South Africa’s Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scores a try during a rugby championship test match between South Africa and Argentina, in Durban, South Africa, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa’s Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, right, breaks away from Argentina’s captain Julián Montoya, right, to score a try during a rugby championship test match between South Africa and Argentina, in Durban, South Africa, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Argentina’s Juan Cruz MallÃa, right, jumps for the ball during a rugby championship test match between South Africa and Argentina, in Durban, South Africa, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa beats Argentina 67-30 in Rugby Championship to move into first place
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa scored nine tries and powered to a 67-30 bonus-point win over Argentina on Saturday to move into first place in the Rugby Championship heading into next week’s final round.
South Africa’s Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scores a try during a rugby championship test match between South Africa and Argentina, in Durban, South Africa, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa scored nine tries and powered to a 67-30 bonus-point win over Argentina on Saturday to move into first place in the Rugby Championship heading into next week’s final round.
Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu grabbed a hat trick of tries as the Springboks dismantled the Pumas in the second half, having only been leading 25-23 at halftime in Durban.
Malcolm Marx, Cheslin Kolbe, Morne van den Berg, Pieter-Steph du Toit — with two tries — and Manie Libbok also went over for the Boks, with Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicking eight conversions and two penalties for a 37-point personal haul.
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Argentina had a penalty try and a try from Santiago Chocobares in the first half, before Tomas Albornoz went over for another in the 53rd that was converted by Santiago Carreras. The Pumas didn’t score another point.
Carreras finished with 15 points from two conversions and three penalties.
South Africa climbed atop the standings, one point above New Zealand and four clear of third-place Australia. Argentina is in last place on nine points, six adrift of the Boks.
South Africa and Argentina meet again next Saturday at Twickenham in the final round.
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