2016 Rugby Championship
| Date | 20 August 2016 – 8 October 2016 |
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| Countries |
 Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa
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| Final positions | |
| Champions |
New Zealand (4th title)
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| Bledisloe Cup |
New Zealand
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| Freedom Cup |
New Zealand
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| Mandela Challenge Plate |
Australia
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| Puma Trophy |
Australia
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Tries scored | 70 (5.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 431,288 (35,941 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Beauden Barrett (81) |
| Most tries |
Israel Dagg (5) Ben Smith (5) |
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The 2016 Rugby Championship was the fifth edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship, featuring Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. The competition is operated by SANZAAR, a joint venture of the four countries' national unions. New Zealand won their first four matches with bonus points to gain an unassailable lead, winning the title for the fourth time.
The tournament started on 20 August after the 2016 Summer Olympics had concluded, with Australia hosting New Zealand and South Africa hosting Argentina. The tournament ran for eight weeks with two bye weeks, ending on 8 October when South Africa hosted New Zealand and Argentina played Australia in London, England at Twickenham Stadium.
The tournament was operated by SANZAAR and known for sponsorship reasons as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa,The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand,The Castrol Edge Rugby Championship in Australia and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina.
The 2016 Championship returned to a 6-round format, with each team playing the other home and away. The previous year it had been reduced to 3 rounds so that the 2015 Rugby World Cup could be accommodated. It was the first tournament for which Argentina was a full member of SANZAAR, and the first in which they had a team competing in the SANZAAR run Super Rugby competition.
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