Rugby Championship

South Africa stayed alive in the Rugby Championship with a hard-earned 36-20 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

Francois Steyn (on for Willemse, 65th min) – 6 – Brought the calmness the Boks needed in the backline when Los Pumas looked to steal the show. Albertus Smith (on for De Jager, 54th min) – 5 – Won a breakdown penalty in his first action as a replacement. Deon Fourie (on for Kolisi, 60th min) – 6 – Won a crucial turnover penalty with two minutes remaining and worked hard on defence. Was a real menace on defence. However, was yellow-carded and conceded a penalty try – which put his team under pressure. Great work off the ball, but it was his physical presence on defence and at the breakdown that was invaluable. Continued to work hard and took his tackle count into double digits. He also made a match-high 17 tackles. His reading of the game is up with the best. Great on defence and with the ball in hand. He was not flawless, but is settling into his new role. However, he conceded a couple of penalties and a yellow card.

South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx has scored a try in the final minute to secure a 36-20 bonus-point...

The home side were also awarded a penalty try to go with a five-pointer from centre Matias Moroni. "We have to learn from this, you have to play for 80 minutes if you want to win against the world champions." "The first half we weren't where we wanted to be in terms of defence and discipline," Pumas captain Julian Montoya said.

South Africa emerged from Buenos Aires as New Zealand's main rival for the Rugby Championship after Argentina was beaten 36-20 on Sunday (AEST).

"Disappointingly, these allegations have already appeared online despite the absence of any evidence to support them. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by With the man advantage, Argentina earned a penalty try, and with a two man advantage scored another try to close the gap to 22-20 with 10 minutes to go. After the Boks went for three consecutive attacking lineouts instead of penalty kicks, Hendrikse wasn't considered a threat by the Pumas and allowed to stroll to the tryline. They set up their chance with a first half display of relentless forward might that made the Pumas lose their heads, then weathered a Pumas comeback, and finished brilliantly with two tries in the last five minutes to recapture the bonus point. The Springboks close the tournament against the Pumas back home in Durban and by then will know what they have to do to win their second title in the Rugby Championship era.

The 2022 Rugby Championship at a glance after South Africa defeated Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday (all kick-off times GMT):

New Zealand grabbed a 39-37 victory over Australia to take the lead in the The Rugby Championship 2022, know the table and results.

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All the latest as the All Blacks hold off an Australia comeback to earn victory in the Bledisloe Cup.

[New Zealand 53 Argentina 3](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2022/09/03/new-zealand-vs-argentina-live-score-rugby-championship-latest/)(FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton) [Australia 8 South Africa 24](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2022/09/03/australia-vs-south-africa-live-score-rugby-championship-latest/)(Allianz Stadium, Sydney) [Australia 25 South Africa 17](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2022/08/27/australia-vs-south-africa-live-score-rugby-championship-2022/)(Adelaide Oval, Adelaide) [New Zealand 18 Argentina 25](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2022/08/27/new-zealand-vs-argentina-live-score-rugby-championship-2022/)(Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch) [Australia 37 New Zealand 39](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2022/09/15/australia-v-new-zealand-live-score-rugby-championship-bledisloe/)(Marvel Stadium, Melbourne) [South Africa 23 New Zealand 35](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2022/08/13/south-africa-v-new-zealand-live-score-rugby-championship-latest/)(Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg) [Argentina 48 Australia 17](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2022/08/13/argentina-v-australia-live-score-rugby-championship-latest/)(Estadio Bicentenario, San Juan) - South Africa vs Argentina (Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban) 4.05pm on Saturday, September 24 - Sky Sports [South Africa 26 New Zealand 10](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2022/08/06/south-africa-v-new-zealand-live-score-rugby-championship-latest/)(Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela)

South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx has scored a try in the final minute to secure a 36-20 bonus-point...

The home side were also awarded a penalty try to go with a five-pointer from centre Matias Moroni. "We have to learn from this, you have to play for 80 minutes if you want to win against the world champions." "The first half we weren't where we wanted to be in terms of defence and discipline," Pumas captain Julian Montoya said.

Check out the highlights from the thrilling Rugby Championship clash in Buenos Aires, where the Springboks claimed a 36-20 win against Argentina.

The South Americans responded with a penalty try of their own in the 67th minute after a high tackle from Springbok Kwagga Smith was adjudged to have prevented a certain try. [Los Pumas](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/argentina/) come into the game more, let in by poor discipline from the Springboks. [South Africans](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/South-africa/) resulted in a penalty try in the 22nd minute, where Santiago Carreras was sent to the sin bin for preventing Springboks scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse from a cynically offside position.

Irish powerhouse Leinster were almost shocked by a South African-laden Zebre on Saturday, but had the highlight of Springbok Jason Jenkins.

“They got two scores and we were trying to force things at that stage. “Obviously any time we get a win in an interpro we’re happy and a bonus-point win is very pleasing. Edinburgh head to [South Africa](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/south-africa/) now for two games. The frustrating things for us is we made it too easy for them.” They deserved that victory and that scoreline. “But we didn’t lose our composure and I was pleased with that. “I thought we built gradually through the game,” McFarland said. “I thought it was important that we ground it out. “We watched Benetton have a real strong performance against Glasgow last night when we were at the hotel. “He had some very, very good stuff in the tight and did very well for his try. That’s the challenge, just for us to be better now. It’s a start, it’s a win.

Wallabies acting captain Nic White has been seen unleashing a stunning tirade towards the referee in previously unseen footage following the farcical finish ...

The Australian’s Brent Read posted on Twitter: “Flicked the rugby back on for the last minute. So that’s not fair what you did at the end, you just run the time and you know exactly. We got nothing on union. Rugby league types reckon we have refereeing issues. “I’m warning him, I say ‘if you don’t play immediately, I will give a scrum’. “I tell you, you first, because you are the captain then I tell to your 10 (Foley),” Raynal said.

Rugby Union: A fiery encounter between Wallaby Nic White and referee Mathieu Raynal was caught on microphone after a controversial finish in the Bledisloe ...

An altercation between referee Mathieu Raynal and Australia's stand-in captain Nic White after the final whistle of the Bledisloe Cup on Thursday has ...

However, the All Blacks and Springboks are level on 14 points, so either side can win going into the final round. “The game is run by the referee. The All Blacks scored a few phases later, which gave them the win, and White, who had replaced James Slipper as captain during the match, clearly was not happy.

Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi underlined his team's ambition of winning the Rugby Championship after their bonus point win in Argentina.

We can only control what we can and that is to play rugby.” It was disappointing but we are stronger together. We are tested regularly, sometimes three times a week in SA. “We are tested like any other team. Especially the timing of it, before a big Test like this [that] was like a semi-final,” Nienaber said. [Kolisi](https://www.planetrugby.com/tag/siya-kolisi/) praised his squad and management for their performance and looks forward to a sold-out Test in Durban next week.