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TRC 2016: Matches not involving Australia

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waiopehu oldboy

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George Smith (75)
Bledisloe 1 isn't all that's happening this weekend..........

SOUTH AFRICA v ARGENTINA

Date: Saturday, August 20
Venue: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Kick-off: 17:05 local 12:05 ART, 15:05 GMT, 01:05 (Sunday 21st August)AEST, 03:05 (Sunday 21st August) NZST
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)

South Africa: 15 Johan Goosen, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Elton Jantjies, Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Teboho Mohoje, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c) , Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 20 Jaco Kriel, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Juan de Jongh, 23 Jesse Kriel.

Argentina: 15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Santiago Cordero, 13 Matías Orlando, 12 Juan Martín Hernández, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9 Martín Landajo, 8 Facundo Isa, 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Matías Alemanno, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 Agustín Creevy (c), 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
Replacements: 16 Julián Montoya, 17 Felipe Arregui, 18 Enrique Pieretto, 19 Guido Petti, 20 Javier Ortega Desio, 21 Tomás Cubelli, 22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, 23 Ramiro Moyano

Check out @mst's excellent preview:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/match-preview-springboks-v-pumas/#disqus_thread

Strong Lions flavour to the Bokke lineup, hopefully that's a sign of some more enterprising play from them than what we've become used to in recent years.
 
waiopehu oldboy

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George Smith (75)
These are the Opta Facts for tonight's game:

* South Africa are aiming to win [the comp] for just the fourth time with their last tournament victory coming in 2009.
* Argentina have won just once in 22 attempts against the Springboks (D1, L20), however that win came in last season's competition.
* Although Los Pumas have won just two of their 21 Rugby Championship games, both victories came in their last four games; Argentina will be aiming for back to back victories in the competition for the first time.
* The Springboks have lost their last three games in the competition and will be aiming to avoid four consecutive defeats for the first time since 2011.
* South Africa will be playing at the Mbombela Stadium for just the third time; they won both previous matches there scoring 30+ points in each (v Wales and Scotland).
* South Africa lost their opening game of The Rugby Championship in 2015; however they won their opening games in each of the three years prior, all of which were against Argentina.
* Argentina (80%) and South Africa (81%) had the worst scrum success rates in last season's competition; in comparison Australia and New Zealand scrummaged at 94% and 96% respectively.
* South Africa made just 19 clean breaks in the tournament last year, fewer than anyone else, while Argentina beat the fewest defenders (53).
* Juan Imhoff was involved in all four of Argentina's tries in their win over the Springboks last season (3 tries, 1 assist); since the beginning of 2015 only three players have scored more tries than Imhoff (8) – Anthony Watson (12), Jonathan Joseph and Julian Savea (both 9).
* Nicolas Sanchez needs just nine points to become the fourth Pumas player to reach 400 in Test rugby behind Felipe Contepomi (651), Hugo Porta (651) and Gonzalo Quesada (486).
 
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They should have just played the whole Lions team! Still it should be a good contest, Puma's will fancy their chances and the Bok's have plenty to prove.
 
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Argentina are putting on a better attacking display with 14 men than Australia could if they fielded all 23 players.............
 
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Simon Poidevin (60)
I love that." Under the new laws if it looks like a knock on its a knock on"

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Desmond Connor (43)
I think Jackson is one of the worst refs running around atm.

How can there be a turnover IN GOAL? Players were lying all over the tackled player. Either a penalty or a scrum were the only possible outcomes but instead the Boks go 75m down field.
 
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Simon Poidevin (60)
ACR said:
I think Jackson is one of the worst refs running around atm.

How can there be a turnover IN GOAL? Players were lying all over the tackled player. Either a penalty or a scrum were the only possible outcomes but instead the Boks go 75m down field.
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It do ed s happen often though. I think the refs have been told to let things go. Piper barely blew his whistle

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Stirling Mortlock (74)
I didn't recognise Cubelli at first, but it looks like he's also shaved his head for a good cause...........
 
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Simon Poidevin (60)
Argentina are really showing how much south Africa have gone down hill in the last 3 years.

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Desmond Connor (43)
Wow. Great try from Argentina, mecurial.

Why aren't the Boks playing Lions rugby? Looks like the same old.
 
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