Springboks hooker Bongi Mbonambi has dismissed claims that the world champions will be the favourites when they take on Argentina in Saturday\u2019s Rugby Championship decider at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the final round of this year\u2019s prestigious Southern Hemisphere tournament, South Africa are setting the pace atop the standings, and there is little separating them and their arch rivals New Zealand, who play Australia earlier on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Springboks in pole position in the standings<\/p>\n
The Springboks<\/a> have amassed 15 points while the All Blacks are one adrift and four clear of the Wallabies, with Los Pumas<\/a> the only side out of the reckoning to lift the title on nine points.<\/p>\n The Boks moved to the top of the table after clinching an emphatic 67-30 over Argentina in last weekend\u2019s corresponding Rugby Championship<\/a> fixture in Durban.<\/p>\n Despite that result and being on opposite ends of the spectrum in this year\u2019s tournament, Mbonambi<\/a> is not underestimating their opponents and expects a tough challenge from their South American rivals.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you watch last week\u2019s game, you\u2019ll see that it was not as easy as the score may suggest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt definitely wasn\u2019t a walk in the park in Durban, and over and above that, a lot can happen in a week in rugby, so we need to go out there and give our best on the field to get the result we want.\u201d<\/p>\n The double Rugby World Cup winner was asked about South Africa being viewed as the favourites ahead of this weekend\u2019s clash, which will see his team win back-to-back Rugby Championship titles for the first time and replied: \u201cWe don\u2019t focus on those opinions, we approach each game day by day.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you think you are on top, you can be humbled quickly, so we\u2019ll respect them going into this match.<\/p>\n