Mateo Carreras, Pablo Matera and Joel Sclavi all forced their way over the line before a excellent dummy from Tomas Albornoz sent Argentina ahead. With Arendse restored just a few minutes before the break, Cobus Reinach sprinted in for a try and made it a four-point game heading into the second half.

Argentina stunned world champions South Africa with a 29-28 victory that kept alive their hopes of winning the Rugby Championship. The result was a first defeat in the competition for the Springboks, who have also been overtaken by Ireland at the top of the World Rugby rankings.

Argentina kept their hopes of winning the Rugby Championship alive when they edged world champions South Africa 29-28 on Saturday to temporarily deny the Springboks their first title since 2019.