21 September 2024
Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, Santiago
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
28
Argentina
29
Captain: Salmaan Moerat Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 25,000
Team - Combined caps: 488 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Ox Nche Sharks 2935 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Spears 3071 
Tight-head Prop Thomas du Toit Bath 2920 
Lock (C) Salmaan Moerat WP 269 
Lock Ruan Nortjé Blue Bulls 264 
Flank Marco van Staden Blue Bulls 2922 
Flank Ben-Jason Dixon WP 264 
Eighthman Jasper Wiese D-Rocks 2829 
Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach Montpellier 34351 try
Flyhalf Handré Pollard Leicester 30752 conversions, 2 penalties
Left Wing Makazole Mapimpi Sharks 3444 
Inside Centre Lukhanyo Am Sharks 3038 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Canon 30751 try
Right Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse Blue Bulls 2820 
Full Back Aphelele Fassi Sharks 2671 try
Reserve Eben Etzebeth Sharks 32126 
Reserve Manie Libbok WP 27161 penalty
Reserve Kwagga Smith Yamaha 3147 
Reserve Elrigh Louw Blue Bulls 258 
Reserve Vincent Koch Sharks 3456 
Reserve Gerhard Steenekamp Ricoh 276 
Reserve Jan-Hendrik Wessels Blue Bulls 232 
Reserve Jaden Hendrikse Sharks 2416 
Argentina: 4 tries, 3 conversions, 1 penalty
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Team for the test in Santiago:
Back: Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Jasper Wiese, Elrigh Louw, Ruan Nortje, Ben-Jason Dixon, Aphelele Fassi, Gerhard Steenekamp, Thomas du Toit
Middle: Cobus Reinach, Marco van Staden, Jaden Hendrikse, Lukhanyo Am, Ox Nche, Manie Libbok, Kurt-Lee Arendse
Front: Makazole Mapimpi, Malcolm Marx, Eben Etzebeth, Salmaan Moerat (captain), Dr. Johan Erasmus (coach), Handre Pollard, Jesse Kriel, Vincent Koch, Kwagga Smith