Overview
- South Africa beat Argentina 17-10 in Buenos Aires after Cameron Hanekom scored the decisive try and made 13 carries in a performance that boosted his standing.
- Coach Rassie Erasmus praised Hanekom’s growth and composure while reiterating that Jasper Wiese remains the clear first-choice No. 8 for the Springboks.
- Hanekom’s game included strong ball-carrying and breakdown work but also two penalties for high or repeated infringements that coaches flagged as areas to fix.
- Erasmus named several alternative options at No. 8, kept an enlarged training group to monitor fitness, and is using the next two weeks to finalise the squad for the All Blacks series.
- The rise of Hanekom, in his third Test, increases internal competition for the back-of-scrum role and gives selectors more tactical choice ahead of the four-Test New Zealand series starting on Aug. 22.