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History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Wales

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 22 times; Wales hold the upper hand with 14 wins to Argentina's 7, with 1 match drawn. The most recent test between the two sides was Argentina's win over Wales 29–17 in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final 1.

Wales v Argentina on September 28, 1968 in Buenos Aires

Summary

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Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overview

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Details Played Won by
Argentina 		Won by
Wales 		Drawn Argentina points Wales points
In Argentina 8 3 5 0 206 243
In Wales 13 3 9 1 252 313
Neutral venue 1 1 0 0 29 17
Overall 22 7 14 1 487 573

Records

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Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record Argentina Wales
Longest winning streak 2 (10 November 2001 – 19 June 2004) 5 (9 October 1991 – 10 November 2001)
Largest points for
Home 50 (12 June 2004) 43 (21 November 1998)
Away 33 (17 July 2021) 44 (12 June 2004)
Largest winning margin
Home 18 (17 June 2006) 34 (16 November 2013)
Away 22 (17 July 2021) 18 (16 June 2018)

Matches

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No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Ref.
1 9 October 1991 National Stadium, Cardiff 16–7   Wales 1991 Rugby World Cup
2 21 November 1998 Stradey Park, Llanelli 43–30   Wales 1998 Argentina tour of Japan and Europe
3 5 June 1999 Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires 26–36   Wales 1999 Wales tour of Argentina [1]
4 12 June 1999 Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires 16–23   Wales
5 1 October 1999 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 23–18   Wales 1999 Rugby World Cup
6 10 November 2001 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 16–30   Argentina 2001 Argentina tour of New Zealand and Great Britain [2]
7 12 June 2004 Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán 50–44   Argentina 2004 Wales tour of Argentina and South Africa [3]
8 19 June 2004 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 20–35   Wales [4]
9 11 June 2006 Estadio Raúl Conti, Puerto Madryn 27–25   Argentina 2006 Wales tour of Argentina [5]
10 17 June 2006 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires 45–27   Argentina [6]
11 18 August 2007 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 27–20   Wales 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up match [7]
12 21 November 2009 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 33–16   Wales 2009 Autumn International [8]
13 20 August 2011 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 28–13   Wales 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up match [9]
14 10 November 2012 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 12–26   Argentina 2012 Autumn International [10]
15 16 November 2013 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 40–6   Wales 2013 Autumn International [11]
16 12 November 2016 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 24–20   Wales 2016 Autumn International [12]
17 9 June 2018 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan 10–23   Wales 2018 Wales tour of Argentina and the United States [13]
18 16 June 2018 Estadio Centenario, Resistencia 12–30   Wales [14]
19 10 July 2021 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 20–20 draw 2021 Argentina tour of Romania and Wales [15]
20 17 July 2021 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 11–33   Argentina [16]
21 12 November 2022 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 20–13   Wales 2022 Argentina tour of Great Britain [17]
22 14 October 2023 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (France) 17–29   Argentina 2023 Rugby World Cup [18]

XV results

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Below is a list of matches that Argentina has awarded test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Wales did not award caps.

 
Wales on their 1968 tour of Argentina
Date Venue Score Winner Competition
14 September 1968 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires 9–5   Argentina 1968 Wales tour of Argentina
28 September 1968 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires 9–9 draw
16 October 1976 National Stadium, Cardiff 20–19   Wales XV 1976 Argentina tour of Great Britain

List of series

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Played Won by
Argentina 		Won by
Wales 		Drawn
5 2 2 1
Year Argentina Wales Series winner
  1999 0 2   Wales
  2004 1 1 draw
  2006 2 0   Argentina
  2018 0 2   Wales
  2021 1 0   Argentina[a]

Notes

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  1. ^ The first match of the two-test series was a draw, thus Argentina won the series 1–0.

References

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  1. ^ Memoria y Balance 1999 at UAR
  2. ^ "Pumas maul poor Wales". BBC Sport. 10 November 2001. Archived from the original on 28 October 2002.
  3. ^ "Argentina 50–44 Wales". BBC Sport. 12 June 2004. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004.
  4. ^ "Argentina 20–35 Wales". BBC Sport. 19 June 2004. Archived from the original on 20 June 2004.
  5. ^ "Argentina 27–25 Wales". BBC Sport. 11 June 2006.
  6. ^ "Argentina 45–27 Wales". BBC Sport. 17 June 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2006.
  7. ^ "Wales 27–20 Argentina". BBC Sport. 18 August 2007. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013.
  8. ^ Pope, Bruce (21 November 2009). "Wales 33–16 Argentina". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Wales 28–13 Argentina". BBC Sport. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011.
  10. ^ Roberts, Gareth (10 November 2012). "Wales 12–26 Argentina". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012.
  11. ^ Roberts, Simon (16 November 2013). "Wales beat Argentina 40–6 in Cardiff in autumn international". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "Wales 24–20 Argentina: rugby union autumn internationals – as it happened". The Guardian. 13 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Argentina 10–23 Wales: Wales see off disappointing Pumas". Sky Sports. 9 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Argentina 12-30 Wales: Warren Gatland's side finish summer tour unbeaten". BBC Sport. 16 June 2018.
  15. ^ Southcombe, Matthew (10 July 2021). "Argentina 20–20 Wales: Wayne Pivac's men held to frustrating draw amid errors and inaccuracy". WalesOnline.
  16. ^ Southcombe, Matthew (17 July 2021). "Argentina 33–11 Wales: Wayne Pivac's side dispatched with ease after dismal performance in final Test of the season". WalesOnline.
  17. ^ Griffiths, Gareth (12 November 2022). "Wales 20–13 Argentina: Hosts bounce back to defeat Pumas in Cardiff". BBC Sport. Millennium Stadium. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022.
  18. ^ Calvert, Lee (15 October 2023). "Wales 17–29 Argentina: Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-final – as it happened". The Guardian. Marseille, France: Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023.
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