Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu broke South Africa’s record for points scored in a Test with 37 in a bonus-point 67-30 win over Argentina in the Rugby Championship this morning.
Victory in Durban took the Springboks one point clear at the top of the table, after New Zealand beat Australia 33-24 last night to briefly go top.
The Springboks face Argentina at Twickenham next Sunday in their final game, after New Zealand meets Australia in Perth.
Fly-half Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored three tries, converted eight of South Africa's nine tries, and kicked two penalties to beat the previous record of 35 points set by Percy Montgomery against Namibia in 2007.
The 23-year-old says this was a vibe, and he is very happy.
He says they just wanted to play good rugby and put the work they have done in training into the game.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored two tries in the first half, but the hosts led by only two points at half-time.
Malcolm Marx scored South Africa's first try, but Argentina countered with a try from Santiago Chocobares, who walked the ball between the posts after an inexplicable mistake from winger Cheslin Kolbe, and a penalty try.
Fly-half Santiago Carreras added a conversion and three penalties to keep Argentina in contention.
But South Africa pulled away in the second half as Kolbe, Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Morne van den Berg, and Manie Libbok went over in front of a raucous 45,000-strong crowd.
A bonus-point win next week would secure South Africa a third Rugby Championship in its current format, but they will win the title if Australia beats New Zealand.
Source : BBC
