So how did Argentina beat the Boks? | Rugby Championship 2024 Analysis

[@Paplefication]

I don't want to say us Boks lost this match due to a missed kick, because we didn't. Los Pumas misse their fair share too, which makes me give full credit to Argentina It was an incredible match, and it is great to see Argentina doing so well this RC, despite my Boks bias!

[@Jonas27259]

From Argentina, thank you, is true

[@markreynolds7890]

bbbbbbut this wasnt the boks best team

[@mikezog1030]

@@markreynolds7890 It wasn't far off

[@matthewvanrensburg3824]

Focusing on the kick papers over glaring cracks throughout Libbok's entire performance. Missed kicks to touch, running flat/sideboard, hospital passes. He's suppose to be the superior attacking flyhalf, but we lost all momentum we were regaining (while Pollard on the field) when Libbok came on. He neutered our attack completely. He cracked under the pressure long before that final kick.

[@Karma-qt4ji]

@@matthewvanrensburg3824 Not even remotely true. Focusing on kicks papers over the glaring cracks in everything else Pollard does (or doesn't do). We were not gathering momentum when Pollard was on the field, unless you think that a tap kick by Reinach from a maul penalty can be credited to Pollard (a conversion he missed by the way); what we were doing is stopping conceding tries, the first two of which were as a direct result of Pollard's defensive failures. 4 tries in 21 minutes. I don't know how many times I have to say this but that is as many tries as we have conceded in the first four games of the tournament, as many tries as we conceded in two games against Ireland, as many tries as we conceded in the entire knock out stages of the RWC. Conceded in 21 minutes against the number 7th ranked side in the world, with all respect to them, due to piss poor defence (2 missed tackles by Pollard, 3 missed tackles by van Staden). What momentum were we gathering because of Pollard LOL??? Came on as a replacement in the second game against Australia, passed the ball twice (once behind the entire backline to kill off an attacking move and once to Manie to set up the play) and kicked 1 from 2. This is your number 1 flyhalf??? You think there might be a reason that Sacha has stepped straight into the starting lineup, that Manie was chosen to start every game in the RWC knock outs except the final? And before you go on about the England game, just know that the weather was so horrific over that period that we were always going to revert to 10 man rugby - we did against England and it worked, we did against New Zealand and it worked. That's PollyBall and under those conditions there is no Springbok flyhalf. But if you want an attacking backline.... well, either use Sacha / Manie, or make sure Willie is on the field. Even the set piece move for Fassi's try came from Luki stepping in as playmaker and leaving Pollard just to shift it wide. They cover for him every single time and you fall for it hook, line and sinker and even when he loses us the second Irish test, you think he did enough because he kicked all his kicks??? PollyBall doesn't work in dry conditions boet.

[@jamesw5713]

I will be honest as a Boks fan, at 17-0 I was hoping they took their foot off the gas and didnt give them a beat down. Funny how that all changed in the next 15 mins.

[@parsley2624]

Honesty nice

[@tomasayuste2752]

Isn't it nice to be the underdogs well honestly yes, we could actually win again, well maybe, who knows...

[@rudolphduplooy3835]

Aaah, you never take your foot off.

[@mikezog1030]

@@rudolphduplooy3835 Actually that is definitely a Bok failing. We NEVER give teams big beat downs like Australia and NZ do. The SA mentality is typically to not disrespect opposition. The only time I have seen them do it was against Wales because Wales sent a hugely understrength side which was disrespectful in the first place. And against second tier sides in the RWC because... well... its difficult not to put cricket scores on.

[@Memeza053]

@@tomasayuste2752 You are not beating South Africa in South Africa with the team they announced on Tuesday.

[@LucrismLukas]

Pablo Matera deserves more praise from the media. He's legitimately one of the best players in the world.

[@DarioOle-tp5tp]

Matera is world class. His leadership, fighting spirit and skill set is astonishingly good especially for a loose forward.

[@clibo1]

Yes los Pumas is making history, and they have the momentum. The physicality, experience and home ground will push the Springboks. Will be a close match. This is the best Rugby Championship ever 👏👏👏👏👏

[@seleucid88]

Bro I hope I eat my words, but as an Argentinean I sadly don't think we have the slightest chance against the Boks on home soil with their A team. Hope I'm wrong!

[@clibo1]

​@@seleucid88we are praying for the Springboks to play well against los Pumas, feels like a proper Final. The Two Best Teams 🇦🇷🤝🇿🇦

[@Natedawg38]

Argentina is exactly what we all need. A talented new dawg coming in to spoil the party and troll the hell out of all the naysayers. Commendable pronunciation of ash-ooomesss

[@votemporixshdrustan5743]

😂😂😂

[@seatoskyadventures6130]

It was a tough loss for us but holy hell Argentina deserved that win. They never gave up at all. Brilliant stuff 🤙🇿🇦

[@erickdavid2412]

Are you all forgeting the yellow. We got cheated again. World rugby has an agenda agains everything the boks do we lost agains world rugby not ARG What about the scums dude? NO penalties

[@zorba4166]

@@erickdavid2412 Please delete this no wonder the world say we are whiners , Argentina won deal with it and stop whining

[@erickdavid2412]

@@zorba4166 Who is WE? Did the yellow card from a after the fact TMO change the game or not. Was the yellow justified? what happened to the TMO when sia got his face caved in. Pointing out the bull is not whining. Even rassie agrees World rugby is against us. They constantly change the rules to try and make SA lose. Wake up dude. They even cheated the hosting of the RWC so SA dont host it.

[@zorba4166]

@@erickdavid2412 so how is complaining on youtube platforms gonna help, we were beaten by a good Argentina side , if Manie scored that penalty would you still be here making these complaints? no ,if we built on that 17 points lead would you still be here making these complaints? I don't think so lets just enjoy the boks building phase and hope we will soon dominate on the international stage like NZ did

[@erickdavid2412]

@@zorba4166 Who said im trying to help? Everyone missed kicks. If we didnt get the yellow i would not complain. I made the complaints before the end of the game. If we didnt get cheated with a yellow we would have built on the 17 point lead. I will complain like the RWC final where NZ got a try of a fw pass win or lose we must point out the blatant bias against the springboks and their style of play. Rugby is rigged.

[@user-qj6to4yj3s]

Matera is currently alongside PSDT the best player in the world. The man always performs out of his skin.

[@DT7w8]

Argie has some world class players and when they play like their DNA, its an amazing display of running rugby. I think their 12 is one of the best inn the world.

[@Mumbo_Jumbo_Kiwi.1]

You took the words out of my mouth; they play magnificent running rugby & when they're on song no other team can compare, even the French. To them it's like having to have effortless Maradona skill-set when running lines until they're satisfied. No other team has this. Dare I say it, more is to come out of this nation & Maradona was a big fan of rugby. I'd hate to think what he would've been like at no:9 or fly-half. The Argentinians have great expectations of this side 2nd to their soccer team & crowd attendance is testament to that, ...compared to lousy New Zealand

[@hugomarx1324]

Pablo Matera is the best player in the world alongside PSDT, Kolbe, Etzebeth and Dupont. There's few players if any who plays with such heart and passion. Just because he plays for Argentina i feel he often gets overlooked. For me he has been the most consistent loose forward alongside Ardi Savea in the past 7 years.

[@ericdavison6186]

@@hugomarx1324 his try was perfect,,,can you imagine Willie tackling that? )

[@jimsquire-chestnuts8381]

Such a pity he derailed his captaincy and set his career back with those stupid racist tweets. Glad he apologised, took accountability, and moved on. Great player.

[@balebcutters]

Ardie Savea better than all you just named

[@sebastianbardon391]

@@jimsquire-chestnuts8381 Those tweets were awful but from ages ago and he apologized immediately. He's clean.

[@HeidiHeidi-mh9ct]

Just because Matera plays for Argentina they won't consider him one of the best in the world. 😢 For me he is in top 3 players currently in the world.

[@franalmenzar5888]

For me, Kremer and Mateo Carreras deserve more attention than Matera

[@rodrigogonzalezfraga2614]

As an unbiased neutral fan, I always knew the potential of Argentina. Greetings from Argentina.

[@randomlyfactual1943]

Squidge, you wonderful bastard, you! I have been eager to see this since Saturday. First thing I thought when Lubbock missed was, well, anger and fury. Second thing I thought was "but I do want to see the video".

[@Alessandro-yf5pe]

Great video as always Squidge, but for me Tomas Albornoz is no Average player. Believe me as a Benetton supporter he is an amazing player Who Made the difference many games last year.

[@msss107]

Chocobares is from a little town in the pampas region, believe me, if people from that area of the country start playing rugby Argentina will be a superpower in the sport.

[@mrneutral-ish9595]

I think the point of this video is to say they ARE already a powerhouse in rugby 😅

[@msss107]

​@@mrneutral-ish9595 not there yet in my opinion, we are getting better anyways and if we manage to get the game popular in that region we will be.

[@diosito5534]

@@msss107 Concuerdo, pero no solo en la Pampa, sinó toda Argentina. Si en algun momento el rugby se convierte en un deporte que todos puedan jugar, y no solo aquellos con dinero, en no mucho tiempo, Argentina podría convertirse en una superpotencia como Ingaterra, Sudafrica o Nueva Zelanda

[@estelacristinapeirone3201]

​@@diosito5534ya no es elitista el rugby como en el la época que todos los pumas eran del casi sic etc

[@GarkKahn]

​@@mrneutral-ish9595 Not yet, but they're close

[@Biffties]

Daniel James here, just watched this Video. And I fucking loved it. Finally someone is Talking about Argentina. It has been along time coming. Come on you PUMAS...!!.

[@Hiltok]

TRC bonus point isn't for 4 tries. You need 3 or more tries more than your opponents. So, Argentina need to score 3+ more tries than the Boks and finish 7+ points in front of them. It is technically possible, but isn't going to happen. The slightly sad part is that it is likely than NZ will overtake Argentina and finish in 2nd place in the TRC, although I hope Australia mess that up.

[@Tar-ZA-n]

Mathematically possible, but reality is that the Boks will likely win by a similar amount that the All Blacks won by in Auckland. No passengers for the Boks this week and Argentina with travel fatigue, altitude and no Kremer. Will most likely get ugly for them.

[@sebastiancharango]

Bok win 20 or 30 points more as usual.at least arg Win the three oponents in one RC.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

So, I gotta partially disagree, I watched the Argentines beat the ABs and I called Argentina beating the Boks. I think this Argentine squad *could* beat the Boks by more than 3 tries. It is a tall order - but this Argentine squad seems to believe in itself. I have seen the Argentines start strong against top-tier teams, then loose faith (and energy) in the second half and crumble. This squad seems to be able to keep the pressure up into the second half from a physical standpoint - and from a mental standpoint, they seem to believe they can win. Making the risky plays in the end of the second half because they think they can pull it off, rather than going for a safe pick-and-go to wind down the clock play. And they are now in a position where they could, for the first time, win the Rugby Championship - they would need a performance for the ages - but I think they can do it. And what a game it would be if they did.

[@Tar-ZA-n]

@@MajesticDemonLord You’re entitled to your opinion, but my opinion is that this Argentina team as good as they are, would be hard-pressed to beat Allistair Coetzee’s boks by a 3 try margin playing in SA. Now, if there were another bad day at the office for the boks the Argentines may even squeak a win and that would be even more impressive than last weekend. But saying they “could beat the boks by more than three tries” is unfathomable to me or anyone who has been paying attention to these boks since 2018.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

@@Tar-ZA-n Hard pressed - that is fair. This is a very impressive SA squad - no doubts. But seeing the Pumas play against the ABs, I feel they have gotten over the mental aspect of their game - and so it is possible they could do it.

[@MarioGarcia-bf6mf]

Matera can single handedly change the momentum of a game. His aura is just different.

[@cj-cv7zv]

Ran into the squad at my gym today. Wasn't allowed to interact with them, but the amount of dedication from guys like Lavanini is palpable. Needless to say just being near the okes was inspiring, I would not mind seeing them take the championship

[@markreynolds7890]

wht wer the benching?

[@aichampionofficial]

Was NEVER going to happen. 48-7 with no answer by the Pumas in the second half was about right.

[@ng360English]

I was there! Tremendo 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@estebandipietro9685]

Thank you Squidge for putting what we think and feel as argentinians in this video. I think that long time ago we deserve a place at the table of the winning nations of this awesome sport. We haven't reached the top yet, but with time and effort we will achieve it. No matter what happens this week, we will always be proud of our pumas. VAMOS PUMAS!

[@ciaranrooney5922]

Great video as always! How about this for an idea: the Lions tour South America instead of Australia? Warm-ups against Chile and Uruguay, then three tests against los Pumas?

[@Dilmahkana]

They deserve it. Especially if they back this Rugby Championship up in the Northern tour

[@pacovidela]

That’s the best idea I’ve heard of in a while! Should be put in the Lion’s agenda for the subsequent tour!

[@Jonas27259]

Chile and Uruguay can`t play with Tier 1 teams. They have very low level to play here. Sorry

[@GarkKahn]

Maybe in some years With súper rugby americas i've seen some talent from chile and paraguay. But still need years of progress

[@Jonas27259]

@@GarkKahn a esos países le faltan décadas para llegar a este nivel. No creo que lleguemos a verlo.

[@franciscoamaral8588]

Impecable Analisys man. I saw so many details in strategy that could not see by myself! Thank you. Greetings from Argentina. Vamos Pumas!!! Next match with the Boks will be great beyond result.

[@dariolucero5141]

As an Argentine and after reading some comments, let’s not make the mistake of calling Los pumas a powerhouse , they’re good , but they need to win a rugby championship or a World Cup and that would definitely cement them in that status , the boks were missing regulars In the first test match , it’s like our soccer team missing Messi and a few regulars , the boks are the reigning world champions , they will roar back next week , it’s inevitable, but Los pumas are making extraordinary progress , they have now beaten all 3 southern hemisphere power houses in the same championship , we have managed to be competitive, not bad for a country always on the edge of bankruptcy

[@enriquemarcelobarbano1033]

Correcto !

[@dariolucero5141]

@@enriquemarcelobarbano1033 así es , no podemos hacer la gran Colombia del fútbol , porque les ganamos un partido , ellos son tri campeones mundiales 🇿🇦, los rangos se respetan

[@juanisaurralde3929]

@@dariolucero5141 lo que se festejan son los trofeos, cada partido ganado contra los grandes es excelente, pero para solidificarse, tienen que ganarlo hasta el final

[@rnrmfguitarworks]

This season they’ve become only the 4th team ever to beat NZ, Australia and SA in the same year. They deserve to be regarded as up there with the best.

[@juanisaurralde3929]

@@rnrmfguitarworks the growth of rugby in Argentina is amazing, but until we're crowned with an actual title, It won't be solidified

[@groenrizla2513]

Pumas performing well is not a sudden thing, they were expected to be one of greats in the last RWC but they somehow fizzled away terribly so I'm glad to see they finally comming right again.

[@jackdeespadas]

"World class team." chills, literal chills

[@marcteenhc9793]

un sueño del que no me quiero despertar.

[@julienmccallin1848]

Clicked on this faster than the Springboks blew a 17-0 lead

[@gavinsmith28]

😂

[@bigpapichampagne745]

Yeah they gonna have to cry into their rugby championship next week.

[@jonnybyrne989]

​@@bigpapichampagne745chill dude there's nothing wrong with being the 2nd best team

[@xeno9671]

​@@jonnybyrne989not when ur 2nd to ireland ig

[@victordastile5204]

​@@bigpapichampagne745posting the same 💩twice. You must be high or tipsy😂😂😂

[@christian.hayden]

brilliant analysis!! You teach us to see rugby

[@scforza]

This is a brilliant ON POINT analysis . The best I've found. Congrats and thanks!

[@Burninglash]

Bok supporter here, well done Argentina you deserved that win. Luckily we will fix that this weekend. Have to give los pumas respect or they will make you pay. Good for world rugby. I really hope they get second place in the TRC this year.

[@erickdavid2412]

No Are you all forgeting the yellow. We got cheated again. World rugby has an agenda agains everything the boks do we lost agains world rugby not ARG

[@gabrielmillet889]

@@erickdavid2412 you don't watch games if you think the boks have consistently biased refereeing agains them. They're the best team in the world at playing refs. I say that as a compliment.

[@erickdavid2412]

@@gabrielmillet889 so why did world rugby aggressively change the rules to counter the springboks? no scrums 20 min red card . There are NEVER any SA refs on the field NEVER

[@NicoSanchez-bz7he]

Creevy and Nicholas Sanchez was disrespected by world rugby and massively overlooked by fans all around the world. Literally two of the best players to ever play the game but overlooked because their Argentine. Nico Sanchez was a far better flyhalf than Sexton and Farrel but the media only hype about them but never Sanchez who btw is the greatest place kicker of all time. Same is currently happening with Matera...they treat Argentine players with disrespect. 😢 Matera is top 3 players in the world.

[@ericdavison6186]

@@NicoSanchez-bz7he you spoke my mind. So many 1st tier players from the Jaguares overlooked. Pablo seems fully fit too,,he's got and extra yard if pace?

[@BalrajTakhar-u7u]

Same with Juan Martin Fernandez-Lobbe back in the day & several others. The Anglo rugby press still don't regard what they see as non traditional unions with much respect & indeed their players whether they are Argentine, Fijian or Georgian.

[@ivanferreyra5006]

La única manera de conseguir el respeto del rugby anglosajón, es dar el golpe en la mesa y ganarles en su propia casa, un Rugby Championship sería algo bonito, pero ganar el mundial te sentaria en la mesa de los grandes.

[@laureanoalfaro9351]

Being Argie, that lost match against the Aussies in the last minutes hurts too much, we could have been in a way better place n this "final" and even worse, we can eb even end under the ABs if we are soundly beaten or the Aussies end being trahsed. SIDE NOTE: In the same way the Boks could have mantein their initial advantage, the Pumas missed too many kicks that could have put a better margin without ending in such a nervewrecking ending.

[@mikegray8776]

Brilliant, Squidge! How you see and remember - and interpret - so many tiny details, makes me realise that you and I are watching an entirely different game. Thanks for everything you give us - and in a completely non-partisan way.

[@curmanrico3937]

If Argentina could combine the passion with some cold blood in some critical moments they can be consistently beating every top team, meaning that they will be one of the big ones and candidate to every world cup or championship.

[@enriquemarcelobarbano1033]

Right

[@GarkKahn]

Discipline is still a weakness for the team

[@jacobusjohannes7267]

This was how I dried my tears on Saturday, knowing that squidge will at least drop a bomb video on the game😂

[@gasparwimb3964]

Three times WC semifinalists .. and we need to perform every single time in order not to be considered a guest of the elite . Crazy ..happened in Basketball, Volleyball, Hockey , Tennis ..is just matter of time to win a major tournament. Probably not this one ... massive Favourite Boks .. Massive. But wait for it

[@pjalaniz86]

I was so proud of them after pulling up from that 17-0 a couple of years ago that would have been a game over. I rember going to see the championship match in 2016 against australia in england. same things happen got australia got 2 tries ahead on the first minutes and argentina did not do much with a 1 men advantage... now... the fight in them is amazing. all the coaches have left something in this team they have grown so much from 2015.

[@Shiv3ring_B3rry]

Congrats to the Pumas, hope for an amazing game Saterday. We clearly underestimsted you guys and i feel who opened not only ours, but the world's eyes to just how exciting your change is in rugby. Keep it up!

[@zeballosayerza]

Congrats. Great video. Cheers from Buenos Aires!

[@MrPoepope]

Sorry, but that clearout on the Kriel score was 'off feet' all day--he just dove at the jackler's knees from about 3 metres outside the ruck.

[@MrPoepope]

Also, on that last penalty, surely that's exactly the type of pen refs constantly refuse to call 99% of the time, when a scrum-half flops down on the tackler and seals him in as he's rolling away. Should never even have been a pen.

[@aligator5255]

thank you

[@LwaziMvovo11]

If AURA was a rugby player, Pablo Matera is it.

[@GavinMcLachlan-z8j]

Another great video with wonderful insight. Thank you Squidge.

[@mathewchattaway172]

Top vid our kid, loved it and first walk of the autumn sorted 👍

[@mikeyeee]

Always a fantastic video to watch, thank you for your work

[@livestreamfx]

The only thing about watching a game played in Argentina is the sound is really bad. You can hardly hear the ref. Can't hear the crowd which makes it feel like a covid match. Wish they'd sort that out.

[@bernardbarry447]

That was an amazing breakdown guys. I played for 20 years and still learnt plenty here.

[@Burninglash]

Excellent analysis as usual. You are a genuine asset in the promotion of rugby understanding for non rugby players.

[@groenrizla2513]

For too long the Boks have relied on getting a kickable penalty to scrape a win in tight games and it's always worked including winning the RWC but this time perhaps they weren't expecting Pollard to get tired out so they can reshuffle positions to keep him on. Boks didn't take into account KLAs' card and a brilliant 17 minutes from the Pumas and therefore didn't think they'd need a kicker to close the game out and remember these games always come down to a single pen kick, missed kick or drop goal and that's where NZ lost the final, where France lost, NZ in the RC etc Otherwise the Boks are playing well above their average and it's been working, they'll be a force when they start getting the rest of their game sorted out and that's where Rassie is focused on, not on relying on goal kicking to win like in the last RWC and he's admitted he's willing to lose a few games to achieve these objectives. That's why I think the teams experimenting now with new strategies and building depth are going to be ready for RWC27. The rankings are only important at the beginning of 2026 so this is the perfect time to be experimenting. As they say, "the kicker doesn't lose the game but they can win it" Go look at all the games the Boks have won and lost since the RWC, all comes down to crucial goal kicks, Boks lost to Ire because Libbok couldn't kick the 3 pointers, NZ would've won the RWC and a recent RC test is they got that last goal kick, France would've won if Kolbe didn't charge down that conversion, Ireland won the 2nd test because of that drop goal. Have Libbok on to end the game and he lived up to his unfortunate reputation just like he lost it vs Ire, fir the Stormers in the URC and now Arg in the RC so now Kolbe and Hendrikse will share the gial kicking next week. Nevertheless Rassie is not fussed, he's developing something else, I guess like NZ was like in the old days, couldn't kick but could score tries and Boks are getting closer to that, how many try opportunities did they squander last week against Argentina, that's what they looking at and why they not bothered about kicking performance or even winning. However Libbok has been demoted to the starting lineup and that must hurt him a bit.

[@tilmanvondelft]

“Libbok demoted to starting lineup” hahaha! 😂😂

[@Amandla-Awethu]

Hard to watch again, so many missed tackles. But great analysis, as always, and well done to the Argies. SA fans have always been big supporters of the Argies.

[@kirkjacinto9284]

Fell in love with 🇦🇷 in 2007, and now it's so beautiful to watch !

[@TheSmartiesSmart]

I was waiting for this video.

[@marce.sla.987]

Squidge video? I like first, then watch. Great analysis as usual

[@estudiog_ggoldstein3202]

I am so excited to read such lovely comments from South African fans speaking highly of our Pumas. The mutual respect and affection that exists between fans of both teams is incredible.

[@Tobiustheguy]

Hit the notification faster than Felix Jones left England

[@AbeHopwood]

😢

[@tilmanvondelft]

😂

[@toerag572]

I love watching your analysis. It makes me feel clever.

[@paulvanderkolf7986]

Damn the Pumas came back nicely, from a Bok fan, well done and God bless, it was an absolute treat to see you guys play so well

[@TheMrShameem]

Another quality analysis video from Squidge, superb!

[@joshuapetersmit7155]

Really well done to Argentina , their attack was immense. Was a proper performance and they’ve definitely established themselves as a true contender. You might call me cocky but I fully believe the Boks are gonna win by more than 20 points this weekend.

[@marcelozampieri6516]

Si, creo además que los boks nos ganan por más de 40 puntos!

[@SamCooper-t4n]

‘and the quickest way to make sure he doesn’t read you is by not writing a book in the first place’ great vid man been looking forward to this since saturday lovely analysis

[@philbatchelor9325]

Watching this and it's wild that every single ruck the boks are off their feet and tackling players beyond the ball. I guess they'd realised the ref wasn't calling it, but it's not even subtle!

[@Edgycoo]

Boks get away with so much its criminal. I think nore of their budget goes to the ref than the players.

[@Memeza053]

​@@Edgycoo Funny how everytime we win or even just play a game you blame the referee or you accuse us of match fixing. Because apparently everytime your team plays against us it's unfair and you think that your team is entitled to winning the game no matter what happened actually in the game 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Skyscraper2015]

Well it's what Rassie has often said "Learn to play the ref as well as the game". No good playing one style only to realise the ref doesn't notice those quirks and penalises like Bryce Lawrence.

[@Edgycoo]

@@Memeza053 well to be fair the IRB came out in a statement and said the try in the final wc should not of been disallowed. So thats an undeserved wc. And bongis no try getting scored is blatant. So its quite obvious boks need to be roid tested as they pop all the time for steroids and also need to be investigated

[@Edgycoo]

@@Skyscraper2015 now thats a valid answer! Boom. Love it. Agree

[@SuperDarkwhisperer]

Good one. Always love your stuff!

[@wynandduplessis9166]

Brilliant! Hope Rassie uses your videos for their preparations.

[@charlottescott7150]

Great analysis as ever Squidge

[@CoolCoyote]

These guys play great rugby. loved the game, love the way they play, the way they beat tackles. they are a good team to watch, from going from a boring team to watch but since the early 2000s they have been interesting to me and lifted their level hugely since joining the rugby championship. They have a good little winger too he has speed. Mateo Carreras. btw argys been coming for awhile so this win wasn't surprise, they beat Australia 67-27 lol

[@SchyffS]

What an epic final it would be to have Los Pumas take the cup, Boks are not going to let that happen, but we can imagine!

[@Lihle22]

GREAT video again Squid rugby!

[@eugeneduplessis140]

Well played Argentina and review Squidge... made me slightly less upset with the Manie missed kicks ;-)

[@gordondate7058]

a very good summary,I am from South Africa

[@Pepgang]

Matera is the best nr.6 on the planet.

[@RassieErasmustheGOAT]

You're right 👍🏻

[@vvwalker7261]

Great breakdown, very interesting

[@davidadshade2927]

Amazing that Argentina went from a team that only played one decent half of rugby at the World Cup, to what we are seeing now.

[@Badgah619]

Great video as always

[@dimitardobrev3296]

Mate you're a masterpiece. Love from Saffaland

[@dimitardobrev3296]

:D Squidge, you're a masterpiece.

[@o_lin3202]

Great vid! Just a quick tip - your pronunciation of Aphelele is great! But Fassi isn’t Far-See… say “Fussy” and you’ve pretty much got it 👍🇿🇦 great work man! Much respect on your work getting the names right!

[@Marlowe_Bloem]

Squidge. You are loved. You should be the Wales Coach!!!

[@amoscohenarazi4076]

Agree with your opinion on Chocobares but not on Albornoz, he was also the player of the game against Australia and has been maybe the best Fly Half of the URC las season

[@hannesbornman1045]

Okay as good as this is for the Argies, we also just need to put things into perspective: They won with 1 point at home agaist a second string bok team. They have had better wins agaist the boks before.

[@erickdavid2412]

Are you all forgeting the yellow. We got cheated again. World rugby has an agenda agains everything the boks do we lost agains world rugby not ARG

[@MiniMatthew]

Just going to predict your next video will be called "Like Scotland, Why couldn't Argentina back it up... Again..."

[@gustavfourie5099]

I'm from SA and i loved that hand-offon Hendrikse @17:44

[@mikezog1030]

Can't argue with the numbers - well done Argentina from a Bok supporter. Some magnificent rugby. I have always supported Los Pumas as my second team. Now we have to really worry about them against my precious....

[@Balance-v8x]

Matera was offside in all of the mauls disrupting the space of srumhalf and never got penalised. But Im a fan of Pablo yes, just hope he plays a clean game Saturday and stop the obstruction. Good to have a SH ref for this game.

[@benrobinson375]

It is fantastic to see the massive improvement in Argentina. It's funny, at the start of the championship, most local bookies had Argentina being least likely or nearly least likely to win. It's still unlikely for them to win now unfortunately, but they have given themselves a chance and could come second. Come next year, the 2025 championship could be theirs to claim.

[@nishaylinmoodley4837]

you make the best rugby videos

[@bwana4711]

Great analysis. Wide play by the Pumas (Vamos) enabled by the continual overlap due to a yellow card. Regardless, that is rugby and taking advantage where there is opportunity wins games. We did it in 2023, funnily enough the only team I’ve seen recently that rises to the occasion being a man down is England, they seem to play better 14 vs 15. Probably something to look at there.

[@JordanWolhuter]

That penalty we milked at the end was definitely planned, I was laughing when I saw smith on that guy and Hendrikse fake like he's falling over him. Too bad Manie can't handle the pressure for kicks for poles. Because he kicks brilliantly without that pressure

[@DimitriMartinez-cai]

Yo creo que Los Pumas pueden hacerlo. Estuvieron muy cerca en el partido previo al WRC 2023 en Johannesburgo (y creo que el equipo hoy esta mas consolidado que en aquel momento). Dicho esto, lo que si veo poco probable es que sea con un margen importante que permita a Los Pumas quedarse con el RCh. Ojalá que se pueda lograr el titulo, pero esto último es poco probable. De todos modos fue un gran RCh para Los Pumas, sea cual sea el desenlace.

[@jurala7969]

quería aporta una humilde opinión, sobre el tema y digo : tomando en cuenta que en Argentina es el futbol que domina la audiencia casi un 90% y lo demás se reparten en otros deportes y entre ellos esta el Rugby con un apenas 7% y con eso arman un equipazo asi, le ganan a los tres grandes del Sur (100% DE AUDIENCIA) y le pelea el titulo al CAMPEON DEL MUNDO, SE ESTAN DANDO CUENTA...? apenas unos pocos saben de rugby, son los que lo siguen siempre a todos lados de clase media alta, es realmente un fenómeno de esfuerzo y tenacidad, que vienen creciendo año a año su calidad sin ninguna duda..! en este partido va a salir Campeon SudAfrica y Argentina va a dejar una muy buena imagen, como siempre..!! Saludos a Todo el Mundo Rugby..!! Bay

[@GregoriousRP]

Another great show

[@thepirateofjamaica]

I was in Wellington at an Argentinian bakery when Pablo Matera and a few others on the team came in, very tight space so had to say something to leave, usually I like to poke a bit of fun or get a laugh but this time round I didn't know what to say to him so I just wished him luck for the text the next day, Argentina went on to win the game. Part of me wishes I didn't do that, part of me reckons they've more than just deserved their wins against ever single team in the rugby championship.

[@MrKrazyKap]

The pinning at the ruck was the clearest intentional play of the game to me 😂 I massively prefer when refs don't fall for those games, but having so many weapons available is what makes the boks the best right now...

[@russellmcphee72]

Don't mention this to Rassie but if he includes a real life ex US Navy Seal instructor to his inner training team for not only physical and mental fitness but discipline as well. Would the Bokke pass a Seal Training course? Maybe!

[@PowerHouse1987]

Kamp Staaldraad has been done and the "army" training is outdated and is proven that it doesn't work. England enlisted their military before a world cup as well. All this will accomplish is someone will get injured and the camp will hate their coach.

[@ericdavison6186]

​@@PowerHouse1987great recall!

[@falkkiwiben]

I remember the French doing this with the French Foreign Legion. Although there I think it was mostly for publicity

[@ivana209]

I think you've watched too many Cannon Group movies

[@ColinGrealy]

Would the bokke pass a seal training course? Probably not. Would Seals pass a Bok training session? Probably not either. Both groups are training for different kinds of fitness (SEALS aren’t typically running into human giants and Boks aren’t carrying KGs of weapons in the water)

[@marantz1]

The exhausting thing about Squidge is he makes every game seem like it was one of the all time greats. By this time next year people will forget how Argentina beat a South African B squad.

[@CarlinNeutron-qj7uy]

That match against Australia hurts me😢 we wouldn’t need that bonus point to win championship

[@phsycresconquest6636]

5:12 and that’s why we call him Eskom, he switches the lights off and then steals the ball before the lights come back on.

[@onwardalone1182]

what is a little ridiculous is if ARG win by one point, beating the world champions 2-0 they still won't win the silverware... The RC needs to change its rules to work more like the 6N

[@marcelozampieri6516]

Si los pumas ganan este sábado de nuevo por un punto, ls springboks debieran darle la copa del torneo igualmente 😊

[@ColinGrealy]

What are you talking about? The 6N rules work pretty much the same. The team with the most points (including bonus points) wins. If this was the 6N, a 1 point win for Argentina would still see the Boks on 20 (losing BP) and Argentina on 18 (or 19 if they got a try bonus). The only difference is in the 6N you get a try bonus for 4 tries and in TRC it’s 3 more than your opponent.

[@onwardalone1182]

@@ColinGrealy big difference in getting bonus point for tries scored than bonus point for tries ahead when there is a losers bonus point in the system

[@rpapibear13]

had I not made myself sit through the first half, I would have missed out on this helluva game. I told my SA buddy that ARG would match SA in physicality more so than NZ. They did not disappoint!!

[@neilturner5211]

Interesting difference in the referees' interpretations between this game and the Currie Cup Final that was played the same day. Here, Garcia makes the tackle, and then pretty clearly does not release before attempting to contest for the ball on the ground, but since Montoya (who had nothing to do with the tackle) was also quickly there and contesting for the ball, the Springboks are pinged for failing to release and Argentina win. In the Currie Cup Final, in an identical match situation with the clock in the red and the team that's behind in possession, a more-or-less identical thing happened: Jonker of the Lions made a tackle and didn't release before contesting on the ground, while Cairns (who had nothing to do with the tackle) was also quickly there and contesting for the ball. But in THAT case, the ref chose to penalize Jonker, which cost his team the game. Rugby can be cruel sometimes.

[@Egam5112]

Almost impossible but could happen. Great analysis

[@alanhouston5874]

Another great video Did you have any thoughts on the titanic kicking the Pumas handed out to the Wallabies ? ( know it’s prob not video worthy ) Do you see any universe where the Lions could tour Argentina?