Argentina 17 - 22 England

Full time

12 Jul 2025

International Friendlies

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Estadio Bicentenario

Argentina vs England head to head

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England triumphed over Argentina with a score of 22-17 in a closely contested friendly match. Seb Atkinson opened the scoring early with a try for England, converted by George Ford. Argentina responded quickly, with Lucio Cinti crossing the line and Santiago Carreras adding the conversion. The first half saw Ignacio Mendy score another try for Argentina, which was followed by a penalty from Ford for England. In the second half, Jack van Poortvliet scored late for England, securing the victory. Both teams faced disciplinary issues, with yellow cards affecting their strategies. England's win continued their dominance over Argentina, having also won their previous encounter just a week prior.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 19.4°C (Feels like 21.6°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 3.8 km/h, gusting to 19.9 km/h Humidity: 56% Cloud Cover: 16%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Seb Atkinson · England

0 - 5
4'

Conversion

George Ford · England

0 - 7
8'

Penalty

Santiago Carreras · Argentina

3 - 7
18'

Yellow Card

Ben Curry · England
25'

Try

Lucio Cinti · Argentina

8 - 7
26'

Conversion

Santiago Carreras · Argentina

10 - 7
28'

Yellow Card Complete

Ben Curry · England
32'

Try

Freddie Steward · England

10 - 12
33'

Conversion

George Ford · England

10 - 14
40'

Try

Ignacio Mendy · Argentina

15 - 14
Halftime 15 - 14
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Santiago Carreras · Argentina

17 - 14
42'

Substitution

Pedro Delgado on for Francisco Gomez Kodela · Argentina
45'

Substitution

Mayco Vivas on for Thomas Gallo · Argentina
48'

Substitution

Curtis Langdon on for Theo Dan · England
52'

Penalty

George Ford · England

17 - 17
57'

Substitution

Facundo Isa on for Joe Heyes · England
57'

Substitution

Asher Opoku-Fordjour on for Fin Baxter · England
57'

Substitution

Bevan Rodd on for Sam Underhill · England
58'

Yellow Card

Pablo Matera · Argentina
61'

Substitution

Jack van Poortvliet on for Ben Spencer · England
61'

Substitution

Cadan Murley on for Will Muir · England
65'

Substitution

Alex Dombrandt on for Tom Willis · England
66'

Substitution

Nicolas Roger on for Santiago Carreras · Argentina
68'

Yellow Card Complete

Pablo Matera · Argentina
70'

Substitution

Sam Underhill on for Luke Northmore · England
70'

Substitution

Agustin Moyano on for Simon Benitez Cruz · Argentina
70'

Substitution

Benjamin Grondona on for Pablo Matera · Argentina
79'

Try

Jack van Poortvliet · England

17 - 22
Fulltime 17 - 22

Player ratings

Argentina

15 Benjamin Elizalde 6.5
14 Matias Moroni 6.7
13 Lucio Cinti 7.3
12 Justo Piccardo 4.9
11 Ignacio Mendy 7.6
10 Santiago Carreras 6.6
9 Simon Benitez Cruz 6.3
1 Thomas Gallo 6.2
2 Julian Montoya 7.0
3 Francisco Gomez Kodela 5.7
4 Guido Petti 5.9
5 Pedro Rubiolo 6.0
6 Santiago Grondona 6.5
7 Juan Martin Gonzalez 7.4
8 Pablo Matera 5.6
16 Bautista Bernasconi –
17 Mayco Vivas 6.2
18 Pedro Delgado 5.8
19 Lucas Paulos –
20 Facundo Isa 6.8
21 Benjamin Grondona 5.9
22 Agustin Moyano 5.8
23 Nicolas Roger 5.7

England

15 Freddie Steward 9.4
14 Tom Roebuck 7.5
13 Luke Northmore 6.5
12 Seb Atkinson 7.0
11 Will Muir 8.1
10 George Ford 6.8
9 Ben Spencer 6.7
1 Fin Baxter 6.9
2 Theo Dan 6.3
3 Joe Heyes 7.4
4 Charlie Ewels 6.6
5 Alex Coles 8.0
6 Ben Curry 5.6
7 Sam Underhill 6.7
8 Tom Willis 7.7
16 Curtis Langdon 7.1
17 Bevan Rodd 6.8
18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 6.6
19 Chandler Cunningham-South –
20 Guy Pepper –
21 Alex Dombrandt 6.5
22 Jack van Poortvliet 7.1
23 Cadan Murley 6.8