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The Independent UK
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Sarah Rendell

South Africa vs Argentina confirmed line-ups: Team news ahead of the Rugby Championship fixture

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Argentina travel to South Africa in the Rugby Championship on Saturday and Michael Cheika’s side will be seeking revenge.

They lost at home to the Boks last weekend and Cheika says it was a poor first half that cost them.

“The first half is one of the worst I remember, we conceded many penalties,” Cheika said. “In the second, we got into the game. It was a missed opportunity, but I will go to South Africa with these same players.

“We were able to gain contact and settle down (in the second half). I think we became strong at times and went back to the basics, to tackle hard.”

But who lines-up for both sides? Here’s all you need to know.

When is it?

The match will take place on Saturday, 24 September at 4.05pm BST.

How can I watch?

The game will be available to watch on Sky Sports and their app Sky Go.

If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

Team news

South Africa make two changes from their win over Argentina with Frans Steyn in at fly-half and Pieter-Steph du Toit come in at flanker.

Argentina male two backline changes to their team, with coach Michael Cheika resisting wholesale changes despite losing at the home to the Springboks last Saturday. Juan Imhoff comes in on the wing in place of Lucio Cinti while Matias Moroni replaces Matias Orlando at centre,

Confirmed line-ups

South Africa: Willie le Roux; Canan Moodie, Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende, Makazole Mapimpi; Frans Steyn, Jaden Hendrikse; Steven Kitshoff, Malcolm Marx, Frans Malherbe, Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager, Siya Kolisi (captain), Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jasper Wiese.

Argentina: Juan Cruz Mallia; Emiliano Boffelli, Matias Moroni, Jeronimo de la Fuente, Juan Imhoff; Santiago Carreras, Gonzalo Bertranou; Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Julian Montoya, Eduardo Bello; Matias Alemanno, Tomas Lavanini; Juan Martin Gonzalez, Marcos Kremer, Pablo Matera.

Odds

South Africa - 1/20

Draw - 35/1

Argentina - 10/1

Prediction

Everything is up in the air in the competition but the world champions should have the edge over Micheal Chieka’s men, especially having the home advantage. South Africa 25-10 Argentina.

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