The Rugby Championship

On Saturday, coach Jacques Nienaber praised his team's fighting spirit to grind their way to a crucial bonus-point 36-20 victory against Argentina at Estadio ...

All credit to the players for remaining composed and showing their character in the way they played.” “It was great to get this this win for our country and the people behind us,” said Kolisi. “We will assess the injuries in the next two days and then make decisions on whether we have to bring in players next week. “The coaches believe in us, and we believe in ourselves, and we have ambitions of doing much more. This week we made a point of working as hard as we can despite everything happening around us.” But I must take my hat off to the players for keeping such calm heads toward the end of the game to pull it through.”

The Boks' 36-20 victory in the Argentinian capital means they are level on 14 log points with the New Zealanders, who only occupy first position because of ...

In the past couple of games, that's been a difference. Nothing has changed in terms of how we play, we've just been able to capitalise now." "Our mindset was to come and get maximum points.

The Springboks endured a difficult week off the field, but kept their Rugby Championship hopes alive with a win over Argentina on it.

Steyn added the extras to stretch their lead and keep their hopes of a bonus-point victory alive. Argentina were awarded a penalty try (13-22). They got some points for it when flyhalf Damian Willemse levelled the scores with a penalty conversion. It all started with a strong run by youngster Canan Moodie, before scrunhalf Jaden Hendrikse went over in the corner. It felt almost unrealistic that they hadn't scored by the 65th minute. They set up a lineout five metres out, but nothing came of it as they lost it.

South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx (centre) scored two tries in the Springboks' 36-20 victory over Argentina in a pulsating contest in Buenos Aires.

But De Allende powered through two tackles to score from close range and Marx benefitted from tired tackling to score in the corner as South Africa extinguished Argentine hopes. Almost immediately, Matias Moroni made a stunning break though the heart of the Springbok defence to dot down under the posts and Boffelli's conversion made it a two-point game, with South Africa still down to 14 men. "The message was very simple: we trained in the style of rugby we want to play and we didn't see that in the first half," said Cheika. "In the second half we started to play the way we train." Scrum-half Bertranou was yellow carded and Lood de Jager bulldozed over for what would have been a fourth South Africa try, only for Doleman to rule there was a knock-on in the build-up as the Boks led 22-6 at half-time. BUENOS AIRES - South Africa brushed aside a series of scandals during the week to storm to the top of the Rugby Championship with a bonus point 36-20 win over Argentina on Saturday.

South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx has scored a try in the final minute to secure a 36-20 bonus-point...

The home side were also awarded a penalty try to go with a five-pointer from centre Matias Moroni. "We have to learn from this, you have to play for 80 minutes if you want to win against the world champions." "The first half we weren't where we wanted to be in terms of defence and discipline," Pumas captain Julian Montoya said.

The Springboks managed to cut out much of the noise emanating from a tough week off the field to keep their Rugby Championship title hopes alive with a ...

Conversions: Frans Steyn (2), Damian Willemse Penalties: Emiliano Boffelli (2) It leaves the Boks level on 14 points with the All Blacks, with only a points difference separating the two great foes (28 and 41, respectively).

On Saturday, coach Jacques Nienaber praised the Boks' fighting spirit to grind their way to a crucial bonus-point 36-20 victory against Argentina at Estadio ...

All credit to the players for remaining composed and showing their character in the way they played.” “It was great to get this this win for our country and the people behind us,” said Kolisi. “We will assess the injuries in the next two days and then make decisions on whether we have to bring in players next week. “The coaches believe in us, and we believe in ourselves, and we have ambitions of doing much more. This week we made a point of working as hard as we can despite everything happening around us.” But I must take my hat off to the players for keeping such calm heads toward the end of the game to pull it through.”

All Blacks scrum-half Aaron Smith said on Monday that it was "very special" to host Australia at Eden Park on Saturday with the chance to clinch The Rugby ...

"There are a few boys who are very scratchy at the moment, which is great, it's where you want to be on a Monday - not feeling comfortable at all and a bit of an edge in camp," said New Zealand playmaker Beauden Barrett. "This is our last game at home, everything boils down to this weekend and we have given ourselves a shot (at the title)." "It's massive, it's a final and to be part of a game like this is very special."

All Blacks scrum-half Aaron Smith said it was "very special" to host Australia at Eden Park on Saturday with the chance to clinch The Rugby Championship ...

The All Blacks needed a Jordie Barrett try at the death to deny Australia a fight-back win last Thursday and Smith says New Zealand know they must produce a better performance. New Zealand last lost to Australia at Eden Park in 1986, but the All Blacks know that should they slip up, the Springboks will be waiting to take full advantage when they play Argentina in Durban later on Saturday. The Rugby Championship will be decided by this weekend's nail-biting last round of matches with both New Zealand and South Africa tied on 14 points at the top of the table.

Australia and the Melbourne Rebels will have to do without the services of blindside flanker Rob Leota after he suffered a ruptured Achilles.

He is the third Wallaby to suffer an Achilles injury in 2022. Another option is to bring openside flanker Fraser McReight in to the run-on side and shifting the impressive Pete Samu to the blindside. “Rob is a consummate professional with his training and recovery and someone who is a high character individual, so I have no doubt he’s going to attack his rehabilitation to the best of his ability.

Following a 36-20 victory for South Africa over Argentina in their Rugby Championship clash, here's our five takeaways from the match in Buenos Aires.

However, with a 14-point deficit separating them from New Zealand at the top of the table, they will know that next weekend they have to score and score big. On the basis of today, they have no injury concerns for the return fixture and we can expect to see a massive response from a proud nation that are very much on an upcurve of form. However, in a week’s time, they have the relatively easier tie, hosting Los Pumas, whilst the All Blacks again face Australia, a side they struggled to put away on Thursday, had it not been for the rather controversial call by Mathieu Raynal at the end of the match. When Los Pumas play well, the interplay loop work of Matera and the half-backs, combined with the inside switch passing is a joy to behold. For all De Allende’s solidity and defensive skill, his run down the tramline in the first half could have been timed with a calendar and showed just how limited his attacking play is. They played half of the first period with 14 men on the pitch, an uphill task against any side, but doubly so against a team as direct as South Africa.