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Full time28 June 2003
South Africa
26–25
Argentina
EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa · Tour 2003Head-to-head

South Africa won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. 3’PSouth Africa penalty · Louis Koen3–0
  2. 14’TSouth Africa try · Danie Coetzee8–0
  3. 15’CSouth Africa conversion · Louis Koen10–0
  4. 29’PArgentina penalty · Gonzalo Quesada10–3
  5. 31’TArgentina try · Felipe Contepomi10–8
  6. 33’TArgentina try · Jose Maria Nunez Piossek10–13
  7. 34’CArgentina conversion · Gonzalo Quesada10–15
  8. 40’PSouth Africa penalty · Louis Koen13–15
  9. 52’PSouth Africa penalty · Louis Koen16–15
  10. 55’PArgentina penalty · Gonzalo Quesada16–18
  11. 68’TArgentina try · Juan Martín Hernández16–23
  12. 69’CArgentina conversion · Gonzalo Quesada16–25
  13. 77’TSouth Africa try · Brent Russell21–25
  14. 78’CSouth Africa conversion · Louis Koen23–25
  15. 80’PSouth Africa penalty · Louis Koen26–25

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Robbie KempsonProp
  2. 2Danie CoetzeeHooker
  3. 3Cobus VisagieProp
  4. 4Quinton DavidsSecond row
  5. 5Victor MatfieldSecond row
  6. 6Corne KrigeFlanker
  7. 7AJ VenterFlanker
  8. 8Pedrie WannenburgNumber 8
  9. 9Craig DavidsonScrum-half
  10. 10Louis KoenFly-half
  11. 11Pieter RossouwWing
  12. 12Gcobani BoboCentre
  13. 13Marius JoubertCentre
  14. 14Stefan TerblancheWing
  15. 15Jaco van der WesthuyzenFull-back
  16. 16Richard BandsBench
  17. 17Lawrence SephakaBench
  18. 18Selborne BoomeBench
  19. 19Bobby SkinstadBench
  20. 20Joost van der WesthuizenBench
  21. 21Trevor HalsteadBench
  22. 22Brent RussellBench

Argentina

  1. 1Roberto GrauProp
  2. 2Mario LedesmaHooker
  3. 3Mauricio ReggiardoProp
  4. 4Carlos Ignacio Fernandez LobbeSecond row
  5. 5Rimas Álvarez KairelisSecond row
  6. 6Rolando MartinFlanker
  7. 7Lucas OstigliaFlanker
  8. 8Gonzalo Longo ElíaNumber 8
  9. 9Nicolás FernandezScrum-half
  10. 10Gonzalo QuesadaFly-half
  11. 11Diego AlbaneseWing
  12. 12Felipe ContepomiCentre
  13. 13Jose OrengoCentre
  14. 14Jose Maria Nunez PiossekWing
  15. 15Juan Martín HernándezFull-back
  16. 16Federico MéndezBench
  17. 17Santiago Gonzalez BonorinoBench
  18. 18Patricio AlbaceteBench
  19. 19Santiago PhelanBench
  20. 20Matías AlbinaBench
  21. 21Hernán SenillosaBench
  22. 22Bernardo StortoniBench

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Context

All-time, South Africa 36–4 Argentina, 1 drawn in 41 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa going in
Argentina going in

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