Sunday 9th October 2011 KO: 20:30 , Key Facts & Figures

Head-to-head New Zealand (cont’d)

• The All Blacks and Pumas have met 13 times with the All • Henry is coaching a team in a RWC match for the 14th Blacks winning 12 by an average of almost 34 points. The time, equalling Bernard Laporte’s (FRA) record. Henry teams drew their second match 21-21 in in coached Wales in their four matches at RWC 1999 and will 1985. have coached the All Blacks in five matches at RWC 2007 • Argentina also recognise a further four matches played and RWC 2011. against New Zealand teams in 1976 and 1979. New • Henry is the first person to coach 100 Tests for a major Zealand won all four of those matches. nation in the professional era. His 85 per cent winning • The teams have met at the World Cup once before with record coaching New Zealand is the best for any coach New Zealand winning the RWC 1987 pool match 46-15 in of a major nation in the professional era. His predecessor . John Mitchell’s record of 82.1 per cent is the only other • Argentina’s two narrowest losses to the All Blacks have above 80 per cent. Henry also coached 34 Tests for Wales come in two of their past three encounters - by four and and three for the British and Irish Lions. six points respectively - although both were in Buenos • New Zealand have lost only to , and Aires. France during Henry’s reign and have a winning record • Argentina’s narrowest loss to the All Blacks in New Zealand against all three. was their first Test, a 46-15 defeat in 1987. The last match • New Zealand have won their last 14 Test matches at home, between the two in New Zealand was a 41-7 win to the All a winning streak that goes back more than two years, Blacks in Hamilton in 2004, their second-narrowest margin since South Africa beat them 32-29 in Hamilton on 12 in New Zealand. September 2009. • New Zealand’s highest score against the Pumas in • Under Henry, New Zealand have lost only three home Test Argentina is 36 points, while their lowest score against matches against South Africa (twice) and France. their opponents on Sunday in New Zealand is 41 points. • During the RWC 2011 pool phase, New Zealand: • Argentina’s highest score against the All Blacks in New • Trailed on the scoreboard for just five minutes, equal Zealand is 19 points. Their highest score against New with Ireland as the shortest period by any team. Zealand in all Tests is 21 points in the 1985 draw. • Scored 240 points and 36 tries, more than any other • is the only All Black in the current RWC team but their fewest since the pool phase was 2011 squad to have scored points against Argentina. He expanded to four matches. scored a try in the team’s last encounter in New Zealand in • Were the only team to score a bonus point in every Hamilton in 2004. match. • Three of New Zealand’s starting XV, Tony Woodcock, Ali • Made 91 per cent of their tackles. Only (91.8 Williams and , played in the All Blacks’ last per cent) made more. match against the Pumas in Buenos Aires in 2006. Andrew • Won 100 per cent of their scrums. South Africa are the Hore, who is on the bench for Sunday’s match, came on only other team to have done so. as a replacement in Argentina five years ago. Woodcock, • Won eight scrums against the feed, more than any Hore, McCaw and Muliaina also started the 2004 match in other team. Hamilton. • Lost three of their own lineouts, the fewest of any team. New Zealand Argentina • Ranked No.1 in the world, a position they have held more than all other nations combined. • Ranked No.7 in the IRB World Rankings, having moved • Have scored 1951 RWC points, 566 more than from No.9 to No.8 following their RWC 2011 victory over second-placed Australia. Scotland and then again to No.7 following their win • Have scored 268 RWC tries, 90 more than second-placed against Georgia and France’s loss to Tonga last weekend. Australia. • Have the most RWC wins (15), points (732) and tries (73) of • Have won 34 RWC matches, three more than teams outside the Tri Nations and Six Nations. second-placed Australia. • Are the only team outside of the Tri Nations and Six • Are the only team to finish first in their pool at every RWC. Nations to have progressed to the RWC quarter-finals • Are one of four teams, along with , France and three times and are the only team outside that group to Australia, to have progressed to the quarter-finals at every have won a quarter-final. RWC. • Are one of three teams to have won a RWC knockout • Have progressed to the semi-finals on five occasions, match after trailing at half-time. England have done it four equal-most with France. times and France have done it three times. • Along with France, are the only teams to have lost • Have never beaten a Tri Nations side at an RWC. Their two multiple RWC semi-finals. narrowest defeats were 13 and 16-point losses to Australia • No team is undefeated in RWC quarter-finals. New in pool matches. Zealand, along with South Africa and France, are the only teams to have played at least three quarter-finals and lost only one. • Have lost two knockout matches after leading at half-time, both against France. Australia are the only other team to have done it more than once in two losses to England. • New Zealand have scored at least one try in their past 93 Tests and in 99 of the 100 Tests coached by .

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Argentina (cont’d) The line-ups (cont’d)

• Have won nine of their last 11 RWC matches, losing only • At an average of 28 years and 228 days, this is New to RWC 2007 finalists South Africa and England. Zealand’s second oldest RWC XV and their oldest to play in • During the RWC 2011 pool phase, Argentina: a RWC knockout match. The only All Blacks team at a RWC • Scored 90 points, the only quarter-finalist to not score older than this one was the team that beat France two at least 100 points. weeks ago. It was 24 days per player older. • Conceded just three tries, the fewest of the four teams • Their previous oldest team in a knockout match was their to finish second in their pool. last team to play a knockout fixture, that being the team • Used only 27 of their squad members, the fewest of that lost to France in the RWC 2007 quarter-finals. That any quarter-finalist. team was 398 days older per player. • Converted only 48.5 per cent of their place kicks, the • Mils Muliaina becomes the 20th player, and second All only quarter-finalist to kick less than 50 per cent. Black after Richie McCaw, to play 100 Test matches. • McCaw makes his 101st appearance for the All Blacks to The venue remain their sole most capped player. McCaw’s first match against the Pumas was his third Test, in Buenos Aires in • Eden Park hosted five matches during RWC 1987, with 2001. He is the only active All Black remaining from that New Zealand and France winning two matches each and match. Romania one. • McCaw also plays his 14th RWC match, equalling Reuben • Eden Park will host 11 matches at RWC 2011. It has already Thorne’s tally. (17) is the only All Black hosted two Pool A matches, one match in each of the with more RWC matches. other three pools. It will host two quarter-finals, both • is the oldest All Black to play at the Rugby semi-finals, the bronze final and final. Its total of 16 RWC World Cup. He advances his record to 36 years and 248 matches will be a record, surpassing Murrayfield’s mark days by starting this match. of 13. • Ma’a Nonu and play in the centres together • New Zealand have played four RWC matches at Eden for the 33rd time, extending their All Blacks record. Park, two at RWC 1987 and two at RWC 2011, winning by • plays his 90th Test, moving to within a minimum of 20 points each time. Their closest match two of Sean Fitzpatrick’s All Blacks record for a hooker. there was the 29-9 victory over France in the final of RWC Mealamu can equal Fitzpatrick’s record at RWC 2011 if 1987 and their 37-17 victory against the French two weeks New Zealand beat Argentina. ago. • Argentina have made four changes from the side that • The All Blacks have won their last 24 Tests at Eden Park faced Georgia. With the exception of number 8, Leonardo since an 18-18 draw with South Africa in August 1994. Senatore, the starting XV is identical to the team that • France are the last team to beat New Zealand at Eden Park played against Scotland two weeks ago. The only absent in July 1994. That match is also New Zealand’s only defeat player is Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, whose RWC 2011 at Eden Park in the past 25 years, since Australia won there participation was ended in that match through injury. in September 1986. • Arocena equals the RWC appearance • The All Blacks have collected 22 wins from as many record by a hooker as he will play his 18th match to draw attempts at Eden Park in the professional era (1996-2011). level with Raphaël Ibañez (FRA). By the time Ledesma • If New Zealand reach the semi-finals, they are guaranteed Arocena takes to the field, only four players will have to play five matches at Eden Park, which will equal played more RWC matches than him - Scotland’s record of matches played at Murrayfield at (ENG, 22), George Gregan (AUS, 20), (ENG, Rugby World Cups 1991 and 1999. 19) and (ENG), who has been selected • Argentina have never played at Eden Park. The Pumas to play his 19th RWC match 24 hours before the New have played 15 matches in New Zealand - two against a Zealand-Argentina quarter-final. New Zealand XV in 1979, two at RWC 1987, their four RWC • needs just five points to break Hugo 2011 matches and seven Tests against the All Blacks in Porta’s Argentina Test points scoring record of 590 points. between RWC 1987 and RWC 2011. Their only victories are • Contepomi requires 13 points to become Argentina’s against Italy at RWC 1987 and against Romania, Scotland top RWC points scorer. leads with 135 and Georgia at RWC 2011. points. • Contepomi is Argentina’s equal-leading RWC try scorer The line-ups with four.

• New Zealand have named their most capped Test line-up for this quarter-final. Their starting XV have 769 caps collectively, which surpasses the record of 766 set in the first match against Australia in August this year. New Zealand’s three most experienced sides until now had all played against the Wallabies. • The All Blacks have won five of the seven matches where their starting XV has had at least 700 caps. The only losses were against Australia - 765 caps in the 2011 Tri Nations decider in and 756 caps in the final 2010 Bledisloe Cup match in Hong Kong. New Zealand’s team that beat France 37-17 in the pool phase of RWC 2011 had 727 caps.

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NEW ZEALAND Mils IRB RANKING: 1 Muliaina Test #: 482 Waikato Replacements 16 (Taranaki) 14 13 12 11 17 (Tasman) Cory Conrad Ma’a Sonny 18 (Auckland) Jane Smith Nonu Bill Williams 19 Victor Vito (Wellington) Wellington Wellington Wellington Canterbury 20 (Southland) 21 (Manawatu) 10 9 22 (Auckland) Colin Piri Slade Weepu Canterbury Wellington Key Stats 8 Kieran # Caps Starting Lineup: 769 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 28 Read Oldest Player: Brad Thorn (36) Canterbury Youngest Player: Aaron Cruden (22) 6 7 Avg Weight Forwards: 110 kg Jerome 5 4 Richie Kaino McCaw (C) Sam Brad Auckland Whitelock Thorn Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury Officials 3 2 1 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) - 34 Tests Owen Keven Tony Franks Mealamu Woodcock Tests at Venue: 2 Tests New Zealand: 6 Tests Canterbury Auckland North Harbour Argentina: 4 Tests Test Debut: 16/02/2003 - Portugal v Georgia Assistant Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Assistant Referee: 1 2 3 George Clancy (Ireland) Rodrigo Mario Juan Roncero Ledesma Arocena Figallo TV Match Official: Montpellier Herault Stade Français Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Rugby Club 4 5 6 Manuel Patricio 7 Carizza Albacete Juan Julio Manuel Le- Farias Cabello guizamón Olimpique Tucumán RC 8 Universitaire Replacements Leonardo 16 Agustín Creevy (Montpellier Herault RC) Senatore 17 Martín Scelzo (Sporting Union Agen) Gimnasia y Esgrima de Rosario 18 () 19 () 9 10 20 Alfredo Lalanne ( Irish) Nicolás Santiago 21 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino (Montpellier Vergallo Fernández Herault Rugby Club) Montpellier Herault Stade Toulousain 22 Juan Jose Imhoff (Duendes) Rugby Club

11 12 13 14 Horacio Felipe Marcelo Gonzalo Key Stats Agulla Contepomi (C) Bosch Camacho Leicester Tigers Stade Français Biarritz Olympique Exeter # Caps Starting Lineup: 432 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 29 Oldest Player: Mario Ledesma Arocena (38) 15 Youngest Player: Juan Jose Imhoff (23) Avg Weight Forwards: 113 kg Martín Rodríguez Stade Français

ARGENTINA IRB RANKING: 7 Test #: 345

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Recent Results Date Team A Result Team B Venue 24/06/2006 Argentina 19 25 New Zealand Buenos Aires 26/06/2004 New Zealand 41 7 Argentina Hamilton 01/12/2001 Argentina 20 24 New Zealand Buenos Aires 23/06/2001 New Zealand 67 19 Argentina 28/06/1997 New Zealand 62 10 Argentina Hamilton

Summary New Zealand 13 Matches (1 Draw) Argentina 12 Won 0 585 Points 180 80 Tries 15 54 Conversions 8 36 Penalties 28 2 Drop Goals 4

Player Records For New Zealand against Argentina For Argentina against New Zealand Sean Fitzpatrick - 7 Appearances 7 - 2 Players - 103 Points 65 - Hugo Porta - 8 Tries 3 - Grant Fox - 20 Conversions 2 - 2 Players Grant Fox - 20 Penalties 14 - Hugo Porta 2 Players - 1 Drop Goals 7 - Hugo Porta

Player Records in a Match For New Zealand against Argentina For Argentina against New Zealand on 21/06/1997 - 33 Points 21 - Hugo Porta on 02/11/1985 on 15/07/1989 - 3 Tries 2 - Lisandro Arbizu on 01/12/2001 Carlos Spencer on 21/06/1997 - 10 Conversions 2 - Felipe Contepomi on 01/12/2001 Grant Fox on 01/06/1987 - 6 Penalties 4 - On 2 Occasions On 2 Occasions - 1 Drop Goals 3 - Hugo Porta on 02/11/1985

Team Records in a Match For New Zealand against Argentina For Argentina against New Zealand On 21/06/1997 - 93 Points 21 - On 02/11/1985 On 21/06/1997 - 14 Tries 2 - On 4 Occasions On 21/06/1997 - 10 Conversions 2 - On 01/12/2001 On 01/06/1987 - 6 Penalties 4 - On 2 Occasions On 2 Occasions - 1 Drop Goals 3 - On 02/11/1985

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Head Coach: Graham Henry Recent Matches Debut: 12/06/2004 v England (W 36-3) Date Opponent Result Venue Winning Ratio: 85.00% Average Tries per Match: 4.15 02/10/2011 Canada W 79 15 Wellington

24/09/2011 France W 37 17 Auckland New Zealand Record Under Graham Henry 16/09/2011 Japan W 83 7 Hamilton 85 Wins 0 Drawn 15 Lost 09/09/2011 Tonga W 41 10 Auckland 3541 For Points 1511 Against 27/08/2011 Australia L 20 25 Brisbane 415 For Tries 135 Against

310 For Conversions 103 Against Points For 260

277 For Penalties 199 Against Points Ag 74

5 For Drop Goals 11 Against Tries For 38

Tries Ag 9 Player Info For New Zealand

Caps as Caps v Player Pos Age Debut Caps Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Sub Opponent Tony Woodcock 1 30 23/11/2002 80 10 2 67 0 13 35 7 0 0 0 Keven Mealamu 2 32 23/11/2002 89 28 0 75 0 14 60 12 0 0 0 3 23 27/06/2009 28 7 0 23 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Brad Thorn 4 36 21/06/2003 56 9 0 48 0 8 15 3 0 0 0 5 22 12/06/2010 22 13 0 19 0 3 15 3 0 0 0 6 28 10/06/2006 45 5 0 38 0 7 40 8 0 0 0 Richie McCaw (C) 7 30 17/11/2001 100 7 2 88 0 12 95 19 0 0 0 8 25 08/11/2008 33 6 0 27 0 6 30 6 0 0 0 Piri Weepu 9 28 20/11/2004 53 34 1 46 0 7 70 7 10 5 0 10 23 11/09/2010 9 5 0 8 0 1 60 3 18 3 0 11 26 06/11/2010 11 6 0 10 0 1 20 4 0 0 0 Ma’a Nonu 12 29 14/06/2003 63 16 0 54 0 9 105 21 0 0 0 Conrad Smith 13 29 13/11/2004 52 4 0 46 0 6 105 21 0 0 0 14 28 01/11/2008 29 6 0 24 0 5 45 9 0 0 0 Mils Muliaina 15 31 14/06/2003 99 5 1 83 0 16 170 34 0 0 0 Total 769 161 6 656 0 113 865 157 28 8 0 Andrew Hore 16 33 09/11/2002 59 28 2 47 1 11 35 7 0 0 0 Ben Franks 17 27 12/06/2010 14 9 0 13 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 Ali Williams 18 30 09/11/2002 70 9 1 58 1 11 35 7 0 0 0 Victor Vito 19 24 12/06/2010 11 7 0 9 0 2 10 2 0 0 0 Jimmy Cowan 20 29 13/11/2004 50 18 0 43 0 7 35 7 0 0 0 Aaron Cruden 21 22 12/06/2010 6 5 0 6 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Isaia Toeava 22 25 26/11/2005 35 16 1 29 0 6 40 8 0 0 0 Records For New Zealand Caps Tries Points 100 - Richie McCaw 49 - 1250 - Daniel Carter 99 - Mils Muliaina 46 - Josevata Rokocoko 967 - 92 - Sean Fitzpatrick 46 - 645 - Grant Fox

Player Records (In a Match) Team Records (In a Match) Points: 45 - v Japan on 04/06/1995 Points: 145 v Japan on 04/06/1995 Tries: 6 - v Japan on 04/06/1995 Tries: 21 v Japan on 04/06/1995 Conversions: 20 - Simon Culhane v Japan on 04/06/1995 Conversions: 20 v Japan on 04/06/1995 Penalties: 9 - 2 players Penalties: 9 on 2 Occasions Drop Goals: 2 - 4 players Drop Goals: 3 v France on 28/06/1986

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Head Coach: Recent Matches Debut: 07/06/2008 v Scotland (W 21-15) Date Opponent Result Venue Winning Ratio: 39.13% Palmerston Average Tries per Match: 1.13 02/10/2011 Georgia W 25 7 North

Argentina Record Under Santiago Phelan 25/09/2011 Scotland W 13 12 Wellington 9 Wins 0 Drawn 14 Lost 17/09/2011 Romania W 43 8 369 For Points 452 Against 10/09/2011 England L 9 13 26 For Tries 33 Against 20/08/2011 Wales L 13 28 19 For Conversions 28 Against Points For 103 64 For Penalties 66 Against Points Ag 68

3 For Drop Goals 11 Against Tries For 11

Tries Ag 6 Player Info For Argentina

Caps as Caps v Player Pos Age Debut Caps Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Sub Opponent 1 34 15/09/1998 47 5 2 25 0 22 20 4 0 0 0 Mario Ledesma Arocena 2 38 18/09/1996 83 17 5 42 1 40 15 3 0 0 0 3 23 26/06/2010 8 3 0 5 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 4 27 04/12/2004 22 7 0 12 0 10 5 1 0 0 0 5 30 27/04/2003 45 1 1 24 0 21 5 1 0 0 0 Julio Farias Cabello 6 33 20/11/2010 6 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Juan Manuel Leguizamón 7 28 23/04/2005 38 9 1 23 0 15 35 7 0 0 0 8 27 31/05/2008 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Nicolás Vergallo 9 28 03/12/2005 23 3 0 12 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 Santiago Fernández 10 25 15/11/2008 17 2 0 8 0 9 8 1 0 1 0 11 26 03/12/2005 33 4 0 18 0 15 20 4 0 0 0 Felipe Contepomi (C) 12 34 10/10/1998 74 10 3 39 0 35 586 14 63 128 2 13 27 09/06/2007 9 2 0 4 0 5 8 0 1 2 0 14 27 31/05/2008 10 0 0 6 0 4 20 4 0 0 0 Martín Rodríguez 15 25 14/11/2009 14 1 0 6 0 8 61 2 6 12 1 Total 432 65 12 229 1 202 793 43 70 143 3 Agustín Creevy 16 26 23/04/2005 15 14 0 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 Martín Scelzo 17 35 14/09/1996 58 25 1 34 1 23 50 10 0 0 0 Marcos Ayerza 18 28 04/12/2004 33 18 0 19 0 14 5 1 0 0 0 Alejandro Campos 19 28 15/12/2007 14 10 0 7 0 7 5 1 0 0 0 Alfredo Lalanne 20 28 09/08/2008 9 5 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino 21 25 15/12/2007 13 5 0 8 0 5 20 4 0 0 0 Juan Jose Imhoff 22 23 20/05/2009 7 4 0 5 0 2 45 9 0 0 0

Records For Argentina Caps Tries Points 86 - Lisandro Arbizu 29 - José María Nuñez Piossek 593 - Hugo Porta 86 - Rolando Martin 28 - Diego Cuesta Silva 586 - Felipe Contepomi 83 - Mario Ledesma Arocena 24 - Gustavo Jorge 486 - Gonzalo Quesada

Player Records (In a Match) Team Records (In a Match) Points: 50 - Eduardo Morgan v Paraguay on 14/10/1973 Points: 152 v Paraguay on 01/05/2002 Tries: 11 - Uriel O’Farrell v Brazil on 13/09/1951 Tries: 24 on 2 Occasions Conversions: 16 - Jose Cilley v Paraguay on 01/05/2002 Conversions: 16 on 2 Occasions Penalties: 8 - 3 players Penalties: 8 on 3 Occasions Drop Goals: 3 - 5 players Drop Goals: 3 on 6 Occasions

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