2015 Rugby Championship

April 2022 2015 Rugby Championship 6 ARGAUSNZLRSA 17 July – 8 August 2015 RSA Handré Pollard (30) AUS Adam Ashley-Cooper (3)ARG Juan Imhoff (3) AUS 4 NZL NZL AUS AUS 2014 2016 1 The 2015 Rugby ChampionshipThe tournament was known for sponsorship reasons 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. was the fourth edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship consisting of Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. The 2015 Championship was a shorter competition than normal, with each team playing each other once, rather than twice (home and away). This was so that teams had a longer preparation time ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup which started on 18 September. However, New Zealand hosted an additional match against Australia in Auckland on 15 August which acted as the second Bledisloe Cup test and as a World Cup warm-up.http://www.sanzarrugby.com/therugbychampionship/news/draw-revealed-for-the-rugby-championship-2015 Draw revealed for The Rugby Championship 2015 SANZAR 14 October 2014 4 April 2015 Argentina hosted a second match against South Africa on the same date. Australia won the Championship, becoming just the second team to win the tournament since 2012. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/live/2015/aug/08/australia-v-new-zealand-rugby-championship-decider Australia 27-19 New Zealand: Rugby Championship decider – as it happened 8 August 2015 Guardian 10 August 2015 However, including the previous format of the Championship, Australia claimed the title for the first time since 2011, and achieved a 100% win rate for the first time ever in either format. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/33834620 Australia 27-19 New Zealand 8 August 2015 BBC Sport 10 August 2015 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/newzealand/11791974/Australia-27-New-Zealand-19-Rugby-Championship-match-report-All-Blacks-aura-dented-by-shock-defeat.html Australia 27 New Zealand 19, Rugby Championship match report: All Blacks' aura dented by shock defeat 8 August 2015 Daily Telegraph 10 August 2015 South Africa finished bottom of the table. This was also the first ever year that South Africa failed to record a single win in either the Rugby Championship or Tri Nations Series. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/33838013 Rugby Championship: South Africa 25-37 Argentina 8 August 2015 BBC Sport 10 August 2015 Standings main Rugby Rugby Championship Ladder The Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/rugby-internationals/ladder dead The Sydney Morning Herald https://web.archive.org/web/20150817145109/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/rugby-internationals/ladder 17 August 2015 ARG ARG AUS AUS NZL NZL RSA RSA 3 0 0 85 48 10 4 1 0 C 1 0 2 64 98 9 12 1 0 2 0 1 85 65 10 7 1 0 0 0 3 65 88 7 10 0 2 AUS, NZL, ARG, RSA complete Fixtures Week 1 17 July 2015 19:35 NZST (UTC+12) (1 BP) NZL 39–18 Reporthttp://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/269259.html All Blacks impress in 21-point win over Pumas ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 ARG McCaw 20' mNonu 40' cPiutau 42' cRead 48' cTaylor 71 c Carter (4/5) 40', 44', 49', 73' Carter (2/4) 5', 16' Creevy (2) 55' m, 61' c Sánchez (1/2) 61' Sánchez (2/3) 12', 33' Rugby League Park, Christchurch 17,512 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Israel DaggRW 14Waisake Naholo 51OC 13Ma'a Nonu 73IC 12Sonny Bill WilliamsLW 11Charles PiutauFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 TJ Perenara 70N8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerome Kaino 70RL 5 Brodie RetallickLL 4 Luke Romano 59TP 3 Owen Franks 54HK 2 Keven Mealamu 59LP 1 Tony Woodcock 59Replacements:HK 16Codie Taylor 59PR 17Wyatt Crockett 59PR 18Nepo Laulala 54LK 19Jeremy Thrush 59FL 20Liam Messam 70SH 21Andrew Ellis 70FH 22Colin Slade 51CE 23Ryan Crotty 73Coach:NZL Steve Hansen350px FB 15Joaquín Tuculet 55RW 14Horacio AgullaOC 13Marcelo BoschIC 12Jerónimo de la Fuente 68LW 11Santiago CorderoFH 10Nicolás SánchezSH 9 Tomás Cubelli 55N8 8 Facundo IsaOF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Juan Manuel Leguizamón 49RL 5 Guido Petti 62LL 4 Manuel CarizzaTP 3 Ramiro Herrera 54HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) 62LP 1 Marcos Ayerza 62Replacements:HK 16Julián Montoya 62PR 17Lucas Noguera Paz 62PR 18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 54N8 19Benjamín Macome 62FL 20Javier Ortega Desio 49SH 21Martín Landajo 55FH 22Santiago González Iglesias 68FB 23Lucas González Amorosino 55Coach:ARG Daniel Hourcade Touch judges: Angus Gardner (Australia) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Notes: Waisake Naholo and Codie Taylor made their international debuts for New Zealand. 18 July 2015 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 24–20 Reporthttp://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/269595.html Kuridrani try secures Wallabies dramatic win ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 ZAF (1 BP) Ashley-Cooper 32' cHooper 73' cKuridrani 80' c Cooper (2/2) 33', 74'Giteau (1/1) 80' Cooper (1/3) 54' Etzebeth 37' cKriel 44' c Pollard (2/2) 39', 45' Pollard (2/3) 15', 25' Lang Park, Brisbane 37,633 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-CooperOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt Giteau 67 74LW 11Rob Horne 57FH 10Quade Cooper 65 67 74SH 9 Will Genia 40N8 8 Scott Higginbotham 45OF 7 Michael HooperBF 6 Scott FardyRL 5 Rob SimmonsLL 4 Will Skelton 50TP 3 Sekope Kepu 45HK 2 Stephen Moore (c)LP 1 James Slipper 65Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-NauPR 17Scott Sio 65PR 18Greg Holmes 45LK 19James Horwill 50FL 20David Pocock 45SH 21Nick Phipps 40CE 22Matt To'omua 65WG 23Drew Mitchell 57Coach:AUS Michael Cheika350px FB 15Willie le RouxRW 14JP PietersenOC 13Jesse Kriel 67IC 12Damian de AllendeLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Handré Pollard 67SH 9 Ruan Pienaar 67N8 8 Schalk BurgerOF 7 Marcell Coetzee 69BF 6 Francois Louw 28 40RL 5 Victor Matfield (c) 17LL 4 Eben EtzebethTP 3 Jannie du Plessis 13 17 47HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis 49LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira 49Replacements:HK 16Adriaan Strauss 49PR 17Heinke van der Merwe 49PR 18Frans Malherbe 13 17 47LK 19Lood de Jager 17FL 20Oupa Mohojé 28 40 69SH 21Cobus Reinach 67FH 22Pat Lambie 67WG 23Lwazi Mvovo 67Coach:RSA Heyneke Meyer Man of the Match: Michael Hooper (Australia) Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Jesse Kriel made his international debut for South Africa. Matt Giteau, being named in the starting XV, became the first overseas based player to play for the Wallabies, by virtue of their new selection policy. Drew Mitchell also based overseas, played off the bench. Australia won the Mandela Challenge Plate for the first time since 2012. Australia earned their first ever opening fixture of the Rugby Championship. Week 2 25 July 2015 17:05 SAST (UTC+02) (1 BP) ZAF 20–27 Reporthttp://en.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2015/rugby/story/270111.html All Blacks show championship mettle ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 NZL Le Roux 9' cKriel 45' c Pollard (2/2) 10', 46' Pollard (2/3) 20', 56' B. Smith 39' cColes 48' cMcCaw 73' c Sopoaga (3/3) 40', 49', 74' Sopoaga (2/4) 2', 80' Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 62,000 Jérôme Garcès (France) FB 15Willie le Roux 62RW 14Cornal HendricksOC 13Jesse Kriel 77IC 12Damian de AllendeLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Handré Pollard 39 40SH 9 Ruan Pienaar 75N8 8 Schalk Burger (c)OF 7 Francois Louw 41BF 6 Heinrich BrüssowRL 5 Lood de Jager 59LL 4 Eben EtzebethTP 3 Jannie du Plessis 40HK 2 Bismarck du PlessisLP 1 Tendai Mtawarira 69Replacements:HK 16Adriaan Strauss 69PR 17Trevor Nyakane 61PR 18Vincent Koch 40 61LK 19Flip van der Merwe 59N8 20Warren Whiteley 41SH 21Cobus Reinach 75FH 22Pat Lambie 39 40 62CE 23Lionel Mapoe 77Coach:RSA Heyneke Meyer350px FB 15Israel Dagg 51RW 14Ben SmithOC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Ma'a Nonu 46LW 11Charles PiutauFH 10Lima SopoagaSH 9 Aaron Smith 64N8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Liam Messam 56RL 5 James Broadhurst 40LL 4 Brodie RetallickTP 3 Owen Franks 56HK 2 Dane Coles 62LP 1 Tony Woodcock 49Replacements:HK 16Codie Taylor 62PR 17Wyatt Crockett 49PR 18Ben Franks 56LK 19Sam Whitelock 59 69 40N8 20Victor Vito 56SH 21TJ Perenara 64FH 22Beauden Barrett 51CE 23Malakai Fekitoa 46Coach:NZL Steve Hansen Man of the Match: Charles Piutau (New Zealand) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Vincent Koch and Lionel Mapoe made their international debuts for South Africa. James Broadhurst and Lima Sopoaga made their international debuts for New Zealand. New Zealand retain the Freedom Cup. With this loss, South Africa lose three consecutive matches for the first time since 2011. 25 July 2015 19:40 ART (UTC-03) ARG 9–34 Reporthttp://en.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2015/rugby/story/270153.html Wallabies redeem themselves in four-try showing ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 AUS (1 BP) Sánchez (3/3) 29', 40', 57' Tomane 16' mMumm 58' mKuridrani 77' cAshley-Cooper 78' m Foley (1/4) 77' Foley (4/5) 39', 42', 53', 69' Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza 25,000 Jaco Peyper (South Africa) FB 15Santiago CorderoRW 14Gonzalo Camacho 56OC 13Matías MoroniIC 12Juan Pablo SocinoLW 11Juan ImhoffFH 10Nicolás Sánchez 66SH 9 Martín Landajo 61N8 8 Facundo Isa 63OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Javier Ortega DesioRL 5 Tomás Lavanini 66LL 4 Manuel CarizzaTP 3 Ramiro Herrera 52HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) 72LP 1 Marcos Ayerza 67Replacements:HK 16Santiago Iglesias Valdez 72PR 17Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 52PR 18Matías Díaz 67LK 19Matías Alemanno 66N8 20Leonardo Senatore 63SH 21Tomás Cubelli 61FH 22Santiago González Iglesias 66FB 23Lucas González Amorosino 56Coach:ARG Daniel Hourcade350px FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-CooperOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt To'omua 9LW 11Joe Tomane FH 10Bernard FoleySH 9 Nick Phipps 75N8 8 Ben McCalman 48OF 7 David PocockBF 6 Scott Fardy 53RL 5 Rob SimmonsLL 4 Will SkeltonTP 3 Greg Holmes 55HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) 66LP 1 James Slipper 39Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau 66PR 17Scott Sio 39PR 18Sekope Kepu 55LK 19Dean Mumm 53FL 20Michael Hooper 48SH 21Nic White 75FH 22Quade Cooper 65 75 9 75CE 23Kurtley Beale 75Coach:AUS Michael Cheika Man of the Match: David Pocock (Australia) Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Notes: Juan Pablo Socino made his international debut for Argentina. Kurtley Beale earned his 50th test cap for Australia. Australia win the Puma Trophy. With this win, Australia went top of the Rugby Championship table for the first ever time. Week 3 8 August 2015 20:05 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 27–19 Reporthttp://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/270835.html Wallabies end drought against All Blacks ESPN Staff espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 NZL Kepu 43' cAshley-Cooper 60' cWhite 71' c Giteau (2/2) 44', 61'White (1/1) 73' Giteau (1/2) 26'White (1/1) 68' Milner-Skudder (2) 55' m, 64' m Carter (3/3) 8', 29', 50' Stadium Australia, Sydney 73,824 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Adam Ashley-CooperOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Matt Giteau 65LW 11Drew MitchellFH 10Bernard Foley 50SH 9 Nick Phipps 53 63 65N8 8 David Pocock 61 68OF 7 Michael Hooper 15 18BF 6 Scott Fardy 76RL 5 James Horwill 58LL 4 Dean MummTP 3 Sekope Kepu 7 17 54HK 2 Stephen Moore (c) 68LP 1 Scott Sio 58Replacements:HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau 68PR 17James Slipper 58PR 18Greg Holmes 15 18 54LK 19Will Skelton 58N8 20Ben McCalman 61 68 76SH 21Nic White 65CE 22Matt To'omua 50CE 23Kurtley Beale 65Coach:AUS Michael Cheika350px FB 15Ben Smith 61RW 14Nehe Milner-SkudderOC 13Conrad SmithIC 12Sonny Bill Williams 54LW 11Julian SaveaFH 10Dan CarterSH 9 Aaron Smith 42 52 77N8 8 Kieran ReadOF 7 Richie McCaw (c)BF 6 Jerome Kaino 73RL 5 Luke Romano 54LL 4 Brodie RetallickTP 3 Owen Franks 44HK 2 Dane Coles 68LP 1 Tony Woodcock 73Replacements:HK 16Codie Taylor 68PR 17Ben Franks 73PR 18Nepo Laulala 44LK 19Sam Whitelock 54FL 20Sam Cane 73SH 21TJ Perenara 77FH 22Beauden Barrett 61CE 23Malakai Fekitoa 54Coach:NZL Steve Hansen Man of the Match: Michael Hooper (Australia) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Notes: Nehe Milner-Skudder made his international debut for New Zealand. Richie McCaw equalled Brian O'Driscoll's 141-cap record, as the most capped rugby player ever. Australia beat New Zealand for the first time since their 25–20 win in 2011, while earning their first win at Stadium Australia since 2011. New Zealand lose their first ever match in the Rugby Championship without claiming a losing bonus point; their last was during the 2011 Tri Nations Series. 8 August 2015 17:05 SAST (UTC+02) ZAF 25–37 Reporthttp://en.espn.co.uk/the-rugby-championship-2015/rugby/story/270873.html Argentina shock Springboks for historic victory in Durban espn.co.uk 14 September 2017 ARG (1 BP) De Jager 35' cLe Roux 48' cHabana 78' m Pollard (2/2) 36', 49' Pollard (2/2) 9', 28' Bosch 1' cImhoff (3) 22' c, 30' c, 41' c Hernández (4/4) 2', 23', 32', 42' Hernández (1/3) 37'Bosch (1/1) 39' Bosch (1/1) 62' Kings Park Stadium, Durban 27,447 Romain Poite (France) FB 15Willie le RouxRW 14Jesse KrielOC 13Jean de Villiers (c)IC 12Damian de AllendeLW 11Bryan HabanaFH 10Handré Pollard 65SH 9 Ruan Pienaar 59N8 8 Schalk BurgerOF 7 Marcell Coetzee 65BF 6 Heinrich Brüssow 62RL 5 Lood de JagerLL 4 Eben Etzebeth 61TP 3 Vincent Koch 40HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis 56LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira 61Replacements:HK 16Adriaan Strauss 56PR 17Trevor Nyakane 61PR 18Marcel van der Merwe 40LK 19Pieter-Steph du Toit 61FL 20Siya Kolisi 62SH 21Cobus Reinach 59FH 22Pat Lambie 65WG 23Lwazi Mvovo 65Coach:RSA Heyneke Meyer350px FB 15Joaquín TuculetRW 14Horacio AgullaOC 13Marcelo BoschIC 12Jerónimo de la Fuente 55LW 11Juan ImhoffFH 10Juan Martín Hernández 62SH 9 Tomás Cubelli 66N8 8 Leonardo SenatoreOF 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón 65BF 6 Pablo Matera 75 80RL 5 Tomás LavaniniLL 4 Guido Petti 56TP 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 70HK 2 Agustín Creevy (c) 67LP 1 Marcos Ayerza 52Replacements:HK 16Julián Montoya 67PR 17Lucas Noguera Paz 52PR 18Matías Díaz 70LK 19Matías Alemanno 56FL 20Tomás Lezana 65SH 21Martín Landajo 66FH 22Santiago González Iglesias 55FB 23Lucas González Amorosino 62Coach:ARG Daniel Hourcade Man of the Match: Juan Imhoff (Argentina) Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: This was Argentina's first ever win over South Africa. Argentina claim their first ever bonus point victory, and their first away victory, since joining the Rugby Championship in 2012. With this loss, South Africa lost consecutive home Test matches for the first time since 2010–11; and lost four consecutive Test matches for the first time since 2010. Juan Imhoff scored Argentina's first hat-trick of tries in the Rugby Championship; and the first hat-trick by any player in the tournament since Israel Folau scored three for Australia against Argentina in 2013. Squads Summary NationMatch venuesHead coachCaptainNameCityCapacityARGEstadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza40,268ARG Daniel HourcadeAgustín CreevyAUSStadium AustraliaSydney84,000AUS Michael CheikaStephen MooreLang ParkBrisbane53,000NZLRugby League ParkChristchurch18,000NZL Steve HansenRichie McCawRSAEllis Park StadiumJohannesburg62,567RSA Heyneke MeyerVictor MatfieldSchalk BurgerJean de VilliersKings Park StadiumDurban52,000 Note: Ages, caps and domestic side are of 17 July 2015 – the starting date of the tournament. Argentina Argentina's 36-man squad for the Championship, was announced on 26 June 2015.http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=4084 Plantel de Los Pumas para viajar a Australia uar.com.ar 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150628211615/http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=4084 2015-06-28 dead On 29 March, Juan Pablo Orlandi was called up to the squad to replace the injured Ramiro Herrera.http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=4172 Plantel de Los Pumas para viajar a Sudáfrica uar.com.ar 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150731114041/http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=4172 2015-07-31 dead HK Agustín Creevy (c) 2015 7 17 1985 3 15 y 36 UAR ARG HK Santiago Iglesias Valdez 2015 7 17 1993 5 26 y 10 UAR ARG HK Julián Montoya 2015 7 17 1993 10 29 y 6 UAR ARG PR Marcos Ayerza 2015 7 17 1983 1 12 y 57 Leicester Tigers ENG PR Matías Díaz 2015 7 17 1993 3 16 y 9 UAR ARG PR Juan Figallo 2015 7 17 1988 3 25 y 22 Saracens ENG PR Ramiro Herrera 2015 7 17 1989 2 14 y 11 UAR ARG PR Lucas Noguera Paz 2015 7 17 1993 5 10 y 13 UAR ARG PR Juan Pablo Orlandi 2015 7 17 1983 6 20 y 15 Unattached PR Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 2015 7 17 1989 11 6 y 16 UAR ARG LK Matías Alemanno 2015 7 17 1991 12 5 y 11 UAR ARG LK Manuel Carizza 2015 7 17 1984 8 23 y 44 Racing 92 FRA LK Tomás Lavanini 2015 7 17 1993 1 22 y 18 Unattached LK Guido Petti 2015 7 17 1994 11 17 y 4 UAR ARG FL Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Fernandez Lobbe 2015 7 17 1981 11 19 y 61 Toulon FRA FL Juan Manuel Leguizamón 2015 7 17 1983 6 6 y 59 Unattached FL Tomás Lezana 2015 7 17 1994 2 16 y 3 UAR ARG FL Pablo Matera 2015 7 17 1993 7 18 y 14 UAR ARG FL Javier Ortega Desio 2015 7 17 1990 6 14 y 14 UAR ARG N8 Facundo Isa 2015 7 17 1993 9 21 y 5 UAR ARG N8 Benjamín Macome 2015 7 17 1986 1 10 y 21 Bayonne FRA N8 Leonardo Senatore rugby union 2015 7 17 1984 5 13 y 29 Unattached SH Tomás Cubelli 2015 7 17 1989 6 12 y 34 UAR ARG SH Felipe Ezcurra 2015 7 17 1993 4 15 y 2 Hindú ARG SH Martín Landajo 2015 7 17 1988 6 14 y 42 UAR ARG FH Santiago González Iglesias Gonzalez Iglesias 2015 7 17 1988 6 16 y 14 UAR ARG FH Nicolás Sánchez Nicolás Sánchez (rugby union) Sanchez 2015 7 17 1988 10 26 y 30 UAR ARG FH Juan Pablo Socino 2015 7 17 1988 5 30 y 0 Newcastle Falcons ENG CE Marcelo Bosch 2015 7 17 1984 1 7 y 33 Saracens ENG CE Jerónimo de la Fuente 2015 7 17 1991 2 24 y 11 UAR ARG CE Juan Martín Hernández 2015 7 17 1982 8 7 y 52 Unattached CE Matías Moroni 2015 7 17 1991 3 29 y 2 UAR ARG WG Horacio Agulla 2015 7 17 1984 10 22 y 58 Bath ENG WG Gonzalo Camacho 2015 7 17 1984 8 28 y 23 Leicester Tigers ENG WG Santiago Cordero 2015 7 17 1993 12 6 y 9 UAR ARG WG Juan Imhoff 2015 7 17 1988 5 11 y 26 Racing 92 FRA FB Lucas González Amorosino 2015 7 17 1985 11 2 y 40 Unattached FB Joaquín Tuculet 2015 7 17 1989 8 8 y 20 UAR ARG Australia On 2 July 2015, Michael Cheika named an extended 40-man squad for the 2015 Rugby Championship.https://www.rugby15.co.za/cheika-names-qantas-wallabies-squad-in-brisbane/ Cheika names Qantas Wallabies Squad in Brisbane Rugby15 25 December 2023 The squad included newly eligible players Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchel, both based at Toulon, France, and uncapped Fijian duo Samu Kerevi and Taqele Naiyaravoro who are eligible through residency. On 5 July, Henry Speight withdrew from the squad due to compassionate leave, and he was replaced with Nick Cummins.https://www.rugby15.co.za/cummins-joins-extended-qantas-wallabies-squad/ Cummins joins Extended Qantas Wallabies Squad Rugby15 25 December 2023 HK James Hanson rugby union 2015 7 17 1988 9 15 y 9 Reds AUS HK Stephen Moore rugby union (c) 2015 7 17 1983 1 20 y 92 Brumbies AUS HK Tatafu Polota-Nau 2015 7 17 1985 7 26 y 50 Waratahs AUS PR Tetera Faulkner 2015 7 17 1988 7 26 y 2 Force AUS PR Greg Holmes Greg Holmes (rugby union) 2015 7 17 1983 6 11 y 13 Reds AUS PR Sekope Kepu 2015 7 17 1986 2 5 y 52 Waratahs AUS PR Scott Sio 2015 7 17 1991 10 16 y 5 Brumbies AUS PR James Slipper 2015 7 17 1989 6 6 y 63 Reds AUS PR Toby Smith rugby union 2015 7 17 1988 10 10 y 0 Rebels AUS LK Rory Arnold 2015 7 17 1990 7 1 y 0 Brumbies AUS LK Dave Dennis rugby union 2015 7 17 1986 1 10 y 18 Waratahs AUS LK James Horwill 2015 7 17 1985 5 29 y 58 Reds AUS LK Dean Mumm 2015 7 17 1984 3 5 y 33 Waratahs AUS LK Rob Simmons rugby union 2015 7 17 1989 4 19 y 50 Reds AUS LK Will Skelton 2015 7 17 1992 5 3 y 8 Waratahs AUS FL Scott Fardy 2015 7 17 1984 7 5 y 20 Brumbies AUS FL Michael Hooper rugby union 2015 7 17 1991 10 29 y 42 Waratahs AUS FL Sean McMahon 2015 7 17 1994 6 18 y 3 Rebels AUS FL David Pocock 2015 7 17 1988 4 23 y 46 Brumbies AUS N8 Scott Higginbotham 2015 7 17 1986 9 5 y 31 Rebels AUS N8 Ben McCalman 2015 7 17 1988 3 18 y 38 Force AUS N8 Wycliff Palu 2015 7 17 1982 7 27 y 54 Waratahs AUS SH Will Genia 2015 7 17 1988 1 17 y 58 Reds AUS SH Nick Phipps rugby union 2015 7 17 1989 1 9 y 28 Waratahs AUS SH Nic White 2015 7 17 1990 6 13 y 19 Brumbies AUS FH Quade Cooper 2015 7 17 1988 4 5 y 53 Reds AUS FH Bernard Foley 2015 7 17 1989 9 8 y 18 Waratahs AUS CE Kurtley Beale 2015 7 17 1989 1 6 y 49 Waratahs AUS CE Matt Giteau 2015 7 17 1982 9 29 y 92 Toulon FRA CE Samu Kerevi 2015 7 17 1993 9 27 y 0 Reds AUS CE Tevita Kuridrani 2015 7 17 1991 3 31 y 20 Brumbies AUS CE Christian Lealiifano 2015 7 17 1987 9 24 y 16 Brumbies AUS CE Matt To'omua 2015 7 17 1990 1 2 y 21 Brumbies AUS WG Adam Ashley-Cooper 2015 7 17 1984 3 27 y 104 Waratahs AUS WG Nick Cummins 2015 7 17 1987 10 5 y 15 Force AUS WG Rob Horne 2015 7 17 1989 8 15 y 25 Waratahs AUS WG Drew Mitchell 2015 7 17 1984 3 26 y 63 Toulon FRA WG Taqele Naiyaravoro 2015 7 17 1991 12 7 y 0 Waratahs AUS WG Henry Speight 2015 7 17 1988 3 25 y 2 Brumbies AUS WG Joe Tomane 2015 7 17 1990 2 11 y 14 Brumbies AUS FB Israel Folau 2015 7 17 1989 4 3 y 29 Waratahs AUS New Zealand On 21 June 2015, New Zealand named a 41-man squad for the July 8 clash with Samoa, won by the All Blacks 25–16, the 2015 Rugby Championship and the Bledisloe Cup test on 15 August. http://www.allblacks.com/News/27518/all-blacks-squad-named-for-samoa-investec-rugby-championship-and-bledisloe-test All Blacks squad named for Samoa, Investec Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Test 21 June 2015 2 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702110422/http://www.allblacks.com/News/27518/all-blacks-squad-named-for-samoa-investec-rugby-championship-and-bledisloe-test 2 July 2015 dead Nepo Laulala and Andrew Ellis are included in the squad as injury cover for Charlie Faumuina and Tawera Kerr-Barlow. On 2 August, Patrick Osborne was added to the squad ahead the back to back clashes against Australia. http://www.allblacks.com/News/27731/kerr-barlow-rewarded-for-hard-work Kerr-Barlow rewarded for hard work McConnell Lynn 2 August 2015 2 August 2015 5 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150805004109/http://www.allblacks.com/News/27731/kerr-barlow-rewarded-for-hard-work dead yes HK Dane Coles 2015 7 17 1986 12 10 y 27 Hurricanes / Wellington HK Hika Elliot 2015 7 17 1986 1 22 y 4 Chiefs / Poverty Bay HK Keven Mealamu 2015 7 17 1979 3 20 y 124 Blues / Auckland HK Codie Taylor 2015 7 17 1991 3 31 y 0 Crusaders / Canterbury PR Wyatt Crockett 2015 7 17 1983 1 24 y 37 Crusaders / Canterbury PR Charlie Faumuina 2015 7 17 1986 12 24 y 27 Blues / Auckland PR Ben Franks 2015 7 17 1984 3 27 y 41 Hurricanes / Hawke's Bay PR Owen Franks 2015 7 17 1987 12 23 y 68 Crusaders / Canterbury PR Nepo Laulala 2015 7 17 1991 11 6 y 1 Crusaders / Canterbury PR Joe Moody 2015 7 17 1988 9 18 y 8 Crusaders / Canterbury PR Tony Woodcock 2015 7 17 1981 1 27 y 111 Blues / North Harbour LK James Broadhurst 2015 7 17 1987 12 1 y 0 Hurricanes / Taranaki LK Brodie Retallick 2015 7 17 1991 5 31 y 37 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty LK Luke Romano 2015 7 17 1986 2 16 y 18 Crusaders / Canterbury LK Jeremy Thrush 2015 7 17 1985 4 19 y 11 Hurricanes / Wellington LK Sam Whitelock 2015 7 17 1988 10 12 y 63 Crusaders / Canterbury FL Sam Cane 2015 7 17 1992 1 13 y 22 Chiefs / Bay of Plenty FL Jerome Kaino 2015 7 17 1983 4 6 y 57 Blues / Auckland FL Richie McCaw (c) 2015 7 17 1980 12 31 y 138 Crusaders / Canterbury FL Liam Messam 2015 7 17 1984 3 25 y 40 Chiefs / Waikato FL Matt Todd 2015 7 17 1988 3 24 y 3 Crusaders / Canterbury N8 Kieran Read 2015 7 17 1985 10 26 y 73 Crusaders / Canterbury N8 Victor Vito 2015 7 17 1987 3 27 y 26 Hurricanes / Wellington HB Andrew Ellis 2015 7 17 1984 2 21 y 27 Crusaders / Canterbury HB Tawera Kerr-Barlow 2015 7 17 1990 8 15 y 15 Chiefs / Waikato HB TJ Perenara 2015 7 17 1992 1 23 y 11 Hurricanes / Wellington HB Aaron Smith 2015 7 17 1988 11 21 y 38 Highlanders / Manawatu FF Beauden Barrett 2015 7 17 1991 5 27 y 28 Hurricanes / Taranaki FF Dan Carter 2015 7 17 1982 3 5 y 103 Crusaders / Canterbury FF Colin Slade 2015 7 17 1987 10 10 y 18 Crusaders / Canterbury FF Lima Sopoaga 2015 7 17 1991 2 3 y 0 Highlanders / Southland CE Ryan Crotty 2015 7 17 1988 9 23 y 14 Crusaders / Canterbury CE Malakai Fekitoa 2015 7 17 1992 5 10 y 8 Highlanders / Auckland CE Ma'a Nonu 2015 7 17 1982 5 21 y 94 Hurricanes / Wellington CE Conrad Smith 2015 7 17 1981 10 12 y 85 Hurricanes / Wellington CE Sonny Bill Williams 2015 7 17 1985 08 03 y 24 Chiefs / Counties Manukau WG Cory Jane 2015 7 17 1983 2 8 y 53 Hurricanes / Wellington WG Waisake Naholo 2015 7 17 1991 5 8 y 0 Highlanders / Taranaki WG Patrick Osborne 2015 7 17 1987 6 14 y 0 Highlanders / Canterbury WG Charles Piutau 2015 7 17 1991 10 31 y 15 Blues / Auckland WG Julian Savea 2015 7 17 1990 8 7 y 33 Hurricanes / Wellington FB Israel Dagg 2015 7 17 1988 6 6 y 47 Crusaders / Hawke's Bay FB Nehe Milner-Skudder 2015 7 17 1990 12 15 y 0 Hurricanes / Manawatu FB Ben Smith 2015 7 17 1986 6 1 y 38 Highlanders / Otago South Africa On 12 July 2015, coach Heyneke Meyer named the following 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby Championship:3092754 2204 Springbok squad for Brisbane confirmed 12 July 2015 9 June 2016 http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3092754&leagueid=2204 https://web.archive.org/web/20160609210128/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=3092754&leagueid=2204 dead 9 June 2016 On 20 July, Flip van der Merwe was added to the squad as injury cover for the second row.http://www.sarugby.net/news/23365?view=news SMatfield, Coetzee doubtful New Zealand Test South African Rugby Union 20 July 2015 20 July 2015 22 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722061821/http://www.sarugby.net/news/23365?view=news dead Heinrich Brüssow and Cornal Hendricks were also included in the squad to face New Zealand in their second Rugby Championship match.http://www.sarugby.net/news/23376?view=news Eight changes for Springboks against New Zealand South African Rugby Union 22 July 2015 22 July 2015 22 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722204619/http://www.sarugby.net/news/23376?view=news dead On 5 August, Jean de Villiers, Siya Kolisi, Marcel van der Merwe and Pieter-Steph du Toit were added to the squad ahead of the final match against Argentina.http://www.sarugby.net/news/23460?view=news De Villiers returns to captain Springboks in Durban South African Rugby Union 5 August 2015 5 August 2015 25 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925022149/http://www.sarugby.net/news/23460?view=news dead yes HK Schalk Brits 2015 7 18 1981 05 16 y 7 Saracens ENG HK Bismarck du Plessis ‡ 2015 7 18 1984 05 22 y 70 Sharks y HK Adriaan Strauss ‡ 2015 7 18 1985 11 18 y 44 Bulls y PR Jannie du Plessis ‡ 2015 7 18 1982 11 16 y 62 Sharks y PR Vincent Koch 2015 7 18 1990 03 13 y 0 Stormers y PR Frans Malherbe 2015 7 18 1991 03 14 y 4 Stormers y PR Tendai Mtawarira ‡ 2015 7 18 1985 08 01 y 64 Sharks y PR Trevor Nyakane 2015 7 18 1989 05 04 y 13 Bulls y PR Heinke van der Merwe 2015 7 18 1985 05 03 y 4 Stade Français y PR Marcel van der Merwe 2015 7 18 1990 10 24 y 5 Bulls y LK Lood de Jager 2015 7 18 1992 12 17 y 9 Cheetahs y LK Pieter-Steph du Toit 1992 08 20 y 2 Sharks y LK Eben Etzebeth ‡ 2015 7 18 1991 10 29 y 33 Stormers y LK Victor Matfield (c) ‡ 2015 7 18 1977 05 11 y 121 Bulls y LK Flip van der Merwe 2015 7 18 1985 06 06 y 35 Bulls y FL Heinrich Brüssow 2015 7 18 1986 07 21 y 20 Cheetahs y FL Schalk Burger 2015 7 18 1983 04 13 y 75 Stormers y FL Siya Kolisi ‡ 2015 7 18 1991 06 16 y 10 Stormers y FL Marcell Coetzee ‡ 2015 7 18 1991 05 08 y 26 Sharks y FL Francois Louw 2015 7 18 1985 06 15 y 34 Bath ENG FL Oupa Mohojé 2015 7 18 1990 08 03 y 7 Cheetahs y N8 Warren Whiteley 2015 7 18 1987 09 18 y 2 Lions y SH Rudy Paige 2015 7 18 1989 08 02 y 0 Bulls y SH Ruan Pienaar 2015 7 18 1984 03 10 y 80 Ulster IRE rugby union SH Cobus Reinach 2015 7 18 1990 02 07 y 6 Sharks y FH Handré Pollard 2015 7 18 1994 03 11 y 9 Bulls y FH Pat Lambie ‡ 2015 7 18 1990 10 17 y 40 Sharks y FH Morné Steyn 2015 7 18 1984 07 11 y 59 Stade Français y CE Damian de Allende ‡ 2015 7 18 1991 11 25 y 3 Stormers y CE Jean de Villiers ‡ 2015 7 18 1981 02 24 y 106 Stormers y CE Lionel Mapoe 2015 7 18 1988 07 13 y 0 Lions y CE JP Pietersen 2015 7 18 1986 07 12 y 59 Sharks y CE Jan Serfontein ‡ 2015 7 18 1993 04 15 y 20 Bulls y WG Bryan Habana 2015 7 18 1983 06 12 y 106 Toulon y WG Cornal Hendricks ‡ 2015 7 18 1988 04 18 y 11 Cheetahs y WG Lwazi Mvovo 2015 7 18 1986 06 03 y 10 Sharks y FB Jesse Kriel 2015 7 18 1994 02 15 y 0 Bulls y FB Willie le Roux ‡ 2015 7 18 1989 08 18 y 25 Cheetahs y ‡ denotes players who are centrally contracted to the South African Rugby Union. Statistics Points scorers PosNameTeamPts1Handré PollardRSA302Dan CarterNZL233Nicolás SánchezARG174Adam Ashley-CooperAUS15Juan ImhoffARG6Bernard FoleyAUS147Lima SopoagaNZL128Marcelo BoschARG11Juan Martín HernándezARG10Agustín CreevyARG10Jesse KrielRSATevita KuridraniAUSWillie le RouxRSARichie McCawNZLNehe Milner-SkudderNZLNic WhiteAUS17Matt GiteauAUS918Quade CooperAUS719Dane ColesNZL5Lood de JagerRSAEben EtzebethRSABryan HabanaRSAMichael HooperAUSSekope KepuAUSDean MummAUSMa'a NonuNZLCharles PiutauNZLKieran ReadNZLBen SmithNZLCodie TaylorNZLJoe TomaneAUS Try scorers PosNameTeamTries1Adam Ashley-CooperAUS3Juan ImhoffARG3Agustín CreevyARG2Willie le RouxRSAJesse KrielRSATevita KuridraniAUSRichie McCawNZLNehe Milner-SkudderNZL9Marcelo BoschARG1Dane ColesNZLLood de JagerRSAEben EtzebethRSABryan HabanaRSAMichael HooperAUSSekope KepuAUSDean MummAUSMa'a NonuNZLCharles PiutauNZLKieran ReadNZLBen SmithNZLCodie TaylorNZLJoe TomaneAUSNic WhiteAUS See also History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Australia History of rugby union matches between Argentina and New Zealand History of rugby union matches between Argentina and South Africa History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa Notes References 2014 Category:2015 in New Zealand rugby union Category:2015 in South African rugby union Category:2015 in Australian rugby union Category:2015 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2015 in Argentine rugby union