Whiteley's late try as South Africa beats Argentina 30-23

NELSPRUIT, South Africa (AP) A late try from Warren Whiteley saw South Africa come from behind to beat Argentina 30-23 in a frenetic Rugby Championship clash at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday.

Argentina led 23-13 with 12 minutes remaining but ran out of steam after a free-flowing display and found itself overhauled by Whiteley's try in the penultimate minute.

The visitors dominated the game either side of halftime, despite losing Manuel Montero to the sin bin, as Matias Orlando and Santiago Cordero scored tries and flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez proved accurate with the boot.

But the Springboks held their nerve at the death, with Johan Goosen scoring in the 70th and Elton Jantjies slotting a third penalty before Whiteley sealed the win.