South Africa thump Argentina to go top of Rugby Championship

South Africa 67 (25)

Tries: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 3, Du Toit 2, Marx, Van den Berg, Libbok Cons: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 8 Pens: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 2

Argentina 30 (23)

Tries: Chocobares, Albornoz, Penalty Cons: Carreras 2 Pens: Carreras 3

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu collapsed nan South Africa grounds for points scored successful a Test pinch 37 successful a bonus-point 67-30 triumph complete Argentina successful nan Rugby Championship.

Victory successful Durban took nan Springboks 1 constituent clear astatine nan apical of nan table, aft New Zealand hit Australia earlier connected Saturday to concisely spell top.

The Springboks look Argentina astatine Twickenham connected 4 October successful their last game, aft New Zealand meet Australia successful Perth.

Fly-half Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored 3 tries, converted 8 of South Africa's 9 tries and kicked 2 penalties to hit nan erstwhile grounds of 35 points group by Percy Montgomery against Namibia successful 2007.

"This was a vibe. I americium very happy," said nan 23-year-old.

"We conscionable wanted to play bully rugby - put nan activity we person done successful training into nan game."

Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored 2 tries successful nan first half, but nan hosts led by only 2 points astatine half-time.

Malcolm Marx scored South Africa's different first-half try, but Argentina countered pinch a people from Santiago Chocobares, who walked nan shot betwixt nan posts aft an inexplicable correction from winger Cheslin Kolbe, and a punishment try.

Fly-half Santiago Carreras added a conversion and 3 penalties to support Argentina successful contention.

But South Africa pulled distant successful nan 2nd half arsenic Kolbe, Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Morne van den Berg and Manie Libbok went complete successful beforehand of a raucous 45,000-strong crowd.

A bonus-point triumph adjacent week would unafraid South Africa a 3rd Rugby Championship successful its existent format, but they will triumph nan title if Australia hit New Zealand.