South Africa remain unchanged for Test against Argentina

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has named an unchanged starting line up for the fifth round of the Rugby Championship to be played at Estadio Jose Amalfitani on Sunday.

The only changes to the matchday squad comes on the bench as Elrigh Louw, Faf de Klerk and Andre Esterhuizen replaces Duane Vermeulen, Cobus Reinach and Warrick Gelant.

With the tournament wide open and all to play for Nienaber is hoping for a spirited performance against the Pumas, who have been impressive in the competition with wins over New Zealand and Australia.

“Our plan from the outset was to give a few players a chance to prove what they can do and to build their Test experience, especially with the Rugby World Cup a year away, and there is no better opportunity to do so than in a match which essentially amounts to a semi-final for us if we want to win the tournament," said Nienaber.

“We have fantastic depth within our squad with younger and more experienced players, and it requires a fine balancing act to select a squad that we think will be the best team for each match, while at the same time giving most of the players an opportunity to play.”

South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Reserves: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Elrigh Louw, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Andre Esterhuizen, 23 Frans Steyn