The Rugby Championship Argentina – South Africa The Rugby Championship Round 2 21/08/2021 Argentina – South Africa The Rugby Championship – 21/08/2021 1. Opta Facts ....................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Team Records ................................................................................................................................. 4 3. Head-to-head – Results – The Rugby Championship ........................................................................ 5 4. Previous Meetings – The Rugby Championship................................................................................ 5 5. Detailed Team Head-to-Head ........................................................................................................... 6 6. Appearance Data - Argentina ........................................................................................................... 7 7. Appearance Data – South Africa ...................................................................................................... 8 8. Overall Team Ranking ...................................................................................................................... 9 9. Player Points ................................................................................................................................. 10 10. Tries ............................................................................................................................................. 10 11. Player Goal-kicking ....................................................................................................................... 10 12. Carries .......................................................................................................................................... 11 13. Metres........................................................................................................................................... 11 14. Defenders Beaten .......................................................................................................................... 12 15. Clean Breaks ................................................................................................................................. 13 16. Offloads ........................................................................................................................................ 13 17. Tackles ......................................................................................................................................... 14 18. Penalties Conceded ....................................................................................................................... 14 19. Lineouts ........................................................................................................................................ 14 20. Lineout Throws .............................................................................................................................. 15 21. Basic Competition Discipline ......................................................................................................... 16 22. Standings ...................................................................................................................................... 16 23. This Game Round .......................................................................................................................... 16 222 Argentina – South Africa The Rugby Championship – 21/08/2021 1. Opta Facts ● South Africa have won 87% of their men’s Tests against Argentina (27/31) – the Springboks’ second-best win percentage against any country they have faced at least 10 times (93% v Italy). ● South Africa have lost only one of their last 30 men’s Tests in Port Elizabeth (W26, D3), a 26-9 defeat to the British & Irish Lions in July 1974; the Springboks are undefeated in their 16 Tests in the city since then (W15, D1). ● Argentina will be looking to avoid back-to-back defeats in men’s Tests for the first time since September 2019, following their 32-12 loss to South Africa last time out. ● South Africa are undefeated in their last four Tests in The Rugby Championship (W3, D1) – the last time the Springboks logged a longer unbeaten run in the competition was a five-match win streak across the 2008 and 2009 Tri-Nations campaigns. ● Argentina have won only one of their last 10 Tests in The Rugby Championship (D2, L7), including the 2020 Tri-Nations; it came in the form of a 25-15 victory over New Zealand in November 2020. ● South Africa have made fewer than five clean breaks in each of their last three men’s Tests, after doing so only once in their 16 matches prior. ● Argentina collectively beat 22 defenders in Round 1 of The Rugby Championship 2021, the most by any team and three more than South Africa (19). ● Lood De Jager (South Africa) won the joint-most lineouts (incl. steals) of any player in Round 1 of the 2021 edition of The Rugby Championship (6 – also Sam Whitelock) and double the tally of any Argentina player. ● Julian Montoya (Argentina) made the most tackles (13/13) of any player without missing a single attempt in Round 1 of the 2021 edition of The Rugby Championship. ● Aphelele Fassi (South Africa) has scored a try in each of his first two Tests for the Springboks, as well as providing one try assist in that time. 223 Argentina – South Africa The Rugby Championship – 21/08/2021 2. Team Records All-time Record Team Matches Won Draw Lost Win % For Against Tries South Africa 508 319 24 165 63% 11950 8200 1441 Argentina 419 221 9 189 53% 12457 8811 - Last 12 Months Team Matches Won Draw Lost Win % For Against Tries South Africa 5 4 0 1 80% 135 68 13 Argentina 8 3 3 2 38% 145 164 11 All-time Head-to-Head Team Matches Won Draw Lost Win % For Against Tries South Africa 31 27 1 3 87% 1090 606 128 Argentina 31 3 1 27 10% 606 1090 56 Last five meetings Home Away Score Winner Ground Date South Africa Argentina 32 – 12 South Africa Port Elizabeth 14/08/2021 South Africa Argentina 24 – 18 South Africa Pretoria 17/08/2019 Argentina South Africa 13 – 46 South Africa Salta 10/08/2019 Argentina South Africa 32 – 19 Argentina Mendoza 25/08/2018 South Africa Argentina 34 – 21 South Africa Durban 18/08/2018 224 Argentina – South Africa The Rugby Championship – 21/08/2021 3. Head-to-head – Results – The Rugby Championship Games South Africa wins Draws Argentina wins South Africa points Argentina points Overall: 15 11 1 3 472 291 At home: 8 7 0 1 271 133 Average points scored per game 50.87 4. Previous Meetings – The Rugby Championship Date Home Team Away Team Score Winner 2012-08-18 South Africa Argentina 27 - 6 South Africa 2012-08-25 Argentina South Africa 16 - 16 Draw 2013-08-17 South Africa Argentina 73 - 13 South Africa 2013-08-24 Argentina South Africa 17 - 22 South Africa 2014-08-16 South Africa Argentina 13 - 6 South Africa 2014-08-23 Argentina South Africa 31 - 33 South Africa 2015-08-08 South Africa Argentina 25 - 37 Argentina 2016-08-20 South Africa Argentina 30 - 23 South Africa 2016-08-27 Argentina South Africa 26 - 24 Argentina 2017-08-19 South Africa Argentina 37 - 15 South Africa 2017-08-26 Argentina South Africa 23 - 41 South Africa 2018-08-18 South Africa Argentina 34 - 21 South Africa 2018-08-25 Argentina South Africa 32 - 19 Argentina 2019-08-10 Argentina South Africa 13 - 46 South Africa 2021-08-14 South Africa Argentina 32 - 12 South Africa 225 Argentina – South Africa The Rugby Championship – 21/08/2021 5. Detailed Team Head-to-Head Argentina Team South Africa 12 Points 32 0 Tries 3 100% Goal Kicking % 60% 104 Carries 75 323 Metres Made 398 4 Clean Breaks 2 22 Defenders Beaten 19 7 Offloads 3 145 Passes 71 22 Kicks From Hand 40 81 Tackles 116 19 Missed Tackles 22 81% Tackle % 84% 13 Pens Conceded 12 0 Yellow Cards 0 0 Red Cards 0 15 Turnovers Conceded 7 4 Turnovers Won 4 80% Lineout Success % 75% 100% Scrum Success % 100% 93% Ruck Success % 95% 226 Argentina – South Africa The Rugby Championship – 21/08/2021 6. Appearance Data - Argentina Name Appearances Starts Subs Points Tries Bautista Delguy 1 1 0 0 0 Carlos Muzzio 1 0 1 0 0 Domingo Miotti 1 0 1 0 0 Facundo Bosch 1 0 1 0 0 Facundo Isa 1 1 0 0 0 Felipe Ezcurra 1 1 0 0 0 Francisco Gomez Kodela 1 1 0 0 0 Gonzalo Bertranou 1 0 1 0 0 Guido Petti 1 1 0 0 0 Jeronimo de La Fuente 1 1 0 0 0 Julian Montoya 1 1 0 0 0 Marcos Kremer 1 1 0 0 0 Matias Alemanno 1 0 1 0 0 Matias Moroni 1 1 0 0 0 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 1 1 0 0 0 Nicolas Sanchez 1 1 0 12 0 Pablo Matera 1 1 0 0 0 Rodrigo Bruni 1 1 0 0 0 Santiago Carreras 1 1 0 0 0 Santiago Chocobares 1 1 0 0 0 Santiago Medrano 1 0 1 0 0 Sebastian Cancelliere 1 0 1 0 0 Tomas Lavanini 1 0 1 0 0 227 Argentina – South Africa The Rugby Championship – 21/08/2021 7. Appearance Data – South Africa Name Appearances Starts Subs Points Tries Aphelele Fassi 1 1 0 5 1 Cobus Reinach 1 1 0 5 1 Damian Willemse 1 1 0 0 0 Daniel du Preez 1 0 1 0 0 Eben Etzebeth 1 1 0 0 0 Elton Jantjies 1 1 0 17 0 Frans Steyn 1 1 0 0 0 Jaden Hendrikse 1 0 1 5 1 Jasper Wiese 1 1 0 0 0 Jesse Kriel 1 1 0 0 0 Joseph Dweba 1 1 0 0 0 Kwagga Smith 1 1 0 0 0 Lood De Jager 1 1 0 0 0 Malcolm Marx 1 0 1 0 0 Marco van Staden 1 0 1 0 0 Marvin Orie 1 0 1 0 0 Morne Steyn 1 0 1 0 0 Ox Nche 1 1 0 0 0 S'busiso Nkosi 1 1 0 0 0 Siya Kolisi 1 1 0 0 0 Trevor Nyakane 1 0 1 0 0 Vincent Koch 1 0 1 0 0 Wilco Louw 1 1 0 0 0 228 Argentina – South Africa The Rugby Championship – 21/08/2021 8. Overall Team Ranking Team Points Tries Goal Kicking % Tackling % Lineout