Overview
- Argentina led 19-7 before a late Blitzboks surge, sealed by a Christie Grobbelaar try and Ricardo Duarttee conversion.
- Marcos Moneta scored two tries, including a length-of-the-field diagonal, and Luciano González added one to finish as tournament tryman with eight.
- The path to the final featured group wins over Australia 36-0 and France 24-19, a 31-26 loss to Spain, and a 29-21 semifinal victory over Fiji.
- The second-place finish is worth 18 series points, moving Argentina to 24 overall and into sixth place, eight points behind co-leaders South Africa, Fiji, and New Zealand.
- South Africa claimed a second straight Cape Town title as Argentina balanced a renewal phase with several debutants and heavy minutes for core players ahead of Singapore (Jan 31–Feb 1) and Perth (Feb 7–8).