Match Day Programme: Australia vs. Argentina
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The first fixture between Australia and Argentina took place in 1979 in what was actually a loss for the Wallabies, going down a 24-13 at the Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium in Buenos Aires Argentina. Since then the Wallabies enjoyed a multitude of success against Los Pumas and here below, we offer you a bit of history of the fixture
Fixture: Australia vs Argentina
Venue: Commbank Stadium Stadium, Parramatta, Australia
Kickoff Time: 19:45 (Local), 10:45 (GMT)
Referee: Jaco Payper
Head-to-head Played:
Played: 38
Australia Wins: 28
Argentina Wins: 7
Draws: 3
Points for:
Australia: 1,052
Argentina: 665
Average Score: 28-17
Highest score:
Australia 54 (54-17 on 5 October, 2013)
Argentina: 48 (48-17 on 13 August, 2022)
Biggest winning margin:
Australia 47 (53-6 on 17 June, 2000)
Argentina 31 (48-17 on 13 August, 2022)
Last Meeting: 13 August, 2022 – Argentina 48-17 Australia – Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan
Overall Rugby Championship/Tri-Nations records:
| Australia | Argentina | |
| Played | 132 | 60 |
| Won | 55 | 8 |
| Drawn | 6 | 3 |
| Lost | 71 | 49 |
| Points For | 2 870 | 1 049 |
| Points Against |
2022 Rugby Championship results:
Australia
W 41-26 (a) v Argentina
L 48-17 v Argentina (a)
W 25-17 (h) v South Africa
L 24-8 v South Africa
L 39-37 (h) v New Zealand
L 40-14 (a) v New Zealand
Argentina
L 41-26 (h) v Australia
W 48-17 (h) v Australia
W 25-18 (a) v New Zealand
L 53-3 (a) v New Zealand
L 36-20 (h) v South Africa
L 38-21 (a) v South Africa
Team News:
Australia: Richie Arnold is set for his first test start as coach Eddie Jones makes five changes to his starting XV. Arnold will combine with fellow France-based star, Will Skelton, in the second-row, the pair having faced off against each other in the Top 14 final in Paris just last month.
Argentina: Tokyo Olympian Rodrigo Isgró will make his test debut for Los Pumas having spent the last three seasons playing for Los Pumas Sevens. Isgró’s inclusion on the right wing is one of four changes of personnel and two positional switches made by Michael Cheika in reaction to their 41-12 defeat in Mendoza last week.
• Jaco Peyper will move clear of Steve Walsh into seventh place on the all-time list for tests
refereed by taking charge of his 61st match.
• Argentina’s last win over the Wallabies in Australia was a 23-19 success on the Gold Coast
in September 2018.
•Australia have won one Rugby Championship title (2015) ever since the competition rebranded, formerly known as the Tri-Nations
•Australia are just three tries away from scoring 300 tries in The Rugby Championship.
•Argentina are five tries away from bring up a century in The Rugby Championship.
•Australia will also be looking to improve their disciplinary record having received 14 yellow
cards in their last 11 matches
