15 August 2015
Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires
South Africa
26
Argentina
12
Captain: Victor Matfield Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Coach: Heyneke Meyer Attendance: 50,000
Team - Combined caps: 643 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Trevor Nyakane Blue Bulls 2615 
Hooker Adriaan Strauss Blue Bulls 2947 
Tight-head Prop Marcel van der Merwe Blue Bulls 246 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2336 
Lock (C) Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 38122 
Flank Heinrich Brüssow Docomo 2922 
Flank Willem Alberts Sharks 3132 
Eighthman Schalk (jnr) Burger Suntory 3278 
Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar Ulster 3183 
Flyhalf Pat Lambie Sharks 24432 conversions, 3 penalties, 1 dropgoal
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 321091 try
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 236 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 213 
Right Wing Lwazi Mvovo Sharks 29121 try
Full Back Zane Kirchner Leinster 3129 
Reserve Schalk Brits Saracens 347 
Reserve Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 3067 
Reserve Frans Malherbe WP 245 
Reserve Flip van der Merwe Blue Bulls 3036 
Reserve Pieter-Steph du Toit Sharks 223 
Reserve Jan Serfontein Blue Bulls 2220 
Reserve Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 2112 
Reserve Cobus Reinach Sharks 259 
Argentina: 4 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Buenos Aires test:
Back: Schalk Brits, Frans Malherbe, Damian De Allende, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Flip van der Merwe, Willem Alberts, Marcel van der Merwe, Adriaan Strauss
Middle: Pat Lambie, Lwazi Mvovo, Heinrich Brüssow, Zane Kirchner, Jesse Kriel, Handré Pollard, Jan Serfontein, Tendai Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, Cobus Reinach
Front: Ricardo Loubscher (asst coach), Bryan Habana, Johann van Graan (asst coach), Victor Matfield, (captain), Heyneke Meyer (coach), Schalk Burger (vice-captain), Ian Schwartz (team manager), Ruan Pienaar, John McFarland (asst coach)