SOUTH AFRICA SCORED seven tries to trounce Argentina 48-7 in Mbombela on Saturday and win the Rugby Championship for a second time.
Argentina, who trailed 27-7 at half-time, paid dearly for ill discipline with flanker Pablo Matera having a yellow card changed to red and brothers Mateo and Santiago Carreras sin binned.
Lock Eben Etzebeth made a record 128th Test appearance for South Africa, leading his Springbok teammates out before kick-off to sustained, thunderous applause from the capacity 45,000 crowd in the northeastern city.
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