JOHANNESBURG – Rugby Championship at a glance ahead of fourth round matches this Saturday.
At Westpac Stadium, Wellington
New Zealand v South Africa
Championship head-to-head in New Zealand - New Zealand have won all five matches, scoring 162 points and conceding 49
Teams (15-1)
New Zealand
Jordie Barrett; Ben Smith, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ryan Crotty, Rieko Ioane; Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith; Kieran Read (capt), Sam Cane, Liam Squire; Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock; Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Karl Tu'inukuafe
Replacements: Liam Coltman, Tim Perry, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Jack Goodhue, Damian McKenzie
Coach: Steve Hansen (NZL)
New Zealand coach Steve Hansen.Photo: Dan Peled/EPA
South Africa
Willie le Roux; Jesse Kriel, Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Aphiwe Dyantyi; Handre Pollard, Faf de Klerk; Warren Whiteley, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi (capt); Franco Mostert, Eben Etzebeth; Frans Malherbe, Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff
Replacements: Bongi Mbonambi, Tendai Mtawarira, Wilco Louw, RG Snyman, Francois Louw, Ross Cronje, Elton Jantjies, Cheslin Kolbe
Coach: Rassie Erasmus (RSA)
Referee: Nigel Owens (WAL)
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At Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Australia v Argentina (1005)
Championship head-to-head in Australia - Australia have won all five matches, scoring 150 points and conceding 97
Teams 915-1)
Australia
Dane Haylett-Petty; Israel Folau, Reece Hodge, Matt Toomua, Marika Koroibete; Kurtley Beale, Will Genia; Pete Samu, David Pocock (capt), Lukhan Tui; Izack Rodda, Rory Arnold; Allan Alaalatoa, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Scott Sio
Replacements: Folau Faingaa, Sekope Kepu, Taniela Tupou, Adam Coleman, Ned Hanigan, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Jack Maddocks
Coach: Michael Cheika (AUS)
Australia coach Michael Cheika. Photo: Dave Hunt/EPA
Argentina
Emiliano Boffelli; Bautista Delguy, Matias Moroni, Jeronimo de la Fuente, Ramiro Moyano; Nicolas Sanchez, Gonzalo Bertranou; Javier Ortega Desio, Marcos Kremer, Pablo Matera; Tomas Lavanini, Guido Petti; Santiago Medrano, Agustin Creevy (capt), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
Replacements: Julian Montoya, Santiago Garcia Botta, Juan Pablo Zeiss, Matias Alemanno, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Martin Landajo, Bautista Ezcurra, Juan Cruz Mallia
Coach: Mario Ledesma (ARG)
Referee: John Lacey (IRL)
Standings
(played, won, drawn, lost, points scored, points conceded, bonus points, total)
New Zealand 3 3 0 0 124 49 3 15
South Africa 3 1 0 2 71 76 2 6
Argentina 3 1 0 2 77 99 0 4
Australia 3 1 0 2 48 96 0 4
Point allocation: 4 - win, 2 - draw, 1 - losing by less than eight points, 1 - scoring at least three tries more than opponents
Argentina coach Mario Ledesma. Photo: Dave Hunt/EPA
Most individual points
43: Barrett (NZL)
Most tries
5: Barrett
Most conversions
9: Barrett
Most penalties
2: Hodge, Toomua (both AUS), Jantjies (RSA), Mo'unga (NZL), Sanchez (ARG)
Most drop goals
1: Sanchez
Title holders
2012: New Zealand
2013: New Zealand
2014: New Zealand
2015: Australia (reduced from six matches to three matches because of World Cup)
2016: New Zealand
2017: New Zealand