Backs: Ben Smith, David Havili, Israel Dagg, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Waisake Naholo, Rieko Ioane, Ryan Crotty, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sonny Bill Williams, Ngani Laumape, Beauden Barrett, Lima Sopoaga, Damian McKenzie, Aaron Smith, TJ Perenara, Tawera Kerr-Barlow.
Factbox on the Rugby Championship, the southern hemisphere test competition between New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina, which starts on Saturday (all times GMT):
NEW ZEALAND
World ranking: 1
Coach: Steve Hansen
Captain: Kieran Read
Titles: 14 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016)
Forwards: Kieran Read, Liam Squire, Jerome Kaino, Sam Cane, Ardie Savea, Vaea Fifita, Luke Romano, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Scott Barrett, Owen Franks, Nepo Laulala, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Wyatt Crockett, Joe Moody, Dane Coles, Codie Taylor, Nathan Harris.
Backs: Ben Smith, David Havili, Israel Dagg, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Waisake Naholo, Rieko Ioane, Ryan Crotty, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sonny Bill Williams, Ngani Laumape, Beauden Barrett, Lima Sopoaga, Damian McKenzie, Aaron Smith, TJ Perenara, Tawera Kerr-Barlow.
AUSTRALIA
World ranking: 4
Coach: Michael Cheika
Captain: Michael Hooper
Titles: Four (2000, 2001, 2011, 2015)
Forwards: Allan Alaalatoa, Rory Arnold, Adam Coleman, Jack Dempsey, Kane Douglas, Tetera Faulkner, Ned Hanigan, Michael Hooper, Sekope Kepu, Adam Korczyk, Sean McMahon, Stephen Moore, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Tom Robertson, Izack Rodda, Rob Simmons, Scott Sio, Lopeti Timani, Jordan Uelese.
Backs: Kurtley Beale, Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Will Genia, Dane Haylett-Petty, Reece Hodge, Samu Kerevi, Marika Koroibete, Tevita Kuridrani, Billy Meakes, Izaia Perese, Nick Phipps, Joe Powell, Curtis Rona, Henry Speight.
SOUTH AFRICA
World ranking: 5
Coach: Allister Coetzee
Captain: Eben Etzebeth
Titles: Three (1998, 2004, 2009)
Forwards: Dan du Preez, Uzair Cassiem, Jean-Luc du Preez, Siya Kolisi, Jaco Kriel, Oupa Mohoje, Lood de Jager, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Franco Mostert, Lizo Gqoboka, Steven Kitshoff, Frans Malherbe, Tendai Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, Coenie Oosthuizen, Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi, Chiliboy Ralepelle.
Backs: Andries Coetzee, Warrick Gelant, Dillyn Leyds, Raymond Rhule, Courtnall Skosan, Jan Serfontein, Damian de Allende, Jesse Kriel, Francois Venter, Curwin Bosch, Elton Jantjies, Handre Pollard, Ross Cronje, Francois Hougaard, Rudy Paige.
ARGENTINA
World ranking: 9
Coach: Daniel Hourcade
Captain: Agustin Creevy
Titles: None
Forwards: Agustin Creevy, Julian Montoya, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Santiago Garcia Botta, Lucas Noguera Paz, Ramiro Herrera, Enrique Pieretto, Matias Alemanno, Guido Petti, Tomas Lavanini, Marcos Kremer, Pablo Matera, Javier Ortega Desio, Tomas Lezana, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Benjamin Macome, Rodrigo Baez, Leonardo Senatore.
Backs: Martin Landajo, Tomas Cubelli, Gonzalo Bertranou, Nicolas Sanchez, Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Bautista Ezcurra, Juan Martin Hernandez, Jeronimo de la Fuente, Matias Moroni, Matias Orlando, Manuel Montero, Ramiro Moyano, Santiago Cordero, Joaquin Tuculet, Emiliano Boffelli.
FIXTURES (kickoffs GMT) Aug. 19 Australia v New Zealand, Sydney (1000)
South Africa v Argentina, Port Elizabeth (1505) Aug. 26 New Zealand v Australia, Dunedin (0735)
Argentina v South Africa, Salta (1730) Sept. 9 New Zealand v Argentina, New Plymouth (0735)
Australia v South Africa, Perth (1000) Sept. 16 New Zealand v South Africa, Auckland (0735)
Australia v Argentina, Canberra (1000) Oct. 1 South Africa v Australia, Bloemfontein (1505)
Argentina v New Zealand, Buenos Aires (2230) Oct. 8 South Africa v New Zealand, Cape Town (1505)
Argentina v Australia, Mendoza (2230)
* Titles includes Tri-Nations, which ran from 1996 to 2011 before the addition of Argentina.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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