Rugby Championship: Who’s the Most Successful Team?
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All Blacks vs. Argentina (Pumas):
* The All Blacks have won 70% of encounters against Argentina since their first match in 1903.
* Argentina has never won the Rugby Championship.
Rugby Championship Wooden Spoon:
* The Springboks have won the Wooden Spoon 11 times (roughly one in three tournaments).
* Argentina has won the Wooden Spoon 9 times out of 12 Rugby Championships contested (75% rate). This is worse than Italy’s 70% rate in the Six Nations.
* Australia has finished last 7 times.
* New Zealand has finished last only 2 times.
Six Nations Dominance:
* No team has dominated the Six Nations (or its predecessor, the Home Nations) as much as the All Blacks have dominated the Rugby Championship.
* england has the most outright wins with 29, closely followed by Wales with 28.
* France has 19, Ireland 16, and Scotland 14. Italy has yet to win.
World Cup vs. Championship:
* New Zealand’s dominance in the Rugby Championship hasn’t fully translated to the Rugby World Cup.
* The Springboks have won the Rugby World Cup 4 times, while the All Blacks have won it 3 times.
