16 August 2014
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
13
Argentina
6
Captain: Jean de Villiers Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 30,453
Team - Combined caps: 604 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 2955 
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis Sharks 3060 
Tight-head Prop Jannie du Plessis Sharks 3154 
Lock Bakkies Botha Toulon 3479 
Lock Lood de Jager Cheetahs 213 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 2930 
Flank Marcell Coetzee Sharks 2316 
Eighthman Duane Vermeulen WP 2819 
Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar Ulster 30761 try
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 2011 conversion, 1 penalty
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 3197 
Inside Centre (C) Jean de Villiers WP 3396 
Outside Centre Damian de Allende WP 220 
Right Wing Cornal Hendricks Cheetahs 263 
Full Back Willie le Roux Cheetahs 2415 
Reserve Eben Etzebeth WP 2223 
Reserve Morné Steyn Francais 30561 penalty
Reserve Adriaan Strauss Cheetahs 2834 
Reserve Frans Malherbe WP 232 
Reserve Trevor Nyakane Cheetahs 254 
Argentina: 2 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Pretoria Test:
Back: Frans Malherbe, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Eben Etzebeth, Lodewyk de Jager, Willem Alberts, Jannie du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss, Ruan Pienaar
Middle: Morné Steyn, Cornal Hendricks, Damian de Allende, Handré Pollard, Jan Serfontein, Marcell Coetzee, Tendai Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Francois Hougaard, Trevor Nyakane
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Jean de Villiers (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Bismarck du Plessis (vice capt), Ian Schwartz (team manager), Bakkies Botha, John McFarland (asst coach)