2023 Rugby Championship

2023 Rugby Championship
Date	8 July – 29 July 2023
Countries	Argentina; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (20th title)
Bledisloe Cup	New Zealand
Freedom Cup	New Zealand
Mandela Challenge Plate	South Africa
Puma Trophy	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	44 (7.33 per match)
Attendance	278,298 (46,383 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Richie Mo'unga (28)
Most tries	Kurt-Lee Arendse (3)
	← 2022 2024 ⊟

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

The competition was operated by SANZAAR, a joint venture of the four countries' national unions, and known for sponsorship reasons as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship in New Zealand,^[1] The eToro Rugby Championship in Australia, and The Zurich Rugby Championship in Argentina.^[2]

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

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

Table

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

Fixtures

Round 1

8 July 2023
17:05 SAST (UTC 2)

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

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


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


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

Player of the Match:
Kurt-Lee Arendse (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:

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

8 July 2023
16:10 AST (UTC−3)

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

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


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


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

Player of the Match:
Jordie Barrett (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

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

Round 2

15 July 2023
19:05 NZST (UTC 12)

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

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


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


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

Player of the Match:
Richie Mo'unga (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Pierre Brousset (France)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Foul play review officer:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

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

15 July 2023
19:45 AEST (UTC 10)

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

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


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


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

Player of the Match:
Mark Nawaqanitawase (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

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

Round 3

29 July 2023
19:45 AEST (UTC 10)

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

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


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


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

Player of the Match:
Will Jordan (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)
Foul play review officer:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

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

29 July 2023
17:05 SAST (UTC 2)

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

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


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


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

Player of the Match:
Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Statistics

Points scorers

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

Try scorers

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

Squads

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

Argentina

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

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

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

Australia

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

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

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

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

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

New Zealand

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

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

South Africa

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

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

Notes

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
^ Rugby News: MCG to host Bledisloe Test as Wallabies' run to World Cup revealed, new Force-hooker's French deal confirmed
^ Argentina Rugby Fixtures 2023
^ "Australia 7-38 New Zealand: All Blacks hammer Wallabies to win Rugby Championship". BBC Sport. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "Wallabies thrashed by clinical All Blacks to keep Bledisloe Cup out of reach". Guardian. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ Nche injury forces change to Springbok team
^ "El plantel de los Pumas para la temporada 2023 - UAR". 23 June 2023.
^ "Hooper and Slipper to co-captain as Jones names 34-man TRC squad | Latest Rugby News | Wallabies Rugby". 25 June 2023.
^ Eddie Jones makes major changes to Wallabies squad for Bledisloe Cup
^ "FIVE NEW CAPS NAMED IN ALL BLACKS' LIPOVITAN-D RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD". 18 June 2023.
^ Nienaber names Rugby Champs training squad

[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

[3] Rugby News: MCG to host Bledisloe Test as Wallabies' run to World Cup revealed, new Force-hooker's French deal confirmed

[4] Argentina Rugby Fixtures 2023

[5] "Australia 7-38 New Zealand: All Blacks hammer Wallabies to win Rugby Championship". BBC Sport. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[6] "Wallabies thrashed by clinical All Blacks to keep Bledisloe Cup out of reach". Guardian. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[7] Nche injury forces change to Springbok team

[8] "El plantel de los Pumas para la temporada 2023 - UAR". 23 June 2023.

[9] "Hooper and Slipper to co-captain as Jones names 34-man TRC squad | Latest Rugby News | Wallabies Rugby". 25 June 2023.

[10] Eddie Jones makes major changes to Wallabies squad for Bledisloe Cup

[11] "FIVE NEW CAPS NAMED IN ALL BLACKS' LIPOVITAN-D RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD". 18 June 2023.

[12] Nienaber names Rugby Champs training squad

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