New Zealand and South Africa, respectively, defeated Argentina (53-3) in Hamilton and Australia (24-8) in Sydney on the fourth day of the Rugby Championship this Saturday, reviving and keeping themselves in the top two. positions.
The All-Blacks, beaten six times in their last eight games, produced a perfect performance with seven tries from seven different players to avoid a fourth straight defeat at home.
Hours later, world champions South Africa bounced back from two straight Rugby Championship defeats to defeat the Australians on the road, a feat they have not achieved since 2013.
— Rugby Championship results and after Saturday’s matchday 4 matches:
in Hamilton, New Zealand
New Zealand 53 Argentina 3
in Sydney, Australia
Australia 8 South Africa 24
Classification:
JGEP Pf Pc Pan Points
New Zealand 4 2 0 2 116 77 2 10
South Africa 4 2 0 2 90 78 1 9
Australia 4 2 0 2 91 115 1 9
Argentina 4 2 0 2 102 129 1 9
Results
First working day
August 6
South Africa 26 New Zealand 10
Argentina 26 Australia 41
Second day
August 13
South Africa 23 New Zealand 35
Argentina 48 Australia 17
Third day
August 27
Australia 25 South Africa 17
New Zealand 18 Argentina 25
Ranking of the highest scorers
points
57: Bofelli (ARG)
39: Mo’unga (NZL)
32: Pollard (RSA)
is trying
3: Gonzalez (ARG), McCright (AUS)
2: Clarke, Taukeiho (both NZL), Mapimbi, Smith (both RSA), Gallo (ARG), Igitua (AUS)
Calendar
The fifth day
September 15
in Melbourne, Australia
Australia – New Zealand
September, 17
In Buenos Aires
Argentina – South Africa
Competition day six
24 September
In Ukland
New Zealand – Australia
in Durban, South Africa
South Africa – Argentina
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