The Australian Wallabies first played against Argentina (Los Pumas) on 27 October 1979, resulting in a win to Argentina.
The teams have met thirty-nine times, with Australia winning twenty-eight, Argentina eight and three matches drawn. Three of the matches have taken place in the Rugby World Cup; two pool matches, in 1991 and 2003, and a semi-final in 2015. Australia have won all three Rugby World Cup matches.
The Puma Trophy was established in 2000 as a perpetual trophy between the two nations. The Pumas won it for the first time in 2023.[1]
The Wallabies are the national side which the Pumas have tied the most, with three draws in their history.
Summary edit
Overall edit
| Details[2] | Played | Won by Argentina |
Won by Australia |
Drawn | Argentina points | Australia points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Argentina | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 315 | 394 |
| In Australia | 21 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 329 | 595 |
| Neutral venue | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 94 |
| Overall | 39 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 699 | 1,083 |
Records edit
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Argentina | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Longest winning streak | 2 (13 August 2022 – present) | 9 (17 June 2000 – 4 October 2014) |
| Largest points for | ||
| Home | 48 (13 August 2022) | 53 (30 April 1995; 17 June 2000) |
| Away | 34 (15 July 2023) | 54 (5 October 2013) |
| Largest winning margin | ||
| Home | 31 (13 August 2022) | 47 (17 June 2000) |
| Away | 15 (31 July 1983) | 37 (5 October 2013) |
Results edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 October 1979 | Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires | 24–13 |  Argentina
|
1979 Australia tour of Argentina |
| 2 | 3 November 1979 | Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires | 12–17 |  Australia
| |
| 3 | 31 July 1983 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 3–18 | Argentina
|
1983 Argentina tour of Australia |
| 4 | 7 August 1983 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 29–13 | Australia
| |
| 5 | 6 July 1986 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 39–19 | Australia
|
1986 Argentina tour of Australia |
| 6 | 12 July 1986 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 26–0 | Australia
| |
| 7 | 31 October 1987 | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires | 19–19 | draw | 1987 Australia tour of Argentina and Paraguay |
| 8 | 7 November 1987 | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires | 27–19 | Argentina
| |
| 9 | 4 October 1991 | Stradey Park, Llanelli (Wales) | 32–19 | Australia
|
1991 Rugby World Cup |
| 10 | 30 April 1995 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 53–7 | Australia
|
1995 Argentina tour of Australia |
| 11 | 6 May 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 30–13 | Australia
| |
| 12 | 1 November 1997 | Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires | 15–23 | Australia
|
1997 Australia tour of Argentina and Great Britain |
| 13 | 8 November 1997 | Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires | 18–16 | Argentina
| |
| 14 | 17 June 2000 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 53–6 | Australia
|
2000 Argentina tour of Australia |
| 15 | 24 June 2000 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 32–25 | Australia
| |
| 16 | 2 November 2002 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires | 6–17 | Australia
|
2002 Australia tour of Argentina and Europe |
| 17 | 10 October 2003 | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 24–8 | Australia
|
2003 Rugby World Cup |
| 18 | 15 September 2012 | Robina Stadium, Gold Coast | 23–19 | Australia
|
2012 Rugby Championship |
| 19 | 6 October 2012 | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario | 19–25 | Australia
| |
| 20 | 14 September 2013 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 14–13 | Australia
|
2013 Rugby Championship |
| 21 | 5 October 2013 | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario | 17–54 | Australia
| |
| 22 | 13 September 2014 | Robina Stadium, Gold Coast | 32–25 | Australia
|
2014 Rugby Championship |
| 23 | 4 October 2014 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza | 21–17 | Argentina
| |
| 24 | 25 July 2015 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza | 9–34 | Australia
|
2015 Rugby Championship |
| 25 | 25 October 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London (England) | 15–29 | Australia
|
2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 26 | 17 September 2016 | Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth | 36–20 | Australia
|
2016 Rugby Championship |
| 27 | 8 October 2016 | Twickenham Stadium, London (England) | 21–33 | Australia
| |
| 28 | 16 September 2017 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 45–20 | Australia
|
2017 Rugby Championship |
| 29 | 7 October 2017 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza | 20–37 | Australia
| |
| 30 | 15 September 2018 | Robina Stadium, Gold Coast | 19–23 | Argentina
|
2018 Rugby Championship |
| 31 | 6 October 2018 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta | 34–45 | Australia
| |
| 32 | 27 July 2019 | Lang Park, Brisbane | 16–10 | Australia
|
2019 Rugby Championship |
| 33 | 21 November 2020 | Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle | 15–15 | draw | 2020 Tri Nations Series |
| 34 | 5 December 2020 | Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney | 16–16 | draw | |
| 35 | 25 September 2021 | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville | 27–8 | Australia
|
2021 Rugby Championship |
| 36 | 2 October 2021 | Robina Stadium, Gold Coast | 32–17 | Australia
| |
| 37 | 6 August 2022 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza | 26–41 | Australia
|
2022 Rugby Championship |
| 38 | 13 August 2022 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan | 48–17 | Argentina
| |
| 39 | 15 July 2023 | Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney | 31–34 | Argentina
|
2023 Rugby Championship |
List of series edit
| Played | Won by Argentina |
Won by Australia |
Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Year | Argentina | Australia | Series winner | Puma Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979
|
1 | 1 | draw | N/A |
| 1983
|
1 | 1 | draw | |
| 1986
|
0 | 2 | Australia
| |
| 1987
|
1½ | ½ | Argentina
| |
| 1995
|
0 | 2 | Australia
| |
| 1997
|
1 | 1 | draw | |
| 2000
|
0 | 2 | Australia
| |
References edit
- ^ "'A lot of broken hearts': Wallabies' Cup preparations further derailed by deserving Pumas". espnscrum. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "pick and go - Rugby Union Test & Super14 results and statistics". www.lassen.co.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.