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Stats and facts | Springboks v Argentina in numbers

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Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi
Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi
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The Springboks go into Saturday's Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Gqeberha as overwhelming favourites having beaten the South Americans 32-12 at the same venue last weekend. 

The Boks have made a total of 11 changes to their starting line-up from that match and 17 to their matchday squad, with head coach Jacques Nienaber returning to the bulk of his first-choice options and the players that did the business against the British & Irish Lions.  

Here are some stats and facts going into the clash:

Springboks v Argentina record:

Matches - 31

Springbok wins - 27

Argentina wins - 3

Draws - 1

Springbok points - 1 090

Argentina points - 606

Springbok tries - 128

Argentina tries - 56

Springbok win percentage - 87%

Milestones:

Cheslin Kolbe needs 1 more try to earn his 10th career try and 50 points in Test matches.

Lood de Jager will play in his 50th Test match for South Africa.

Marvin Orie will start in his first Test for the Springboks.

Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg is the only uncapped player in the match-day squad.

Other numbers:

489 - The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up: 236 caps in the backline and 253 caps in the forwards. On the bench there are a further 161 caps.

3.82 - The number of tries the Boks have scored, on average, per match since the start of 2019.

0.82 - The number of tries the Boks have conceded, on average, per match since the start of 2019. 

7 - The amount of Test in which the Boks have conceded 0 tries in their last 12 Tests. 

2 - The number of Test matches the Springboks have lost from their last 17 outings.

Kick-off on Saturday is at 17:05.

Teams:

South Africa

15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Marvin Orie, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Trevor Nyakane

Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Nicolaas van Rensburg, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Dan du Preez, 22 Jaden Hendrikse, 23 Damian Willemse

Argentina

TBA

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