Springboks focused on job at hand against wounded Argentina

LONDON :South Africa have their feet firmly on the ground ahead of a Rugby Championship "final" against Argentina in London on Saturday as they head into the tussle as heavy favourites having thumped their opponents 67-30 in Durban last weekend.

Coach Rassie Erasmus says there will be no complacency from his players despite scoring 110 points in their last two matches, including inflicting a heaviest ever test defeat on New Zealand with a 43-10 win in Wellington.

The results have sparked gushing praise from the media and fans, but Erasmus knows all too well that fortunes can fluctuate wildly.

"It's not the players who are talking themselves up and making a fuss about themselves," Erasmus told reporters in London after naming his team on Tuesday.

"It's (fans), we love the support and we appreciate the media and what they do, but the reality is we are playing against an Argentina team who will be hurting.

"And we know when we have been hurting, we pitch up the next week."

ATTACK TEETHING PROBLEMS

South Africa’s move to a more expansive game-plan this season under attack coach Tony Brown has not been without teething problems.

They raced into a 22-0 lead against Australia in Johannesburg but lost 38-22 as they crumbled in the second half.

Erasmus refutes the suggestion the players had been given too much freedom in attack, but admits it has been a voyage of discovery to move away from the Springboks’ traditional strengths.

"Since Tony has been with us, he's trying to find the balance (between attack and defence)," Erasmus said. "We are all obviously chasing the perfect game and Saturday wasn't it. Sixty minutes into the match (the result) was in the balance."

Erasmus has chopped and changed his players this year, but made a