# History of rugby union matches between Argentina and South Africa

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.
During the 2016 Rugby Championship, Argentina earned their first ever home victory over South Africa on 27 August.

## Summary
### Overall

| Details | Played | Won by Argentina | Won by South Africa | Drawn | Argentina points | South Africa points |
| In Argentina | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 379 | 597 |
| In South Africa | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 322 | 657 |
| Neutral venue | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 61 |
| Overall | 38 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 727 | 1315 |

### 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 Nov 2000) | 73 (17 Aug 2013) |
| Away | 37 (8 Aug 2015) | 52 (13 Nov 1993) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | 13 (25 Aug 2018) | 60 (17 Aug 2013) |
| Away | 12 (8 Aug 2015) | 33 (10 Aug 2019) |
| Most aggregate points |||
| 86 (South Africa 73 – 13 Argentina) (17 August 2013) |||

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | City | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 6 November 1993 | Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | 26–29 | South Africa | 1993 South Africa tour |
| 2 | 13 November 1993 | Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | 23–52 | South Africa | 1993 South Africa tour |
| 3 | 8 October 1994 | Boet Erasmus Stadium | Port Elizabeth | 42–22 | South Africa | 1994 Argentina tour |
| 4 | 15 October 1994 | Ellis Park Stadium | Johannesburg | 46–26 | South Africa | 1994 Argentina tour |
| 5 | 9 November 1996 | Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | 15–46 | South Africa | 1996 South Africa tour |
| 6 | 16 November 1996 | Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | 21–44 | South Africa | 1996 South Africa tour |
| 7 | 12 November 2000 | Estadio Monumental | Buenos Aires | 33–37 | South Africa | 2000 South Africa tour |
| 8 | 29 June 2002 | Pam Brink Stadium | Springs | 49–29 | South Africa | 2002 Argentina tour |
| 9 | 28 June 2003 | Boet Erasmus Stadium | Port Elizabeth | 26–25 | South Africa | 2003 Argentina tour |
| 10 | 4 December 2004 | José Amalfitani | Buenos Aires | 7–39 | South Africa | 2004 end-of-year test |
| 11 | 5 November 2005 | José Amalfitani | Buenos Aires | 23–34 | South Africa | 2005 end-of-year test |
| 12 | 14 October 2007 | Stade de France | Saint-Denis (France) | 13–37 | South Africa | 2007 World Cup Semi-finals |
| 13 | 9 August 2008 | Ellis Park Stadium | Johannesburg | 63–9 | South Africa | 2008 mid-year test |
| 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 | 2012 Rugby Championship |
| 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 | 2013 Rugby Championship |
| 18 | 16 August 2014 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Pretoria | 13–6 | South Africa | 2014 Rugby Championship |
| 19 | 23 August 2014 | Padre Martearena | Salta | 31–33 | South Africa | 2014 Rugby Championship |
| 20 | 8 August 2015 | Kings Park | Durban | 25–37 | Argentina | 2015 Rugby Championship |
| 21 | 15 August 2015 | José Amalfitani | Buenos Aires | 12–26 | South Africa | 2015 World Cup warm-up match |
| 22 | 30 October 2015 | Olympic Stadium | London (England) | 24–13 | South Africa | 2015 World Cup Bronze final |
| 23 | 20 August 2016 | Mbombela Stadium | Mbombela | 30–23 | South Africa | 2016 Rugby Championship |
| 24 | 27 August 2016 | Padre Martearena | Salta | 26–24 | Argentina | 2016 Rugby Championship |
| 25 | 19 August 2017 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Port Elizabeth | 37–15 | South Africa | 2017 Rugby Championship |
| 26 | 26 August 2017 | Padre Martearena | Salta | 23–41 | South Africa | 2017 Rugby Championship |
| 27 | 18 August 2018 | Kings Park Stadium | Durban | 34–21 | South Africa | 2018 Rugby Championship |
| 28 | 25 August 2018 | Malvinas Argentinas | Mendoza | 32–19 | Argentina | 2018 Rugby Championship |
| 29 | 10 August 2019 | Padre Martearena | Salta | 13–46 | South Africa | 2019 Rugby Championship |
| 30 | 17 August 2019 | Loftus Versfeld | Pretoria | 24–18 | South Africa | 2019 World Cup warm-up |
| 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 | 2021 Rugby Championship |
| 33 | 17 September 2022 | Estadio Libertadores de América | Buenos Aires | 20–36 | South Africa | 2022 Rugby Championship |
| 34 | 24 September 2022 | Kings Park | Durban | 38–21 | South Africa | 2022 Rugby Championship |
| 35 | 29 July 2023 | Ellis Park | Johannesburg | 22–21 | South Africa | 2023 Rugby Championship |
| 36 | 5 August 2023 | José Amalfitani | Buenos Aires | 13–24 | South Africa | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up |
| 37 | 21 September 2024 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades | Santiago del Estero | 29–28 | Argentina | 2024 Rugby Championship |
| 38 | 28 September 2024 | Mbombela Stadium | Mbombela | 48–7 | South Africa | 2024 Rugby Championship |

## List of series

| Played | Won by Argentina | Won by South Africa | Drawn |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Year | Argentina | South Africa | Series winner |
| 1993 | 0 | 2 | South Africa |
| 1994 | 0 | 2 | South Africa |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | South Africa |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |