This year’s competition is intriguing, and the winner will be determined by the final game between Argentina and South Africa.
Although there has been much conjecture around the result of the Springboks vs Los Pumas match, the tournament regulations are rather explicit about what may happen. South Africa and Argentina have these chances, but Australia and New Zealand cannot win the championship.
- If South Africa wins or earns a bonus point from the match it will take the title on competition points.
- If there is a draw South Africa will take the title on competition points.
- If Argentina wins with no bonus point, and South Africa do not get a bonus point, then South Africa will take the title on competition points.
- If Argentina wins by a bonus point and South Africa does not get a bonus point the teams will be equal on competition points on the table.
According to the tournament rules for two teams tied on competition points – and with both teams having won 4 matches – Argentina will take the title based on two wins over South Africa. News for The Daily Rugby
Competition Rules
Points will be awarded in all TRC matches on the following basis:
| Win | 4 points |
| Draw | 2 points |
| Loss | 0 points for loss of more than 7 points |
| Bonus | 1 point for 3 tries or more than opponent |
| Bonus | 1 point for loss within 7 points or less |
Position on the competition table shall be determined by competition points as set out above:
- In the event of two or more teams being equal on competition points for any position on the competition table such position shall be determined by the team with the most wins in the series.
- In the event of (a) above not providing a decision, the position on the competition table will be determined by the team with the most wins against the other team/s tied on the same points.
- In the event of (b) above not providing a decision, the position on the competition table will be determined on the margin of points scored for and against in the series. The team with the highest margin of points scored for and against being considered as the winner.
- In the event of (c) above not providing a decision, the position on the competition table will be determined on the margin of points scored for and against by those competing teams. The team with the highest margin of points scored for and against being considered as the winner.
- In the event of (d) above not providing a decision, the position on the competition table will be determined on the basis of the team scoring most tries in the series.
- In the event of (e) above not providing a decision, the Series shall be shared between the two teams The Rugby Championship Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa compete yearly in the international rugby union competition known as the Rugby Championship, which was previously known as the Tri Nations Series (1996–2011). In the past, these have been the top four Southern Hemisphere national teams; in the Northern Hemisphere, a competition akin to the Six Nations exists.
The South African Rugby Union, New Zealand Rugby Union, Rugby Australia, and the Argentine Rugby Union are the four national governing organisations that make up SANZAAR, the consortium that oversees the game.