South Africa beat Argentina to battle New Zealand for the Rugby Championship

South African side Springboks beat similarly-matched Argentine Pumas 36-20 (part 22-6) in Buenos Aires to reach the New Zealand All Blacks at the top of the Rugby Championship table. Competition of Southern Hemisphere Exams.

On Saturday afternoon, at the Libertadores de America Stadium in Avellaneda (a southern suburb of Buenos Aires), South Africa secured a valuable win over Argentina in a game-changing battle in terms of development that featured Malcolm Marx as a man. Visitors.

The Springboks dominated all aspects of the game in the first half, against an undisciplined local side, and they paid for their mistakes with two bookings, but the Pumas responded in the second half and finished two points behind the world champions. He responded in time to score two tries in the closing minutes.

The result leaves South Africa joint top of the Championship with the All Blacks, both on 14 points and with the chance to celebrate at home, while New Zealand host Australia in Auckland and the Springboks play Argentina next Saturday. In Durban

The fifth day of play began on Thursday, with New Zealand’s agonizing victory over Australia in Melbourne (39-37), after Jordy Barrett’s try after the siren and a highly controversial move.

With three wins from five matches, controversial coach Ian Foster’s men are well placed to win the title and will win it all when they meet at Eden Park on Saturday.

For now, the All Blacks once again hold the Bledisloe Trophy, a trophy awarded to the winners of successive Tests between the All Blacks and the Wallabies, which they have held every year since 2003.

— Rugby Championship results and standings after matchday 5 matches:

in Melbourne, Australia

Australia 37 v New Zealand 39

in Avellaneda, Argentina

Argentina 20 vs South Africa 36

Classification:

– JGEP Pf Pc Pan Points

New Zealand 5 3 0 2 155 114 2 14

South Africa 5 3 0 2 126 98 2 14

Australia 5 2 0 3 128 154 2 10

Argentina 5 2 0 3 122 165 1 9

Results:

First working day

August 6

South Africa 26 vs New Zealand 10

Argentina 26 – Australia 41

Second day

August 13

South Africa 23 vs New Zealand 35

Argentina 48 – Australia 17

Third day

August 27

Australia 25 v South Africa 17

New Zealand 18 – Argentina 25

Fourth day

September 3

New Zealand 53 – Argentina 3

Australia 8 vs South Africa 24

The fifth day

September 15

Australia 37 v New Zealand 39

September, 17

Argentina 20 vs South Africa 36

Ranking of the highest scorers

points

57: Bofelli (ARG)

39: Mo’unga (NZL)

32: Pollard (RSA)

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4: Taukei’aho (NZL)

3: Gonzalez (ARG), McCright (AUS)

2: Clarke, Jord Barrett (both NZL), Marks, Mapimbi, Smith (both RSA), Gallo (ARG), Kellaway, Samu, Igitau (all AUS)

Calendar

Competition day six

September 24

In Ukland

New Zealand – Australia

in Durban, South Africa

South Africa – Argentina

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