Pretoria (AFP)

At one month of the World Cup-2019, South Africa had a hard time against Argentina on Saturday (24-18), thanks to its Wisp Sibusiso Nkosi, author of his 6th and 7th trials in 8 selections .

France's first opponent at the World Cup-2019 on 21 September, Argentina did not deserve but chained a tenth consecutive defeat. The Pumas have not won for more than a year, September 15, 2018 in Australia (23-19).

A week after their big victory in Argentina to win the Rugby Championship (46-13), the Springboks, albeit reshaped, had a lot more trouble against XV revenge Mario Ledesma, who had changed ten players to his team .

Widely dominating in the first period, the South Africans were ineffective and were even led to the break by the Pumas (10-8), who knew how to take advantage of the wanderings of their hosts, like the test of Guido Petti after an interception and a thirty-meter race (10-8, 40th + 1).

- Nkosi, Jantjies and the video -

Abused as rarely by Argentina after the break, the men of Rassie Erasmus can finally summarize their victory in three names: Sibusiso Nkosi, Elton Jantjies and Luke Pearce, the English referee of the meeting.

First member of this saving trio, Sibusiso Nkosi scored the two tries of his team. The Sharks winger (23) particularly dazzled the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on the second (13-10, 48th), making his fire support speak to eliminate three Argentines, resist a tackle in the air and score his seventh try in eight selections.

Like him, the striker Elton Jantjies has probably earned his place on the plane for Japan on this match, by registering the rest of the points of his team at the foot.

But, beyond these two players, whose performance has overshadowed the return of Siya Kolisi after nine months of absence, the Boks can also thank Mr. Pearce.

The English referee refused - rightly - two tries to Pumas, including one to three minutes of the siren, after a magnificent move tainted by a slight screen De La Fuente on De Klerk at the start of the action.

Despite this new defeat for Argentina, this match is not very reassuring for the XV of France, which will compete against the Pumas at the World Cup, while South Africa will face New Zealand.

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