Meetings between the rugby union teams of Argentina and British & Irish Lions are not held in regular intervals. The Lions team went to Argentina three times in the early twentieth century, in 1910, 1927 and 1936. The next time those two teams met was nearly seventy years later in a single match played in Cardiff in May 2005. Argentina would achieve its first victory against the Lions in Dublin in June 2025. From a total of eight games, there was one win for Argentina, one draw and the rest were won by the Lions.
Summary Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.
Overall Details Played Won byArgentina Won byLions Drawn Argentina points Lions points In Argentina 6 0 6 0 6 211 In Great Britain or Ireland 2 1 0 1 53 49 Neutral venue 0 0 0 0 0 0 Overall 8 1 6 1 59 260
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set. RecordArgentinaLionsLongest winning streak1 (20 June 2025 – present)6 (12 June 1910 – 23 May 2005)Largest points forHome3 (12 Jun 1910 & 14 Aug 1927)25 (23 May 2025)Away28 (20 June 2005)46 (7 August 1927)Largest winning marginHome Away4 (20 June 2025)46 (7 August 1927)
Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance Ref. 1 12 June 1910 Sociedad Sportiva Argentina, Buenos Aires 3–28 British & Irish Lions 1910 British Lions tour of Argentina 2 31 July 1927 Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires 0–37 British & Irish Lions 1927 British Lions tour of Argentina 3 7 August 1927 Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires 0–46 British & Irish Lions 4 14 August 1927 Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires 3–34 British & Irish Lions 5 21 August 1927 Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires 0–43 British & Irish Lions 6 16 August 1936 Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires 0–23 British & Irish Lions 1936 British Lions tour of Argentina 7 23 May 2005 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 25–25 draw 2005 British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand 61,569 8 20 June 2025 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 28–24 2025 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia 51,700
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