Argentina and South Africa first met in 1965. 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.
Argentina earned their first home victory over South Africa on 27 August 2016, during the 2016 Rugby Championship.
Summary
Overall Details Played Won byArgentina Won bySouth Africa Drawn Argentina points South Africa points In Argentina 19 3 15 1 389 614 In South Africa 19 1 18 0 352 724 Neutral venue 3 0 3 0 53 90 Overall 41 4 36 1 794 1,428
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordArgentinaSouth AfricaLongest winning streak1 (25 Aug 2018 – 10 Aug 2019)14 (6 Nov 1993 – 25 Aug 2012)Largest points forHome33 (12 Nov 2000)73 (17 Aug 2013)Away37 (8 Aug 2015)52 (13 Nov 1993)Largest winning marginHome13 (25 Aug 2018)60 (17 Aug 2013)Away12 (8 Aug 2015)33 (10 Aug 2019)Most aggregate points97 (South Africa 67 – 30 Argentina) (27 September 2025)
Results No. Date Venue City Score Winner Competition 1 6 November 1993 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires 26–29 1993 South Africa tour 2 13 November 1993 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires 23–52 3 8 October 1994 Boet Erasmus Stadium Port Elizabeth 42–22 1994 Argentina tour 4 15 October 1994 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg 46–26 5 9 November 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires 15–46 1996 South Africa tour 6 16 November 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires 21–44 7 12 November 2000 Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires 33–37 2000 South Africa tour 8 29 June 2002 Pam Brink Stadium Springs 49–29 2002 Argentina tour 9 28 June 2003 Boet Erasmus Stadium Port Elizabeth 26–25 2003 Argentina tour 10 4 December 2004 José Amalfitani Buenos Aires 7–39 2004 end-of-year test 11 5 November 2005 José Amalfitani Buenos Aires 23–34 2005 end-of-year test 12 14 October 2007 Stade de France Saint-Denis 13–37 2007 World Cup Semi-finals 13 9 August 2008 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg 63–9 2008 mid-year test 14 18 August 2012 Newlands Stadium Cape Town 27–6 2012 Rugby Championship 15 25 August 2012 Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza 16–16 draw 16 17 August 2013 FNB Stadium Johannesburg 73–13 2013 Rugby Championship 17 24 August 2013 Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza 17–22 18 16 August 2014 Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria 13–6 2014 Rugby Championship 19 23 August 2014 Padre Martearena Salta 31–33 20 8 August 2015 Kings Park Durban 25–37 2015 Rugby Championship 21 15 August 2015 José Amalfitani Buenos Aires 12–26 2015 World Cup warm-up match 22 30 October 2015 Olympic Stadium London 24–13 2015 World Cup Bronze final 23 20 August 2016 Mbombela Stadium Mbombela 30–23 2016 Rugby Championship 24 27 August 2016 Padre Martearena Salta 26–24 25 19 August 2017 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Port Elizabeth 37–15 2017 Rugby Championship 26 26 August 2017 Padre Martearena Salta 23–41 27 18 August 2018 Kings Park Stadium Durban 34–21 2018 Rugby Championship 28 25 August 2018 Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza 32–19 29 10 August 2019 Padre Martearena Salta 13–46 2019 Rugby Championship 30 17 August 2019 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria 24–18 2019 World Cup warm-up 31 14 August 2021 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Port Elizabeth 32–12 2021 Rugby Championship 32 21 August 2021 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Port Elizabeth 29–10 33 17 September 2022 Estadio Libertadores de América Buenos Aires 20–36 2022 Rugby Championship 34 24 September 2022 Kings Park Durban 38–21 35 29 July 2023 Ellis Park Johannesburg 22–21 2023 Rugby Championship 36 5 August 2023 José Amalfitani Buenos Aires 13–24 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up 37 21 September 2024 Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Santiago del Estero 29–28 2024 Rugby Championship 38 28 September 2024 Mbombela Stadium Mbombela 48–7 39 27 September 2025 Kings Park Stadium Durban 67–30 2025 Rugby Championship 40 4 October 2025 Twickenham Stadium London 27–29 41 8 August 2026 José Amalfitani Stadium Buenos Aires 10–17
List of series Played Won byArgentina Won bySouth Africa Drawn 6 0 6 0
Year Argentina South Africa Series winner 1993 0 2 1994 0 2 1996 0 2 2000 0 1 2002 0 1 2003 0 1
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