Live updates of the Rugby Championship clash between the Boks and Pumas.<\/p>\n
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored a Springbok record 37 points in a 67-30 triumph over Argentina in Durban on Sunday that took the title-holders to the top of the Rugby Championship table.<\/p>\n
The fly-half claimed three tries and kicked eight conversions and two penalties for South Africa, who lead New Zealand by one point with one round remaining.<\/p>\n
His points haul bettered by two the 35 of retired full-back Percy Montgomery for the Springboks against Namibia.<\/p>\n
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.<\/a><\/p>\n Flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit scored two tries for the home team, who dominated the second half after leading 25-23 at halftime.<\/p>\n Other try scorers for South Africa were hooker Malcolm Marx, winger Cheslin Kolbe, halfback Morne van den Berg and substitute back Manie Libbok.<\/p>\n Argentina fly-half Santiago Carreras slotted three penalties and two conversions, centre Santiago Chocobares and substitute back Tomas Albornoz scored tries. The Pumas were also awarded a penalty try.<\/p>\n Argentina twice led by five points in a first half that came alive in the closing stages after the early exchanges were dominated by penalties and box kicks.<\/p>\n South Africa suffered a double blow just before half-time when they conceded a penalty try, and Marx was yellow-carded for his role in a collapsed maul that led to it.<\/p>\n But the Springboks still had time for Feinberg-Mngomezulu to score his second try and convert it for a two-point advantage at the break.<\/p>\n After a close, tense, opening half, South Africa took control to score a further six tries as the Pumas resistance crumbled under constant pressure.<\/p>\n South Africa have 15 points after five rounds, New Zealand 14, Australia 11 and eliminated Argentina nine ahead of the final matches on October 4.<\/p>\n