In rugby union, the first meeting between Argentina and Wales took place in 1968, when they played two matches as part of a Welsh tour of Argentina; however, only Argentina awarded full caps for the two matches. Argentina won the first match 9–5 and the second was drawn 9–9. They met again in Cardiff in 1976, when Wales won 20–19. The first match for which both teams awarded full caps was in 1991, in the pool stage of the 1991 Rugby World Cup, when Wales won 16–7. Since then, the two teams have met a total of 23 times; Wales hold the upper hand with 14 wins to Argentina's 9, with 1 match drawn. The most recent test between the two sides was Argentina's win over Wales in San Juan, Argentina, 35-21 on the 12th July 2026.
Summary Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.
Overview Details Played Won byArgentina Won byWales Drawn Argentina points Wales points In Argentina 9 4 5 0 241 264 In Wales 14 4 9 1 304 341 Neutral venue 1 1 0 0 29 17 Overall 24 9 14 1 574 622
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordArgentinaWalesLongest winning streak3 (14 October 2023 to date)5 (9 October 1991 – 10 November 2001)Largest points forHome50 (12 June 2004)43 (21 November 1998)Away52 (9 November 2025)44 (12 June 2004)Largest winning marginHome18 (17 June 2006)34 (16 November 2013)Away24 (9 November 2025)18 (16 June 2018)
Matches No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 1 9 October 1991 National Stadium, Cardiff 16–7 1991 Rugby World Cup 2 21 November 1998 Stradey Park, Llanelli 43–30 1998 Argentina tour of Japan and Europe 3 5 June 1999 Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires 26–36 1999 Wales tour of Argentina 4 12 June 1999 Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires 16–23 5 1 October 1999 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 23–18 1999 Rugby World Cup 6 10 November 2001 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff16–30 2001 Argentina tour of New Zealand and Great Britain 7 12 June 2004 Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán 50–44 2004 Wales tour of Argentina and South Africa 8 19 June 2004 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 20–35 9 11 June 2006 Estadio Raúl Conti, Puerto Madryn 27–25 2006 Wales tour of Argentina 10 17 June 2006 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 45–27 11 18 August 2007 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 27–20 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 12 21 November 2009 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 33–16 2009 Autumn International 13 20 August 2011 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 28–13 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 14 10 November 2012 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 12–26 2012 Autumn International 15 16 November 2013 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 40–6 2013 Autumn International 16 12 November 2016 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 24–20 2016 Autumn International 17 9 June 2018 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan 10–23 2018 Wales tour of Argentina and the United States 18 16 June 2018 Estadio Centenario, Resistencia 12–30 19 10 July 2021 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 20–20 draw 2021 Argentina tour of Romania and Wales 20 17 July 2021 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 11–33 21 12 November 2022 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 20–13 2022 Argentina tour of Great Britain 22 14 October 2023 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (France) 17–29 2023 Rugby World Cup 23 9 November 2025 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 28–52 2025 Autumn International 24 11 July 2026 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan 35–21 2026 Nations Championship
XV results Below is a list of matches that Argentina has awarded test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Wales did not award caps.
Date Venue Score Winner Competition 14 September 1968 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires 9–5 1968 Wales tour of Argentina28 September 1968 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires 9–9 draw16 October 1976 National Stadium, Cardiff 20–19 1976 Argentina tour of Great Britain
List of series Played Won byArgentina Won byWales Drawn 5 2 2 1
Year Argentina Wales Series winner 1999 0 2 2004 1 1 draw 2006 2 0 2018 0 2 2021 1 0
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