Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus admitted that he had gambled by leaving key players at home ahead of South Africa's 29-28 Rugby Championship defeat against Argentina at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades on Saturday.

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 can clinch the Rugby Championship with a game to spare this weekend. The world champion Springboks face Argentina in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.

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.

Argentina have now beaten all three Rugby Championship opponents after they triumphed over the Springboks 29-28 in Santiago. The hosts scored four tries on the day with Mateo Carreras, Pablo Matera, Joel Sclavi and Tomas Albornoz scoring with the fly-half also kicking three conversions and a penalty in an epic shift.

The high-riding Springboks will win yet another trophy if they beat Argentina in Saturday night’s Rugby Championship match in the northern city of Santiago del Estero. The World Cup winners nailed the Freedom Cup earlier this month when they won back-to-back matches against the All Blacks,