25 August 2018
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
19
Argentina
32
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 27,640
Team - Combined caps: 437 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 33102 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Lions 2415 
Tight-head Prop Frans Malherbe WP 2720 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2668 
Lock Franco Mostert Lions 2721 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 3358 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi WP 27321 try
Eighthman Warren Whiteley Lions 3018 
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Sale 2615 
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 24302 conversions
Left Wing Aphiwe Dyantyi Lions 234 
Inside Centre André Esterhuizen Sharks 243 
Outside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 244 
Right Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 282 
Full Back Willie le Roux Wasps 2945 
Reserve Lionel Mapoe Lions 30132 tries
Reserve Steven Kitshoff WP 2628 
Reserve Pieter-Steph du Toit WP 2637 
Reserve RG Snyman Blue Bulls 233 
Reserve Wilco Louw WP 247 
Reserve Damian Willemse WP 201 
Reserve Bongi Mbonambi WP 2717 
Argentina: 4 tries, 3 conversions, 1 penalty, 1 dropgoal
Match pictures:
Team for the Mendoza test:
Back: Wilco Louw, Warren Whiteley, André Esterhuizen, RG Snyman, Franco Mostert, Malcolm Marx, Frans Malherbe
Middle: Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Makazole Mapimpi, Lukhanyo Am, Aphiwe Dyantyi, Lionel Mapoe, Damian Willemse, Embrose Papier
Front: Handré Pollard, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Francois Louw, Siya Kolisi (captain), Rassie Erasmus (coach), Tendai Mtawarira, Eben Etzebeth, Willie le Roux, Steven Kitshoff