Argentina and South Africa first met in 1993. Until 2012, these two teams did not tour each other regularly and encounters between them were rare in the professional era.
This changed in 2012, when Argentina joined the SANZAR nations in the annual Rugby Championship tournament (formerly the Tri Nations). Argentina avoided defeat for the first time in the second match of the 2012 Rugby Championship with a draw on home ground, and won for the first time in the shortened Rugby Championship in 2015 , in South Africa.
During the 2016 Rugby Championship , Argentina earned their first ever home victory over South Africa on 27 August.
Summary [ ]
Overall [ ]
Details[1]
Played
Won by Argentina
Won by South Africa
Drawn
Argentina points
South Africa points
In Argentina
15
2
12
1
318
508
In South Africa
15
1
14
0
272
550
Neutral venue
2
0
2
0
26
61
Overall
32
3
28
1
616
1119
Records [ ]
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record
Argentina
South Africa
Longest winning streak
1 (25 Aug 2018–10 Aug 2019)
14 (6 Nov 1993–25 Aug 2012)
Largest points for
Home
33 (12 November 2000)
73 (17 August 2013)
Away
37 (8 August 2015)
52 (13 November 1993)
Largest winning margin
Home
13 (25 August 2018)
60 (17 August 2013)
Away
12 (8 August 2015)
33 (10 August 2019)
Most aggregate points
86 (South Africa 73 – 13 Argentina) (17 August 2013)
Results [ ]
No.
Date
Venue
Score
Winner
Competition
1
6 November 1993
FC Oeste, Buenos Aires
26–29
South Africa
1993 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina
2
13 November 1993
FC Oeste, Buenos Aires
23–52
South Africa
3
8 October 1994
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
42–22
South Africa
1994 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa
4
15 October 1994
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
46–26
South Africa
5
9 November 1996
FC Oeste, Buenos Aires
15–46
South Africa
1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe
6
16 November 1996
FC Oeste , Buenos Aires
21–44
South Africa
7
12 November 2000
River Plate Stadium , Buenos Aires
33–37
South Africa
2000 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina, Britain and Ireland
8
29 June 2002
Pam Brink Stadium , Springs
49–29
South Africa
9
28 June 2003
Boet Erasmus Stadium , Port Elizabeth
26–25
South Africa
10
4 December 2004
Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires
7–39
South Africa
2004 end of year tests
11
5 November 2005
José Amalfitani Stadium , Buenos Aires
23–34
South Africa
2005 end of year tests
12
14 October 2007
Stade de France , Saint-Denis , France
13–37
South Africa
2007 Rugby World Cup
13
9 August 2008
Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg
63–9
South Africa
2008 June rugby union tests
14
18 August 2012
Newlands Stadium , Cape Town
27–6
South Africa
2012 Rugby Championship
15
25 August 2012
Malvinas Argentinas , Mendoza
16–16
draw
16
17 August 2013
FNB Stadium , Johannesburg
73–13
South Africa
2013 Rugby Championship
17
24 August 2013
Malvinas Argentinas , Mendoza
17–22
South Africa
18
16 August 2014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium , Pretoria
13–6
South Africa
2014 Rugby Championship
19
23 August 2014
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena , Salta
31–33
South Africa
20
8 August 2015
Kings Park Stadium , Durban
25–37
Argentina
2015 Rugby Championship
21
15 August 2015
José Amalfitani Stadium , Buenos Aires
12–26
South Africa
2015 RWC Warm-up
22
30 October 2015
Olympic Stadium , London , England
24–13
South Africa
2015 Rugby World Cup Bronze final
23
20 August 2016
Mbombela Stadium , Nelspruit
30–23
South Africa
2016 Rugby Championship
24
27 August 2016
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena , Salta
26–24
Argentina
25
19 August 2017
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth
37–15
South Africa
2017 Rugby Championship
26
26 August 2017
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena , Salta
23–41
South Africa
27
18 August 2018
Kings Park Stadium , Durban
34–21
South Africa
2018 Rugby Championship
28
25 August 2018
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas , Mendoza
32–19
Argentina
29
10 August 2019
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena , Salta
13–46
South Africa
2019 Rugby Championship
30
17 August 2019
Loftus Versfeld Stadium , Pretoria
24–18
South Africa
2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
31
14 August 2021
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth
32–12
South Africa
2021 Rugby Championship
32
21 August 2021
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth
29–10
South Africa
List of series [ ]
Played
Won by Argentina
Won by South Africa
Drawn
3
0
3
0
References [ ]
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Tours
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