The Springboks can afford to lose tonight's match against Argentina. Heyneke Meyer can't. Defeat will cost the Boks one place in the world rankings, swapping third spot for fourth with the Pumas. Big deal.Defeat will cost the coach his job.As important as the Boks and the Pumas believe tonight's match to be, it isn't. It's a waste-of-time exercise to satisfy TV and advertisers. It's the most unmemorable match of the tournament.So why not give the players who have been neglected over the past seven weeks a chance? Because Meyer knows they are playing for his job, and, being a fearful man, he is loath to take risks. All the old faithfuls, from Victor Matfield to Ruan Pienaar and Willem Alberts, are there. Rudy Paige will be lucky to get on while Siya Kolisi and Lwazi Mvovo will stay in the stands although neither deserves to.Not even Meyer's pet players, Zane Kirchner and Morné Steyn, get a look in. Instead of embracing this meaningless game as a chance to give the reserves a run, Meyer has revealed his utter desperation.If the Boks win, as they should, the coach's employers will use it as evidence to retain him for another four years when South African rugby needs new ideas.Meyer's counterpart tonight, Daniel Hourcade, has shown the way with nine changes in a team that looks to the future. Meyer, meanwhile, is looking backwards...