The Springbok win over the All Blacks last week meant that while the mathematical permutations make it possible for them to still lose it, only a freak series of events will prevent them from adding the Castle Lager Rugby Championship crown to the World Cup trophy they retained last year.
If Argentina don’t get a try scoring bonus point, which would require them to score three tries more than a side that has the best defensive record in the Championship, and the Boks manage a losing bonus point in Santiago on Saturday night it will be enough to turn the following week’s game in Nelspruit into an inauguration ceremony.
But while the remainder of the Championship might appear like a cake-walk for the Boks given their dominance on the log , and we should have a dead rubber final round, the final fortnight is crucial for the standing of the Championship, for rugby as a sport as well as some of the nations participating.While South African eyes will focus mainly on the late night game being televised from Argentina on Saturday, the Bledisloe Cup will start earlier in the day in Sydney.
The last gasp penalty that secured the Wallabies an unexpected win in the first game of their tour to Argentina offered some hope for Australia, but that hope was all but extinguished a week later when the Pumas posted 67 points and scored a record win. Indeed, even last year the Wallabies were leading a Bledisloe Cup game on New Zealand soil until the final minutes, so you never know what might transpire. But the All Blacks will be expected by the New Zealand rugby public to win, and win well.
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