South Africa won the third place playoff at the Rugby World Cup for a second time with victory over Argentina. The Springboks, who were also third in 1999, controlled the tie at London’s Olympic Arena to end their bruising campaign on a high note. JP Pietersen and Eben Etzebeth both crossed over and Handre Pollard added 14 points for Heyneke Meyer’s side while Juan Pablo Orlandi touched down at the death for the Puma’s to save some face. But it was too little far too late as the Boks Read more [...]

South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer predicted a bright future for the side after they finished their rugby World Cup campaign with a 24-13 third place play-off win. The Springboks recovered from their opening day 34-32 loss to Japan to win their remaining pool games and edge past Wales before narrowly losing to New Zealand in last Saturday’s semi-final. With several players still in their early 20s, including lock Eben Etzebeth who scored a try against the Pumas and fly-half Handre Pollard, Read more [...]

Griesa said the 530 bondholders behind the 49 complaints have the same claim to be paid the full value of their defaulted bonds as NML Capital and Aurelius Argentina has maintained that the “holdouts”, which it labels “vultures”, do not deserve full payment and has refused to abide by the court's orders. Read more [...]

Daniel Hourcade has suggested Argentina's best route to glory at World Cup 2019 will be to have "a new face" as head coach. Pumas boss Hourcade hopes to sign a new two-year contract to keep coaching Argentina, following their fourth-place finish at World Cup 2015. Hourcade confirmed he will not coach Argentina's new Super Rugby franchise next season, but hopes to continue leading the Pumas. South Africa edged out Argentina 24-13 at London's Olympic Stadium to claim third place at the World Cup, Read more [...]

Bryan Habana endured a wretched night in missing four fine chances to break Jonah Lomu's all-time World Cup try-scoring record despite South Africa seeing off Argentina 24-13. The Springboks secured third place at London's Olympic Stadium thanks to tries from JP Pietersen and Eben Etzebeth, with Handre Pollard landing 14 points from the tee. Habana botched a host of chances in what will surely be his last World Cup turn, the 32-year-old ending his glittering World Cup career tied Read more [...]

Bryan Habana endured a wretched night in missing four fine chances to break Jonah Lomu's all-time World Cup try-scoring record despite South Africa seeing off Argentina 24-13. The Springboks secured third place at London's Olympic Stadium thanks to tries from JP Pietersen and Eben Etzebeth, with Handre Pollard landing 14 points from the tee. Habana botched a host of chances in what will surely be his last World Cup turn, the 32-year-old ending his glittering World Cup career tied Read more [...]

South Africa defeated Argentina 24-13 at the The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, to clinch the bronze medal in the 2015 edition of the Rugby World Cup. Pieterson earned South Africa a try in the 6th minute and Pollard converted it in the next minute to give South Africa a 7-0 lead. In the 10th minute, Pollard scored off a penalty and extended the Springboks lead to 10-0. Two more penalty conversions by Pollard before half time gave Read more [...]

For more Rugby World Cup 2015 coverage, go to www.enca.com/rugby2015 LONDON - Handre Pollard kicked 14 points to help South Africa to a 24-13 win over Argentina in the bronze medal third-place playoff at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, but fell agonisingly short of becoming the leading points scorer at the Rugby World Cup. The 21-year-old fly-half, who converted JP Pietersen and Eben Etzebeth's tries, had to give second best though to Argentinian captain and fly-half Nicolas Sanchez. Pollard booted Read more [...]

Argentina stalwart Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe has talked up how much his side have improved since their inclusion in the Rugby Championship.The Pumas joined the Tri-Nations of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa in 2012 and have been a growing force in world rugby since, picking up a fourth-place finish at this year's Rugby World Cup.Argentina's switch of style from a forwards-based attack to a more expansive and exciting one has also received praise, and Lobbe acknowledged that it has helped Read more [...]

Holders of more than $6.1 billion of defaulted Argentine debt were added by a U.S. judge to a group of bondholders who must be paid before the South American country can pay its restructured debt.The ruling Friday by U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa in Manhattan puts additional pressure on Argentina to settle with holders of the defaulted debt, led by Paul Singer’s NML Capital. The decision means Argentina must reach a deal or pay $7.9 billion in defaulted bonds before it can resume interest Read more [...]