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New Zealand clinched the inaugural Rugby Championship title with a round to spare on Saturday with a 54-15 win over Argentina in La Plata.
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The All Blacks celebrate after winning the inaugural Rugby Chamionship after their victory in the Rugby Championship match between Argentina and the New Zealand All Blacks at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata on September 29, 2012 in La Plata, Argentina.
(September 28, 2012 - Source: David Rogers/Getty Images South America)
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The All Blacks produced their best performance of the year to demolish los Pumas, scoring seven tries including a hat-trick for Cory Jane and two for his fellow wing Julian Savea.
Aaron Cruden of the All Blacks breaks with the ball as Tomas Vallejos tackles during the Rugby Championship match between Argentina and the New Zealand All Blacks at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata on September 29, 2012 in La Plata, Argentina.
(September 28, 2012 - Source: David Rogers/Getty Images South America)
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Man of the Match It's hard not to give the gong to one of the backs since they scored all the points. Richie McCaw deserves a mention but Kieran Read was phenomenal and had a direct hand in creating at least two of the tries for the flash boys out wide.
Kieran Reid of the All Blacks breaks past Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino during the Rugby Championship match between Argentina and the New Zealand All Blacks at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata on September 29, 2012 in La Plata, Argentina.
(September 28, 2012 - Source: David Rogers/Getty Images South America)
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Moment of the match: There were a number of excellent tries - with Landajo's score a highlight - but Cory Jane's first try, thanks to a brilliant offload from Read, was out of the top drawer. It put the All Blacks 10 points up and they never looked back.
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Ma'a Nonu of the All Blacks breaks clear to set up the first try for Aaron Smith during the Rugby Championship match between Argentina and the New Zealand All Blacks at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata on September 29, 2012 in La Plata, Argentina.
(September 28, 2012 - Source: David Rogers/Getty Images South America)
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Sam Whitelock of the All Blacks wins the lineout ball during the Rugby Championship match between Argentina and the New Zealand All Blacks at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata on September 29, 2012 in La Plata, Argentina.
(September 28, 2012 - Source: David Rogers/Getty Images South America)
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The romp wrapped up the Rugby Championship trophy for the All Blacks, who head to South Africa during the week to meet the Springboks in Johannesburg next weekend.
Sam Whitelock of the All Blacks is tackled during the Rugby Championship match between Argentina and the New Zealand All Blacks at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata on September 29, 2012 in La Plata, Argentina.
(September 28, 2012 - Source: David Rogers/Getty Images South America)
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Springboks rule at Loftus |
South Africa bounced back from consecutive defeats on the road with a comprehensive 31-8 Rugby Championship victory over Australia at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday.
Man of the Match: There were handful of candidates in green with the home loose trio doing very well, but you can't look further than the hat-trick hero Bryan Habana, who seems to have found his mojo again and had the fans at his former home ground out of their seats.
Moment of the match: It might not have come from a classic bolt down the touchline, butHabana's first try was the product of the Boks' willingness to keep the ball moving (and the veteran wings knack for finding gap). It put the hosts 14-0 up and the Wallabies looked beaten for all money.
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| 6 Oct, 16:00 | South Africa | v | New Zealand | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, RSA | |
| 7 Oct, 0:10 | Argentina | v | Australia | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, ARG |
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FOUR-NATIONS 2012
| Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 50 | 95 | 21 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 104 | 77 | 27 | 12 |
| 3 |  Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 118 | -42 | 8 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 141 | -80 | 3 |
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