The Springboks and Argentina clashed for the 37th time in their history on Saturday, 21 September. The two nations met for the first time as recently as 1993. Of the now 37 matches to date, 18 have been held in Argentina and 17 on South African soil.

A late penalty could have won them the game, but South Africa can still win the title if they get one point from the return match next week.

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus refused to blame Manie Libbok for the surprise 29-28 Rugby Championship defeat in Argentina on Saturday after the flyhalf missed a kick from virtually in front of the posts to win the game.

Argentina closed in on the Springboks in the Rugby Championship title race after Saturday's shock result. Here is how the standings look with one round to go.

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.

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.

The Springboks wasted a number of attacking opportunities to miss out on a victory over Argentina that would have secured the Rugby Championship title.