Aphelele Fassi on Springbok debut. Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Aphelele Fassi on Springbok debut. Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Rugby Championship: Springboks 32-12 Argentina – As it happened

Follow the Springboks vs Argentina Rugby Championship Test from the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium with our live score updates.

Aphelele Fassi on Springbok debut. Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Aphelele Fassi on Springbok debut. Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Springboks vs Argentina: The Boks kick off their Rugby Championship campaign against the Pumas at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium from 17:05 on Saturday 14 August 2021.

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Team news

Jaden Hendrikse has been called up to the Springbok bench for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Nelson Mandela Bay following the withdrawal of Herschel Jantjies due to injury.

Jantjies pulled out of the match-day squad on Friday due to a niggling hip injury, prompting Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber to name the uncapped Hendrikse as the replacement scrumhalf.

The former Junior Springbok and current Cell C Sharks scrumhalf joined the Bok squad last week Monday in the build-up to the final Test against the British & Irish Lions – which South Africa won 19-16 to clinch the Castle Lager Lions Series.

“Jaden has been very active at training since joining the camp, so we are confident that he will slot into the team and adapt to our structures with ease if he takes the field,” said Nienaber.

“He has been comfortable in the role at our training sessions, and it has been encouraging to see how he has stepped up at this level since he joined the squad.

“Jaden has also been in all of our team meetings, so he knows exactly what we are expecting from Argentina and how we want to play, and he was one of the players in the expanded squad of 25 that have been preparing for this match, so we believe he will be up for this challenge.”

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS – SPRINGBOKS VS ARGENTINA

Springboks 

15 Damian Willemse, 14 Sbu Nkosi, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Aphelele Fassi, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Kwagga Smith, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw (Harlequins, England), 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ox Nche.

Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Marvin Orie, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Dan du Preez, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Morne Steyn

Argentina

15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Santiago Chocobares, 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11 Matias Moroni, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Felipe Ezcurra, 8, Rodrigo Bruni, 7 Facundo Isa, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Marcos Kremer, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro

Substitutes: 16 Facundo Bosch, 17 Carlos Muzzio, 18 Santiago Medrano, 19 Tomas Lavanini, 20 Matias Alemanno, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Domingo Miotti, 23 Sebastian Cancelliere 

MATCH INFORMATION, OFFICIALS, LIVE STREAM, TV AND KICK-OFF

Springboks vs Argentina

Date: Saturday, 14 August 2021

Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Kick-off: 17:05 (SAST)

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU)

TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)

TV: SuperSport

Live Stream: DStv Now