Springbok will resume his rugby championship defense at home in Argentina at Kingspark Stadium in Durban on Saturday.
After four games, all four teams in the tournament will be deadlocked with two wins. The Wallabies outscored the rankings with 11 points, with 10 in South Africa and New Zealand each, and 9 in Rospuma.
The Springboks campaign was hanging in the thread after a 24-17 defeat to the All Blacks at Eden Park, with one of the two winning the Wallabies at home. Turning their backs against the wall, they spurred a great second half with a memorable 43-10 victory in a rematch against New Zealand at Wellington.
Rassie Erasmus holds roughly the same lineup from the All Blacks victory. However, Eben Etzebeth and Damian Willemse are taking part in the injured Lood de Jager and Aphellele Fassi.
Springboks is a favorite for winning victory in home soil before traveling to London for the final round at Twickenham. But Erasmus doesn’t need anything for granted.
“This is an important match for both us and Puma, and if we take into account the defeat of New Zealand and Australia in the first four rounds of the competition, and we will definitely deal with the British and Irish Lions at the beginning of the season.
“They have made great strides over the last few seasons and have a sharp coach for Felipe Contepomi, so they know they’ll throw everything at us.
Important details:
Date: Saturday, September 27th, 5:10pm Cat (3:10pm GMT)
Venue: Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa
How to watch: Matches are available on SuperSport
Team News:
Erasmus chose a 5-3 split on the bench. Despite his outstanding performance against the All Blacks, Manny Libbok remains an alternative, with Sacha Feinberg Mangomezl being preferred in the fly half.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu knocked on the head in Wellington’s victory, and Libbok came out of the bench in the 20th minute, then won the boss.
Erasmus was pleased with both FlyHulve’s performance in the dominant victory and chose not to tinker with his lineup too much. He hinted at how at some stage of the match we could accommodate both players. Feinberg Mngomezulu moved to Fullback and to Willemse Inside Center.
“I hope it works.
Springboks: Damien Willemse, Cheslin Kolbe, Canaan Moody, Damien de Allende, Ethan Hooker, Sacha Feinberg Mangomezl, Cobbs Reinhar, Jasper Su and Steph du Tote, Siya Kolisi, Luanne Nordje, Eben Etezebes
Alternatives: Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Boan Venter, Wilco Louw, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith, Morne Van Den Berg, Manie Libbok, Andre Esterhuizen
Argentina: TBC
statistics:
The team has faced each other three times in Durban. Their first encounter was Argentina won 37-25, beating Springbok for the first time in 2015, with the hosts winning the other two.
South Africa and Argentina played 38 times overall, with Springbok earning 33, while Argentina tied four and one finish.