The Rugby Championship 2012

The Rugby Championship 2012
Number of nations	4th
winner	New Zealand (11th title)
Opening game	August 18, 2012
Tournament end	October 6, 2012
Games	12
Points	478  (⌀: 39.83 per game)
tries	44  (⌀: 3.67 per game)
spectator	547,523  (⌀: 45,627 per game)
Most of the points	Daniel Carter (58)
Most attempts	Bryan Habana (7)
yellow cards	9  (⌀: 0.75 per game)
Yellow-red cards	0
Red cards	0
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The Rugby Championship 2012 was the first edition of the annual rugby union tournament The Rugby Championship . The Tri Nations competition, which had existed since 1996, was expanded to include the Argentine national team . Between August 18 and October 6, 2012, the tournament winner was determined in twelve games. Each of the four national teams played in a home and an away game against the other three teams. The tournament was won by the New Zealand All Blacks , who remained undefeated in all of their six games.

table

	country	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	New Zealand	6th	6th	0	0	177: 66	+ 111	2	26th
2.	Australia	6th	3	0	3	101: 137	- 36	0	12
3.	South Africa	6th	2	1	3	120: 109	+ 11	2	12
4th	Argentina	6th	0	1	5	80: 166	- 86	2	4th

Games and results

First round

August 18, 2012 8:05 PM AEST	Australia	19:27	New Zealand	ANZ Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 76,877 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland )
	Attempts: Sharpe 38th raises: Barnes (1/1) Penalty kicks: Barnes (4/4) 2nd 44th, 49th, 75th	(10:18) report	Attempts: Dagg 12th received Jane 32nd received Raise: Carter (1/2) Penalty: Carter (5/6) 10th, 19th, 47th, 62nd, 80th +

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August 18, 2012 5:00 p.m. SAST	South Africa	27: 6	Argentina	Newlands Stadium , Cape Town Spectators: 38,643 Referee: Steve Walsh ( Australia )
	Attempts: Kirchner 16. Increase Coetzee 27. Increase Habana 56. Increase Increase: Steyn (3/3) Penalty kicks: Steyn (2/2) 3., 24.	(20: 6) Report	Penalty kicks: Hernández (2/3) 13., 30.

Second round

August 25, 2012 7:35 PM NZST	New Zealand	22: 0	Australia	Eden Park , Auckland Spectators: 50,000 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
	Attempts: Dagg 45. Increases: Carter (1/1) Penalty kicks: Carter (5/6) 25th, 29th, 38th, 42nd, 48th	(9: 0) report

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August 25, 2012 4:10 PM AST	Argentina	16:16	South Africa	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas , Mendoza Spectators: 40,000 Referees: Steve Walsh ( Australia )
	Attempts: Fernández 16. Increased increases: Rodríguez (1/1) Penalty kicks: Rodríguez (3/5) 11., 35., 50.	(13: 3) Report	Attempts: F. Steyn 64. Increments : M. Steyn (1/1) Penalty kicks: M. Steyn (3/7) 32., 48., 53.

Third round

September 8, 2012 7:35 pm NZST	New Zealand	21: 5	Argentina	Westpac Stadium , Wellington Spectators: 29,932 Referee: Romain Poite ( France )
	Attempts: Savea 66th n.erh. Jane 71st increases: Cruden (1/2) Penalty kicks: Cruden (3/5) 8th, 24th, 51st	(6: 5) Report	Attempts: Roncero 12. n.erh.

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September 8, 2012 6:35 pm AWST	Australia	26: 19	South Africa	Patersons Stadium , Perth Spectators: 34,777 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
	Attempts: Higginbotham 66th received Alexander 68th increased increases: Barnes (2/2) Penalty kicks: Barnes (4/4) 18th, 29th, 44th, 63rd	(6:13) Report	Attempts: Habana 20. Elevations: M. Steyn (1/1) Penalty kicks: M. Steyn (2/3) 3rd, 67th F. Steyn (2/2) 25th, 60th

Fourth round

September 15, 2012 7:35 pm NZST	New Zealand	21: 11	South Africa	Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin Spectators: 29,014 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
	Attempts: Dagg 18. n.erh. Smith 60th increments: Cruden (1/2) Penalty kicks: Cruden (3/3) (51st, 74th, 80th +)	(5: 3) report	Attempts: Habana 47th n.erh. Penalty kicks: M. Steyn (1/1) 17. Goosen (1/1) 69.

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September 15, 2012 8:05 PM AEST	Australia	23:19	Argentina	Skilled Park , Gold Coast Spectators: 22,278 Referees: Wayne Barnes ( England )
	Attempts: McCabe 59th raised Ioane 68th raised increases: Barnes (2/2) Penalty kicks: Barnes (2/2) 24th, 48th Beale (1/1) 78.	(3: 6) Report	Attempts: Leonardi 48th after. Farías Cabello 50th ad. Penalty kicks: Hernández (3/3)

Fifth round

September 29, 2012 5:00 p.m. SAST	South Africa	31: 8	Australia	Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria Spectators: 44,463 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
	Attempts: Kirchner 21st received Habana 28th received, 60th received, 78th received Louw 53rd n.erh. Elevations: Pienaar (3/5)	(14: 3) Report	Attempts: Harris 55th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Beale (1/1) 34.

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September 29, 2012 8:00 p.m. AST	Argentina	15:54	New Zealand	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata , La Plata Spectators: 53,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
	Attempts: Landajo 7th n.erh. Camacho 47. increased increases: Hernández (1/2) Penalty kicks: Hernández (1/1) 47.	(8:32) report	Attempts: Smith 15th increased Jane 22nd increased, 50th increased, 79th increased Savea 30th increased, 38th increased Nonu 58th increased increases: Carter (3/5) Cruden (2/2) Penalty kicks: Carter (2/3) 19th, 28th Cruden (1/1) 65.

Sixth round

October 6, 2012 5:00 p.m. SAST	South Africa	16:32	New Zealand	Soccer City , Johannesburg Spectators: 80,753 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
	Attempts: Habana 12. Increased increases: Goosen (1/1) Penalty kicks: Goosen (1/3) 20. Jantjies (2/4) 36th, 39th	(16:12) Report	Attempts: Whitelock 25th n.erh. A. Smith 33. Received Nonu 41. Received C. Smith 52. Received increases: Carter (3/4) Penalty kicks: Carter (1/1) 71.Dropgoals: Carter (1/1) 63.

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October 6, 2012 8:10 PM AST	Argentina	19:25	Australia	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito , Rosario Spectators: 41,149 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
	Attempts: Imhoff 76. Raised increases: Bosch (1/1) Penalty kicks: Hernández (3/4) 10th, 15th, 28th Drop goals: Bosch (1/2) 61.	(9:15) report	Attempts: Ioane 63rd increments: Harris (1/1) Penalty kicks: Harris (6/9) 2nd, 7th, 13th, 23rd, 26th, 73rd

Web links

• Tournament website