Springboks vs Argentina | Rugby Championship

FULL-TIME! SOUTH AFRICA 48-7 ARGENTINA. A magnificent match, with the Springboks putting on a truly champions performance, but Argentina gave them a really good go in the first half. Superb display from a world-class team and a great afternoon of rugby… hope you enjoyed following the action with us!

83’

Commentary

Argentina drive to the right and there is a massive mass of players standing against the post… the ref blows the whistle and four groups of opponents swing handbags at one another… the ref calls them to order… explains that the match is over and blows his whistle! What an end to what a match!!!!!!

82’

Commentary

Argentina win a penalty on the 5m line… will tap and go…

80’

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Boks controlling the ball, but Argentina get possession and press hard into the corner looking for a consolation try.

78’

Conversion

CONVERSION, SOUTH AFRICA, POLLARD! 48-7; Almost in front of the poles… this man could backheel it over the posts.

77’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, KRIEL! 46-7; Great pressure again from the Boks, Kriel running onto a quick-release pass, juggling the ball and powering over for the try. Great team effort largely made by a powering drive through the Argentine backline by Cobus Reinach.

75’

Conversion

CONVERSION, SOUTH AFRICA, POLLARD! 41-7; Pollard doesn't miss those (referring to almost any kick on poles), curling it in from the right.

74’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, DU TOIT! 39-7; Another powerful drive from the Boks, Arendse with another mazy run before being brought to ground, Du Toit picking up the ball and falling over for his second try of the night.

72’

Commentary

GREAT TRY… but it's overturned! Incredible running down the right from the Boks… then Fassi kicks long into the goal area and Arendse dives on it… but TMO can't see pressure for it's a kick out.

70’

Conversion

CONVERSION, SOUTH AFRICA, POLLARD! 34-7; Pollard makes no mistake with the conversion.

69’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, MARX! 32-7; Pollard kicked the penalty into the corner… lineout won… the Bok pack just drove Argentina back and Marx falls to ground in the middle of the pack and dots down over an opponent's boot.

69’

Try

68’

Yellow Card

YELLOW CARD, ARGENTINA, CARRERAS. Unlucky… three on one and he went for the intercept, didn't get it… and Argentina are down to 13 men.

68’

Commentary

Pollard replaces Libbok, who gets a huge ovation from the crowd.

66’

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Lovely running play by the Boks, taking on Argentina.

64’

Red Card

RED CARD, ARGENTINA, MOTERA. The yellow card challenge on Koch. That means another 10 minutes off the pitch.

62’

Commentary

Argentina drive hard through the Bok defence, winning a penalty just inside the BOK 10m.

60’

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CLEVER PLAY!! Argentina win the scrum, run the ball… and there is a lovely grubber that runs into touch just short of the Boks 5m. Great play.

59’

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Great breaking run from the Boks, Libbok trying to run onto a ball over the top but he can't drag it in and Argentina counter down the right line but they knock on as well.

57’

Commentary

Clever lineout again from the Boks who run the line, Libbok launches a high ball but it's knocked on by Lukhanyo Am. Argentina kick long but Fassi catches it and gives a good touchfinder in return.

55’

Yellow Card

YELLOW CARD, ARGENTINA, PABLO MATERO. Heavy challenge with a direct shoulder to the head of Vincent Koch… but that will definitely be turned into a red. A shocking and very, very dangerous impact.

54’

Commentary

Argentina win the lineout and run the line to the right wing, then bring it back… then to the right again, but FASSI crunches into his man… and the Boks have a penalty inside their 22. Ref is just checking for foul play first…

53’

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Argentina run the ball at pace, but they lose possession when the ball into the man running into the line is knocked on.

52’

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Argentina run the ball at pace, but they lose possession when the ball into the man running into the line is knocked on.

50’

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Two powerful scrums end with an Argentina penalty which they kick to deep into the Bok 22.

48’

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The teams exchange long, raking kicks and the end result is a line out for the Boks near the halfway line.

46’

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PULLED! Hendrikse pulls his kick across the poles… he'll be disappointed by that effort.

45’

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Argentina drive forward but are penalised for not releasing the ball. Penalty is 10 metres inside the Argentine 10m… a few metres to the right of the posts…

43’

Commentary

Great pressure and running from the Boks, first to the right and then the left… the run it again but Libbok's long pass to De Allende eludes the centre and play is called back.

41’

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Phenomenal play from the Boks, running the ball quickly down the line… Libbok kicks to the wing for Kolbe, who grabs it and passes to Jesse Kriel who feeds Damian de Allende… the pass back is intercepted by an Argentine, but Kriel drives him into touch.

41’

Kick Off

KICK-OFF! The second half is underway and the Boks are just 40 minutes away from taking the Rugby Championship again… or can Argentina fight back to claim their first-ever win?

40’

Half Time

HALF-TIME, SOUTH AFRICA 27-7 ARGENTINA. A magical first half… and the Boks are close to taking the title!

38’

Commentary

The conversion is wide… Hendrikse pulls his kick from alongside the touchline, but a 20-point lead is good for the first half.

37’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, KOLBE! 27-7; Lovely run down the line by the Boks, quick passes and then a long pass out to Kolbe, who has to stop, move left then right and force his way over the line for the try. Magnificent play from the home side.

29’

Injury

YELLOW CARD, ARGENTINA. Mateo Carreras is binned for knocking into Fassi in the air – his shoulder smacking into Fassi's thigh, sending him spiralling over dangerously… he landed ok but it could have been dangerous.

34’

Conversion

POST! Hendrikse's conversion from neat the right touchline smacks against the posts, and Argentina are saved a pair of points.

33’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, FASSI! 22-7; Another superb piece of running rugby from the Boks sees Fassiu dive over for the score! Brilliant play from the home side.

28’

Commentary

OUCH! Fassi goes up for a high ball but an Argentine attacker knocks into him and he looks fine but the Argentine will be in trouble.

27’

Commentary

Springboks playing with power, Kolbe making another strong run, then Argentina win a turnover and drive forward.

25’

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Libbok looks to release backline with a three-one overlap, but the ref has to stop play for an injury to an Argentine back.

24’

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Boks driving hard, Kolbe breaks past three defenders before again being taken down by two more.

22’

Penalty

PENALTY, SOUTH AFRICA, HENDRIKSE! 17-7; Boks awarded a penalty in front of poles and they take the points.

20’

Conversion

CONVERSION, ARGENTINA, ALBORNOZ! 14-7; No trouble from in front of his posts.

19’

Try

TRY, ARGENTINA, ALBORNOZ! 14-5; A lovely running move is completed by Albornoz, dotting down under the posts. Argentina have come alive!

17’

Commentary

Argentina look to press back at the Bok, moving the ball upfield.

15’

Conversion

CONVERSION, SOUTH AFRICA, HENDRIKSE! 14-0; Superb kick from Hendrikse from the left touchline.

14’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, DU TOIT! 12-0; Pieter-Steph du Toit tries to power over the Bok maul on the Argentine line… he is held up but as the defender eventually drops him down, the Bok incredibly holds onto the ball and manages to dot it down for the score! An incredible try!

12’

Commentary

Boks win the ball back from Argentina and drive forward, winning a penalty. They kick to the corner and win a scrum.

10’

Commentary

From the restart the Boks drive forward and Kolbe gets the ball near the halfway line and makes 20m as he takes on three defenders before he is brought to ground. Boks are all over Los Pumas.

9’

Conversion

CONVERSION, SOUTH AFRICA, HENDRIKSE! 7-0; Hendrikse slams it over from in line with the right post.

8’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, FASSI! 5-0; Boks runs the line and Libbok sends a superb pass to Fassi, who breaks through two Argentine tackles and crashes over for the opening score!!!!!! Mbombela erupts!

6’

Commentary

The Boks run the line at pace to the right touchline, then back again to the left wing, Libbok spiralling a beautiful long pass to De Allende… and the Boks have another penalty on the 5m… and another penalty advantage…

3’

Commentary

Boks kick into the corner for a lineout, win it and are awarded another penalty… they scrum and power Argentina back over their line and crash over, but the ref calls them back for another penalty, and they will scrum.

2’

Commentary

Boks fly onto the attack, pressuring Argentina down the left wing… penalty advantage Boks and Libbok spirals a kick to the right wing to Kolbe but it's just too deep.

2’

Commentary

Boks fly onto the attack, pressuring Argentina down the left wing… penalty advantage Boks and Libbok spirals a kick to the right wing to Kolbe but it's just too deep.

1’

Kick Off

KICK-OFF! We're underway with the first half!

0’

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Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand). Assistant referees: James Doleman ( New Zealand), Craig Evans (Wales). TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand).

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Argentina: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Joaquin Oviedo, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Thomas Gallo. Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Ignacio Calles, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Pablo Matera, 21 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22 Lucio Cinti, 23 Juan Cruz Mallia.

0’

Commentary

South Africa: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche. Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Elrigh Louw, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Handre Pollard, 23 Lukhanyo Am.

0’

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The teams again…

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Argentina had beaten Australia and New Zealand and have also been beaten by both sides prior to last week's match against South Africa. It has been a truly inspiring performance from a team that is seriously on the rise in international rugby.

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The Boks had beaten Australia and New Zealand home and away ahead of travelling to Argentina, where coach Rassie Erasmus made 10 changes to his squad to keep players fresh and test new options. Argentina claimed a one-point win to keep the title race alive ahead of the final match here at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.

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Argentina shocked the Boks last week by pipping them by one point for a 29-28 win at home, breaking the Boks' unbeaten record in the tournament this year. It was also Argentina's second home win on the trot, having smashed Australia 67-27 the previous week.

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Let's start with the teams…

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Good afternoon, and welcome to the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit for a massive match… it's the deciding match in the RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP… with South Africa leading the table, but Argentina could snatch the title for the first time ever with a win.

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Team

Pts

Springboks

Argentina

-25

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