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 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.

With one round to go in the Rugby Championship, we run through the permutations of the final weekend as the Springboks and Argentina hunt for the title.

World champions South Africa were beaten 29-28 by Argentina in the 2024 Rugby Championship to stop them securing the title with a match to spare.

Argentina closed in on the Springboks in the Rugby Championship title race after Saturday's shock result. Here is how the standings look with one round to go.

A blistering first half saw no fewer than seven tries as Los Pumas fought back from an early South African onslaught. The Springboks flew out of the traps with tries from Aphelele Fassi and Jesse Kriel helping them to a 14-point lead before Handre Pollard added three more from a penalty kick.