BUENOS AIRES – Rugby Championship at a glance ahead of second round matches this Saturday:
Standings
(played, won, drawn, lost, points scored, points conceded, bonus points, total)
New Zealand 1 1 0 0 38 13 1 5
South Africa 1 1 0 0 34 21 1 5
Argentina 1 0 0 1 21 34 0 0
Australia 1 0 0 1 13 38 0 0
(Point allocation: 4: win, 2: draw, 1: losing by less than eight points or scoring at least three tries more than opponents)
Leading points-scorers so far are:
13: Barrett (NZL)
11: Sanchez (ARG)
10: Dyantyi, Mapimpi (both RSA), Naholo (NZL)
New Zealand's Beauden Barrett (No10) is the leading point-scorer to date. Photo: Steve Christo/EPA
Results so far
Round 1
In Sydney, Australia
Australia 13 New Zealand 38
In Durban, South Africa
South Africa 34 Argentina 21
Upcoming fixtures
Round 2 - August 25
In Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand v Australia (0735 GMT)
In Mendoza, Argentina
Argentina v South Africa (1910 GMT)
Augustin Creevy (right) and Argentina hosts the Springboks in Mendoza on Saturday night. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Round 3 - September 8
At Nelson
New Zealand v Argentina (0735)
At Brisbane
Australia v South Africa (1005)
Round 4 - September 15
At Wellington
New Zealand v South Africa (0735)
At Gold Coast
Australia v Argentina (1005)
Round 5 - September 29
At Port Elizabeth
South Africa v Australia (1505)
At Buenos Aires
Argentina v New Zealand (2240)
New Zealand is back at fortress Eden Park on Saturday, August 25. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/EPA
Round 6 - October 6
At Pretoria
South Africa v New Zealand (1505)
At Salta
Argentina v Australia (2240)
Tournament champions
2012: New Zealand
2013: New Zealand
2014: New Zealand
2015: Australia
2016: New Zealand
2017: New Zealand