South Africa vs Argentina Preview & Prediction | 2025 Rugby Championship | Round 5
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It's all to play four in the 2025 Rugby Championship with all four teams still in the hunt for the title.
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South Africa team news
Squad: Damian Willemse, Cheslin Kolbe, Canan Moodie, Damian de Allende, Ethan Hooker, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Cobus Reinach, Jasper Wiese, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi, Ruan Nortje, Eben Etzebeth, Thomas du Toit, Malcolm Marx, Ox Nche
Replacements: Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Boan Venter, Wilco Louw, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith, Morne van den Berg, Manie Libbok, Andre Esterhuizen
Argentina team news
Squad: 15 Juan Cruz Mallía, 14 Rodrigo Isgró, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo García, 8 Joaquín Oviedo, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Lucas Paulos, 4 Franco Molina, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Julián Montoya (captain), 1 Mayco Vivas
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Francisco Coria Marchetti, 19 Guido Petti, 20 Pedro Rubiolo, 21 Juan Martín González, 22 Simón Benítez Cruz, 23 Tomás Albornoz
South Africa vs Argentina prediction
South Africa produced a mesmerising second-half performance to inflict New Zealand's biggest ever defeat in Wellington two weeks ago.
The reigning world champions and Rugby Championship holders were 43-10 victors against their great rivals, and they are just a point behind leaders Australia heading into the penultimate round of fixtures.
Argentina kept their own Rugby Championship hopes alive by holding off the Wallabies' stirring comeback to take a 28-26 victory in Sydney.
Like their three competitors, the Pumas have won two and lost two of their four matches to date, but they know they will be up against it here against a team whose top level is simply above the rest.
With this match staged in Durban, South Africa have home advantage and they are likely to make that count. Take the Springboks to cover a -16.5 handicap.
South Africa vs Argentina tip: South Africa to win with -16.5 handicap
