20 Du'Plessis Kirifi  65'
SH 21 Finlay Christie  9'
CE 22 Quinn Tupaea  60'
FB 23 Ruben Love  65'
Coach:
Scott Robertson
FB 15 Aphelele Fassi  37'
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe  46'
OC 13 Canan Moodie
IC 12 Damian Willemse
LW 11 Ethan Hooker
FH 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu  18'
SH 9 Cobus Reinach  32'  40'
N8 8 Jasper Wiese
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  58'
RL 5 Ruan Nortjé
LL 4 Lood de Jager  9'
TP 3 Thomas du Toit  41'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx  62'
LP 1 Ox Nché  41'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Marnus van der Merwe  62'
PR 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels  41'
PR 18 Wilco Louw  41'
LK 19 RG Snyman  9'
FL 20 Kwagga Smith  58'
SH 21 Grant Williams  32'  40'  46'
FH 22 Manie Libbok  18'
CE 23 André Esterhuizen  37'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus

Player of the Match:
Damian Willemse (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

  • Leroy Carter (New Zealand) made his international debut.
  • This was New Zealand's heaviest defeat (33 points), surpassing South Africa's 28-point victory set during the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches.[20]
  • The 43 points scored by the Springboks were the most scored by an away team in New Zealand, surpassing the 38 points scored by Argentina in 2024.
  • South Africa retained the Freedom Cup for the first time in its 21-year history and won it for only the fourth time in history.

Round 5

27 September 2025
17:05 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 33–24 Australia
Try: Clarke 3' m
Carter 13' m
Roigard (2) 23' c, 74' c
Con: B. Barrett (1/3) 24'
McKenzie (1/1) 75'
Pen: B. Barrett (1/1) 9'
McKenzie (2/2) 47', 54'		ReportTry: Pollard 29' c
Potter 37' c
Tizzano 68' c
Con: O'Connor (3/3) 30', 38', 69'
Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 7'
Eden Park, Auckland[18][19]
Attendance: 46,437
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
FB 15 Will Jordan
RW 14 Leroy Carter
OC 13 Billy Proctor
IC 12 Jordie Barrett
LW 11 Caleb Clarke  45'
FH 10 Beauden Barrett  26'
SH 9 Cam Roigard  76'
N8 8 Wallace Sititi  61'
OF 7 Ardie Savea (c)
BF 6 Simon Parker
RL 5 Tupou Vaa'i  51'
LL 4 Fabian Holland
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  51'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  64'
LP 1 Ethan de Groot  30'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho  64'
PR 17 Tamaiti Williams  30'
PR 18 Fletcher Newell  51'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu  51'
FL 20 Peter Lakai  61'
SH 21 Cortez Ratima  76'
CE 22 Quinn Tupaea  45'
FH 23 Damian McKenzie  26'
Coach:
Scott Robertson
FB 15 Max Jorgensen
RW 14 Harry Potter  72'
OC 13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC 12 Len Ikitau  61'
LW 11 Corey Toole
FH 10 James O'Connor
SH 9 Tate McDermott  18'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Fraser McReight  62'  71'
BF 6 Tom Hooper  71'
RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto  61'
LL 4 Nick Frost
TP 3 Taniela Tupou  40'
HK 2 Billy Pollard  62'
LP 1 James Slipper  40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  62'
PR 17 Angus Bell  40'
PR 18 Allan Alaalatoa  40'
LK 19 Jeremy Williams  61'
FL 20 Carlo Tizzano  62'
SH 21 Ryan Lonergan  18'
FH 22 Tane Edmed
WG 23 Filipo Daugunu  61'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Player of the Match:
Cam Roigard (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Andrew Jackson (England)

Notes:

  • Ryan Lonergan (Australia) made his international debut.
  • James Slipper (Australia) earned his 150th test cap, and became the third male and first Australian rugby player to achieve the milestone.
  • Tate McDermott (Australia) earned his 50th test cap.
  • New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup and equalled their longest win streak against Australia (10 matches).[21]
27 September 2025
17:10 SAST (UTC+02)
(1 BP) South Africa 67–30 Argentina
Try: Marx 30' m
Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3) 37' c, 40+3' c, 50' c
Kolbe 42' c
van den Berg 59' c
P. du Toit (2) 65' c, 79' c
Libbok 74' c
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (8/9) 37', 40+4', 43', 51', 60', 66', 74', 80'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2/2) 4', 19'		ReportTry: Chocobares 35' c
Penalty try 40'
Albornoz 52' c
Con: S. Carreras (2/2) 36', 53'
Pen: S. Carreras (3/4) 8', 14', 25'
Kings Park Stadium, Durban[4][5]
Attendance: 45,158
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Damian Willemse  61'
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe  56'
OC 13 Canan Moodie
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Ethan Hooker
FH 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
SH 9 Cobus Reinach  56'
N8 8 Jasper Wiese  72'
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  45'  47'  61'
RL 5 Ruan Nortjé
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  47'
TP 3 Thomas du Toit  45'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx  40'
LP 1 Boan Venter  53'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Marco van Staden  72'
PR 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels  45'  47'  53'
PR 18 Wilco Louw  45'
LK 19 RG Snyman  47'
FL 20 Kwagga Smith  61'
SH 21 Morné van den Berg  56'
FH 22 Manie Libbok  61'
CE 23 André Esterhuizen  56'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus
FB 15 Juan Cruz Mallía
RW 14 Rodrigo Isgró  44'  75'
OC 13 Lucio Cinti
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Mateo Carreras
FH 10 Santiago Carreras  64'
SH 9 Gonzalo García  75'
N8 8 Joaquín Oviedo
OF 7 Marcos Kremer
BF 6 Pablo Matera  56'
RL 5 Lucas Paulos  40'
LL 4 Franco Molina  46'
TP 3 Joel Sclavi  46'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  64'
LP 1 Mayco Vivas  51'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  64'
PR 17 Boris Wenger  51'
PR 18 Francisco Coria Marchetti  46'
LK 19 Guido Petti  46'
LK 20 Pedro Rubiolo  40'
FL 21 Juan Martín González  56'
SH 22 Simon Benitez Cruz  64'
FH 23 Tomás Albornoz  44'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Player of the Match:
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)
Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

Notes:

Round 6

4 October 2025
17:45 AWST (UTC+08)
Australia 14–28 New Zealand (1 BP)
Try: Ikitau 66' m
Pen: Edmed (3/3) 6', 11', 17'		ReportTry: Carter 8' c
Tupaea (2) 33' m, 36' c
Bower 80' m
Con: McKenzie (1/4) 9'
Pen: McKenzie (2/3) 62', 70'
Perth Stadium, Perth[17][26]
Attendance: 61,266
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
FB 15 Max Jorgensen
RW 14 Harry Potter  71'
OC 13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC 12 Len Ikitau  44'
LW 11 Filipo Daugunu
FH 10 Tane Edmed
SH 9 Jake Gordon  57'
N8 8 Harry Wilson (c)
OF 7 Fraser McReight  72'
BF 6 Tom Hooper  11'
RL 5 Will Skelton  15'
LL 4 Nick Frost  52'  79'
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa  40'
HK 2 Billy Pollard  62'
LP 1 James Slipper  45'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Josh Nasser  62'
PR 17 Tom Robertson  45'
PR 18 Taniela Tupou  40'
LK 19 Jeremy Williams  15'
FL 20 Rob Valetini  52'
SH 21 Ryan Lonergan  57'
FH 22 James O'Connor  71'
CE 23 Josh Flook  72'  79'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Will Jordan
RW 14 Leroy Carter
OC 13 Quinn Tupaea  56'
IC 12 Jordie Barrett
LW 11 Leicester Faingaʻanuku  73'
FH 10 Damian McKenzie
SH 9 Cam Roigard  73'
N8 8 Peter Lakai  62'
OF 7 Ardie Savea
BF 6 Simon Parker
RL 5 Fabian Holland  51'
LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)
TP 3 Fletcher Newell  66'
HK 2 Codie Taylor  61'
LP 1 Tamaiti Williams  66'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho  61'
PR 17 George Bower  66'
PR 18 Pasilio Tosi  66'
LK 19 Patrick Tuipulotu  51'
N8 20 Wallace Sititi  62'
SH 21 Cortez Ratima  73'
WG 22 Rieko Ioane  56'
FB 23 Ruben Love  73'
Coach:
Scott Robertson

Player of the Match:
Quinn Tupaea (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Television match official:
Andrew Jackson (England)
Foul play review officer:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • New Zealand set a new record of 11 consecutive wins over Australia, surpassing 10 consecutive wins set between 2008 and 2010.
  • Will Jordan (New Zealand) earned his 50th test cap.
4 October 2025
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
(1 BP) Argentina 27–29 South Africa
Try: Delguy (2) 4' c, 66' c
Isgró 80+2' c
Con: Carreras (3/3) 5', 66', 80+3'
Pen: Carreras (2/3) 18', 27'		ReportTry: Reinach (2) 38' c, 52' c
Marx (2) 44' m, 58' c
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3/4) 39', 53', 59'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (1/1) 10'
Twickenham Stadium, London, England[7]
Attendance: 70,360
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
FB 15 Santiago Carreras
RW 14 Bautista Delguy
OC 13 Justo Piccardo  47'
IC 12 Santiago Chocobares
LW 11 Juan Cruz Mallía
FH 10 Gerónimo Prisciantelli  66'
SH 9 Simon Benitez Cruz  71'
N8 8 Santiago Grondona  48'
OF 7 Marcos Kremer  71'
BF 6 Pablo Matera  48'  71'
RL 5 Pedro Rubiolo
LL 4 Guido Petti  55'
TP 3 Francisco Coria Marchetti  55'
HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  73'
LP 1 Mayco Vivas  43'  66'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ignacio Ruiz  73'
PR 17 Boris Wenger  47'  53'  66'
PR 18 Tomás Rapetti  55'
LK 19 Franco Molina  55'
FL 20 Juan Martín González  48'
N8 21 Joaquín Oviedo  48'
SH 22 Agustín Moyano  71'
WG 23 Rodrigo Isgró  66'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi
FB 15 Damian Willemse
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Canan Moodie  1'  50'
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Ethan Hooker
FH 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu  68'
SH 9 Cobus Reinach  68'
N8 8 Jasper Wiese
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  61'
RL 5 Ruan Nortjé
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  48'
TP 3 Thomas du Toit  50'
HK 2 Malcolm Marx  61'
LP 1 Ox Nché  50'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi  61'
PR 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels  50'
PR 18 Wilco Louw  50'
LK 19 RG Snyman  48'
FL 20 Kwagga Smith  61'
SH 21 Grant Williams  68'
FH 22 Manie Libbok  68'
CE 23 Jesse Kriel  50'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus

Player of the Match:
Cobus Reinach (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Notes:

  • With this win for South Africa, they retained the Rugby Championship title, the first time they have achieved this in either formats of The Rugby Championship or Tri Nations.
  • Tomas Rapetti (Argentina) made his international debut.

Statistics

Participants

Team Stadium Coach Captain World Rugby Ranking
Home stadium Capacity Location Start[b] End[c]
 Argentina[d] Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes 57,000 Córdoba (vs. New Zealand) Felipe Contepomi Julián Montoya 7th 6th
José Amalfitani Stadium 49,540 Buenos Aires (vs. New Zealand)
Twickenham Stadium[e] 82,000 London (vs. South Africa)
 Australia North Queensland Stadium 25,000 Townsville (vs. Argentina) Joe Schmidt Harry Wilson 6th 7th
Perth Stadium 61,266 Perth (vs. New Zealand)
Sydney Football Stadium 42,500 Sydney (vs. Argentina)
 New Zealand Eden Park 50,000 Auckland Scott Robertson Scott Barrett 2nd 2nd
Wellington Regional Stadium 34,500 Wellington (vs. South Africa)
 South Africa[d] DHL Stadium 58,310 Cape Town (vs. Australia) Rassie Erasmus Siya Kolisi 1st 1st
Ellis Park Stadium 62,357 Johannesburg (vs. Australia)
Kings Park Stadium 54,000 Durban (vs. Argentina)

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs/franchises are of 16 August 2025, the starting date of the tournament.

Argentina

On 4 August, Argentina named a 34-player squad for the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship.[28]

On 18 August, Emiliano Boffelli, Benjamín Grondona and Leonel Oviedo were called up to the squad ahead of the second round.

On 25 August, Argentina named a 32-player touring squad for their round 3 and 4 matches against Australia, which saw the call-ups of Ignacio Calles, Tomas Rapetti and Nicolas Roger.[29]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Bautista Bernasconi Hooker (2001-09-14)14 September 2001 (aged 23) 3 Benetton
Julián Montoya (c) Hooker (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 31) 108 Pau
Leonel Oviedo Hooker (1998-02-16)16 February 1998 (aged 27) 0 Dogos
Ignacio Ruiz Hooker (2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (aged 24) 17 Perpignan
Ignacio Calles Prop (1995-10-24)24 October 1995 (aged 29) 9 Bayonne
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 36) 78 Benetton
Francisco Coria Marchetti Prop (2000-10-07)7 October 2000 (aged 24) 3 Brive
Pedro Delgado Prop (1997-09-01)1 September 1997 (aged 27) 4 Dogos
Tomas Rapetti Prop (2005-03-04)4 March 2005 (aged 20) 0 Toulouse
Joel Sclavi Prop (1994-06-25)25 June 1994 (aged 31) 27 La Rochelle
Mayco Vivas Prop (1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 27) 30 Oyonnax
Boris Wenger Prop (2002-07-01)1 July 2002 (aged 23) 0 Dogos
Franco Molina Lock (1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 27) 12 Exeter Chiefs
Pedro Rubiolo Lock (2002-12-21)21 December 2002 (aged 22) 23 Bristol Bears
Lucas Paulos Lock (1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 27) 17 Bayonne
Guido Petti Lock (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 30) 89 Harlequins
Nicolás D'Amorim Back row (2000-10-22)22 October 2000 (aged 24) 1 Pampas
Juan Martín González Back row (2000-11-14)14 November 2000 (aged 24) 42 Saracens
Benjamín Grondona Back row (2003-10-19)19 October 2003 (aged 21) 2 Bristol Bears
Santiago Grondona Back row (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 27) 21 Bristol Bears
Marcos Kremer Back row (1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 28) 73 Clermont Auvergne
Pablo Matera Back row (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 32) 112 Mie Honda Heat
Joaquín Oviedo Back row (2001-07-17)17 July 2001 (aged 24) 12 Perpignan
Simon Benitez Cruz Scrum-half (1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (aged 25) 3 Tarucas
Gonzalo García Scrum-half (1999-03-05)5 March 1999 (aged 26) 11 Zebre Parma
Agustín Moyano Scrum-half (2001-06-12)12 June 2001 (aged 24) 2 Dogos
Tomás Albornoz Fly-half (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 (aged 27) 17 Benetton
Gerónimo Prisciantelli Fly-half (1999-08-23)23 August 1999 (aged 25) 0 Racing 92
Nicolas Roger Fly-half (2000-11-01)1 November 2000 (aged 24) 3 Tarucas
Santiago Chocobares Centre (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 26) 27 Toulouse
Lucio Cinti Centre (2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 25) 33 Saracens
Justo Piccardo Centre (2002-03-25)25 March 2002 (aged 23) 3 Montpellier
Mateo Carreras Wing (1999-12-17)17 December 1999 (aged 25) 27 Bayonne
Bautista Delguy Wing (1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 28) 33 Clermont Auvergne
Rodrigo Isgró Wing (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 (aged 26) 9 Harlequins
Ignacio Mendy Wing (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (aged 25) 3 Benetton
Emiliano Boffelli Fullback (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 30) 59 Duendes
Santiago Carreras Fullback (1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 27) 55 Bath
Benjamín Elizalde Fullback (2004-06-14)14 June 2004 (aged 21) 3 Bristol Bears
Juan Cruz Mallía Fullback (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 28) 42 Toulouse

Australia

On 7 August, Australia named a 35-player squad for the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship.[30]

On 28 August, Australia named a 36-player squad for their round 3 and 4 matches against Argentina, which saw the call-ups of Allan Alaalatoa, Josh Canham, Filipo Daugunu, Tom Lynagh, Harry Potter, Pete Samu and Hamish Stewart.[31]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Josh Nasser Hooker (1999-06-23)23 June 1999 (aged 26) 6 Reds
Brandon Paenga-Amosa Hooker (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 29) 21 Force
Billy Pollard Hooker (2001-12-09)9 December 2001 (aged 23) 10 Brumbies
Allan Alaalatoa Prop (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 31) 83 Waratahs
Angus Bell Prop (2000-10-04)4 October 2000 (aged 24) 39 Waratahs
Zane Nonggorr Prop (2001-03-30)30 March 2001 (aged 24) 12 Reds
Tom Robertson Prop (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 30) 33 Force
Aidan Ross Prop (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 29) 0 Reds
James Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 36) 147 Brumbies
Taniela Tupou Prop (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 29) 59 Waratahs
Josh Canham Lock (2001-02-01)1 February 2001 (aged 24) 1 Reds
Nick Frost Lock (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 (aged 25) 29 Brumbies
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto Lock (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 28) 41 Reds
Will Skelton Lock (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 33) 33 La Rochelle
Jeremy Williams Lock (2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 24) 14 Force
Nick Champion de Crespigny Back row (1996-06-27)27 June 1996 (aged 29) 1 Force
Langi Gleeson Back row (2001-07-21)21 July 2001 (aged 24) 17 Waratahs
Tom Hooper Back row (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 24) 13 Brumbies
Fraser McReight Back row (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 26) 29 Reds
Pete Samu Back row (1991-12-17)17 December 1991 (aged 33) 33 Waratahs
Carlo Tizzano Back row (2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 25) 8 Force
Rob Valetini Back row (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 26) 53 Brumbies
Harry Wilson (c) Back row (1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 25) 26 Reds
Ryan Lonergan Scrum-half (1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 27) 0 Brumbies
Tate McDermott Scrum-half (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 26) 45 Reds
Nic White Scrum-half (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 35) 73 Force
Ben Donaldson Fly-half (1999-04-05)5 April 1999 (aged 26) 19 Force
Tane Edmed Fly-half (2000-08-16)16 August 2000 (aged 25) 1 Waratahs
Tom Lynagh Fly-half (2003-04-14)14 April 2003 (aged 22) 6 Reds
James O'Connor Fly-half (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 35) 64 Crusaders
Josh Flook Centre (2001-09-22)22 September 2001 (aged 23) 4 Reds
Len Ikitau Centre (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 26) 43 Brumbies
Hunter Paisami Centre (1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 26) 31 Reds
Hamish Stewart Centre (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 2 Force
Joseph Sua'ali'i Centre (2003-08-01)1 August 2003 (aged 22) 8 Waratahs
Filipo Daugunu Wing (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 12 Reds
Max Jorgensen Wing (2004-09-02)2 September 2004 (aged 20) 11 Waratahs
Andrew Kellaway Wing (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 29) 41 Waratahs
Dylan Pietsch Wing (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 27) 6 Waratahs
Harry Potter Wing (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (aged 27) 5 Force
Corey Toole Wing (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 25) 0 Brumbies
Tom Wright Fullback (1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 28) 41 Brumbies

New Zealand

On 4 August, New Zealand named a 36-player squad for the Rugby Championship.[32]

George Bower, Tevita Mafileo, Josh Lord, Finlay Christie, Kyle Preston, and Leroy Carter were named as injury cover for the start of the Championship.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Franchise/province
Brodie McAlister Hooker (1997-06-17)17 June 1997 (aged 28) 1 Chiefs / Canterbury
Codie Taylor Hooker (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 34) 98 Crusaders / Canterbury
Samisoni Taukei'aho Hooker (1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 28) 33 Chiefs / Waikato
Ethan de Groot Prop (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 27) 32 Highlanders / Southland
Tyrel Lomax Prop (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 29) 45 Hurricanes / Tasman
Fletcher Newell Prop (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 25) 25 Crusaders / Canterbury
Ollie Norris Prop (1999-12-11)11 December 1999 (aged 25) 2 Chiefs / Waikato
Pasilio Tosi Prop (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (aged 27) 9 Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty
Tamaiti Williams Prop (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 25) 18 Crusaders / Canterbury
Scott Barrett (c) Lock (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 31) 81 Crusaders / Taranaki
Fabian Holland Lock (2002-10-09)9 October 2002 (aged 22) 3 Highlanders / Otago
Patrick Tuipulotu Lock (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 32) 53 Blues / Auckland
Tupou Vaa'i Lock (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 25) 40 Chiefs / Taranaki
Samipeni Finau Loose forward (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 (aged 26) 11 Chiefs / Waikato
Luke Jacobson Loose forward (1997-04-20)20 April 1997 (aged 28) 24 Chiefs / Waikato
Du'Plessis Kirifi Loose forward (1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 28) 3 Hurricanes / Wellington
Peter Lakai Loose forward (2003-03-04)4 March 2003 (aged 22) 3 Hurricanes / Wellington
Simon Parker Loose forward (2000-05-06)6 May 2000 (aged 25) 0 Chiefs / Northland
Ardie Savea Loose forward (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 31) 97 Moana Pasifika / Wellington
Wallace Sititi Loose forward (2002-09-07)7 September 2002 (aged 22) 10 Chiefs / North Harbour
Noah Hotham Half-back (2003-05-23)23 May 2003 (aged 22) 2 Crusaders / Tasman
Cortez Ratima Half-back (2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 24) 14 Chiefs / Waikato
Cam Roigard Half-back (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 (aged 24) 12 Hurricanes / Counties Manukau
Beauden Barrett First five-eighth (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 34) 136 Blues / Taranaki
Damian McKenzie First five-eighth (1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 30) 64 Chiefs / Waikato
Jordie Barrett Centre (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 28) 71 Hurricanes / Taranaki
Anton Lienert-Brown Centre (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 30) 85 Chiefs / Waikato
Billy Proctor Centre (1999-05-14)14 May 1999 (aged 26) 4 Hurricanes / Wellington
Timoci Tavatavanawai Centre (1997-02-14)14 February 1997 (aged 28) 2 Highlanders / Tasman
Quinn Tupaea Centre (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 (aged 26) 16 Chiefs / Waikato
Caleb Clarke Wing (1999-03-29)29 March 1999 (aged 26) 29 Blues / Auckland
Rieko Ioane Wing (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 28) 83 Blues / Auckland
Emoni Narawa Wing (1999-07-13)13 July 1999 (aged 26) 3 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Sevu Reece Wing (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 28) 34 Crusaders / Southland
Will Jordan Fullback (1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 27) 44 Crusaders / Tasman
Ruben Love Fullback (2001-04-28)28 April 2001 (aged 24) 2 Hurricanes / Wellington

South Africa

On 23 July, South Africa named a 37-player squad for the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship.[33]

On 19 August, Thomas du Toit was re-called to the squad ahead of the second round.[34]

On 25 August, South Africa named a 36-player touring squad for their round 3 and 4 matches against New Zealand, which included the re-call of Jasper Wiese and Makazole Mapimpi.[35]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Malcolm Marx Hooker (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 31) 78 Kubota Spears
Bongi Mbonambi Hooker (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 34) 79 Sharks
Marnus van der Merwe Hooker (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 28) 1 Scarlets
Thomas du Toit Prop (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 30) 25 Sharks
Vincent Koch Prop (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 35) 63 Sharks
Wilco Louw Prop (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 31) 18 Stormers
Ox Nché Prop (1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 30) 41 Sharks
Asenathi Ntlabakanye Prop (1999-04-15)15 April 1999 (aged 26) 1 Lions
Boan Venter Prop (1997-04-14)14 April 1997 (aged 28) 1 Edinburgh
Jan-Hendrik Wessels Prop (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 24) 5 Bulls
Lood de Jager Lock (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 32) 67 Saitama Wild Knights
Eben Etzebeth Lock (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 33) 133 Sharks
Franco Mostert Lock (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 34) 79 Honda Heat
Ruan Nortjé Lock (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 27) 8 Bulls
RG Snyman Lock (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 30) 42 Leinster
Dan du Preez Loose forward (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 30) 6 Sale Sharks
Jean-Luc du Preez Loose forward (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 30) 14 Bordeaux
Pieter-Steph du Toit Loose forward (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 32) 88 Toyota Verblitz
Siya Kolisi (c) Loose forward (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 34) 93 Sharks
Kwagga Smith Loose forward (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 32) 53 Shizuoka Blue Revs
Marco van Staden Loose forward (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 29) 27 Bulls
Cobus Wiese Loose forward (1997-06-02)2 June 1997 (aged 28) 2 Bulls
Jasper Wiese Loose forward (1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 29) 36 Urayasu D-Rocks
Cobus Reinach Scrum-half (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 35) 40 Stormers
Morné van den Berg Scrum-half (1997-10-24)24 October 1997 (aged 27) 3 Lions
Grant Williams Scrum-half (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 (aged 29) 19 Sharks
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu Fly-half (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 23) 10 Stormers
Manie Libbok Fly-half (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 28) 20 Hanazono Kintetsu Liners
Handré Pollard Fly-half (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 31) 82 Bulls
Damian de Allende Centre (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 33) 89 Saitama Wild Knights
André Esterhuizen Centre (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 31) 20 Sharks
Ethan Hooker Centre (2003-01-20)20 January 2003 (aged 22) 1 Sharks
Jesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 31) 80 Yokohama Canon Eagles
Kurt-Lee Arendse Wing (1996-06-17)17 June 1996 (aged 29) 26 Bulls
Cheslin Kolbe Wing (1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 31) 41 Tokyo Sungoliath
Makazole Mapimpi Wing (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990 47 Sharks
Canan Moodie Wing (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 22) 14 Bulls
Edwill van der Merwe Wing (1996-04-12)12 April 1996 (aged 29) 3 Lions
Aphelele Fassi Fullback (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 27) 12 Sharks
Willie le Roux Fullback (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 35) 100 Bulls
Damian Willemse Fullback (1998-05-07)7 May 1998 (aged 27) 41 Stormers

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The competition is known as the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship in New Zealand,[1] the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in South Africa and the Flight Centre Rugby Championship in Australia,[2] for sponsorship reasons.
  2. ^ As of 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ As of 6 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b In Round 6 of the tournament, Argentina's home fixture against South Africa was hosted at Twickenham Stadium, London, a neutral venue for both teams.
  5. ^ The Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) took their home game against South Africa to Twickenham Stadium in London, a neutral venue.[27]

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  34. ^ Erasmus names new-look team for Cape Town Test
  35. ^ Erasmus sticks with tried and tested for NZ Tour
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