The national rugby union teams of England and Argentina (Los Pumas) have been playing each other since 1978. The status of the first match is ambiguous, as Argentina awarded Test caps to its players but England did not (England sent a representative "England XV", not the 1st XV). They have met in 31 matches recognised by both sides as Tests. The first match was part of a two-test series in Argentina and was played on 30 May 1981 and ended in a 19–19 draw. The second match of the two-test series was played on 6 June 1981 and was won by England 12–6. The 1982 Falklands War between Britain and Argentina meant that their next encounter did not take place until 1990. Excluding the ambiguous 1978 game, Argentina and England have played each other 31 times with England winning 25, Argentina 5 with 1 drawn.
The rugby rivalry between the two countries is not known for being as intense as their football rivalry.
Summary Overall DetailsPlayedWon byArgentinaWon byEnglandDrawnArgentina pointsEngland points In Argentina 15 3 11 1 288 420 In England 11 2 9 0 154 296 Neutral venue 5 0 5 0 70 129 Overall 31 5 25 1 512 845
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set. RecordArgentinaEnglandLongest winning streak1 (7 June 1997 – 25 November 2000)10 (14 November 2009 – 6 November 2022)Largest points forHome34 (10 June 2017)51 (3 November 1990)Away30 (6 November 2022)51 (15 June 2013)Largest winning marginHome20 (7 June 1997)51 (3 November 1990)Away7 (11 November 2006)29 (8 June 2013; 5 October 2019)
Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 1 30 May 1981 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 19–19 draw 1981 England tour of Argentina 2 6 June 1981 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 6–12 3 28 July 1990 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 12–25 1990 England tour of Argentina 4 4 August 1990 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 15–13 5 3 November 1990 Twickenham Stadium, London 51–0 1990 Argentina tour of Great Britain and Ireland 6 27 May 1995 Kings Park Stadium, Durban (South Africa) 24–18 1995 Rugby World Cup 7 14 December 1996 Twickenham Stadium, London 20–18 1996 Argentina tour of England 8 31 May 1997 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 20–46 1997 England tour of Argentina and Australia 9 7 June 1997 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 33–13 10 25 November 2000 Twickenham Stadium, London 19–0 2000 end-of-year rugby union internationals 11 22 June 2002 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 18–26 2002 England tour of Argentina 12 11 November 2006 Twickenham Stadium, London 18–25 2006 end-of-year rugby union internationals 13 6 June 2009 Old Trafford, Manchester 37–15 2009 England–Argentina tour 14 13 June 2009 Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta 24–22 15 14 November 2009 Twickenham Stadium, London 16–9 2009 end-of-year rugby union internationals 16 10 September 2011 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin (New Zealand) 13–9 2011 Rugby World Cup 17 8 June 2013 Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta 3–32 2013 England tour of Argentina and Uruguay 18 15 June 2013 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 26–51 19 9 November 2013 Twickenham Stadium, London 31–12 2013 end-of-year rugby union internationals 20 26 November 2016 Twickenham Stadium, London 27–14 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals 21 10 June 2017 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan 34–38 2017 England tour of Argentina 22 17 June 2017 Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe 25–35 23 11 November 2017 Twickenham Stadium, London 21–8 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals 24 5 October 2019 Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu (Japan) 39–10 2019 Rugby World Cup 25 6 November 2022 Twickenham Stadium, London 29–30 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals 26 9 September 2023 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (France) 27–10 2023 Rugby World Cup 27 27 October 2023 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 23–26 28 5 July 2025 Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, Buenos Aires 12–35 2025 England tour of Argentina and the United States 29 12 July 2025 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan 17–22 30 23 November 2025 Twickenham Stadium, London 27–23 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals 31 18 July 2026 Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero 24–31 2026 Nations Championship
Non-test results Below is a list of matches that Argentina has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but England did not.
DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition14 October 1978 Twickenham Stadium, London13–13draw1978 Argentina tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy17 June 2002 Buenos Aires CRC Field, Los Polvorines29–242002 England tour of Argentina
List of series Played Won byArgentina Won byEngland Drawn8053
Year Argentina England Series winner 198101 199011 draw 199711 draw 200201 200911 draw 201302 201702 202502
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