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History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Scotland

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The national rugby union teams of Scotland and Argentina (Los Pumas) have played since 1969. However, the status of the countries' first three matches—two in 1969 and one in 1973—is ambiguous, as only Argentina awarded Test caps for those encounters. The first match recognised by both sides as a Test took place in 1990.[1]

As of November 2022, they have met 25 times, but only 22 of those matches have been recognised by both sides as Tests. Scotland went 2–1 in the three pre-1990 matches, and crushed Argentina 49–3 in their first mutually recognised Test in 1990. The Pumas then went on a seven-match winning streak, but Scotland have been more successful in recent times, winning five encounters in a row between 2014 and 2018 and winning a two-test tour in 2010.[2]

Their most recent match took place on 19 November 2022 during a 1 Test series and was won 52–29 by Scotland, which enabled them to clinch the series 1-0.

Summary

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Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overall

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Details Played Won by
Argentina
Won by
Scotland
Drawn Argentina points Scotland points
In Argentina 11 5 6 0 195 253
In Scotland 9 4 5 0 176 238
Neutral venue 2 2 0 0 32 25
Overall 22 11 11 0 403 516

Records

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

Record Argentina Scotland
Longest winning streak 7 (4 Jun 1994 – 14 Jun 2008) 5 (21 Jun 2014 – 2 Jul 2022)
Largest points for
Home 34 (16 Jul 2022) 52 (19 Nov 2022)
Away 31 (21 Aug 1999) 44 (23 Jun 2018)
Largest winning margin
Home 8 (2 Jul 2022) 46 (10 Nov 1990)
Away 9 (18 Nov 2001) 29 (23 Jun 2018)

Results

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No. Date Venue City Score Winner Competition
1 10 November 1990 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh 49–3  Scotland 1990 Argentina tour
2 4 June 1994 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires 16–15  Argentina 1994 Scotland tour
3 11 June 1994 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires 19–17  Argentina
4 21 August 1999 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh 22–31  Argentina 1999 World Cup warm-up
5 18 November 2001 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh 16–25  Argentina 2001 Autumn International
6 12 November 2005 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh 19–23  Argentina 2005 Autumn International
7 7 October 2007 Stade de France Saint-Denis (France) 19–13  Argentina 2007 World Cup quarter-finals
8 7 June 2008 Gigante de Arroyito Rosario 21–15  Argentina 2008 Scotland tour
9 14 June 2008 José Amalfitani Buenos Aires 14–26  Scotland
10 28 November 2009 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh 6–9  Argentina 2009 Autumn International
11 12 June 2010 Atlético Tucumán Tucumán 16–24  Scotland 2010 Scotland tour
12 19 June 2010 José María Minella Mar del Plata 9–13  Scotland
13 25 September 2011 Wellington Regional Stadium Wellington (New Zealand) 13–12  Argentina 2011 World Cup Pool match
14 21 June 2014 Mario Kempes Córdoba 19–21  Scotland 2014 Summer International
15 8 November 2014 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh 41–31  Scotland 2014 Autumn International
16 19 November 2016 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh 19–16  Scotland 2016 Autumn International
17 23 June 2018 Estadio Centenario Resistencia 15–44  Scotland 2018 Summer International
18 24 November 2018 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh 14–9  Scotland 2018 Autumn International
19 2 July 2022 Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy 26–18  Argentina 2022 Scotland tour
20 9 July 2022 Padre Martearena Salta 6–29  Scotland
21 16 July 2022 Madre de Ciudades Santiago del Estero 34–31  Argentina
22 19 November 2022 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh 52–29  Scotland 2022 Argentina tour

XV Results

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

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 13 September 1969 Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires 20–3  Argentina XV 1969 Scotland tour of Argentina
2 27 September 1969 Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires 3–6  Scotland XV
3 24 November 1973 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 12–11  Scotland XV 1973 Argentina tour of Ireland and Scotland

List of series

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Details Played Won by
Argentina
Won by
Scotland
Drawn
Overall 4 2 1 1
Year Argentina Scotland Series winner
1994 2 0  Argentina
2008 1 1 draw
2010 0 2  Scotland
2022 2 1  Argentina

References

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  1. ^ "Statsguru / Test matches / Team records (Argentina vs. Scotland)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  2. ^ Argentina 9 Scotland 13: match report Retrieved August 2019