Afrigather The Springboks and Argentina will conflict for the thirty seventh time of their historical past on Saturday, 21 September – and it is going to be a late night time for these watching from South Africa!
Kick-off within the Rugby Championship match on the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades in Santiago is at 23:00 (SA time).
File thus far
The 2 nations met for the primary time in 1993.
The venues for the 36 matches thus far have been cut up evenly at 17 apiece in Argentina and in South Africa.
Two matches – each received by the Springboks – have been contested on impartial floor: the 2007 Rugby World Cup semi-final (37-13) and the 2015 Rugby World Cup bronze medal match (24-13).
Within the 17 matches performed on Argentinian soil, the Springboks have received 14, misplaced two and drawn one.
The 2 sides have by no means met earlier than on the venue for subsequent weekend’s match.
| Date | Outcome | Venue |
| 6 November 1993 | Gained 29-26 | Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 13 November 1993 | Gained 52-23 | Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 9 November 1996 | Gained 46-15 | Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 16 November 1996 | Gained 44-21 | Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 12 November 2000 | Gained 37-33 | River Plate, Buenos Aires |
| 4 December 2004 | Gained 39-7 | Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 5 November 2005 | Gained 34-23 | Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 25 August 2012 | Drew 16-16 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
| 24 August 2013 | Gained 22-17 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
| 23 August 2014 | Gained 33-31 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta |
| 15 August 2015 | Gained 26-12 | Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 27 August 2016 | Misplaced 26-24 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta |
| 26 August 2017 | Gained 41-23 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta |
| 25 August 2018 | Misplaced 32-19 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
| 10 August 2019 | Gained 46-13 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta |
| 17 September 2022 | Gained 36-20 | Estadio Libertadores de America, Buenos Aires |
| 5 August 2023 | Gained 24-13 | Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires |
Referee
The Check in Santiago will probably be refereed by England’s Christophe Ridley who not solely will probably be making his Rugby Championship debut, however has by no means beforehand dealt with a match involving the Springboks.
Springbok squad for Argentina tour
Props: Thomas du Toit (Bathtub), Vincent Koch (Sharks), Ox Nche (Sharks), Gerhard Steenekamp (Bulls)
Hookers: Johan Grobbelaar (Bulls), Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears)
Locks: Eben Etzebeth (Sharks), Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg (Montpellier), Salmaan Moerat (Stormers), Ruan Nortje (Bulls)
Free forwards: Ben-Jason Dixon (Stormers), Siya Kolisi (Sharks), Elrigh Louw (Bulls), Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs), Marco van Staden (Bulls), Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks)
Utility ahead: Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Bulls)
Scrumhalves: Jaden Hendrikse (Sharks), Cobus Reinach (Montpellier), Morne van den Berg (Lions)
Flyhalves: Manie Libbok (Stormers), Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers)
Centres: Lukhanyo Am (Sharks), Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles)
Exterior backs: Kurt-Lee Arendse (Bulls), Aphelele Fassi (Sharks), Makazole Mapimpi (Sharks)
Utility again: Canan Moodie (Bulls)
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