A late penalty could have won them the game, but South Africa can still win the title if they get one point from the return match next week.

The Springboks and Argentina clashed for the 37th time in their history on Saturday, 21 September. The two nations met for the first time as recently as 1993. Of the now 37 matches to date, 18 have been held in Argentina and 17 on South African soil.

The Springboks fell to an agonising 29-28 defeat against Argentina in their Rugby Championship clash in Santiago del Estero on Saturday, to make sure that the competition will be decided this coming weekend in Mbombela.

South Africa can clinch the Rugby Championship with a game to spare this weekend. The world champion Springboks face Argentina in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus refused to blame Manie Libbok for the surprise 29-28 Rugby Championship defeat in Argentina on Saturday after the flyhalf missed a kick from virtually in front of the posts to win the game.

Fly-half Manie Libbok misses a kick from virtually in front of the posts to win the game in the last minute. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus refused to blame Manie Libbok for the surprise 29-28 Rugby Championship defeat in Argentina on Saturday after the flyhalf missed a kick from virtually in front of the posts to win the game.

With one round to go in the Rugby Championship, we run through the permutations of the final weekend with the Springboks and Argentina still in the running for the title. After defeating Australia and New Zealand twice in the opening four rounds of the tournament,

The Springboks go into next week’s match at the Mbombela Stadium with a five point lead at the top of the standings. They basically need a point to win their first Rugby Championship title since 2019.

The Springboks let a 17-point lead slip as Argentina showed their class with a superb 29-28 comeback victory in Santiago to keep the race for the Rugby Championship title alive.

The Boks have never won six in a row in the Rugby Championship, and they've never won the tournament with a match to spare, but they have the opportunity to achieve both of these feats against Argentina in Santiago del Estero on Saturday and turn next weekend's finale against the Pumas in Nelspruit into a celebratory affair.