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2012 Rugby Championship

International rugby union competition

Field	Value
name	2012 Rugby Championship
matches	12
countries

date	18 August – 6 October 2012
tries	44
top scorer	NZL Dan Carter (58)
most tries	RSA Bryan Habana (7)
champion	New Zealand
count	11
bledisloe cup
freedom cup
mandela challenge plate
puma trophy
preceded by	[2011](2011-tri-nations-series)
succeeded by	[2013](2013-rugby-championship)
champdest	1

The 2012 Rugby Championship was the inaugural annual rugby union series between the national rugby union teams of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Argentina. For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known 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.

The 2012 Rugby Championship kicked off on 18 August with New Zealand defeating Australia and finished on 6 October. Each team played the other twice on a home and away basis. The inaugural Championship was won by New Zealand, which was their 11th Southern Hemisphere title including the Tri Nations.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/19743043

Standings

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Try
Bonus	Losing
Bonus	Table
points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff
1		6	6	0	0	177	66	+111	2	0	26
2		6	3	0	3	101	137	−36	0	0	12
3		6	2	1	3	120	109	+11	1	1	12
4		6	0	1	5	80	166	−86	0	2	4

Fixtures

Round 1

Jane 32' m

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NZL Robbie Deans

NZL Steve Hansen

|} Man of the Match

Israel Dagg (New Zealand)

Touch judges:

Nigel Owens (Wales)

Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)

Television match official:

Matt Goddard (Australia)

Coetzee 27' c Habana 56' c

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RSA Heyneke Meyer

ARG Santiago Phelan

|} Man of the Match

Morné Steyn (South Africa)

Touch judges:

Jérôme Garcès (France)

John Lacey (Ireland)

Television match official:

Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

Round 2

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NZL Steve Hansen

NZL Robbie Deans

|} Man of the Match:

Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)

Touch judges:

Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)

Television match official:

Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

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ARG Santiago Phelan

RSA Heyneke Meyer

|} Man of the Match

Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina)

Touch judges:

Jérôme Garcès (France)

John Lacey (Ireland)

Television match official:

Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Round 3

Jane 71' c

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NZL Steve Hansen

ARG Santiago Phelan

|} Man of the Match

Marcelo Bosch (Argentina)

Touch judges:

George Clancy (Ireland)

James Leckie (Australia)

Television match official:

Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

Alexander 68' c F. Steyn (2/2) 25', 60'

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NZL Robbie Deans

RSA Heyneke Meyer

|} Man of the Match

Berrick Barnes (Australia)

Touch judges:

Wayne Barnes (England)

Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Television match official:

Matt Goddard (Australia)

Round 4

A. Smith 60' c Goosen (1/2) 70'

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NZL Steve Hansen

RSA Heyneke Meyer

Man of the Match:

Israel Dagg (New Zealand)

Touch judges:

Romain Poite (France)

James Leckie (Australia)

Television match official:

Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

Ioane 69' c Beale (1/1) 79' Cabello 52' m

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NZL Robbie Deans

ARG Santiago Phelan

Man of the Match:

Digby Ioane (Australia)

Touch judges:

Nigel Owens (Wales)

Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Television match official:

Matt Goddard (Australia)

Round 5

Habana 28' c, 60' c, 78' m Louw 53' m

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RSA Heyneke Meyer

NZL Robbie Deans

Man of the Match:

Bryan Habana (South Africa)

Touch judges:

Romain Poite (France)

Greg Garner (England)

Television match official:

Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Camacho 47' c Jane 22' c, 50' m, 79' c Savea 30' m, 38' c Nonu 58' c Cruden (2/2) 59', 80' Cruden (1/1) 65'

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ARG Santiago Phelan

NZL Steve Hansen

|} Man of the Match:

Kieran Read (New Zealand)

Touch judges:

Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Television match official:

Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Round 6

Jantjies (2/4) 36', 39' A. Smith 33' c Nonu 41' c C. Smith 52' c

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RSA Heyneke Meyer

NZL Steve Hansen

Man of the Match:

Kieran Read (New Zealand)

Touch judges:

Romain Poite (France)

Greg Garner (England)

Television match official:

Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Bosch (1/2) 61'

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ARG Santiago Phelan

NZL Robbie Deans

|} Man of the Match:

Michael Hooper (Australia)

Touch judges:

Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Television match official:

Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Warm up matches

On 4 August and 11 August, Argentina played two uncapped matches against a Stade Français team in Argentina.

(In Spanish) Imhoff 48' m Sinzelle (2/2) 74', 78'

(In Spanish) Agulla 69' c Imhoff 76' c P. Williams 55' c

Squads

Summary

Nation	Match venues	Head coach	Captain	Name	City
	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata	La Plata	53,000	ARG Santiago Phelan	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito	Rosario	41,654
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas	Mendoza	40,268
	ANZ Stadium	Sydney	84,000	NZL Robbie Deans	David Pocock
Will Genia
Nathan Sharpe
Patersons Stadium	Perth	43,500
Skilled Park	Gold Coast	27,400
	Eden Park	Auckland	50,000	NZL Steve Hansen	Richie McCaw
Westpac Stadium	Wellington	36,000
Forsyth Barr Stadium	Dunedin	30,748
	FNB Stadium	Johannesburg	94,736	RSA Heyneke Meyer	Jean de Villiers
Newlands Stadium	Cape Town	51,900
Loftus Versfeld	Pretoria	51,762

Note: Ages are as of 18 August 2012 – the starting date of the tournament.

Argentina

Head coach: ARG Santiago Phelan

Australia

''Head coach''': NZL Robbie Deans

New Zealand

Head coach: NZL Steve Hansen
Caps Updated 24/06/2012

South Africa

''Head coach:''' RSA Heyneke Meyer

Statistics

Try scorers

Pos	Name	Tries
1	Bryan Habana	7
2	Cory Jane	5
3	Aaron Smith	3
Israel Dagg
Julian Savea
6	Digby Ioane	2
Ma'a Nonu
Zane Kirchner
9	Ben Alexander	1
Conrad Smith
Francois Louw
François Steyn
Gonzalo Camacho
Julio Farías Cabello
Juan Imhoff
Mike Harris
Marcell Coetzee
Martín Landajo
Nathan Sharpe
Pat McCabe
Rodrigo Roncero
Sam Whitelock
Santiago Fernández
Scott Higginbotham
Tomás Leonardi

Points scorers

Pos	Name	Pts
1	Dan Carter	58
2	Berrick Barnes	40
3	Bryan Habana	35
4	Morné Steyn	34
5	Aaron Cruden	29
Juan Martín Hernández
7	Cory Jane	25
Mike Harris
9	Aaron Smith	15
Israel Dagg
Julian Savea

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