20 August 2016
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
30
Argentina
23
Captain: Adriaan Strauss Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Coach: Allister Coetzee Attendance: 27,357
Team - Combined caps: 420 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Tendai Mtawarira Sharks 3178 
Hooker (C) Adriaan Strauss Blue Bulls 3057 
Tight-head Prop Julian Redelinghuys Lions 265 
Lock Eben Etzebeth WP 2447 
Lock Lood de Jager Cheetahs 2320 
Flank Francois Louw Bath 3146 
Flank Oupa Mohoje Cheetahs 268 
Eighthman Warren Whiteley Lions 2861 try
Scrumhalf Faf de Klerk Lions 243 
Flyhalf Elton Jantjies Lions 2653 conversions, 3 penalties
Left Wing Bryan Habana Toulon 33117 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende WP 2416 
Outside Centre Lionel Mapoe Lions 284 
Right Wing Ruan Combrinck Lions 2621 try
Full Back Johan Goosen Racing 2461 try
Reserve Vincent Koch Saracens 262 
Reserve Steven Kitshoff Bordeaux 241 
Reserve Pieter-Steph du Toit WP 2411 
Reserve Jaco Kriel Lions 261 
Reserve Juan de Jongh WP 2814 
Reserve Jesse Kriel Blue Bulls 2212 
Argentina: 2 tries, 2 conversions, 3 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Nelspruit test:
Back: Lionel Mapoe, Jaco Kriel, Warren Whiteley, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Oupa Mohoje, Vincent Koch, Ruan Combrinck, Jesse Kriel
Middle: Rudy Paige, Bongi Mbonambi, Elton Jantjies, Johan Goosen, Hein Mentz (MRU president), Juan de Jongh, Steven Kitshoff, Julian Redelinghuys, Faf de Klerk
Front: Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Bryan Habana, Allister Coetzee (coach), Adriaan Strauss (captain), Ian Schwartz (manager), Tendai Mtawarira, Francois Louw, Lood de Jager