Rugby Championship: Team of the Week; Planet Rugby

Unsurprisingly there is a significant All Black and Puma flavour to this line-up and unfortunately for the Wallabies they have no representative.

Here it is…

15 Joaquín Tuculet (Argentina): Finished off a superb team try against South Africa and was solid throughout in a memorable victory for the Pumas. He also helped create that opening try by sliding to the outside of the defender which made the space for his team-mates to exploit. Tuculet sees off Ben Smith to this shirt, who was his usual consistent self at the back in the All Blacks' 29-9 victory.

14 Israel Dagg (New Zealand): Crossed twice against the Wallabies as his switch to the right wing saw the classy All Black get amongst the tries. He now goes joint top of the try-scoring chart in this year's Rugby Championship as the competition takes a break.

13 Anton Lienert-Brown (New Zealand): While he was inside centre we simply had to make space for this debutant. Lienert-Brown looked a proud and determined man before kick-off and expertly set up Dagg's first try. He was also strong with the basics in a solid bow.

 12 Juan Martín Hernández (Argentina): Alongside Lienert-Brown we go for a man at the other end of his international career. Hernández was excellent in Salta with his kicking from the tee and out of hand top drawer. In fact it was his cross kick that set up flank Juan Manuel Leguizamón for a crucial try. He also made seven carries and five tackles for Argentina in the 26-24 win over the Springboks.

11 Manuel Montero (Argentina): It was difficult to leave out Bryan Habana and Julian Savea of South Africa and New Zealand respectively as both did well. But Montero was extremely busy for Argentina and despite knocking on over the line, did enough to get the nod. A further mention for Habana is earned as his record breaking try came seconds after he was smashed in possession. What a competitor.

10 Beauden Barrett (New Zealand): The mercurial number 10 set Westpac Stadium alight on Saturday with another impressive all-round performance. Barrett balanced his running threat with a fantastic kicking game as he kicked nine times in New Zealand's clobbering of Australia. The pacy playmaker also ran the opposition ragged with a clean-break and five defenders beaten.

9 Martin Landajo (Argentina): The feisty scrum-half displayed his attacking acumen as he broke South Africa's defensive line three times and in the process beat three players during his electrical runs. The aggressive number nine's quick distribution was a vital cog in the well-oiled Argentine attacking machine as he completed 50 passes and also off-loaded twice.

8 Facundo Isa (Argentina): The young number eight seems to improve with every passing week and his outing in Salta was no exception. He displayed his versatility against the Springboks as he was strong on defence as he made eight tackles. Isa's running capability was his real strength as he physically overpowered the South Africans with some crashing runs, and showed his agility by beating four defenders.

7 Sam Cane (New Zealand): The New Zealand tear-away was once again phenomenal in a black jersey. Cane managed the breakdown superbly while also linking well with the rest of his side. The Chiefs loose forward was also able to bag himself a try after Aaron Smith gave him the ball close to the Australian line and Cane crashed over Israel Folau to score.

6 Jerome Kaino (New Zealand): The All Blacks' blindside was all over the park once again this weekend. The Blues veteran wasn't the flashiest player of the day but he did his job with aplomb by putting in a massive 12 tackles and running 95 metres.

5 Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa): Came off the bench early the second half in Salta and, once again, made an impact with a superb all-round effort. Du Toit did his bit as a ball carrier and was rewarded with a try for his efforts but also impressed on defence with six tackles. He should start when the Boks face the Wallabies in Australia on September 10.

4 Brodie Retallick (New Zealand): In our team for the second successive week after another impressive display at the coalface of the All Blacks' forward effort against the Wallabies. Retallick shone at his core duties and also impressed on defence with eight tackles made. Beats out Bok enforcer Eben Etzebeth.

3 Owen Franks (New Zealand): The veteran might be a controversial choice, for some, after he tried to put his hands near Kane Douglas' eyes but he played a big part in the All Blacks' forward effort in Wellington. Franks was solid in the scrums and also caught the eye on defence with six hits.

2 Agustín Creevy (Argentina): Another player who makes our team for the second week in a row after a superb showing in Salta. Although Creevy was on the field for just 60 minutes, he proved a handful on attack, gaining 14 metres from six runs and managed an offload. He also impressed with his accurate throw-ins at the line-outs and beats out New Zealand's Dane Coles.

1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (Argentina): Was one of los Pumas' heroes in that memorable win in Salta after a solid effort against the Bok pack. Stood up well in the scrums, defended well – especially on the fringes of the rucks and mauls – and was a willing ball carrier.

 7 selections from the Argies, well done! Perhaps they are better than we knew & perhaps the Boks are not as bad as we think.

 apart from Barret (best flyhalf in the world by far ) and Dagg (the inform backline player), the most remarkable player this Rugby Championship IMO is Jerome Kaino

he's in the form of his life with 33 yo (mozart, this doesn't mean that every other player reaches his career peak at this age),..... he's more physical than ever,.... and this is too much to say coz he's been one of the most physical players in the world,.... he's a f*cking presence all over the park during the whole match,..... his hits and tacklings are incredibly hard,..... and his skills have improved,....... last game's offload when he was being tackled to the ground was amazing,...... very few backline players outside NZ are able to do it,....... simply amazing

but he's also running angles as he never did,..... which summed with his strenght carrying the ball makes him very dangerous,...... he's everywhere in the field, charging down, etc.,..... he's bringing the blindside game to another level,...... a real pleasure to watch,..... the best  blindside in the world

and, if he continues playing like this, he's the only one who IMO can compete with Barret for the Player of the Year award

No surprise that Pieter-Steph is the only Springbok in the team. By far our best player. What in the name of all that is holy is this oke doing on the bench?

Let me explain noob. What Stephanie does well is what a number 7 typically does....hard yards  running. He is not a power in the ruck and his lineout work is not as good as Lomp or Etzebeth. 
Start him and his burst of energy will fade as it did against Ireland in the last two tests. And the ABs will be totally ready for the pick and drive play that amazingly still surprised the Bargies.

There, have you learned something,  or are you still wearing your rose tinted specs?

I would revolve the 3 locks more to create some competition. Steph is certainly the form lock. He has more speed to get to the ruck and have a high work rate.

I seriously hope we start Stephanie and Kriel for the next test so we can get all the excuses out of the way....no matter which way we arrange the deck chairs this team will lose.

It has no leaders .....just a rabble. Jake always spoke of multiple leaders. This team has one leader type Whiteley, but he is simply not robust enough to keep his place.

It's the mess I knew it was going to be. 

 PSDT and a few others are better than Lood.