Argentina vs Springboks | Rugby Championship

Argentina

Springboks

Saturday 17 Sep 2022

Estadio Libertadores de América, TBC

Argentina

Springboks

Tries

Matias Moroni 68'

Malcolm Marx 79'; 32';

Damian de Allende 74'

Jaden Hendrikse 27'

Conversions

Emiliano Boffelli 68'

Francois Steyn 81'; 75';

Damian Willemse 28'

Penalties

Emiliano Boffelli 23'; 8'

Damian Willemse 11'

Timeline

End

81'

Francois Steyn

Conversion

81'

Malcolm Marx

Try

79'

Andre Esterhuizen

Out: Jesse Kriel

75'

Benjamin Urdapilleta

Out: Santiago Carreras

75'

Francois Steyn

Conversion

75'

Damian de Allende

Try

74'

Emiliano Boffelli

Conversion

68'

Matias Moroni

Try

68'

Ox Nche

Out: Steven Kitshoff

66'

Try

65'

Kwagga Smith

Yellow Card

64'

Francois Steyn

Out: Damian Willemse

64'

Agustin Creevy

Out: Julian Montoya

64'

Rodrigo Bruni

Out: Juan Martin Gonzalez

64'

Guido Petti

Out: Matias Alemanno

63'

Deon Fourie

Out: Siya Kolisi

59'

Faf de Klerk

Out: Jaden Hendrikse

59'

Willie le Roux

Yellow Card

58'

Trevor Nyakane

Out: Frans Malherbe

58'

Elrigh Louw

Out: Jasper Wiese

51'

Kwagga Smith

Out: Lood de Jager

51'

Matias Moroni

Out: Gonzalo Bertranou

49'

Joel Sclavi

Out: Eduardo Bello

46'

Thomas Gallo

Out: Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro

46'

End

42'

Gonzalo Bertranou

Yellow Card

41'

Tomas Cubelli

Out: Lucio Cinti

40'

Start

40'

Malcolm Marx

Try

32'

Damian Willemse

Conversion

28'

Jaden Hendrikse

Try

27'

Emiliano Boffelli

Penalty

23'

Try

20'

Santiago Carreras

Yellow Card

20'

Damian Willemse

Penalty

11'

Emiliano Boffelli

Penalty

Start

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Springboks

Argentina

-25

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Match Information

Estadio Libertadores de América, TBC

Rugby Championship

Saturday 17 Sep 2022

Estadio Libertadores de América, TBC

Argentina

Springboks

Tries

Matias Moroni 68'

Malcolm Marx 79'; 32';

Damian de Allende 74'

Jaden Hendrikse 27'

Conversions

Emiliano Boffelli 68'

Francois Steyn 81'; 75';

Damian Willemse 28'

Penalties

Emiliano Boffelli 23'; 8'

Damian Willemse 11'

Timeline

End

81'

Francois Steyn

Conversion

81'

Malcolm Marx

Try

79'

Andre Esterhuizen

Out: Jesse Kriel

75'

Benjamin Urdapilleta

Out: Santiago Carreras

75'

Francois Steyn

Conversion

75'

Damian de Allende

Try

74'

Emiliano Boffelli

Conversion

68'

Matias Moroni

Try

68'

Ox Nche

Out: Steven Kitshoff

66'

Try

65'

Kwagga Smith

Yellow Card

64'

Francois Steyn

Out: Damian Willemse

64'

Agustin Creevy

Out: Julian Montoya

64'

Rodrigo Bruni

Out: Juan Martin Gonzalez

64'

Guido Petti

Out: Matias Alemanno

63'

Deon Fourie

Out: Siya Kolisi

59'

Faf de Klerk

Out: Jaden Hendrikse

59'

Willie le Roux

Yellow Card

58'

Trevor Nyakane

Out: Frans Malherbe

58'

Elrigh Louw

Out: Jasper Wiese

51'

Kwagga Smith

Out: Lood de Jager

51'

Matias Moroni

Out: Gonzalo Bertranou

49'

Joel Sclavi

Out: Eduardo Bello

46'

Thomas Gallo

Out: Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro

46'

End

42'

Gonzalo Bertranou

Yellow Card

41'

Tomas Cubelli

Out: Lucio Cinti

40'

Start

40'

Malcolm Marx

Try

32'

Damian Willemse

Conversion

28'

Jaden Hendrikse

Try

27'

Emiliano Boffelli

Penalty

23'

Try

20'

Santiago Carreras

Yellow Card

20'

Damian Willemse

Penalty

11'

Emiliano Boffelli

Penalty

Start

Top Stats

2Tries5

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

153

Offload

Metres Gained

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

124

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Line Up

Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro

Julian Montoya

Eduardo Bello

Matias Alemanno

Tomas Lavanini

Juan Martin Gonzalez

Marcos Kremer

Pablo Matera

Gonzalo Bertranou

Santiago Carreras

Lucio Cinti

Jeronimo de la Fuente

Matias Orlando

Emiliano Boffelli

Juan Cruz Mallia

Steven Kitshoff

Malcolm Marx

Frans Malherbe

Eben Etzebeth

Lood de Jager

Siya Kolisi

Franco Mostert

Jasper Wiese

Jaden Hendrikse

Damian Willemse

Makazole Mapimpi

Damian de Allende

Jesse Kriel

Canan Moodie

Willie le Roux

Substitutes

Agustin Creevy

Thomas Gallo

Joel Sclavi

Guido Petti

Rodrigo Bruni

Tomas Cubelli

Benjamin Urdapilleta

Matias Moroni

Deon Fourie

Ox Nche

Trevor Nyakane

Elrigh Louw

Kwagga Smith

Faf de Klerk

Andre Esterhuizen

Francois Steyn

Commentary

80’

Full Time

FULL-TIME! 20-36. The Springboks come away from Buenos Aires with a bonus-point victory. It was a nervous second half for the visitors as Argentina took full advantage of getting the rub of the green from the match officials to cut the deficit to two points. However, the Springboks will happy with the fight to score two tries in the final five minutes.

80’

Conversion

CONVERSION, SOUTH AFRICA, STEYN! 20-36. Frans Steyn adds an excellent touchline conversion to seal a win for the Springboks.

79’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, MARX! 20-34. The Springboks have their bonus-point back and that should seal the game as wonderful hands put Mapimpi into space before the winger passes back on his inside to put Marx over.

77’

Commentary

Frans Steyn is penalised for a dangerous tackle and Argentina have a lineout inside South Africa's 22. The Springboks defend strongly and Deon Fourie wins a breakdown penalty.

75’

Conversion

CONVERSION, SOUTH AFRICA, STEYN! 20-29. Frans Steyn adds the extras to take the Springboks into a two-score lead.

74’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, DE ALLENDE! 20-27. South Africa win a couple of penalties and work the ball forward in Argentina's 22. De Allende bashes his way over for the Springboks' fourth try.

69’

Conversion

CONVERSION, ARGENTINA, BOFFELLI! 20-22. Argentina are right back in this as Boffelli's conversion bring the hosts to within three points of the lead.

68’

Try

TRY, ARGENTINA, MORONI! 18-22. Matias Moroni scores a controversial second try for Argentina, with a forward pass suspected in the build-up.

65’

Yellow Card

YELLOW CARD, SOUTH AFRICA, SMITH! 13-22. Kwagga Smith is sent to the sin bin for conceding the penalty try. The Springboks are down to 13 men at the moment.

65’

Penalty

PENALTY TRY, ARGENTINA! 13-22. After a long TMO review, Kwagga Smith is judged to have tackle Argentina's Cubelli high while the scrumhalf was on the ground metres from the tryline. Argentina are back in the game.

64’

Commentary

Argentina win three penalties in a row and South Africa pinned back in the visitors' 22 area. Concern for the Springboks as Willemse is down and receiving medical attention.

60’

Commentary

South Africa force Argentina to knock the ball on from a five-metre scrum and clear their lines. An excellent chase from a kick from Moodie sees the Springbok win a scrum inside Argentina's half.

59’

Yellow Card

YELLOW CARD, SOUTH AFRICA, LE ROUX! 6-22. South Africa are down to 14 men after Willie le Roux is sent to the sin bin for repeated infringements. Argentina have all the momentum at the moment.

57’

Commentary

Easily Argentina's best attacking passage of the match ends with the hosts winning a penalty in South Africa's 22. South Africa are on a warning for repeated penalties.

54’

Commentary

Argentina have come out in the second half with much more intensity and have South Africa on the back foot. A passage of play featuring a few fancy offloads ends with Argentina winning an attacking scrum for a knock-on in a tackle.

51’

Commentary

Argentina win a breakdown penalty through captain Montoya. Boffelli clears to the Springboks' 22.

49’

Commentary

A South African attack from the lineout ends with the visitors conceding a penalty. Argentina clear to the halfway line.

48’

Commentary

South Africa defend and win a penalty near the halfway line. Willemse once again kicks to Argentina's 22.

46’

Commentary

Argentina poach the lineout and counter attack. A kick in behind South Africa's defence is grounded by Kriel over the tryline and South Africa have a goal-line drop-out.

44’

Commentary

A breathless start to the second half, where Argentina come close to scoring before a Damian de Allende intercept, ends with South Africa winning a penalty at the breakdown. Willemse kicks to Argentina's 22.

41’

Kick Off

KICK-OFF! 6-22. South Africa get the second half underway in Buenos Aires. The Springboks currently have the bonus point after a dominant first half performance, but will want a couple more tries in the second half. Argentina have been let down by their discipline and will start the half with 14 men.

40’

Half Time

HALF-TIME. 6-22. South Africa think they have scored a fourth try through Lood de Jager, but it is chalked off for a knock-on at the lineout. The Springbok pack has been dominant in the first half and Argentina have had to live off scraps. For now, South Africa have the bonus point that the need to draw level with New Zealand on the Rugby Championship log.

40’

Yellow Card

YELLOW CARD, ARGENTINA, BERTRANOU! 6-22. Scrumhalf Bertranou becomes the second Argentina player to be yellow-carded in the first half, this time for repeated infringements.

39’

Commentary

South Africa win a penalty at the scrum and Willemse's kick puts the Springboks in an attacking position inside Argentina's 22.

37’

Commentary

Argentina lose the ball forward, allowing South Africa to clear to the 22. The hosts are then blown for a skew throw at the lineout and South Africa have a scrum outside the 22.

36’

Commentary

Argentina are back to their full numbers and win a penalty from a scrum outside South Africa's 22. The hosts kick for touch and are five metres out from the tryline.

32’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, MARX! 6-22. Another powerful and accurately set driving maul allows Malcolm Marx to score South Africa's third try. The Springboks have been dominant in the first half.

30’

Commentary

South Africa win another couple of penalties and will kick for another lineout five metres from the tryline.

28’

Conversion

CONVERSION, SOUTH AFRICA, WILLEMSE! 6-17. Willemse converts from in front of the poles to add the extras.

27’

Try

TRY, SOUTH AFRICA, HENDRIKSE! 6-15. The Springboks don't get a third maul going, but break and take the ball through the phases before Hendrikse snipes over and dots down under the poles.

26’

Commentary

South Africa have Argentina under pressure after winning a couple of penalties from mauls near the tryline.

23’

Penalty

PENALTY, ARGENTINA, BOFFELLI! 6-10. Argentina win a penalty from the kick-off and Boffelli converts to narrow the deficit.

21’

Yellow Card

YELLOW CARD, ARGENTINA, CARRERAS! Santiago Carreras is sent to the sin bin for conceding the penalty try.

21’

Penalty

PENALTY TRY, SOUTH AFRICA! 3-10. South Africa are awarded a penalty try as Hendrikse was held up over the tryline by a player in an offsides position. The Springboks take the lead for the first time in Buenos Aires.

21’

Commentary

South Africa win a penalty and launch a maul inside Argentina's 22. Moodie goes close, before Hendrikse goes over. There is a TMO check for a potential penalty try and yellow card.

18’

Commentary

Boffelli's attempt goes well wide and is short. South Africa carry it up, before Hendrikse clears back into Argentina's half.

16’

Commentary

Argentina win a penalty on the halfway line. Boffelli will have an ambitious attempt from the angle.

14’

Commentary

Willemse sends his penalty just wide of the poles. The score remains 3-3.

12’

Commentary

South Africa win the ball back from a high kick and are awarded a penalty inside Argentina's half. Willemse will have a shot at goal.

10’

Penalty

PENALTY, SOUTH AFRICA, WILLEMSE! 3-3. The Springboks win the ball back from the kick-off and take the ball through the phases before winning a penalty. Willemse converts from straight out in front to level the score.

8’

Penalty

PENALTY, ARGENTINA, BOFFELLI! 3-0. Boffelli nails his penalty as it swings inside the poles. Argentina take an early lead.

6’

Commentary

Argentina win a penalty on the halfway line and Boffelli opts to have a shot at goal.

5’

Commentary

Argentina launch a multi-phase attack from the 22m line and almost find space with a kick behind the defence. The Springboks get the ball back and clear.

2’

Commentary

Both teams are feeling each other out under the high ball in the first couple of minutes in the match. Argentina have a scrum on their side of the halfway line and are awarded a penalty.

1’

Kick Off

KICK-OFF! 0-0. The anthems have been sung and Argentina gets the Test match underway in Buenos Aires.

0’

Trivia

This match will be officiated by New Zealand’s James Doleman. He will be assisted by Damon Murphy from Australia and Craig Evans from Wales. The TMO is New Zealand’s Chris Hart.

0’

Team News

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has kept the same starting 15 that beat Australia in Sydney. The only changes to the matchday squad come on the bench, as Elrigh Louw, Faf de Klerk and Andre Esterhuizen replace Duane Vermeulen, Cobus Reinach and Warrick Gelant respectively.

0’

Team News

South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff. Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Kwagga Smith, 20 Elrigh Louw, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Frans Steyn, 23 Andre Esterhuizen.

0’

Team News

Argentina coach Michael Cheika has made a total of seven changes to the team that suffered a 50-point loss to New Zealand. Both props have been changed, while Matias Alemanno is recalled at lock and Juan Martin Gonzalez picked at blindside. Gonzalo Bertranou gets the nod ahead of Tomas Cubelli at scrumhalf, while Jeronimo De La Fuente returns from injury at outside centre and Lucio Cinti is picked on the left wing.

0’

Team News

Argentina: 15 Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 Emiliano Boffelli, 13 Jeronimo De La Fuente, 12 Matias Orlando, 11 Lucio Cinti, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Pablo Matera, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Matias Alemanno, 3 Eduardo Bello, 2 Julian Montoya (c), 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro. Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Joel Sclavi, 19 Guido Petti, 20 Rodrigo Bruni, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Benjamin Urdapilleta, 23 Matias Moroni.

0’

Trivia

South Africa have won 28 of their 32 total men’s Tests against Argentina, including their past four on the bounce; in fact, among teams they’ve faced at least 10 times, only against Italy (93%) do the Springboks have a better win percentage than they do against the Pumas (88%).

0’

History

South Africa come into the match on the back of a 24-8 win against Australia in Sydney, while Argentina suffered a heavy 53-3 loss to New Zealand in Hamilton. South Africa and Argentina are both on nine points each on the Rugby Championship log and trail leaders New Zealand by five points, after the All Blacks snatched a late victory against the Wallabies in Melbourne on Thursday.

0’

Welcome

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby Championship fifth round clash between Argentina and South Africa from the Estadio Libertadores de America in Buenos Aires.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Springboks

Argentina

-25

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Match Information

Estadio Libertadores de América, TBC

Rugby Championship