Ben-Jason Dixon says the South African rugby team are approaching this weekend's Rugby Championship match against Argentina as if it were a final. The Boks are on track to secure the Rugby Championship title with a game in hand.
If the world champions win this weekend they will secure the Rugby Championship title with a game in hand.
Rookie Springbok flanker Ben-Jason Dixon says the team are treating this Saturday’s fifth round Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Santiago like a final.with a game to play, against the same team in round six in Mbombela next weekend. As things stand the Boks have 18 log points from four wins while Argentina have 10 points. New Zealand and Australia can’t win the title and play each other twice over the next two weekends.
“Our mindset going into the week will be to treat it like a final, and I’m sure everyone in the squad will zoom into the game that way, so that we can hopefully get the win,” said Dixon, who made his Bok debut this year. Argentina have had an up and down competition, including wins against New Zealand away and Australia at home.
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