In July 2022 the Scotland rugby union team toured Argentina. It was the first time since 2010 that Scotland returned to tour Argentina, and the first time since 2018 the two teams had met. Before the series had begun both teams were equal on a head-to-head record of 9–9. However Scotland had a current five game win-streak over Argentina, the most Scotland had accrued over them in their eighteen meetings. Moreover, Argentina had not beaten Scotland since their meeting in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Furthermore, on the World Rugby Rankings Scotland sat seventh and Argentina eighth, respectively. As Argentina had the "home advantage" they would sit above Scotland when calculating the point distribution depending on the result.
Argentina's series win is the first time they had won a home test-series since beating Ireland 2–0 in 2007. It was also Argentina's first series win over Scotland since their first series in 1994 (2–0).
The Scotland captain for the first two matches was Grant Gilchrist. The squad was significantly changed before the third test, leading to Hamish Watson taking over the captaincy for the last match.
Fixtures Date and time Venue Home Score Away25 June 202216:00 CLT (UTC−4)Estadio Santa Laura, Santiago 5–452 July 202216:10 ART (UTC−3)Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy 26–18 9 July 202216:10 ART (UTC−3)Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta 6–2916 July 202216:10 ART (UTC−3)Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero 34–31
Matches
Scotland A test
Team details FB 15Francisco UrrozRW 14Nicolas GarafulicOC 13Pablo CasasIC 12Iñaki Ayarza LW 11Matías GarafulicFH 10Rodrigo Fernández (c)SH 9 Marcelo Torrealba N8 8 Alfonso Escobar OF 7 Ignacio Silva BF 6 Santiago EdwardsRL 5 Clemente Saavedra LL 4 Santiago PedreroTP 3 Vittorio Lastra HK 2 Tomás Dussaillant LP 1 Javier Carrasco Replacements:HK 16Diego Escobar PR 17Salvador Lues PR 18Iñaki Gurruchaga LK 19Thomas Orchard FL 20Raimundo Martínez SH 21José Larenas FH 22Santiago Videla CE 23Nicolás Herreros Coach: Pablo Lemoine FB 15Ollie SmithRW 14Damien HoylandOC 13Matt Currie IC 12Sione Tuipulotu LW 11Rufus McLeanFH 10Ross Thompson SH 9 George Horne N8 8 Matt Fagerson OF 7 Luke Crosbie (c)BF 6 Ben MuncasterRL 5 Scott Cummings LL 4 Jamie HodgsonTP 3 Javan Sebastian HK 2 Dave Cherry LP 1 Jamie Bhatti Replacements:HK 16Johnny Matthews PR 17Pierre Schoeman PR 18Murphy Walker LK 19Glen Young FL 20Magnus Bradbury SH 21Ali Price FH 22Blair Kinghorn CE 23Mark Bennett Coach: Gregor Townsend Assistant referees: Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay) Talal Chaudhry (Canada) Television match official: Lucas Galan (Argentina) Notes: Despite not being a full capped test-match, this was the first time these two teams have played each other. This is the first time that Chile has hosted a Tier 1 nation (outside of any competition) since hosting a France XV side in 2005.
First test
Team details FB 15Juan Cruz MallíaRW 14Santiago CorderoOC 13Matías Orlando IC 12Jerónimo de la Fuente LW 11Emiliano BoffelliFH 10Nicolás Sánchez SH 9 Gonzalo BertranouN8 8 Pablo MateraBF 7 Marcos Kremer OF 6 Juan Martín GonzálezRL 5 Matias Alemanno LL 4 Guido PettiTP 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela HK 2 Julián Montoya (c) LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Replacements:HK 16Agustin Creevy PR 17Mayco Vivas PR 18Joel Sclavi LK 19Lucas Paulos N8 20Facundo Isa WG 21Juan Imhoff FH 22Santiago Carreras CE 23Matías Moroni Coach: Michael Cheika FB 15Rory HutchinsonRW 14Darcy GrahamOC 13Mark BennettIC 12Sam JohnsonLW 11Duhan van der MerweFH 10Blair Kinghorn SH 9 Ali Price N8 8 Matt FagersonBF 7 Luke Crosbie OF 6 Magnus BradburyRL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 Grant Gilchrist (c)TP 3 Zander Fagerson HK 2 George Turner LP 1 Pierre Schoeman Replacements:HK 16Ewan Ashman PR 17Rory Sutherland PR 18Javan Sebastian LK 19Sam Skinner FL 20Rory Darge SH 21Ben White FH 22Ross ThompsonCE 23Sione Tuipulotu Coach: Gregor Townsend Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Notes: Tomás Cubelli (Argentina) had been named to start but withdrew ahead of the game and was replaced by Gonzalo Bertranou, who was replaced by Juan Imhoff on the bench. Joel Sclavi (Argentina) made his international debut. This was Argentina's first home game since they played South Africa in August 2019, nearly three years ago (1,057 days since their last home game)
Second test
Team details FB 15Emiliano Boffelli RW 14Santiago CorderoOC 13Matías OrlandoIC 12Jerónimo de la Fuente LW 11Juan Imhoff FH 10Santiago CarrerasSH 9 Gonzalo Bertranou N8 8 Rodrigo Bruni BF 7 Marcos KremerOF 6 Juan Martín GonzálezRL 5 Matias Alemanno LL 4 Guido PettiTP 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela HK 2 Julián Montoya (c) LP 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Replacements:HK 16Agustin Creevy PR 17Mayco Vivas PR 18Joel Sclavi LK 19Lucas Paulos N8 20Facundo Isa SH 21Felipe Ezcurra FH 22Domingo Miotti CE 23Matías Moroni Coach: Michael Cheika FB 15Rory Hutchinson RW 14Darcy GrahamOC 13Mark BennettIC 12Sam JohnsonLW 11Duhan van der MerweFH 10Blair KinghornSH 9 Ben White N8 8 Matt FagersonBF 7 Hamish Watson OF 6 Rory DargeRL 5 Grant Gilchrist (c) LL 4 Sam SkinnerTP 3 Zander Fagerson HK 2 Dave Cherry LP 1 Pierre Schoeman Replacements:HK 16George Turner PR 17Jamie Bhatti PR 18Javan Sebastian LK 19Scott Cummings FL 20Andy Christie SH 21Ali Price FH 22Ross Thompson WG 23Kyle Rowe Coach: Gregor Townsend Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: Hamish Watson (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap. Kyle Rowe (Scotland) made his international debut.
Third test
Team details FB 15Juan Cruz MallíaRW 14Bautista Delguy OC 13Matías OrlandoIC 12Matías MoroniLW 11Emiliano BoffelliFH 10Santiago CarrerasSH 9 Lautaro Bazán N8 8 Facundo Isa BF 7 Santiago GrondonaOF 6 Pablo Matera (c)RL 5 Tomás Lavanini LL 4 Guido PettiTP 3 Joel Sclavi HK 2 Agustin Creevy LP 1 Thomas Gallo Replacements:HK 16Ignacio Ruiz PR 17Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro PR 18Francisco Gómez Kodela FL 19Marcos Kremer FL 20Juan Martín González SH 21Gonzalo Bertranou FH 22Tomás AlbornozCE 23Lucio Cinti Coach: Michael Cheika FB 15Ollie Smith RW 14Rufus McLeanOC 13Mark BennettIC 12Sione TuipulotuLW 11Duhan van der MerweFH 10Blair KinghornSH 9 Ali PriceN8 8 Matt FagersonBF 7 Hamish Watson (c) OF 6 Rory DargeRL 5 Jonny GrayLL 4 Scott Cummings TP 3 Zander FagersonHK 2 Ewan Ashman LP 1 Rory Sutherland Replacements:HK 16Dave Cherry PR 17Pierre Schoeman PR 18Javan SebastianLK 19Glen Young FL 20Andy Christie SH 21George HorneFH 22Ross Thompson CE 23Sam JohnsonCoach: Gregor Townsend Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France) Tual Trainini (France) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: Lautaro Bazán and Ignacio Ruiz (Argentina) and Ollie Smith and Glen Young (Scotland) made their international debuts. Matías Orlando (Argentina) and Zander Fagerson (Scotland) earned their 50th test caps.
Squads
Scotland On 8 June, Scotland named a 40-man squad for their Summer tour to South America with an 'A' fixture against Chile and a three-test series against Argentina. On 17 June, Adam Hastings and Huw Jones withdrew from the squad due to injury and Johnny Matthews joined the squad. On 29 June five players left the squad following their first fixture with the Scotland A side: Matt Currie, Jamie Hodgson, Damien Hoyland, Johnny Matthews and Ben Muncaster.
Coaching team: Head coach: Gregor Townsend
Argentina Head coach: Michael Cheika
See also 2022 mid-year rugby union tests History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Scotland
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