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What time is Argentina v South Africa kick-off and what TV channel is it on?

We are now heading into the closing stages of The Rugby Championship, and all four teams can still win it.

It was a Test match for the ages on Thursday, as the All Blacks picked up a hugely controversial win against Australia. That game has more than set the tone for another huge clash in the tournament.

South Africa head into this clash unaltered, whilst Cheika has reigned in the changes following Los Pumas' battering at the hands of the Kiwis last time out.

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What time is Argentina v South Africa kick-off?

Argentina v Australia kicks off at 20:10 UK time at Estadio Libertadores de America in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

What TV channel is Argentina v South Africa on? What about live streaming?

Argentina v South Africa will be shown live on Sky Sports Arena from 20:10. You can also live stream the match with a NOW TV subscription, day passes start at £11.99.

What's the Argentina v South Africa team news?

Michael Cheika has made seven changes to his starting 15 since a battering at the hands of the All Blacks.

Juan Martin Gonzalez returns at blindside flanker, whilst Dragons scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou returns to the starting team.

Jeronimo de la Fuente, who pulled his hamstring before scoring earlier in the tournament, makes his return at outside centre.

Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber has named a completely unaltered starting team to take on Los Pumas, following their convincing 24-8 victory over Australia in Round Four.

However, Faf de Klerk returns on the bench, and is also joined by Harlequins man Andre Estherhuizen.

Argentina: 15 Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 Emiliano Boffelli, 13 Jeronimo De La Fuente, 12 Matias Orlando, 11 Lucio Cinti, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 3 Eduardo Bello, 4 Matias Alemanno, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7 Marcos Kremer, 8 Pablo Matera

Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Joel Sclavi, 19 Guido Petti, 20 Rodrigo Bruni, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Benjamin Urdapilleta, 23 Matias Moroni.

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, 1 Steven Kitshoff, 2 Malcolm Marx, 3 Frans Malherbe, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 5 Lood de Jager, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 Franco Mostert, 8 Jasper Wiese

Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Elrigh Louw, 20 Albertus Smith, 21 Francois de Klerk, 22 Andre Esterhuizen, 23 Frans Steyn.

Who is the Argentina v South Africa referee?

Referee: James Doleman (NZR)

Assistant Referee 1: Damon Murphy (RA)

Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)

TMO: Chris Hart (NZR)

What have the coaches said?

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika: "When we got back to work at the start of the week, everyone had a good attitude, very positive and have concentrated on the strategy for the game".

"It will be important to impose our way of playing. South Africa are a lot different to play against than Australia and New Zealand. It will be a different dynamic."

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber speaking on the Elton Jantjies debacle: "I've said before that there's a lot of pressure any national team has to deal with. There are two types. One is external pressure. Can we control that? No.

"There's internal pressure, the type where we demand certain standards from each other. It's about expectations. That's the pressure we can control"

"Internal pressure is what we focus on. External pressure, be it injuries or even speculation, is something we have to brush aside because we can't control it. It's no use expending energy on it. We can't change it. It is what it is."

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