Player ratings: Heartbreaking
Take bow Argentina. You have arrived on the Rugby Championship stage as a real contender, not just a pretender.
Yes, the Pumas suffered a heartbreaking 31-33 defeat, but probably because they don't know yet how to close out a game when they have a good lead.
But for an hour there was just one team that looked like winning and that was the home team.
The negative has already been state, the Argentineans, must learn how to hold onto a lead against a top team.
As for their individuals - they have a new batch of heroes, players who are going to be cult figures before too long.
Jan de Koning rates the Argentinean players!
15 Joaquín Tuculet:
Was again rock-solid in the last line of defence and managed some impressive metres with ball in hand, making the Bok defenders look silly at times.
8/10
14 Lucas González Amorosino:
The ball wasn't flowing much his way and he missed more tackles than he made.
4/10
13 Marcelo Bosch:
Didn't make many metres with ball in hand and missed more tackles than he made, but he slotted a crucial penalty from inside his half that almost gifted his team a win.
6/10
12 Juan Martín Hernández:
Managed to turn the Boks with some brilliant kicking and showed his value as a second playmaker, also made plenty of metres. He did not slip a single tackle.
8/10
11 Manuel Montero:
He managed to make plenty of metres, easily rounding his marker - also got his team's first try. Made all his tackles.
7/10
10 Nicolás Sánchez:
Turned the Boks around with some great kicking, a sublime clean break and also beat a couple of defenders for some impressive metres. There was a rare mistake in the final 10 minutes when his restart went too long.
8/10
9 Martín Landajo:
Lasted just over half-an-hour before being taken off injured. He managed to beat one defender, in his three snipes, but also missed a couple of tackles.
6/10
8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón:
His power and strength with ball in hand may have been his stand-out features, but made a massive impact on defence as well.
7/10
7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe:
Worked hard with ball in hand, won his line-outs and also caused damage on the Bok ball . Slipped a couple of crucial tackles though.
7/10
6 Pablo Matera:
Some strong carries in his 35 minutes on the field, before leaving with a shoulder injury. Made a couple of big hits on defence as well.
6/10
5 Tomás Lavanini:
Worked hard with ball in hand, without much reward. Won his line-outs and slipped only one tackle.
6/10
4 Mariano Galarza:
Did not make much ground with ball in hand, but produced a couple of sublime off-loads and won his line-outs. Slipped only one tackle.
6/10
3 Ramiro Herrera:
Made veteran Bok Gurthrö Steenkamp look second rate in the set pieces, which gave his team a sound base to work from. Must improve on defence, where he slipped a couple of crucial tackles.
7/10
2 Agustín Creevy (captain):
Apart from his work in the set pieces, he played himself to a standstill in general play and made all his tackles.
8/10
1 Marcos Ayerza:
Put Jannie du Plessis under pressure from the first scrum, but then got penalised a few scrums later. Came back to dish out more set-piece punishment and slipped only one tackle.
7/10
Replacements:
16 Matías Cortese (on for Creevy, 80th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
17 Bruno Postiglioni (on for Ayerza, 77th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (on for Herrera, 67th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
19 Matías Alemanno (on for Lavanini, 69th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
20 Leonardo Senatore (on for Matera, 35th min):
Made no real impact and missed some crucial tackles.
4/10
21 Tomás Cubelli (on for Landajo, 33rd min):
Made a sublime break for a great try that put his team in a commanding position and made all his tackles. Great service as well.
7/10
22 Jerónimo De la Fuente (on for Sanchez, 77th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
23 Horacio Agulla (on for Montero, 77th min):
Not enough time to be rated.