| South Africa |
| 16 |
| Argentina |
| 16 |
| 25 August 2012 | ||||||
| Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza | ||||||
| The Rugby Championship Match | ||||||
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| Captain: Jean de Villiers | Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Heyneke Meyer | Attendance: 37000 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Tendai Mtawarira | Sharks | 27 | 36 | |
| Hooker | Adriaan Strauss | Cheetahs | 26 | 13 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Jannie du Plessis | Sharks | 29 | 34 | |
| Lock | Eben Etzebeth | WP | 20 | 4 | |
| Lock | Andries Bekker | WP | 28 | 25 | |
| Flank | Marcell Coetzee | Sharks | 21 | 4 | |
| Flank | Jacques Potgieter | Blue Bulls | 26 | 2 | |
| Eighthman | Willem Alberts | Sharks | 28 | 12 | |
| Scrumhalf | Francois Hougaard | Blue Bulls | 24 | 19 | |
| Flyhalf | Morné Steyn | Blue Bulls | 28 | 38 | 1 conversion, 3 penalties |
| Left Wing | Lwazi Mvovo | Sharks | 26 | 5 | |
| Inside Centre | Francois Steyn | Sharks | 25 | 50 | 1 try |
| Outside Centre (C) | Jean de Villiers | WP | 31 | 76 | |
| Right Wing | Bryan Habana | WP | 29 | 78 | |
| Full Back | Zane Kirchner | Blue Bulls | 28 | 16 | |
| Reserve | Flip van der Merwe | Blue Bulls | 27 | 15 | |
| Reserve | Ruan Pienaar | Ulster | 28 | 55 | |
| Reserve | Keegan Daniel | Sharks | 27 | 4 | |
| Reserve | Pat Cilliers | Lions | 25 | 1 | |
| Reserve | Tiaan Liebenberg | WP | 30 | 0 |
| Argentina: 1 try, 1 conversion, 3 penalties |