8 August 2026
Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires
South Africa
17
Argentina
10
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus
Team - Combined caps: 541 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Boan Venter Edinburgh 299 
Hooker Johan Grobbelaar Blue Bulls 289 
Tight-head Prop Thomas du Toit Sharks 3133 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Sharks 34141 
Lock Lood de Jager Wild Knights 3373 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi WP 35103 
Flank Elrigh Louw Blue Bulls 2614 
Eighthman Cameron Hanekom Blue Bulls 2421 try
Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach WP 3652 
Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu WP 24191 conversion, 1 penalty
Left Wing Ethan Hooker Sharks 239 
Inside Centre André Esterhuizen Sharks 3230 
Outside Centre Canan Moodie Blue Bulls 2324 
Right Wing Edwill van der Merwe Sharks 3061 try
Full Back Aphelele Fassi Lupus 2817 
Reserve Marco van Staden Blue Bulls 3035 
Reserve Cobus Wiese Blue Bulls 294 
Reserve Zachary Porthen WP 225 
Reserve Gerhard Steenekamp Blue Bulls 2918 
Reserve Ben-Jason Dixon WP 2810 
Reserve Handré Pollard Blue Bulls 32861 conversion
Reserve Morné van den Berg Lions 286 
Reserve Jan-Hendrik Wessels Blue Bulls 2512 
Argentina: 1 try, 1 conversion, 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Gerhard SteenekampElrigh LouwCobus WieseBen-Jason DixonCanan MoodieEthan HookerCameron HanekomMorné van den BergJohan GrobbelaarSacha Feinberg-MngomezuluZachary PorthenAphelele FassiJan-Hendrik WesselsAndré-Hugo VenterEdwill van der MerweMarco van StadenCobus ReinachEben EtzebethSiya KolisiRassie ErasmusAndré EsterhuizenHandré PollardLood de JagerThomas du Toit
Team for the Argentina test :
Back: Gerhard Steenekamp, Elrigh Louw, Cobus Wiese, Ben-Jason Dixon, Canan Moodie, Ethan Hooker, Cameron Hanekom
Middle: Morné van den Berg, Johan Grobbelaar, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Zachary Porthen, Aphelele Fassi, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Boan Venter, Edwill van der Merwe
Front: Marco van Staden, Cobus Reinach, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi (captain), Dr Johan Erasmus (coach), André Esterhuizen, Handré Pollard, Lood de Jager, Thomas du Toit