Wales v Argentina on September 28, 1968 in Buenos Aires

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.

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overview

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

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

Record Argentina Wales
Longest winning streak 2 (10 Nov 2001 – 19 Jun 2004, 11 Jun 2006 – 18 Aug 2007) 5 (9 Oct 1991 – 10 Nov 2001)
Largest points for
Home 50 (12 Jun 2004) 43 (21 Nov 1998)
Away 33 (17 Jul 2021) 44 (12 Jun 2004)
Largest winning margin
Home 18 (17 Jun 2006) 34 (16 Nov 2013)
Away 22 (17 Jul 2021) 18 (16 Jun 2018)

Matches

No. Date Venue City Score Winner Competition Ref.
1 9 October 1991 National StadiumCardiff 16–7  Wales 1991 World Cup pool stage
2 21 November 1998 Stradey ParkLlanelli 43–30  Wales 1998 Autumn International
3 5 June 1999 Ferro Carril OesteBuenos Aires 26–36  Wales 1999 Wales tour
4 12 June 1999 Ferro Carril OesteBuenos Aires 16–23  Wales
5 1 October 1999 Millennium StadiumCardiff 23–18  Wales 1999 World Cup pool stage
6 10 November 2001 Millennium StadiumCardiff 16–30  Argentina 2001 Autumn International [2]
7 12 June 2004 Atlético TucumánTucumán 50–44  Argentina 2004 Wales tour [3]
8 19 June 2004 José AmalfitaniBuenos Aires 20–35  Wales [4]
9 11 June 2006 Estadio Raúl ContiPuerto Madryn 27–25  Argentina 2006 Wales tour [5]
10 17 June 2006 José AmalfitaniBuenos Aires 45–27  Argentina [6]
11 18 August 2007 Millennium StadiumCardiff 27–20  Wales 2007 World Cup warm-up match [7]
12 21 November 2009 Millennium StadiumCardiff 33–16  Wales 2009 Autumn International [8]
13 20 August 2011 Millennium StadiumCardiff 28–13  Wales 2011 World Cup warm-up match [9]
14 10 November 2012 Millennium StadiumCardiff 12–26  Argentina 2012 Autumn International [10]
15 16 November 2013 Millennium StadiumCardiff 40–6  Wales 2013 Autumn International [11]
16 12 November 2016 Millennium StadiumCardiff 24–20  Wales 2016 Autumn International [12]
17 9 June 2018 Estadio BicentenarioSan Juan 10–23  Wales 2018 Wales tour [13]
18 16 June 2018 Estadio CentenarioResistencia 12–30  Wales [14]
19 10 July 2021 Millennium StadiumCardiff 20–20 draw 2021 Argentina tour [15]
20 17 July 2021 Millennium StadiumCardiff 11–33  Argentina [16]
21 12 November 2022 Millennium StadiumCardiff 20–13  Wales 2022 Argentina tour
22 14 October 2023 Stade VélodromeMarseille, France 17–29  Argentina 2023 World Cup quarter-final

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.

Wales on their 1968 tour of Argentina
Date Venue City Score Winner Competition
14 September 1968 GEBABuenos Aires 9–5  Argentina 1968 Wales tour
28 September 1968 GEBABuenos Aires 9–9
(draw)
16 October 1976 National StadiumCardiff 20–19  Wales 1976 Argentina tour

List of series

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[lower-alpha 1]

Notes

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

References

  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.
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