Overview

• South Africa secured consecutive titles for the first time, finishing level with New Zealand on 19 points but prevailing on points difference (+57 to +8).
• Trailing 13-3 and 13-10 at half-time, the Springboks seized control through set-piece dominance as Reinach and Marx each scored twice to lead 29-13.
• Argentina hit back late through Bautista Delguy and a last-minute Rodrigo Isgro try, stripping the Boks of a bonus point after Santiago Carreras had earlier hit the post with a penalty.
• Earlier in Perth, New Zealand beat Australia 28-14 to briefly top the standings, a match that doubled as Wallabies prop James Slipper’s farewell and the All Blacks’ 11th straight win over Australia.
• The Twickenham fixture was officially a Pumas home game with a crowd of about 70,300 heavily in green, and South Africa’s earlier bonus-point wins in Wellington and Durban proved pivotal to the final margin.