IRB Premiership Day 1

South Africa 30 Argentina 14

A comfortable home win for the South Africans who managed a bonus point 4 tries to 2 over Argentina, who took an early lead through a try by Simone, converted by Quesada. South Africa then racked up 30 unsanswerd points through tries to Le Roux, Mulder, Rousseaux and van der Westhuizen. Joel Stransky added 2 penalties and two conversions before a late consolation try by Phelan.

South Africa next travel to Twickenham to face the English whilst Argentina travel to Suva to face Fiji.