The Springboks and Argentina will meet in the penultimate round of 2025 Rugby Championship action at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday, 27 September.
Kick-off is at 17:10.
Impressive record
The match will be the 39th between the two nations since they first locked horns in November 1993.
The Springboks boast an impressive record against the Pumas, having won 33 of the 38 Tests to date, lost four and drawn one for a win percentage of 86.8%.
South Africa boast an even more ominous record in matches played in Mzansi.
In the 18 Tests to date, 17 have been won by the Springboks, for a win percentage of 94.4%.
However, the Springboks’ lone defeat against Argentina did come at Kings Park in August 2015.
The two sides will do battle the following weekend at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham in London in what will be the final round of Rugby Championship matches which will decide the title winners.
| Details | Played | Won by Argentina |
Won by SA |
Drawn | Argentina points | SA points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Argentina | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 379 | 597 |
| In South Africa | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 322 | 657 |
| Neutral venue | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 61 |
| Overall | 38 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 727 | 1 315 |
Latest Rugby Championship log
Heading into Saturday’s clash in Durban, the Springboks are in second spot in the standings with 10 points, with Argentina in fourth place on nine points.
Both sides have beaten and lost to the Wallabies and All Blacks on one occasion each thus far.
Bookies give Argentina little chance
The latest odds suggest it will be one-way traffic this weekend, with the Springboks installed as 1/12 favourites, with the Pumas on offer at 7/1.
The draw after 80 minutes can be backed at 38/1.
Every Test between Springboks and Argentina
| Date | Result | Venue |
| 6 Nov 1993 | Won 29-26 | Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 13 Nov 1993 | Won 52-23 | Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 8 Oct 1994 | Won 42-22 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth |
| 15 Oct 1994 | Won 46-26 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 9 Nov 1996 | Won 46-15 | Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 16 Nov 1996 | Won 44-21 | Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 12 Nov 2000 | Won 37-33 | River Plate, Buenos Aires |
| 29 Jun 2002 | Won 49-29 | P.A.M. Brink Stadium, Springs |
| 28 Jun 2003 | Won 26-25 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth |
| 4 Dec 2004 | Won 39-7 | Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 5 Nov 2005 | Won34-23 | Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 14 Oct 2007 | Won 37-13 | Stade de France, Paris |
| 9 Aug 2008 | Won 63-9 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Won 27-6 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 25 Aug 2012 | Draw 16-16 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
| 17 Aug 2013 | Won 73-13 | National Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 24 Aug 2013 | Won 22-17 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
| 16 Aug 2014 | Won 13-6 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 23 Aug 2014 | Won 33-31 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta |
| 8 Aug 2015 | Lost 37-25 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 15 Aug 2015 | Won 26-12 | Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 30 Oct 2015 | Won 24-13 | Olympic Stadium, London |
| 20 Aug 2016 | Won 30-23 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
| 27 Aug 2016 | Lost 26-24 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta |
| 19 Aug 2017 | Won 37-15 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 26 Aug 2017 | Won 41-23 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta |
| 18 Aug 2018 | Won 34-21 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 25 Aug 2018 | Lost 32-19 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Won 46-13 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Won 24-18 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Won 32-12 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 21 Aug 2021 | Won 29-10 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 17 Sep 2022 | Won 36-20 | Estadio Libertadores de America, Buenos Aires |
| 24 Sep 2022 | Won 38-21 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Won 22-21 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Won 24-13 | Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Lost 29-28 | Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, Santiago |
| 28 Sep 2024 | Won 48-7 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
