Springboks keep champagne on ice despite sparkling 67-point blitz against Argentina

THE Springboks were all smiles on Saturday night after they put 67 sparkling points past Argentina in Durban, but Siya Kolisi and Rassie Erasmus said the champagne is on ice until they complete the Rugby Championship job in London this week.

- MIKE GREENAWAY

The Boks are tantalisingly close to making history by delendive their Rugby Championship title, something they have never achieved since the tournament's inception in 1996. With one round remaining, they top the log with 15 points, followed b New Zealand (14), Australia (11 and Argentina (9).

“Were flying tomorrow (Sunday) and were playing at Twickenham next week, and we have to win that game or it’s just another missed Rugby Championship,’ Erasmus said after Saturday night’s astonishing display at Kings Park.

The Boks scored nine tries, and their handsome points tally gives them a healthy points differential compared to second-placed New Zealand.

“The main thing we take out of this game is that we are building a nice understanding between the players, in that we can swap combinations in and out without any change to the performance. But weve won nothing yet in this Championship; we've ea one win and one loss against New Zealand and Australia, and we know Argentina will come even harder in London”