Strengths and weaknesses: Los Pumas vs South Africa, facing it in rugby championship statistics

Basion was the victory 28-26 against Australia for Los Pumas who already think about what comes in this Rugby Championship: The two games against South Africa, the first as a visitor and the return where Argentina will be home on Twickenham, in what will be the last date of the tournament. The best of rugby, in Disney+ Premium plan.

To try to understand from the numbers, how each team arrives, in Scrum we review the statistics in each game facet, of two teams that have won two games and also lost two in the competition.

Statistics in attack

In attack, South Africa stands out for its effectiveness: add 14 tries, against 8 of the Pumas. While Argentina has a greater ball carrying, South Africa is more efficient in taking advantage of that situation and gaining more meters, with an average of 4.13 against 3.51. That data is reinforced with breaks, where physical power plays a key role, With 31 clean breaks against the 17 of the Felipe Contepomi team. The balance is balanced when talking about overcome defenders (106 vs 105), offloads (32 vs. 34) and passes (611 vs 587).

Los Pumas – Springboks

• Tries: 8 – 14

• Points in favor: 105 – 112

• Ball carrying: 511 – 440

• Meters won: 1796 – 1819

• Percentage of meters won: 3.51 – 4.13

• Bankruptcies: 17 – 31

• Defenders overcome: 106 – 105

• Offloads: 32 -34

• Passes: 611 – 587

Statistics in Defense and Discipline

Undoubtedly, the Pumas flag is the defense. The numbers are overwhelming in that regard. They head the list of Team with the greatest amount of Tackles, with 709, against 544 of the future rival. Not only is the quantity, but the quality: only 90 erred for Argentina against 114, which translates into a 87% effectiveness, against 79%. An aspect to improve for Argentines is the amount of lost and penalty balls granted.

Los Pumas – Springboks

• Tackles won: 709 – 544

• Wrong Tackles: 90 – 114

• Cash Tackles Percentage: 87% – 79%

• Possession losses: 60 – 72

• Penalties granted: 44 – 36

• Yellow cards: 3 – 2

Use of the foot

The Pumas have had great efficiency to posts So far from the tournament. Either Tomás Albornoz, Santiago Carreras or Juan Cruz Mallía, The percentage of conversions is 87.5% and penalties 89.5% (over a total of 17), What speaks of the great moment in that area. On the South Africa side, the effectiveness in attack and the “ease” to reach the Try, derived that they have had few penalties to the posts, just 6.

Los Pumas – Springboks

• Successful conversions: 7 – 12

• Wrong conversions: 1 -2

• Percentage of conversions: 87.5% – 85.7%

• Acerted penalties: 17 – 6

• Wrong penalties: 2 – 1

• Effectiveness in penalties: 89.5% – 85.7%

• Drops: 0 – 0

• Kicks during the game: 94 – 116

Game in contact and fixed formations

The Lineaut will be an opportunity for the contempomi team, to try to recover balls and as a launch platform: with a Effectiveness of 88.4% in their own launches, and a total of 12 losses on the side of South Africa. As for Rucks, there is a great parity and a great job of both teams. The biggest challenge for Argentines will be in the Scrum: The Pumas barely lost 2 of 20, but the Springboks only lost 1 of 24.

Los Pumas – Springboks

• Lineauts won: 38 – 45

• Lost lineouts: 5 – 12

• Percentage of online effectiveness: 88.4% – 78.9%

• Rucks won: 374 – 325

• Lost rucks: 13 – 14

• Rucks effectiveness percentage: 97% – 96%

• Scrums won: 20 – 24

• Lost scrums: 2 – 1

• Percentage of scrums won: 91% – 96%