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27 August 2016
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
The Rugby Championship Match
South Africa
24
Argentina
26
Captain:
Adriaan Strauss
Referee:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Coach:
Allister Coetzee
Attendance: 19,000
Team - Combined caps: 432 (starting 15)
Position
Player
Province
Age
Prev Tests
Scoring
Loose-head Prop
Tendai Mtawarira
Sharks
31
79
Hooker (C)
Adriaan Strauss
Blue Bulls
30
58
Tight-head Prop
Vincent Koch
Saracens
26
3
Lock
Eben Etzebeth
WP
24
48
Lock
Lood de Jager
Cheetahs
23
21
Flank
Francois Louw
Bath
31
47
Flank
Oupa Mohoje
Cheetahs
26
9
Eighthman
Warren Whiteley
Lions
28
7
Scrumhalf
Faf de Klerk
Lions
24
4
Flyhalf
Elton Jantjies
Lions
26
6
2 penalties
Left Wing
Bryan Habana
Toulon
33
118
1 try
Inside Centre
Damian de Allende
WP
24
17
Outside Centre
Lionel Mapoe
Lions
28
5
Right Wing
Ruan Combrinck
Lions
26
3
Full Back
Johan Goosen
Racing
24
7
1 conversion
Reserve
Jesse Kriel
Blue Bulls
22
13
Reserve
Lourens Adriaanse
Sharks
28
1
Reserve
Steven Kitshoff
Bordeaux
24
2
Reserve
Pieter-Steph du Toit
WP
24
12
1 try
Reserve
Morné Steyn
Francais
32
61
2 penalties
Reserve
Jaco Kriel
Lions
27
2
Reserve
Rudy Paige
Blue Bulls
27
3
Argentina: 2 tries, 2 conversions, 4 penalties
Match pictures:
Team for the Salta test
:
Back
:
Lionel Mapoe
,
Jaco Kriel
,
Warren Whiteley
,
Pieter-Steph du Toit
,
Oupa Mohoje
,
Vincent Koch
,
Jesse Kriel
,
Ruan Combrinck
Middle
:
Rudy Paige
,
Bongi Mbonambi
,
Elton Jantjies
,
Johan Goosen
, Marcelo Loffredo (
ex-pumas coach
),
Damian de Allende
,
Steven Kitshoff
,
Lourens Adriaanse
,
Faf de Klerk
Front
:
Eben Etzebeth
,
Morné Steyn
,
Bryan Habana
,
Allister Coetzee
(
coach
),
Adriaan Strauss
(
captain
), Ian Schwartz (
manager
),
Tendai Mtawarira
,
Francois Louw
,
Lood de Jager