All Blacks v Pumas Rugby Game

South Africa came straight off a series win over the British and Irish Lions to beat Argentina 32-12 in the opening round of the southern hemisphere's Rugby Championship on Saturday. The Springboks scored three tries, through starting scrumhalf Cobus Reinach, wing Aphelele Fassi and replacement scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse, to neutralize an Argentina team that relied on the boot of Nicolas Sanchez for all its points.  Argentina vs New Zealand rugby game on tv Flyhalf Elton Jantjies kicked 17 points for the Springboks, who made 10 changes to the starting lineup that clinched the series against the Lions a week ago. Captain Siya Kolisi, lock pairing Eben Etzebeth and Lood de Jager, No. 8 Jasper Wiese and Reinach were the only ones retained. South Africa fielded an entirely new backline outside Reinach. Reinach set the Springboks on their way with a try off turnover ball in the 13th minute. He scooped up a loose Argentina pass deep inside South African territory and raced away to score in the left corner, just evading an attempted cover tackle from Rodrigo Bruni. 

South Africa's need to rotate players for its fourth test in as many weeks gave an opportunity to Fassi, who scored off a cross-kick from Jantjies to give the home team its second try at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Fassi hauled the low kick in with his left hand as it drifted toward the touchline, juggled briefly, and regathered to speed clear and put South Africa 15-3 up after 20 minutes. The Boks were accurate enough to lead 21-9 at halftime despite conceding the territory and possession stats to the Pumas. Jantjies kicked two more penalties in the second half before Hendrikse celebrated his debut with a try with two minutes to go. He squeezed the ball down with a full-length dive to the corner to give the Springboks a bonus point. That meant a successful outing for South Africa, which dug deep into its reserve players ahead of a pumas nz rugby live on tv  second test against the Argentinians and a fifth test in five weeks next weekend. New Zealand leads the early Rugby Championship standings after beating Australia 57-22 earlier Saturday. South Africa won the southern hemisphere's top rugby tournament in 2019 on the way to a World Cup triumph, but withdrew last season and didn't defend its title because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Springboks' two Rugby Championship Tests against the All Blacks look set to be played on neutral ground following confirmation that New Zealand's borders will remain closed for international travel until early 2022. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Thursday that her government will only reopen the country to the rest of the world in January. The Boks were scheduled to play the All Blacks at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium on 25 September and Auckland's Eden Park on 2 October. That now appears unlikely following Ardern's announcement, and while there's been no official confirmation from tournament organisers, the match could likely be moved to Australia. Wherever the Boks end up playing the All Blacks, the next encounter will be the 100th Test between the nations. The first Test was played at Carisbrook in Dunedin on 13 August 1921, with the All Blacks winning 13-5. The Kiwis lead the head-to-head count with 59 wins to South Africa's 36, with four draws. The Boks open their Rugby Championship campaign with two Tests against Argentina in Gqeberha (14 and 21 August), before heading to Australia for Tests against the Wallabies in Sydney (12 September) and Brisbane (18 September).