Bullish Cheika sizes up Boks: 'There's a chance to take, so we've got to grab it'

In Durban

Argentina coach Michael Cheika said his charges have an opportunity to do something special against the Springboks when they meet at Kings Park on Saturday.

The Pumas don't have the best points difference in the Rugby Championship, but if the Wallabies beat New Zealand in the early clash in Auckland, it'll open up an opportunity for both the Pumas and the Boks.

Cheika is well aware of this scenario and isn't quite bothered by his team's inferior points difference, but chose to be optimistic in terms of what they could achieve and how they could go about doing that.

"I don't want to go the bigger picture route, but we have an opportunity and a full house in Durban against the world champions," Cheika said.

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"There's a chance to take, so we've got to grab it and take it. We'll turn up and see how things go."

"However, there's no point talking about it before it happens.

"There are dreams and all of those things, but what matters is what you do. We've got objectives and goals.

"However, that's only a good discussion for us to have once the victory has been achieved. We've got a lot of work to do, and we've got a huge challenge to make that happen.

"We've got to get in there, get dirty, and do our bit to make that happen."

South Africa

15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Frans Steyn, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Duane Vermeulen, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Faf