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.

Argentina kept their hopes of winning the Rugby Championship alive when they edged world champions South Africa 29-28 on Saturday to temporarily deny the Springboks their first title since 2019.

The Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider between the Springboks and Argentina will be played at the Mbombela Stadium this coming weekend. This comes

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,

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said they were hurting after their nail-biting defeat against Argentina in the penultimate round of the Rugby Championship in Santigo del Estero on Saturday night.

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.

Rassie Erasmus will make changes to his matchday 23 as the Springboks look to clinch the Rugby Championship title.