Springboks (26) 73 / 13 (6) Pumas (Final Score)

The South African Springboks and Argentinian Pumas did battle in The Rugby Championship at

Soccer City (FNB Stadium), Soweto at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT, 12:00 Arg Time.

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SS4, SLSA, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Springboks:

• Penalties – Morné Steyn (4)
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Penalty Try (1), JJ Engelbrecht (1), Adriaan Strauss (1), Willem Alberts (1), Jean de Villiers (1), Fourie du Preez (1), Bryan Habana (1), Duane Vermeulen (1), Bismarck du Plessis (1)
  
• Conversions – Morné Steyn (8)

Pumas:

• Penalties – Felipe Contepomi (2)
  
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Felipe Contepomi (1)
• Conversions – Felipe Contepomi (1)

Teams:

South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jean de Villiers (Captain), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Flip van der Merwe, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Fourie du Preez, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Jan Serfontein.

Argentina: 15 Juan Martin Hernandez, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Felipe Contepomi (Captain), 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Juan Martin Leguizamon, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Matias Diaz, 2 Eusebio Guinazu, 1 Juan Figallo.
Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Nahuel Lobo, 18 Juan Pablo Orlandi, 19 Mariano Galarza, 20 Julio Farias Cabello, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Santiago Fernandez, 23 Horacio Agulla.

Date: Saturday 17 August 2013
Venue: Soccer City, Soweto
Kick-off: 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT, 12:00 Arg Time)
Expected weather: Sunny and mild with a 20km/h west wind. A high of 20 C and low of 7 C.
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Pascal Gauzère (France), John Lacey (Ireland)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)