SA vs ARG: Top stats performers tackles, turnovers & more

The Springboks made it two from two against Los Pumas in this year’s Rugby Championship after despatching the latter 29-10 in Port Elizabeth on Saturday evening. 

It was another dominant showing by Jacques Nienaber’s charges who kept the scoreboard ticking over through the boot of flyhalf Handre Pollard while Malcolm Marx and Makazole Mapimpi bagged tries. 

We now take a look at the stats to spot the top performers from both teams. 

Springboks 

Tackles: 

Franco Mostert – 15 

Lood de Jager – 13 

Steven Kitshoff – 12 

Carries: 

Damian de Allende – 13 

Jasper Wiese – 11 

Lood de Jager, Cobus Reinach, Lukhanyo Am – 7 

Metres gained: 

Lukhanyo Am – 60 

Cobus Reinach – 41 

Jasper Wiese – 40 

Defenders beaten: 

Damian de Allende – 5 

Cheslin Kolbe, Nico Janse van Rensburg, Lukhanyo Am – 2 

Lood de Jager, Jasper Wiese, Lukhanyo Am, Willie Le Roux, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith – 1 

Turnovers won: 

Malcolm Marx – 2  

Frans Malherbe, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Cheslin Kolbe – 1 

Los Pumas 

Tackles: 

Tomas Lavanini – 13 

Pablo Matera – 11 

Julian Montoya – 10 

Carries: 

Pablo Matera – 10 

Tomas Lavanini, Juan Cruz Mallia – 9 

Santiago Carreras – 7 

Metres gained: 

Juan Cruz Mallia – 53 

Santiago Carreras – 47 

Juan Martin Gonzalez – 28 

Defenders beaten: 

Ignacio Mendy – 3 

Turnovers won: 

Matias Alemanno – 2