What time is kick off for Springboks v Argentina?
Here is when the ‘rematch’ between the Springboks and Argentina will kick off as the Rugby Championship concludes on Saturday.
The Springboks will be out for redemption after slipping to a shock defeat against Argentina on Saturday, which cost them the opportunity to wrap up the Rugby Championship with one round remaining.
The Springboks travelled back to South Africa on a flight with Los Pumas directly after the match in Santiago and will resume their full training programme on Monday.
Coach Rassie Erasmus announced that the players who were rested for the Argentina leg of the tournament would rejoin the squad in Nelspruit.
Kick off at the Mbombela Stadium this Saturday is at 17:00.
Springboks deeply disappointed after loss to Argentina
Following last Saturday’s result, stand-in captain Salmaan Moerat stated: “There were parts of the game when we put them under pressure, and after the yellow card we took our foot off the pedal. Simply said, it was not good enough from us out there.
“Argentina are a tough team to play at home, and as we said in the week, if you do not pitch up fully, they can punish you, and they showed that.”
Erasmus admitted that after their strong start to the game, it was important to build on that momentum, but he said the yellow card to Arendse for a dangerous tackle was the turning point in the game.
“We started well and I’m always nervous when we start well because we generally tend to fight back hard,” said Erasmus.
“But we should have put them away early on. That said, they did well to exploit the yellow card, and that’s where the momentum swung.”
WHERE SOUTH AFRICA NOW STAND IN THE WORLD RANKINGS
| Rank | Country | Points |
| 1 | Ireland | 92.12 |
| 2 | South Africa | 91.77 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 88.70 |
| 4 | France | 86.96 |
| 5 | England | 85.40 |
| 6 | Argentina | 84.30 |
| 7 | Scotland | 82.82 |
| 8 | Italy | 79.98 |
| 9 | Fiji | 79.64 |
| 10 | Australia | 79.32 |
| 11 | Wales | 76.04 |
| 12 | Georgia | 74.10 |
| 13 | Samoa | 72.68 |
| 14 | Japan | 72.31 |
| 15 | Portugal | 70.61 |
| 16 | Tonga | 68.12 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 67.39 |
| 18 | Spain | 66.29 |
| 19 | USA | 65.70 |
| 20 | Romania | 62.62 |
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