Overview
- South Africa beat Argentina 17-10 in Buenos Aires on Saturday to extend their test winning run to 12 matches.
- Captain Siya Kolisi left after about 24–25 minutes with a recurring hamstring problem and faces scans that leave his availability for the Aug. 22 All Blacks opener uncertain.
- A group of senior players including Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu returned to play but several showed rust and limited match sharpness.
- The replacements supplied the decisive lift in the second half, with Cameron Hanekom scoring the go-ahead try and Handré Pollard adding the conversion.
- Coach Rassie Erasmus will keep an expanded squad while medical checks continue and staff work on attack fluency and the aerial kicking contest ahead of selection for the New Zealand series.