Critical showdown between South Africa and Argentina for last round berth.
The All Blacks’ failure to secure a winning bonus point against Australia in their combined Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup clash in Melbourne on Thursday has raised the stakes in Buenos Aires.
As it is, they have 14 points on the standings with the Boks and Pumas on nine each. A bonus point win in Buenos Aires would draw the Boks level with the All Blacks with a home game against Argentina to come. Pumas coach Michael Cheika unsurprisingly made wholesale changes after his side lost 53-3 against New Zealand, a week after securing a historical first win over the All Blacks in that country.
Gonzalo Bertranou gets the nod ahead of Tomas Cubelli at scrumhalf, with Jeronimo De La Fuente returning from injury at outside centre and Lucio Cinti picked on the left wing.Bertranou, Cinti, Gonzalez and Alemanno all started in the Pumas’ historic first-ever win over the All Blacks in New Zealand three weeks ago but were then dropped to the bench the following week when Argentina recorded their worst defeat to the three-time world champions since joining the Rugby Championship.
De Klerk spoke equally highly of the opposition and said: “Argentina have definitely become more consistent in their play, and their victories against Australia and New Zealand shows the improvement they have made.“They also have a lot of players playing for overseas clubs, so they are certainly becoming a top team in world rugby.”
“If we play to our potential, hopefully, we can achieve that this weekend, and then we’ll see next week exactly what we need to do in Durban.”
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