Argentina 24-31 England
Date:
Venue: Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Attendance: 22,225
Argentina v England Match Reports
England survived a dramatic finish to beat Argentina 31-24 in Santiago del Estero and end their Nations Championship campaign on a winning note. The visitors made the perfect start when Tommy Freeman crossed after just four minutes. Ben Earl scored twice either side of a Tomas Albornoz penalty as England took control to lead 19-3 at half-time. Argentina cut the deficit after the restart as Mateo Carreras crossed before a penalty try brought the hosts within two points. Marcus Smith and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso replied with tries to put England back in control, despite a flurry of yellow cards leaving the visitors down to 13 men late on. Justo Piccardo scored in the closing moments for Argentina, but England held on to secure victory after a last-gasp home try was ruled out by the TMO. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Ill-disciplined England survive tense finish to edge out Argentina
- BBC: England beat Argentina in thriller after late TMO call
- Guardian: England’s 13 men thwart Argentina comeback in controversial finale
- Telegraph: 13-man England cling on as Argentina have late try controversially disallowed
- Sky Sports: Late TMO drama as 13-man England seal dramatic Nations Championship win
- England Rugby: England beat Argentina in tight encounter in Nations Championship
Argentina v England - Match Highlights
Argentina v England - Match Stats
Argentina (3) 24
Try: Carreras (43'), Penalty Try (55'), Piccardo (80')
Conversion: Albornoz (44', 80')
Penalty: Albornoz (30')
England (19) 31
Try: Freeman (4'), Earl (24', 33'), M Smith (62'), Feyi-Waboso (69')
Conversion: F Smith (25', 33', 63')
Argentina v England - Team Line-ups
Argentina Team
Forwards
- 1 Mayco Vivas
- 2 Julián Montoya (Captain)
- 3 Tomás Rapetti
- 4 Guido Petti
- 5 Matías Alemanno
- 6 Santiago Grondona
- 7 Marcos Kremer
- 8 Joaquín Oviedo
Backs
- 9 Gonzalo García
- 10 Tomás Albornoz
- 11 Mateo Carreras
- 12 Justo Piccardo
- 13 Matías Moroni
- 14 Bautista Delguy
- 15 Santiago Carreras
Replacements
- 16 Ignacio Ruiz
- 17 Boris Wenger
- 18 Pedro Delgado
- 19 Efraín Elías
- 20 Pablo Matera
- 21 Joaquín Moro
- 22 Simón Benítez Cruz
- 23 Lucio Cinti
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Jamie George (Captain)
- 3 Joe Heyes
- 4 Alex Coles
- 5 George Martin
- 6 Ollie Chessum
- 7 Guy Pepper
- 8 Ben Earl
Backs
- 9 Jack van Poortvliet
- 10 Fin Smith
- 11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
- 12 Seb Atkinson
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Tommy Freeman
- 15 Marcus Smith
Replacements
- 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 17 Emmanuel Iyogun
- 18 George Kloska
- 19 Tom Curry
- 20 Henry Pollock
- 21 Ben Spencer
- 22 Benhard Janse van Rensburg
- 23 Noah Caluori