South Africa vs Australia

The Springboks go into Saturday’s clash needing a big win to keep their hopes of lifting the Rugby Championship title alive. Heyneke Meyer’s charges are four points behind table-topping New Zealand who they face in their final match next weekend. The Boks will be confident of pulling off a huge victory against an Australian side that’s been poor this year. Led by new coach Ewan McKenzie the Wallabies have lost three of their four matches with their only success being a narrow and unimpressive 14-13 victory against bottom of the log Argentina. The last time the two teams met, the Boks trashed their opponents by 26 points in Brisbane while the All Blacks put 74 points past the hapless Aussies in the two matches they played in this year’s competition. It’s for this reason that pundits are predicting lots of activity on the Australia try line at Newlands and many are already digging in on the -11.5 handicap on offer for this game considering what’s at stake for South Africa.

Argentina vs New Zealand

The All Blacks travel to Argentina for their penultimate game looking not only to maintain but to also solidify their position at the top of the Rugby Championship log. The World Champions have lived up to their favourites tag and have been clinical this season. They are unbeaten after four matches notching up easy victories over the other three nations. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen knows that a slip against the South Americans could open up the door for the Springboks if they beat Australia convincingly at Newlands. The All Blacks have a superb record against the South Americans having won 16 of 17 matches with the other encounter ending in a draw and another comfortable win is expected for the dominant New Zealand in La Plata against a team that’s made six changes for this encounter.