Overview
- Coach Felipe Contepomi made three changes to the starting pack, bringing Pablo Matera back at No. 6 and starting Franco Molina and Lucas Paulos at lock.
- Guido Petti and Pedro Rubiolo move to the bench as Argentina opt for a six-forwards, two-backs split to bolster second-half physicality.
- Simón Benítez Cruz and Tomás Albornoz are the reserve backs, with Albornoz returning after finger surgery that sidelined him for two tests.
- Santiago Carreras remains at flyhalf to preserve cohesion after alternating results in Australia, as confirmed by Contepomi.
- Round Five kicks off Saturday at Kings Park in Durban, with all four teams sitting on two wins and two losses and separated only by bonus points.