The Rugby Championship will be going down to the wire in Mbombela after Argentina clinched a thrilling 29-28 win over the Springboks.
In this weekend’s game, the Boks got off to a barn storming start, but allowed the hosts to power back, before a cagey second half saw few scoring opportunities.
The Rugby Championship will be going down to the wire in Mbombela after Argentina clinched a thrilling 29-28 win over the Springboks in Santiago on Saturday, to keep their chances alive heading into the final game.move onto 14 points, while the losing bonus point from the Boks moved them to 19, meaning Argentina would need a big bonus point win to steal the trophy in South Africa.
The hosts took immediate advantage of having an extra man with flank Pablo Matera finishing off a stylish attack that started with a switch of play, before prop Joe Sclavi showed strength to power his way over the tryline to give Argentina a 19-17 lead.
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