Last year it was Richie McCaw who clasped the Rugby Championship trophy after six gruelling rounds of action, who will it be this year? © Getty Images

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Ahead of the 2013 Rugby Championship, ESPNscrum has trawled the archives since the first tournament of southern hemisphere Test brilliance, then labelled the Tri-Nations, to bring you a quiz. Have a go at it and let us know how you get on below.

1. Who scored Argentina's first try in Rugby Championship?

2. What was the score when Argentina drew with South Africa?

3. What year was the first Tri-Nations?

4. Who won the first Tri-Nations? And the last? (two points)

5. Which game saw a world record rugby union crowd? And how many packed into the stadium? (two points)

6. Who is the tournament's top try-scorer? And points scorer? (two points)

7. Which three players have received red cards in the competition? (three points)

8. What is Argentina's anthem called?

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9. What is the name of the trophy Australia and South Africa contest for? And the one New Zealand and Australia play for? (Two points)

10. How many points do you get for a win in the Rugby Championship?

11. Which coach has won the most titles?

12. Who is the highest scoring Australian in the competition?

13. What are the four nicknames of the teams in the Rugby Championship? (four points)

14. How many languages are in the South African anthem? Can you name them? (six points)

15. Which player has played the most matches in the Tri-Nations?

16. Which game in this year's tournament will be played at the highest altitude?

17. Which front-rower has the most tries in the competition?

18. Which team has secured the biggest margin of victory in the tournament?

19. Which is the only player to have scored a try in every game in a single series?

20. Who scored the quickest try from kick-off and in which match? (two points)

How did you fare?

30-35 points: Take a bow - you have won the Championship. And stop Googling
24-29 points: A valiant effort but you will never be remembered as a true great
18-23 points: You have won a couple of caps but only because of a huge injury list
12-17 points: One-cap wonder
5-12 points: You're lucky to be anywhere near the squad let alone a rugby pitch
0-5 points: Go and play tiddlywinks

Argentina line up for their anthem, but what's it called? © Getty Images

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Answers: 1. Santiago Fernandez (v South Africa, 2012), 2. 16-16, 3. 1996, 4. New Zealand, 5. Australia 35-39 New Zealand, July 15, 2000 - 109,874, 6. Christian Cullen, 16, Dan Carter with 519, 7. Andre Venter (v New Zealand, August 1997), Marius Joubert (v Australia 2002), Drew Mitchell (v New Zealand, 2010), 8. Himno Nacional Argentino, 9. Mandela Plate and Bledisloe Cup, 10. Four, 11. Sir Graham Henry, five, 12. Matt Burke, 271, 13. Los Pumas, Springboks, Wallabies, All Blacks, 14. Five (Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, English), 15. George Gregan, 48, 16. South Africa v Argentina, August 17, 2013 at FNB Stadium - 1743m, 17. Tony Woodcock, seven, 18. Australia beating South Africa 49-0 in 2006, 19. Christian Cullen, 2000, 20. Fourie du Preez after just 15 seconds, 2006 v All Blacks