Overview

• Cobus Reinach and Malcolm Marx scored two tries each as the Springboks overturned a 13-3 deficit to lead 29-13 in the second half.
• Dominant scrums and mauls powered South Africa’s control after the break, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu adding a penalty and two conversions.
• Canan Moodie was sin-binned inside two minutes for head contact, and Argentina prop Mayco Vivas received a yellow card early in the second half.
• Rodrigo Isgro’s try after the hooter and a Bautista Delguy brace narrowed the gap, after Santiago Carreras hit the post with a late long-range penalty.
• New Zealand’s 28-14 victory over Australia in Perth kept the race alive earlier in the day, with the final standings placing South Africa first, New Zealand second, Australia third and Argentina fourth.