Argentina edges South Africa 29-28 to take Rugby Championship to the wire

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Argentina edges South Africa 29-28 to take Rugby Championship to the wire
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Argentina has kept its hopes of winning the Rugby Championship alive by edging world champion South Africa 29-28 to temporarily deny the Springboks their first title since 2019. The tournament now will be decided in the return match between the teams in Nelspruit, South Africa next weekend.

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“We knew it was going to be a tough match against the back-to-back world champions,” Argentina captain Julian Montoya said. “I wasn’t worried about the mistakes. Left-winger Mateo Carreras sparked the Pumas comeback, scoring a try in the 15th minute and creating another for Pablo Matera in the 22nd minute.

The Springboks then rallied with a try to scrumhalf Cobus Reinach from a quick penalty tap which cut the lead to 26-22 at halftime.

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