Root and Stokes grind down weary India to stretch lead beyond 100
Sport in brief: September 22, 2024
Argentina's Los Pumas Gonzalo Bertranou passes the ball during a rugby championship test match against South Africa at Unico Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, September 21, 2024
MEN’S RUGBY UNION: Argentina came from 17-0 down to edge out South Africa 29-28 and keep their chances of winning a first ever Rugby Championship alive.
The Springboks lead the tournament by five points with the teams meeting again in next week’s title decider at Mbombela.
New Zealand held off Australia 31-28 in the competition’s other fixture, condemning the Aussies to a second consecutive bottom-place finish.
