Argentina have beaten the All Blacks and the Wallabies, showing they’re not to be trifled with. SA should take them very seriously.
Contrary to some of the criticism in South Africa and abroad, the Springboks have long boasted the players and the game plan to win consistently and to dominate Test rugby. The big question at the moment, of course, is why a fierce performance is so often followed by a display characterised by complacency.
Three or four wins would have seen them well placed to win the remaining fixtures against Argentina and to clinch the Rugby Championship title. A clean sweep of Wales and a successful Rugby Championship campaign might have provided the coaches with some leeway ahead of a challenging tour of Europe, which includes back-to-back matches against the best teams in the world – Ireland and France.
Argentina’s introduction to the Rugby Championship, and to Super Rugby in 2016, forced rugby in that region to grow. The Pumas secured a landmark victory in South Africa in 2015, and an inaugural win against the Boks at home in 2016. When a much-improved Bok side went to Mendoza in 2018, the visitors were hammered 32-19.
And yet you have to wonder how relevant Argentina’s performance in Hamilton is, in the context of the wider Rugby Championship race.
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