Rugby Championship highlights: Win over Argentina not enough for Springboks to claim title
Damian de Allende of South Africa finds the gap past Eduardo Bello of Argentina (left) and Pablo Matera of Argentina (right)during the 2022 Castle Lager Rugby Championship match between South Africa and Argentina held at Kings Park in Durban on 24 September 2022 ©Gerhard Duraan/Sports Inc
Check out the highlights from the Rugby Championship finale as South Africa ended their campaign with a 38-21 triumph over Argentina.
The Springboks needed a dominant win to overtake the All Blacks in the table but they failed to gain a big enough victory over Los Pumas.
Positive start
There was a positive start from the Boks, who moved 17 points ahead in the first half. Jasper Wiese and Siya Kolisi both touched down while Frans Steyn added two conversions and a penalty, but the visitors came back into the match.
Tries from Gonzalo Bertranou and Juan Martin Gonzalez reduced the arrears to 17-14 and effectively ended the hosts’ Rugby Championship ambitions.
South Africa did go on to claim the win over Argentina via two penalty tries and a Kurt-Lee Arendse score, but it proved to be a frustrating evening for Jacques Nienaber’s men
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