Rugby Championship table

South Africa failed in their quest to win the Rugby Championship title as their 38-21 triumph over Argentina was not enough to usurp New Zealand.

They shifted play out to the left where Gonzalez was lurking. They looked to move the ball through the hands and off-load in contact, but unsurprisingly there were far too many errors. South Africa’s title aspirations were slipping away, even after they were awarded a penalty try. went to work at the contact area, resulting in consistent pressure on the visiting defence. In fact, once the hosts began to simplify matters, they created chances. The Springboks needed a bonus-point triumph and a 39-point gap between them and Los Pumas to usurp the All Blacks in the table but they came up against a resilient side.