The Rugby Championship Round 5 was the first round to see plenty of tries being scored. Both games were allowed to flow by the referees and some favourable conditions allowed both winning teams the chance to get four try bonus points. The All Blacks flogging of Argentina was enough to secure them the Rugby Championship trophy with one game remaining, while the Springboks looked a lot better without Morne Steyn against an injury depleted Wallabies.

The outside backs dominated the points scoring with braces of tries for Bryan Habana (South Africa), Cory Jane and Julian Savea (New Zealand). There were also plenty of Springboks and Argentina players in this Team of the Round to join the All Black laden backs. Personally, my team was let down by Luke Romano's injury plagued match, while Israel Dagg was outshone by his wingers for the first time this season. Ma'a Nonu finally pulled out a blinder and got me some points though!

I enjoyed the Rugby Championship Round 5, do you agree with the Team of the Round?

Rugby Championship Team of Round 5 by country
New Zealand 5
South Africa 4
Argentina 2
Australia 1

Rugby Championship Team of Round 5
1 Tatafu Polatu-Nau FR AUS 1 255 255 $1,130,000
2 Adriaan Strauss FR SAF 1 180 180 $1,307,500
1 Andries Bekker LK SAF 1 270 270 $1,080,000
2 Sam Whitelock LK NZL 1 240 240 $1,137,500
1 Francois Louw LF SAF 1 435 435 $940,000
2 Kieran Read LF NZL 1 360 360 $1,185,000
1 Martin Landajo HV ARG 1 250 250 $507,500
2 Dan Carter HV NZL 1 240 240 $1,250,000
1 Ma'a Nonu CT NZL 1 410 410 $1,322,500
2 Marcelo Bosch CT ARG 1 225 225 $725,000
1 Bryan Habana OB SAF 1 700 700 $1,160,000
2 Cory Jane OB NZL 1 570 570 $1,177,500