Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Argentina time in London, with live coverage on ESPN (streamable via Flow, DGO and Telecentro Play) and on Disney+ Premium.
- Felipe Contepomi named seven changes for Los Pumas, including Simón Benítez Cruz at scrum-half, Gerónimo Prisciantelli at fly-half with Santiago Carreras at fullback, Bautista Delguy and Justo Piccardo in the backs, Guido Petti and Pedro Rubiolo at lock and Santiago Grondona at No. 8.
- Julián Montoya will captain Argentina for a 52nd time, setting a team record for most tests as captain.
- South Africa confirmed a full-strength XV featuring Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jasper Wiese, Cheslin Kolbe and Damian Willemse.
- The Springboks sit on 15 points ahead of New Zealand (14) and Australia (13), will know their target after the earlier All Blacks–Wallabies match in Perth, and hold a superior points differential; reports also say the Championship will not be staged in 2026 due to a New Zealand–South Africa tour, with the format beyond that still under discussion.