Wales v Argentina

Date:

Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

Attendance: 8,200

Wales v Argentina Match Reports

Wales and Argentina played out a tense 20-20 draw at the Principality Stadium in the first of their two summer Tests. The Pumas were reduced to 14 men in the 29th minute, but still managed to build a 20-6 lead with tries either side of half-time. The hosts scored two second-half tries to draw level with 10 minutes remaining. Jarrod Evans could have claimed a victory for Wales with the final kick of the match, but he missed a long-range penalty attempt. A selection of match reports is listed below:

Wales v Argentina - Match Stats

Wales: (6) 20
Try: Rowlands (51'), Williams (71')
Conversion: Evans (52', 72')
Penalty: Sheedy (18', 27')

Argentina: (13) 20
Try: Matera (40'), de la Fuente (46')
Conversion: Sanchez (41', 47')
Penalty: Sanchez (16', 35')
Red Card: Mallia (29')

Man of the match: Hallam Amos (Wales)


Wales v Argentina - Team Line-ups

Wales Team

Forwards

  • 1 Nicky Smith
  • 2 Elliot Dee
  • 3 Dillon Lewis
  • 4 Ben Carter
  • 5 Will Rowlands
  • 6 Ross Moriarty
  • 7 James Botham
  • 8 Aaron Wainwright

Backs

  • 9 Kieran Hardy
  • 10 Callum Sheedy
  • 11 Owen Lane
  • 12 Jonathan Davies (Captain)
  • 13 Uilisi Halaholo
  • 14 Jonah Holmes
  • 15 Hallam Amos

Replacements

  • 16 Ryan Elias
  • 17 Gareth Thomas
  • 18 Leon Brown
  • 19 Josh Turnbull
  • 20 Taine Basham
  • 21 Tomos Williams
  • 22 Jarrod Evans
  • 23 Nick Tompkins

Argentina Team

Forwards

  • 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
  • 2 Julián Montoya (Captain)
  • 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela
  • 4 Guido Petti
  • 5 Marcos Kremer
  • 6 Pablo Matera
  • 7 Facundo Isa
  • 8 Rodrigo Bruni

Backs

  • 9 Tomás Cubelli
  • 10 Nicolás Sánchez
  • 11 Santiago Cordero
  • 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente
  • 13 Matías Moroni
  • 14 Santiago Carreras
  • 15 Juan Cruz Mallía

Replacements

  • 16 Facundo Bosch
  • 17 Facundo Gigena
  • 18 Santiago Medrano
  • 19 Tomás Lavanini
  • 20 Matías Alemanno
  • 21 Gonzalo Bertranou
  • 22 Domingo Miotti
  • 23 Santiago Chocobares