Get all the important numbers that matter provided by Opta for the Rugby Championship between Argentina and the Springboks in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
– South Africa have won 28 of their 32 total men’s Tests against Argentina, including their past four on the bounce; in fact, among teams they’ve faced at least 10 times, only against Italy (93%) do the Springboks have a better win percentage than they do against the Pumas (88%).
– Argentina have won two of their past four men’s Tests on home turf against South Africa after not winning any of their 11 such fixtures prior (D1 L10); however, this will be the first time in over three years that the Pumas and Springboks have met in Argentina.
– Argentina have won three of their past five men’s Tests played on home soil and will be looking to log consecutive wins at home for the first time since June 2012 after a 48-17 win over Australia in their last home fixture.
– South Africa have won just three of their past eight games in the Rugby Championship after winning six of their last eight games in the tournament previously (D1 L1).
– South Africa have restricted their opponents to fewer than 20 points on 12 occasions in men’s Tests since the beginning of 2021, more than any other team in the Rugby Championship during that period and twice as many times as Argentina (6).
– Argentina have won 25 turnovers in this edition of the Rugby Championship, the most of any team in the competition, with 21 of those coming via jackals; though, South Africa (17) are the only other team to have made even 10 jackals this tournament.
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– South Africa have made 24 linebreaks so far in the 2022 edition of the Rugby Championship, the most of any team in the competition and seven more than Argentina (17); Springboks duo Lukhanyo Am and Makazole Mapimpi (6 each) have made more than any other players.
– South Africa duo Malcolm Marx (6) and Siya Kolisi (5), and Argentina’s Matias Moroni (5) have won more turnovers than any other players in the 2022 edition of the Rugby Championship.
– Matias Moroni (Argentina) has made five dominant tackles in the 2022 edition of the Rugby Championship, more than any other player in the competition.
– Willie le Roux (South Africa) has provided three try assists in the 2022 Rugby Championship, more than any other player; he has provided six try assists and scored one try himself across his past six Tests against Argentina.
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