Argentina 35 - 21 Wales

Full time

11 Jul 2026

Stage: Southern Hemisphere Round 2

Estadio Bicentenario

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Argentina secured a convincing 35-21 victory against Wales in the Nations Championship. The match began with an early try from Wales’ Dewi Lake, quickly followed by a response from Argentina’s Joaquin Oviedo. The teams exchanged the lead throughout the first half, with Argentina pulling ahead just before halftime thanks to a try from Santiago Carreras. After the break, Oviedo scored again, extending Argentina's lead to 35-14. Wales managed a late try from Ben Warren, but it wasn’t enough to change the outcome. Tomas Albornoz was instrumental for Argentina, converting all five tries. The win highlighted Argentina's attacking prowess and solidified their dominance over Wales in recent encounters.

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Weather

Temperature: 17.6°C (Feels like 19.1°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 6.8 km/h, gusting to 16.2 km/h Humidity: 56% Cloud Cover: 11%

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Dewi Lake · Wales

0 - 5
4'

Conversion

Sam Costelow · Wales

0 - 7
5'

Try

Joaquin Oviedo · Argentina

5 - 7
6'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina

7 - 7
14'

Try

Justo Piccardo · Argentina

12 - 7
15'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina

14 - 7
23'

Try

Rhys Carre · Wales

14 - 12
23'

Conversion

Sam Costelow · Wales

14 - 14
31'

Substitution

Franco Molina on for Matias Alemanno · Argentina
34'

Try

Marcos Kremer · Argentina

19 - 14
35'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina

21 - 14
35'

Substitution

Ignacio Ruiz on for Julian Montoya · Argentina
38'

Try

Santiago Carreras · Argentina

26 - 14
39'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina

28 - 14
40'

Substitution

Nicky Smith on for Rhys Carre · Wales
40'

Substitution

Ben Warren on for Dillon Lewis · Wales
40'

Substitution

Julian Montoya on for Ignacio Ruiz · Argentina
Halftime 28 - 14
Second Half
47'

Try

Joaquin Oviedo · Argentina

33 - 14
48'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina

35 - 14
48'

Substitution

Pablo Matera on for Joaquin Oviedo · Argentina
48'

Substitution

Simon Benitez Cruz on for Gonzalo Garcia · Argentina
48'

Substitution

Mayco Vivas on for Boris Wenger · Argentina
48'

Substitution

Francisco Coria Marchetti on for Tomas Rapetti · Argentina
48'

Substitution

Matias Moroni on for Lucio Cinti · Argentina
49'

Substitution

Teddy Williams on for Ben Carter · Wales
49'

Substitution

Louis Rees-Zammit on for Ellis Mee · Wales
49'

Substitution

Max Llewellyn on for Eddie James · Wales
56'

Substitution

Ryan Elias on for Dewi Lake · Wales
61'

Substitution

Ignacio Mendy on for Mateo Carreras · Argentina
61'

Substitution

Ignacio Ruiz on for Franco Molina · Argentina
66'

Try

Ben Warren · Wales

35 - 19
66'

Substitution

Kane James on for Aaron Wainwright · Wales
67'

Conversion

Sam Costelow · Wales

35 - 21
72'

Substitution

Kieran Hardy on for Tomos Williams · Wales
Fulltime 35 - 21

Player ratings

Argentina

15 Santiago Carreras 8.4
14 Bautista Delguy 7.5
13 Lucio Cinti 7.1
12 Justo Piccardo 9.5
11 Mateo Carreras 8.7
10 Tomas Albornoz 7.3
9 Gonzalo Garcia 7.1
1 Boris Wenger 7.6
2 Julian Montoya 7.8
3 Tomas Rapetti 7.8
4 Guido Petti 7.2
5 Matias Alemanno 6.6
6 Santiago Grondona 6.6
7 Marcos Kremer 7.4
8 Joaquin Oviedo 9.5
16 Ignacio Ruiz 6.7
17 Mayco Vivas 7.2
18 Francisco Coria Marchetti 6.9
19 Franco Molina 6.7
20 Pablo Matera 6.9
21 Simon Benitez Cruz 6.3
22 Matias Moroni 6.3
23 Ignacio Mendy 6.6

Wales

15 Blair Murray 6.3
14 Ellis Mee 6.3
13 Eddie James 5.9
12 Joe Hawkins 6.5
11 Josh Adams 6.3
10 Sam Costelow 6.5
9 Tomos Williams 7.3
1 Rhys Carre 6.7
2 Dewi Lake 8.1
3 Dillon Lewis 6.1
4 Ben Carter 6.6
5 Adam Beard 6.1
6 James Botham 8.9
7 Jac Morgan 7.2
8 Aaron Wainwright 7.1
16 Ryan Elias 7.2
17 Nicky Smith 6.1
18 Ben Warren 7.0
19 Teddy Williams 6.2
20 Kane James 5.6
21 Kieran Hardy –
22 Max Llewellyn 5.9
23 Louis Rees-Zammit 6.0