The Springboks claimed the Rugby Championship in pure style on Saturday, thrashing Argentina 48-7 in Nelspruit on Saturday evening.
It was a result that was never in doubt after the Springboks made a storming start to proceedings, and it also served as the perfect response after last weekend’s shock loss in Argentina.
However, South Africa were unable to reclaim top spot in the rankings as victory over Argentina will not have any impact on their rating due to the 7.47 points difference between the teams before home weighting is factored in.
Earlier in the day, New Zealand were also unable to improve their rating with victory over Australia, which they also achieved with ease.
Ultimately Ireland remain top of the rankings, but it won’t do anything to diminish the celebrations of the Springboks after Saturday’s Rugby Championship success.
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Like last weekend in Argentina, the Springboks made a very fast start and were leading 14-0 after as many minutes, with two pulsating tries, by Aphelele Fassi and Pieter-Steph du Toit, and a powerful scrum performance by South Africa.
Credit to the visiting Pumas, who came back 20 minutes in to score a try of their own, but Fassi’s second try and a penalty goal by Jaden Hendrikse – who handled the kicking duties on the day – extended the lead to 22-7.
The already estatic crowd went into a frenzy when Cheslin Kolbe scored a trademark try three minutes before referee Ben O’Keeffe called a halt to the first-half.
After a slow start to the second half, the Boks finished like they started and added three more tries to their tally.
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