Argentina 4N challengers or fodder?

Based upon their good tight win against the French and last weeks thrashing of Italy I would think that the Argies will be a good addition to the Rugby Championship and will put up a good game against all the 3N giants.

Not often you see 4 nil to SH on the same week particuarly that the top 4 NH were all in action.....great stuff SH but the closeness of the games points out that the NH are closing the gaps and all the SH players that are involved with the French, English, Welsh and Irish club games I think is starting to pay divedends to the Northern game..........

You need only look at the Boks that you could take from overseas and put them up as an international team....Not sure who we have in total but I do know that many are capable of coming back in slipping straight into the Bok makeup?

The one player that we missed yesterday was Louw.   He would have done better than Daniel - especially from the replacement bench.   Your assessment is spot on though.   There are two South Sea islanders and two South Africans in the POMS squad.

I am sure the English fans would be quite happy to give you back Botha!!

 Give Argentina time.I think for starters,they should attempt to build a fortress at home.

 Dylan hartley is from newzealand and one of the subs was also from new zealand- and who knows who else from where.botha was usless= would not make a super 15 side

 @ sharkbok > Thomas Waldrom was the other NZ born replacement and for all the hype made about him he was bundled into touch quite easily by jp at the end.

I am hessitant to base predictipons on the games played yesterday - but if we look at the resultds of yesterday only - compared to performance in the Six Nations, I think the ratings would be as follows:-

1    South Africa

2    Australia - the Welsh won the Si Nations

3.   Argentina

4    New Zealnd 

Rating Argentina ahead of the All Blacks would be debatable - but they have a very useful team that is progressing - whilst the All Blacks have too many rugby geriatrics in their midst.