The Australian Wallabies and Argentina, otherwise known as Los Pumas have a rugby union rivalry dating back to 27 October 1979.
The teams have met forty-three times, with Australia winning thirty, Argentina winning ten and three matches drawn. Three of the matches have taken place in the Rugby World Cup; two pool matches, in 1991 and 2003, and a semi-final in 2015. Australia have won all three Rugby World Cup matches.
The Puma Trophy was established in 2000 as a perpetual trophy between the two nations. The Pumas won it for the first time in 2023.
The Wallabies are the national side with whom the Pumas have drawn the most, with three draws in their history. In 2024, the Wallabies shipped 67 points against the Pumas, the most they have ever conceded in test history.
Summary . Overall Details Played Won byArgentina Won byAustralia Drawn Argentina points Australia points In Argentina186112460496 In Australia234172381649 Neutral venue30305594 Overall 44 10 31 4 886 1,239
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordArgentinaAustraliaLongest winning streak2 (13 August 2022 – 31 August 2024)9 (17 June 2000 – 4 October 2014)Largest points forHome67 (7 September 2024)53 (30 April 1995; 17 June 2000)Away34 (15 July 2023)54 (5 October 2013)Largest winning marginHome40 (7 September 2024)47 (17 June 2000)Away15 (31 July 1983)37 (5 October 2013)
Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 1 27 October 1979 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 24–13 1979 Australia tour of Argentina 2 3 November 1979 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 12–17 3 31 July 1983 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 3–18 1983 Argentina tour of Australia 4 7 August 1983 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 29–13 5 6 July 1986 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 39–19 1986 Argentina tour of Australia 6 12 July 1986 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 26–0 7 31 October 1987 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 19–19 draw1987 Australia tour of Argentina and Paraguay 8 7 November 1987 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 27–19 9 4 October 1991 Stradey Park, Llanelli (Wales) 32–19 1991 Rugby World Cup 10 30 April 1995 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 53–7 1995 Argentina tour of Australia 11 6 May 1995 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 30–13 12 1 November 1997 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 15–23 1997 Australia tour of Argentina and Great Britain 13 8 November 1997 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 18–16 14 17 June 2000 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 53–6 2000 Argentina tour of Australia 15 24 June 2000 Canberra Stadium, Canberra 32–25 16 2 November 2002 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 6–17 2002 Australia tour of Argentina and Europe 17 10 October 2003 Stadium Australia, Sydney 24–8 2003 Rugby World Cup 18 15 September 2012 Robina Stadium, Gold Coast 23–19 2012 Rugby Championship 19 6 October 2012 Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario 19–25 20 14 September 2013 Subiaco Oval, Perth 14–13 2013 Rugby Championship 21 5 October 2013 Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario 17–54 22 13 September 2014 Robina Stadium, Gold Coast 32–25 2014 Rugby Championship 23 4 October 2014 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza 21–17 24 25 July 2015 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza 9–34 2015 Rugby Championship 25 25 October 2015 Twickenham Stadium, London (England) 15–29 2015 Rugby World Cup 26 17 September 2016 Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth 36–20 2016 Rugby Championship 27 8 October 2016 Twickenham Stadium, London (England) 21–33 28 16 September 2017 Canberra Stadium, Canberra 45–20 2017 Rugby Championship 29 7 October 2017 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza 20–37 30 15 September 2018 Robina Stadium, Gold Coast 19–23 2018 Rugby Championship 31 6 October 2018 Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta 34–45 32 27 July 2019 Lang Park, Brisbane 16–10 2019 Rugby Championship 33 21 November 2020 Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle 15–15 draw2020 Tri Nations Series 34 5 December 2020 Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney 16–16 draw 35 25 September 2021 North Queensland Stadium, Townsville 27–8 2021 Rugby Championship 36 2 October 2021 Robina Stadium, Gold Coast 32–17 37 6 August 2022 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza 26–41 2022 Rugby Championship 38 13 August 2022 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan 48–17 39 15 July 2023 Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney 31–34 2023 Rugby Championship 40 31 August 2024 Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata 19–20 2024 Rugby Championship 41 7 September 2024 Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe 67–27 42 6 September 2025 North Queensland Stadium, Townsville 28–24 2025 Rugby Championship 43 13 September 2025 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 26–28 44 29 August 2026 Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy21–27 2026 Australia tour of Argentina 45 5 September 2026 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza28–28 draw
List of series Played Won byArgentina Won byAustralia Drawn 8 1 4 3
Year Argentina Australia Series winner Puma Trophy 1979 1 1 draw rowspan="6" align="center" 1983 1 1 draw 1986 0 2 1987 1½ ½ 1995 0 2 1997 1 1 draw 2000 0 2 2026 ½ 1½
References
External links Pick and Go Rugby test match database