Los Pumas (13) 13 / 46 (24) Springboks (Final Score)
The Argentinian Los Pumas and the South African Springboks did battle in Round 3 of The Rugby Championship 2019 at
X, on 10 August 2019 at 09:35 SA Time (07:35 GMT, 19:35 NZ Time, 17:35 AEST, 04:35 ARG Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Los Pumas:
- Penalties – Nicolás Sánchez (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Santiago Cordero (1)
- Conversions – Nicolás Sánchez (1)
Springboks:
- Penalties – Handré Pollard (5)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Bongi Mbonambi (1), Handré Pollard (2), Makazole Mapimpi (1), Cheslin Kolbe (1)
- Conversions – Handré Pollard (3)
Teams:
Argentinian Los Pumas |
South African Springboks |
| 10 August 2019 at 21:40 SA Time | |
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Bokke attacking lineout, 5m out…
10 Minutes to go…
Pumas penalty, against Louw…
Herschell Jantjies finally on…
Come on Bokke… we need over 50 points…
Pumas penalty, not supporting body weight.
Good touchfinder.
5 Minutes to go.
Another strong Bokke scrum… but a reset scrum.
Herschell Jantjies making an immediate impact…
Steven Kitshoff bleeding for the cause.
1 Minute to go… Pumas scrum inside their own 22.
Another huge Bokke scrum… how the Pumas got that ball was insane…
Game over!
Argentinian Los Pumas (13) 13 / 46 (24) South African Springboks (Final Score)
I think if Faf played better or was replaced with 20 min to go we could have scored many more
Springboks clear The Rugby Championship 2019 winners… with this Bonus Point win… 4 Log Points ahead of their nearest rivals, the Wallabies.
Los Pumas did not score at all in the 2nd half…
5 Tries to 1… away from home… not shabby at all!
The Rugby Championship:
Springboks 12 Log Points
Wallabies 8 Log Points
New Zealand 6 Log Points
Los Pumas 2 Log Points
Well done , now lets see if we can repeat this in the World Cup. That is the real mcCoy
Still not perfect by the Springboks…
But with Herschell Jantjies, Jesse Kriel and Frans Steyn on… as well as Francois Louw it even looked better.
33 Point margin…
Handré Pollard scored 31 Points
Tomorrow at 15:00 SA Time, England vs Wales… I will try to do that one for us.
Ireland 29 / 10 Italy earlier today
Good Night All here, was nice to join in again. My office was moved and it is now possible to watch and chat again, must just get back in the groove.
So by the way what is the time zone in Japan, when is our games there
Springboks:
Won 2 (2 bonus points)
Drawn 1
Wallabies:
Won 2
Lost 1
All Blacks:
Won 1
Drawn 1
Lost 1
Los Pumas:
Lost 3
112 superBul wrote:
Almost the same as Australia… regarding time zones, maybe 1 hour later.
Bokke unbeaten so far in 2019…
Having had a full Sunday und another half day to ponder the weekend’s results, the following:
Springboks:
Rassie seems to be building nicely for the Rugby World Cup and the Springboks are in a far better place now than a month ago. Depth in positions are fine, combinations seem more sorted… still little errors but a huge improvement overall.
– Good home win with a B-Team against the Wallabies
– Sufficient DRAW against the All Blacks in New Zealand and determination a plenty to take that game out of the fire at the end
– Massive win against Los Pumas, away from home this past weekend, with specially the scrums and defence very impressive
Springboks are the deserved champs of The Rugby Championship 2019, clearing their nearest rivals by 4 Log Points.
This coming weekend at Loftus, I would like to see the B-side again. We must give Lizo Gqoboka and Vincent Koch a good run, so too the 3rd hooker (Schalk Brits), Lood de Jager and RG Snyman at locks. Rest Duane Vermeulen and Pieter-Steph du Toit and give Siya Kolisi, Kwagga Smith and Francois Louw a good run… I would not play Rynhardt Elstadt (in fact I would cut him from the squad). I would give Cobus Reinach a good run at scrummie, with Herschell Jantjies on the bench. I would rest Pollard… so Elton Jantjies it would have to be. In the centres is where I would really experiment, with Frans Steyn at 12 and Jesse Kriel at 13. On the wings I would play Sbu Nkosi and I’d even give Cornal Hendricks a go again (not going to happen), with Warrick Gelant at fullback.
Wallabies:
They came back from the dead after losing so badly against the Springboks B-side at Emirates Airline Park in The Rugby Championship opener. Michael Cheika will be much happier since then.
– Bad loss against the Springboks B-side
– Good win against Los Pumas in Australia
– Massive win against the All Blacks in Perth this past weekend
Their combinations seem to be falling into place and they are now as close as possible to their starting Rugby World Cup side. Their forwards are motivated, their backline runs with purpose.
For the return leg of the Bledisloe Cup this coming weekend, I would give their real starters (this past weekend’s team) another full go.
All Blacks:
I am still astounded about the lack of purpose, form, combinations and the games which the All Blacks played in The Rugby Championship 2019.
– A narrow win and an untidy game by the All Blacks against Los Pumas in the 1st game. Many, many errors, no cohesion.
– A draw, at home, against the Springboks… with what should have been their best possible side. Error-rate and kicking to posts shoddy.
– A massive loss to the Wallabies, with arguably also near their strongest outfit. Their possession percentages were poor, their territorial percentages poor, far too many errors and the All Blacks pack was dominated. Their combinations are not firing at all.
It is not their finest hour at all, but does that make them even more dangerous going ahead OR are they being found out and countered effectively?
Are the All Blacks finally vulnerable enough to be exploited by the world’s top teams?
I won’t read too much in the return encounter in New Zealand this coming weekend, between the All Blacks vs Wallabies. There should be some experimentation by both sides…
For the All Blacks, they need to stop the No 15 experiment of Beauden Barrett. Their props not up to par, maybe play the 2 bench players to start and place the incumbants on the bench. They have serious problems at lock, with Retallick injured and Scott Barrett Red Carded this past weekend. Their loose forwards are not gelling as a unit, highly suspect there. Brad Weber should have been given a run and I hope they do so this coming weekend. Flyhalves should still rather be Beauden Barrett and then Richie Mo’unga. Their centres… big conundrum because it appears that Hansen is hugely unsure here. Ben Smith must move to fullback and Sevu Reece and Rieko Ioane the wings… natural order restored.
Los Pumas:
They will have more questions than answers at the moment and are not in the space they want to be. Their scrums are dismal and ill-dicipline has crawled right back into their side.
– Error-ridden game against the All Blacks
– Bad loss against the Wallabies
– Terrible loss against the Springboks this past weekend in Salta
I do not believe Nicolas Sanchez is their best Flyhalf anymore and he has been defensively weak. Their overseas props are woeful. They need to move closer to the Los Jaguares side who did so well in Super Rugby, for more cohesion and purpose. I think they need to play their strongest available squad against the Springboks at Loftus this coming weekend.
Rugby World Cup contenders:
The Rugby World Cup now suddenly sees 6 or 7 sides with a real chance at the title… in my mind along the following order:
– All Blacks
– England
– Ireland
– Springboks
– Wales
– Wallabies
– France (never discount the Froggies)
PS! England really outperformed Wales yesterday and Eddie Jones must be satisfied with his 1st hit out in preparation of the Rugby World Cup.
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