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South Africa emerged from Buenos Aires as New Zealand's main rival for the Rugby Championship after Argentina was beaten by a comfortable-in-the-end 36-20 on Saturday. All four teams could still ...
South Africa 22-21 Argentina: The Springboks withstood waves of pressure from the visitors to sign off the Rugby Championship with a home win
South Africa turned the tables on Argentina by dominating their Rugby World Cup warmup for a 24-13 rebound win at Estadio Velez Sarsfield on Saturday. The Pumas were barely contained by South ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT Australia 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00 Bolivia 9 9 0 0 17 2 +15 100.00 Brazil 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 66.67 Canada 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 Chile 7 5 2 0 9 3 +6 71.43
In 1964, during their tour of South Africa, France defeated the Springboks, 8–6, in front of over 56,000 spectators, with many fans having to remain outside the stadium. The stadium had to wait almost forty years for its next test match in 2002, with victory for the Springboks against Argentina by 49–29.
Argentina: 1958-10-15 Uruguay: 50 3 Estadio Sausalito: Viña del Mar Argentina: 1958-10-18 Chile: 14 0 Prince of Wales Country Club: Santiago Argentina: 1959-09-12 Junior Springboks: 6 14 Gimnasia y Esgrima: Buenos Aires: Junior Springboks: 1959-10-03 Junior Springboks: 6 20 Gimnasia y Esgrima: Buenos Aires: Junior Springboks
The tour is considered the birth of the modern "Pumas" because of the national team had not achieved great results until then. [1] The victory v the Junior Springboks was widely covered by the Argentine media and it is considered a turning point for the national team. [3] In an interview for the 50th anniversary of the tour, Héctor Silva stated:
The All Blacks entered the contest as slight favourites following a comprehensive 44-6 victory against Argentina, while the Springboks reached Saturday’s showpiece event after a last-minute ...