The Springboks face Argentina in Joburg on Saturday in the final round of the Rugby Championship. Get the latest team news, kick-off times and more here!
Final home Test of 2023 for Boks!
The Springboks conclude their Rugby Championship campaign in Johannesburg here, and though it’s still mathematically possible for them to win the title, common sense says otherwise.
Duane Vermeulen will lead a much-changed starting XV from the team that fell 20-35 to the All Blacks in Auckland last week, with the world champions hoping to earn a seventh straight win over the South Americans.
The last matchup between the Boks and Pumas ended in a 38-21 win for the hosts at Hollywoodbets Kings Park.
The Springboks run in five tries as they win 38-21 against Argentina. They finish second behind New Zealand on the Rugby Championship standings. pic.twitter.com/n9eRgwcS5A
— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) September 24, 2022
Betting Odds
To Win
Springboks 1/20 | Draw 35/1 | Argentina 15/2
Handicap
Springboks (-19.5) 9/10 | Argentina (+19.5) 9/10
Teams
Springboks
15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Duane Vermeulen (c), 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Subs: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Lukhanyo Am, 23 Damian Willemse.
Argentina
15 Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 Mateo Carreras, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 8 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Lucas Paulos, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Julian Montoya (c) 1 Thomas Gallo.
Subs: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18 Joel Sclavi, 19 Pedro Rubiolo, 20 Facundo Isa, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Tomas Albornoz, 23 Matias Moroni.
When And Where To Watch
Build-up to this 2023 Rugby Championship clash starts at 16:00, with match coverage beginning at 16:55 on SuperSport Grand Stand.
Emirates Airline Park
Arguably South Africa’s most prestigious ground, Ellis “Emirates Airline” Park opened in 1928 and has since hosted some of the biggest matches in Springbok history; most notably the 1995 Rugby World Cup final.
The altitude factor always works against opposition teams and Jacques Nienaber’s men will look to capitalise on that this weekend.
