The Puma Trophy (Spanish: Trofeo Puma) is an international rugby union competition between Argentina and Australia. The trophy is a bronzed statue of a puma. Argentina and Australia first played against each other in 1979 and the trophy itself was established in 2000.

Puma Trophy
The trophy awarded
SportRugby union
Instituted2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Number of teams2
Country Argentina
 Australia
Holders Argentina (2024)
Most titles Australia (11 titles)

In 2012, it became a part of The Rugby Championship. The first draw between the two sides since the creation of the Puma Trophy happened in 2020 (15–15). The next meeting – two weeks later – was also a draw; given the two draws Australia retained the Trophy for another year.[1]

Statistics

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Host Country Matches Arg.
won
Aus.
won
Draws Arg.
points
Aus.
points
  Argentina 11 3 8 0 286 334
  Australia 14 2 10 2 251 391
  England [note 1] 1 0 1 0 21 33
Overall 26 5 19 2 558 758
Notes
  1. ^ Neutral venue; held in Twickenham Stadium.

Results

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Year Date Venue City Home Score Away Winner
2000 17 June Ballymore Stadium Brisbane Australia  
53–6
  Argentina   Australia
24 June Canberra Stadium Canberra Australia  
32–25
  Argentina
2002 2 November River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires Argentina  
6–17
  Australia   Australia
2012 15 September Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia  
23–19
  Argentina   Australia
6 October Rosario Central Stadium Rosario Argentina  
19–25
  Australia
2013 15 September Subiaco Oval Perth Australia  
14–13
  Argentina   Australia
5 October Rosario Central Stadium Rosario Argentina  
17–54
  Australia
2014 13 September Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia  
32–25
  Argentina   Australia
4 October Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina  
21–17
  Australia
2015 25 July Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina  
9–34
  Australia   Australia
2016 17 September Perth Oval Perth Australia  
36–20
  Argentina   Australia
8 October Twickenham London Argentina  
21–33
  Australia
2017 16 September Canberra Stadium Canberra Australia  
45–20
  Argentina   Australia
7 October Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina  
20–37
  Australia
2018 15 September Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia  
19–23
  Argentina   Australia
6 October Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Salta Argentina  
34–45
  Australia
2019 27 July Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Australia  
16–10
  Argentina   Australia
2020 21 November McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle Australia  
15–15
  Argentina   Australia
5 December Bankwest Stadium Sydney Australia  
16–16
  Argentina
2021 25 September North Queensland Stadium Townsville Australia  
27–8
  Argentina   Australia
2 October Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia  
32–17
  Argentina
2022 6 August Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina  
26–41
  Australia   Australia
13 August Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario San Juan Argentina  
48–17
  Australia
2023 15 July CommBank Stadium Sydney Australia  
31–34
  Argentina   Argentina
2024 31 August Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi Buenos Aires Province Argentina  
19–20
  Australia   Argentina
7 September Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López Santa Fe Argentina  
67–27
  Australia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Worthington, Sam (5 December 2020). "Wallabies claim Tri Nations wooden spoon after Reece Hodge miss results in another draw with Argentina". Nine's Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2020. The Wallabies retain the Puma Trophy while Argentina are in party mode with their passionate fans.