AMAZING RUGBY GAME ARGENTINA V SOUTH AFRICA POST GAME SHOW 

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As a South African and Bok fan and intially disappointed, on reflection I am delighted for Argentina! Beating, NZ, SA and Australia this year coming back yesterday from that initial Bok blitz , they showed grit, quality and heart to fight back with some incredible, beautiful rugby. Congratulations Argentina!

Well played Argentina lots of respect from South Africa

Gracias Sudafrica, por ustedes estamos aprendiendo y mejorando. Saludos desde Buenos Aires Capital con amor ❤

Absolutely 💯. I think so too. We underestimated the spirit of the Argies.

Thank you for your brilliant analysis of the game. I don't feel at all disappointed that Argentina beat us. The fact that Argentina is right up there with the giants of rugby, is good for game. Argentina has the potential to win the next rugby championship, and even a world cup. They have improved a hell of lot. Regards from Cape Town

Viva Argentina! Saludos desde Brasil....

hola Mark! I m from north Argentina and I was in the stadium yesterday. One detail: Santiago del Estero has the climate of a desert. There's no humidity there (like NEVER). Yesterday it was very hot as usual, but of course very dry. Always interested on your comments. Our Pumas are growing and yesterday it was a very emotional game for us. I' m from Tucuman, near Santiago. Here rugby is very popular. The players M. Carreras, Albornoz, Gallo and Garcia are from Tucuman also. Greetings and thanks!

Argentina fully deserved their win, well done to the Pumas. I'm a Springbok fan and Argentina have come a long way, I've been following their progress and I'm excited for them, I'm glad they joined the Tri-Nations to make it a Championship.

I absolutely agree Rassie has bought answers with this selection. I don't see this result as a negative. Next week will be a worthy final! Salute to the Argentinians. Skills and passion are a powerful combination. What they have achieved in this competition makes me excited for RWC27.

An Argentinian also living in Mexico here… Congrats for your videos! I enjoy them very much: detailed and smart analyses, going deep on the strategic and tactical. Looking forward to the match in SA next week: dont think we can get a win there, but looking much more to how they fare, if they can keep the Boks to a 14~ lead only, and mostly, if they can keep that free-flowing rugby we saw in the first half: NEVER saw that from our Pumas: astonishing to see them passing like that and changing angles of attack. If they continue this play consistently (that’s the catch), maybe we will see an Argentina side in a final in a RWC… considering our record and current standing in football… that would be a dream

From a Bok fan, we love to see where the Pumas are. Its great for world rugby. Hurts to lose but it doesnt hurt as much knowing its to a quality side. Vamos!

Hugo Porta must be a very proud man.

Vamos los Pumas carajo 💪 🇦🇷❤🐆✊🇦🇷❤🐆

Hi Mark. Thank you. Excellent analysis of the game

Thanks again, Mark Great analysis from a Saffa here. Also, congrats to Argentina! Impressive that you were able to match and possibly beat our scrum and also control the midfield. You closed down our back line and then neutralized the bomb squad. Never thought I would see that! We have many lessons to learn, also. Thanks, Argentina, for a great game

You are right, Rassie is building depth. The Pumas are going to face another type of animal in South Africa!

Well done Argentina 🇦🇷 from a Springboks fan 🇿🇦

Well done to Argentina. The Boks will be fine, in Rassie we trust. He is clever.... I can't think of any better experience to soak up than in that game, in hostile hot conditions, against good quality opponents. They will better for it. Not worth investing in some players any further - Am, Reinach, Moerat, Libbok, Mapimpi. Love seeing the Argies come through so strongly, it is good for the game. They will be a force in 2027 come WC.

Contepomi has moved the team on. Discipline was very good.

Congrats Los Pumas, well played. As a South African much respect and admiration on how far you've come and look forward to the heights you will achieve in the future. This year you have stamped your mark as a global rugby powerhouse. 👏

FOLLOWING from Cordoba, Argentina. Gracias !!!

Agree with you Mark that Rassie didn't underestimate Argentina.., he wanted to see how these players would handle a team like the Pumas.. its just that us South Africans don't like seeing the Springboks losing....we had our years of losing game after game until we had the winning back to back WC squad.

I told you last week we do not lose when it doesn’t rain! Our backs have been class. Hope we keep it up against our big bros South Africa 🇿🇦 next week

Argentina has a real problem with reading scripts. Everytime they are beaten, they don't realise it yet and then come back fighting like demons! It was awful to see that last kick shanked wide, but seeing the jubilation and joy for the team and the fans made up for it. Well done to our brothers from another mother.

Thanks Mark, maybe Rassie will consider Dwayne at no 8 next week to celebrate with Eben on his 128th😊 SA really missing that old school big tall hard man at 8...

Spot on Mark. 😎👍

Fully agree with your comments, Mark! I had predicted SA by 20-30, and after 10 minutes I felt pretty disappointed that I was going to be right....! The heat was atrocious, but luckyly it was only 35°C instead of the forecasted 40°C! The Ref did not have any significant impact on the score (a 7 of 10, and potential to be a great Ref!). After the match both teams headed for Tucuman and boarded a charter flight to SA! The atmosphere must have been electric in that cabin! In 7 days I now expect a very different scenario. Kremer is injured unfortunately, so now will be a good chance for Contepomi to see who can fill in Kremer`s boots. The Argentine bench was not as powerfull as the SA bench, but Delgado (the word means "skinny") at 135 kg did very well, and so did Gonzales. On Sep 28th, again I believe SA by 25-35, unless my soothsayer cat circles me again anti-clockwise, as she did yesterday and the day we beat ABs....👀🏉

As an AB fan this is a good outcome for both teams. Argentina to understand that consistency & composure is all they need. Springboks to see where certain individuals are. Loss tends to cause a cutthroat reaction… is it necessary to drop individuals after a close loss? Good luck Pumas, going to have to deal with one pissed off Boks team next game 😬😬.

Hi Mark 👍🇿🇦🏆🏉you are so on the money with your assessment of Rassie mix and matching, tinkering with a view to 2027,hats off to the Boks on a hard-fought game,as a Bok supporter not nice losing but well done Pumas,We will win the return leg I believe,but I see the wisdom behind Rassies thinking,it can only bode well for our future 👍👍👍

Hi Mark. It's always good to hear an unbiased voice. Firstly, kudos to Argentina, they played phenomenal rugby and deserved the win. On to the Bok performance. Something stuck with me after watching Chasing the Sun 2, and that was Willie le Roux saying that people don't think about the toll that a 7-1 split takes on the backline players. It's not just the injury risk, you expect your backline defence to hold for a full 80 minutes without fresh legs. Now we had a 6-2 split, but the fact remains, when you know it's going to 37'C and you're playing a team who likes running rugby, your backline defence is going to crumble due to attrition. The 6-2, the 7-1, definitely has a place and it's great innovative coaching, but horses for courses. Pollard is a phenomenal BMT player, but his fitness was concerning. He was visibly gassed. First-time tackling and tackle dominance was a concern, highlighting, what we all know, that PSD is an immense and irreplaceable talent in the Springbok team, same with Kolbe and DeAllende. The Puma's attacking structure was the perfect antidote for a rush defence, with the backline first receivers standing deep with the second receivers running in from even deeper. Rassie can say that it shouldn't have been on Manie Libbok to make that final kick but let's face it, world rugby is more closely contested than ever and your goal kicker will routinely be put in a position to make those high-pressure kicks. From France, England, and the ABs, right through the RC (except Australia) Springbok victories have been tight affairs. You must have a goal kicker who can perform under pressure.

Thanks for the recap! Still throwing a couple of ContepoNis there, but you said it right at least in two other moments. So thanks for that effort! Greetings from Argentina.

RSA WERE WOE FULL CONGRATS PUMAS OTHER TEAMS IN PICTURE FOR WORLD CUP 2027 RSA HAS ISSUES AS WELL GOOD FOR RUGBY

Vamos Argentina indeed! Wow what a game. I nearly called it on your last video that Argentina could nail this one if the game is close coming into the last 15 mins. And the game was close for most of it but I just thought the Boks would finish it with a try or penalty which nearly happened...I feel sorry for Libbock...he actually had a good game but just felt the pressure too much for that kick I think. When the Boks went 17-0 up they should have put the game to bed. They didn't. Libbock can't be blamed for that. Bring on Round 2 where I'm sure Rassie will bring on all the big guns but if there is ever a chance for Los Pumas to win the RC this is it. What a great weekend of rugby. Kudos also to the Wallabies for an amazing comeback against the AB's but just fell short. They'll be up for it in Wellington no doubt. Wait! Two thrillers await!! Bring it on!

Great analysis Mark couldnt agree with you more . Rassie is building depth and we have some answers especially Moerat . But gotta love Aegentinians and how they play the game they well deseerved the win . And wow that number 10 from Argentina is fire . Keep up the good work enjoy your insights

Respect too Argentina's 🇿🇦❤🏉

I'm a South African supporter and I think your comments are spot on - teams have to blood new players for the next WC.

Eben right up there in the top 5. Hard to say the greatest lock ever compared to the likes of Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Alun Wyn Jones, Victor Matfield, John Eales, Martin Johnson etc but one of the greats.

Hi Mark, I think Rassie should have fielded the strongest possible side to beat the Argies first time around and put the Rugby Championship to bed. If they used the strongest team and won we would have 4 more games to do as much experimentation as Rassie needed untill the end of the year. I don't agree with Rassies approach as has left us exposed and if we lose next week then we can kiss the Rugby Championship goodbye.😌

Great reporting Mark! Bok reserves are not good enough. Without Steph Dutoit and Cheslyn Kolby we are another good rugby team but not a great team. Rassie learnt who will be going forward in the future and who won’t. Boks, I think we’re too confident .

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Great insights once again thank you Mark😊😊 the way the Argentines play is exciting. After watching the game again a bit more sober 😂 yeah the Springbokke did not deserve the win, no ones fault they just played bad after that 17-0 and los Pumas were better. That Arendse yellow costs us dearly. Libbok so good at distribution but kicking still weak. Yeah sets up the Mbombela match going to be a massive game to end the TRC on 🥵🥵

I enjoy your analysis Mark- yes the Pumas deserved their win they played brilliant rugby.And yes Rassie got a better idea as to how some inexperienced players perform at test level.Can't wait for a rematch next week!

All black teams and fans do not accept losing. Listen to the all black legends like Mexted and Justin Marshall. There is a legacy that goes along with being a coach and player for the all blacks that is you are involved with the greatest team in the history of sport, with the highest ever winning margin of any team in sport ever. You take a look at Rassie when he missed that kick, it looked like someone kicked him in the guts.He would.not mins losing for the sake of 'trying out a bunch of new guys'. Razor has been left with a mess from foster and a weakened super rugby to select from. Weaker because of the player drain overseas and the Springboks leaving the comp. Well done Argentina! Great to see tha. Thanks for the channel Mark!

Finally we have a final in South Africa in front of our own fans ❤😊

Totally agree. It was a great match. Argentina were good. SA will win the next one for sure.

What a come back from 0-17... amazing. Very good analysis. I wish the Pumas could get this championship and surprise the rugby world but I think the men in green are going to get it over there. We are going to give a big fight till the moment when there will be a break in the match. Hope I'm mistaken. Vamos Pumas, carajo!

Mark a superb video. Thank you!. I think wining is very important for the new players! South Africa beat the British and Irish lions three times in a row. Every time Mornay Steyn ran on the field to kick to win the game for Bokke. If Pollard converted the penalty they would win.Manie the players and Rassie would all feel great which is important!

As South African, I'm happy Argentina won, they showed they can be consistent if they want to be.

Great channel to learn more about rugby!

Like your analysis. Congratulations to los pumas. World Rugby is getting more competitive. It just means that winning not a guarantee just because you are the Boks or AB. Rassie is gutsy. Razor is playing it safe. Let’s see what happens next week. Wallabies are improving as well. Good for us as fans, the competition raises the standard of the game.

FULLY WATCHED A GREAT VID THX WELL PREPARED BACK TO DRAWING WISE WORDS MR KIWI

Less negative remarks on our AllBlacks please.They are building a team of winning ethos however Sam Cane must be dropped and the Capt Barrett must be unskilled in his decision making and his motivating his forward pack to power play for 80 minutes.D.Mckenzie is a excellant first five and deserves more praise rather than negative comments on his coaches strategy plays .

Hi Mark. Totally understand where you're coming from. The lost is not @ all a major concern. Would like to see Razor do the same specialy for the Bledisloe return. The Jordie injury might be a blessing in disguise with regard to the ALB and Proctor midfield combination. Barret @ flyhalf. Sititi @ 8 and Ardie as flanker. Argentina confirms that The Bokke /Bomb squad is not invincible after all. They can be dismantled with quality running rugby where opportunities are turned into points. All Blacks surely will be moral boosted and the Argentinians confirmed that as little missed opportunities where possible is enough to get the desired outcome. Thank you

Dear Mark Thanks for the summary Springboks were not good! Next weekend will have World Cup players! Go Bokke! 🎉🎉🎉 Regards from New Zealand Annette

Much like other comments here, as a Bok supporter I have a lot of respect for the way Arg played and they deserve the win! Not going to use this as an excuse BUT if this was a world cup final, obviously the Bok team would be very different AND Pollard would have taken that last kick. Rassie is definitely building depth and giving other people an opportunity to be faced with high pressure moments. If Manie plays in a big game (still think he's a top playmaker), then I think Rassie will have either Pollard at 12 or Sacha at fullback. Not going to blame Manie for this loss though. Arg were the better team! The other one is Moerat. I think he has been a bit of a hunch call for Rassie... can't say he has been a stand out lock but he obviously has some good leadership qualities that Rassie sees. But needs to start playing at a higher level - I think Rassie is learning things about him as a result of putting him in high pressure games! Same as guys like Ben Jason Dixon, Jan Hendrik Wessels etc. So a lot to learn even if we didn't win! Well done Pumas!

Epic for Argentina! So good to see a new potential rugby super power emerging. South Africa could and should have won, but Rassie's genius works in mysterious ways! I really think with a bit more experience for some of the Argentinian team, they will be an unstoppable force in the very near future. It would be great if they could, as you said, inspire some of the other South American countries to really start coming to the table and open up a whole new circuit of top level rugby

First time I saw the Boks live, it was many years ago at Velez Sardfield stadium at Buenos Aires. It looked like they were playing a different game than Los Pumas. And after minute 60 Los Pumas just were not able to follow their game skills and strength. It's amazing how much this has changed over the years and now we can play 80 minutes head to head. I was reluctant when I heard about Contepomi as head coach, but the play, the spirit and the bench (as you pointed out in your great review) make me realize that I was wrong. And when I heard him stating that Los Pumas need to start working on the fact that these Tier 1 wins should not be exceptional / epic, but possible, he got a new supporter. This is the way, I'd say. Believe it or not, Los Pumas is facing a Rugby Championship final with the Boks. For sure the Boks are the candidates and have the advantage. PS: I still can't believe that we were not able to close the 1st match against the Wallabies. What a pity! PS2: The Boks will not forgive us again the loss of 2 line-outs in their 25 with a couple of minutes left in the watch.

Well done to the Argies Rassie is doing what he's always maintained as being the plan He is building for the next showpiece and its going well. Manie is think has sealed his own faith and we have to move on.

Right Mark Rassie as answers now 🇿🇦❤🏉

An excellent analysis

Great analysis! Moerat - not seen yet why Rassi is backing him, not as captain, nor as aggressive attacking lock. Manie sadly does not have BMT- critical at this level. Fassi played to much like a wing, would have been better if he played the more classical waiting -scouting game of fullback. Missed De Allende, Siya, Pieter Steph. However- this is a marathon, not a sprint. Rassie busy with succession planning for 2027. Agree- he got a few answers- as crazy Springboks fan- we want to win every battle! We forget, you have to lose some battles to win the war. It takes a very brave coach to stick to his guns- Rassie is that man 2019, 2023 is the result. Now he is preparing for 2027. Lastly Los Pumas - well done! You deserved the win, traditional rugby giants be afraid, be very afraid Los Pumas is not going away.

Hi Mark I love your channel

👏👍i made comment that pumas would win on ur podcast last week .. but i am not one for gloating 👍

vamos pumas vamos!!!

What a weekend of great games that resembled each other, Pumas - winners for fighting back for the win Boks-winners for experimentation Wallabies-winners for fighting back All Blacks -losers not scoring again in last 20 min

The Springboks did okay under the circumstances. I'd say the only true disappointment was Lukanyo Am at inside center. He looked relatively lethargic, and a lot of the missed tackles came in that channel that he was supposed to cover. Clearly De Allende is the first-choice for a reason.

Hey Mark 👋. Yeah you right you absolutely right. It's still disappointing though because we've become so used to the Boks winning even when they shouldn't. The credit to the Argies they deserved it they really wanted it in the second half. It won't always go our way so ja we'll back Rassie it is about the bigger picture here.

Argentina is one of the most hardest teams in the Word today

Well played Argentina, we weren't good enough on the day....maybe bring back Jacques Nienaber so he can stop the leaks

Great analyst Mark. Interestingly enough, no one has been bigging up Contepomi. I thought that he was going to be bad for the Pumas. How wrong could I be?

Mark how good was Ox nche he was running great as well as scrummaging really good

Like losing to Ireland in Wcup, now vs Argentina. One name comes up MANIE LIBBOK i rest my case.

It's a great win for Argentina. The Boks needed a wake-up call. They couldnt keep up this close game winning streak. They are better than 1 pointers and they need to show it. I despise the hate Mannie is coping here with the ugly memes circulating. Yes it's his job to nail hight pressure kicks but no one is more dissapointed with him than himself. Leave the oke alone. I have no doubt the Boks will win in our back yard come Saturday. Green & GOLD ❤

If Los Pumas wins in Nelspruit, it'll be historic.

Argentina say thank you to Rassie and Manie Libbok.

Yep Mark, you are correct, although having to qear the smack still stings a bit😅, let's hope the lessons are worth it 😊

One good takeaway from the game is that Libbok has now confirmed he is not an option for the Boks. BMT cannot be coached. You either have it or you don't and I feel he has had his chances now.

Argentina humbled our mighty Boks - I’m just confused as to why Rassie continues giving Libbok game time when we have two great flyhalves playing for the Sharks and Lions who deserve an opportunity and game time. I’m all up for making changes to build a full 33 man squad - but PLEASE select players who have BMT 🙏🏻

Will Lebok ever play for the Springboks again

Thought SA did nominate the scrums. The ref just did not give them the penalties.

Exactly mark. Rassie didn't abort the greater plan. There's a confidence in losing that remains a winning formula. He made the changes where he could have folded and kept the guaranteed game winners on...and gained no deeper knowledge. Love the way that Argentina front up. I didn't think the card was fair but the Argies were good enough to capitalise. Best game of the tournament. However, I reckon Rassie will put it to bed in the next game. It'll be a big winning margin for the boks. I feel for Manie. I fear his lack of clutch has now become a self fulfilling prophecy. Which I don't think it was until that kick.

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO ... Tiger !

Saffa here: I think this game showed we don’t have the depth everyone talks about. So let’s get real.

Is it only me or does the Los Pumas backline starting to look better than the All Blacks backline?

I thought the Pumas would win by 8.

I think people have to be realistic about Razor's situation. It's all well and good to ask him to play a bunch of new players, but imagine he lost the Bledisloe for the first time since 2002? Lost again to Arg in Auckland and ended Fortress Eden Park? The exact same people asking him to blood new players now would be calling for his head and he'd be under immense pressure. It's a lose-lose

Was one of those Saffers that called this match in favour of Argentina... Actually I thought firstly that The Pumas are a far better team that their ranking suggests ..Beating ABs in NZ no small feat ..Also I feel that the musical chairs selection policy of Rassie particularly the vital 9 and 10 spots is borderline reckless and has left the Boks vulnerable..Home ground gave Argies the edge ...But think Boks will bounce back hard in the return ..So all good. ..

The most dangerous animal is wounded Springbok! Don Clark All Black

...can't help to think that maybe SA let the Pumas win so they can have the final at home... don't know, just saying...

Hasn't it made a great championship like a final next week and us(nz) and australia play off for the wooden spoon 😂

Pumas were the deserved winners for scoring 4 quick tries and destroying the Boks defence left and right of the field. Boks will lose a couple of games a year while rightly experimenting with new players. They seem to have taken their foot off the paddle after scoring 17 quick points and this a collective flaw. The Bok players who didnt rise to the occasion are easy to point out and this is a positive for the coaching team. Libbok made 2 costly kicking mistakes in 30 minutes while starring in other facets pf flyhalf play, but what cost us the game were poor lineouts & poor defence in missed tackles & bad reading of the Pumas play on attack by back players. Kolbe was sorely missed as was De Allende. Upfront, Moerat's work rate is still lagging & the captaincy is too much for him to deal with. Wiese seemed to play in limp mode, and PSDT was missed in the loose forward play. This test is a good wake up call to the Boks and a huge boost to Los Pumos who could fill the void created by the lackluster wallaby performaces. It is a good result for world rugby.

No Mark. Rasiie was flogging dead horse...how do we as fans see this? Murat is a sub par player and definately not a Sprinbok captain. Mapimpi is too old. Am is not a no 12. Lets please not mention Manie any more....Rasiie has know there answers for a long time. Do you think he wants to make their inadiquicies public knowledge/show the fans this, so that he can drop them?😂

KLA is a problem because he's repeatedly getting yellow cards and costing the team points and trouble.

So when NZ rotated and lost it was a mistake, but when SA does it's GENIUS. I can't udnerstand how absolutely everyone has fallen on this trending wagon of let's all cheer about everything SA does...

Come on Pumas, you'll need to up your game for the next one but you capable. I have no alteria motive, go All Blacks.

Never give up Argentina shows resilience rugby is a 80min game Argentina and SA are now the two top rugby nations in The Southern hemisphere