Influential Argentina loose forward Marcos Kremer will miss his country's decisive Rugby Championship clash against South Africa this weekend after hurting his knee in last Saturday’s home win over the Springboks,

Argentina has kept its hopes of winning the Rugby Championship alive by edging world champion South Africa 29-28 to temporarily deny the Springboks their first title since 2019.

A group still led by Pablo Matera will have to match South Africa today. The visitors are without four of their regular starting five at the back of the scrum - if Argentina can get on top of that remodelled group at the breakdown and dominate the lineout, a shock could very well be on the cards.

There are some interesting deciding factors if the Springboks and Argentina finish level on log points in the Rugby Championship standings.

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus refused to blame Manie Libbok for the surprise 29-28 Rugby Championship defeat in Argentina on Saturday after the flyhalf missed a kick from virtually in front of the posts to win the game.

With one round to go in the Rugby Championship, we run through the permutations of the final weekend with the Springboks and Argentina still in the running for the title. After defeating Australia and New Zealand twice in the opening four rounds of the tournament,

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said they were hurting after their nail-biting defeat against Argentina in the penultimate round of the Rugby Championship in Santigo del Estero on Saturday night.

A late penalty could have won them the game, but South Africa can still win the title if they get one point from the return match next week.

Rassie Erasmus will make changes to his matchday 23 as the Springboks look to clinch the Rugby Championship title.