2022 Argentina rugby union tour of Great Britain

2022 Argentina rugby union tour of Great Britain
Date6–19 November
Coach(es)Australia Michael Cheika
Top point scorer(s)Emiliano Boffelli
Summary
P W D L
Total
03 01 00 02
Test match
03 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 England
1 1 0 0
 Wales
1 0 0 1
 Scotland
1 0 0 1

The 2022 Argentina rugby union tours of Great Britain is the tour by the Argentina national team on the United Kingdom that included a series of matches played in the British Isles. After playing the 10th. edition of The Rugby Championship, Argentina went on a tour to play England, Wales, and Scotland national teams.[1]

In the first test, Argentina beat England 30–29 at Twickenham, achieving their second win in England in Los Pumas' history. The team's win also ended with a tenure of 16 years with no wins over England. Emiliano Boffelli was the key player of the match with 25 points scored.[2]

The second test was played v Wales,[3] who defeated Argentina 20–13 in Cardiff.[4] It was the 22nd match between both sides, with 14 wins for Wales and 6 for Argentina.[3][5]

Argentina finished the tour with a crushing defeat at the hands of Scotland, which beat them 52–29 at Murrayfield Stadium. Scotland scored 8 tries while Argentina had one player sent off (Marcos Kremer) plus three players were shown yellow cards.[6]

Background[edit]

It was Argentina's second tour of 2022 after the 2-test tour of New Zealand as part of the 2022 Rugby Championship, held in August and September. Argentina played six games, with 2 wins and 4 loses. Their tour of New Zealand included a first ever win on New Zealand soil, by a score of 25-18 at Christchurch, which was the second win over the All Blacks and the first as visitor team.[7] Their second test match in against New Zealand however, resulted in a crushing 53-3 defeat.

Match summary[edit]

Date Rival Result Score Venue City Ref.
6 Nov  England won
30–29
 Twickenham London [8][9]
12 Nov  Wales lost
13–20
 Millennium Cardiff [10][11]
19 Nov  Scotland lost
29–52
 Murrayfield Edinbourgh [12][13]

Match details[edit]

First test[edit]

5 Nov 2022
England 29–30 Argentina
Try: Cokanasiga 24'
van Poortvliet 55'
Con: Farrell 24', 55'
Pen: Farrell 12', 35', 43', 60', 66'		ReportTry: Boffelli 46'
Carreras 51'
Con: Boffelli 51'
Pen: Boffelli 10', 15', 32', 43', 62', 70'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Andrew Brace (Scotland)

Second test[edit]

12 Nov 2022
Wales 20–13 Argentina
Try: Faletau 31'
Williams 46'
Con: Anscombe 31', 46',
Pen: Anscombe 36'
Priestland 62'		ReportTry: Tetaz Chaparro 68'
Con: Boffelli 68'
Pen: Boffelli 7', 12',
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Third test[edit]

19 Nov 2022
Scotland 52–29 Argentina
Try: Tuipulotu 10', 54'
Van der Merwe 24'
Graham 27', 41', 78'
Redpath 69'
Hogg 74'
Con: Russell 10', 24', 54', 69', 74', 78'		ReportTry: De la Fuente 15'
Alemanno 36'
Boffelli 51'
Ruiz 80'
Con: Boffelli 36', 51'
Sánchez 80'
Pen: Boffelli 1'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinbourgh
Referee: Karl Dickson (ENG)

References[edit]

  1. ^ El calendario 2022 de Los Pumas: cuándo, dónde y contra quiénes juegan by Mauro Mariani on Sporting News, 11 Nov 2021
  2. ^ Rugby: Los Pumas vencieron a Inglaterra en Londres por segunda vez en la historia on Página/12, 5 Nov 2021
  3. ^ a b Los Pumas vs Gales: horario, formaciones y dónde verlo en vivo por TV on Cronista.com, 12 Nov 2022
  4. ^ Wales 20 - 13 Argentina Live: Reaction as Welsh team win in Cardiff By Simon Thomas on Wales Online, 12 NOV 2022
  5. ^ Los Pumas y su historial ante Gales on ESPN, 11 Nov 2022
  6. ^ Los Pumas cayeron ante Escocia en el cierre del año, TyC, 20 Nov 2022
  7. ^ Histórico: Los Pumas derrotaron por primera vez a los All Blacks en Nueva Zelanda Infobae, 27 Aug 2022
  8. ^ Con un Boffelli implacable, Los Pumas repitieron la victoria, Clarín, 5 Nov 2022
  9. ^ Los Pumas vencieron a Inglaterra luego de 13 años, TyCSports, 5 Nov 2022
  10. ^ Los Pumas cayeron con Gales en Cardiff. La Nación, 12 Nov 2022
  11. ^ Los Pumas tuvo sus buenos ratos ante Gales pero no alcanzó, Clarín, 12 Nov 2022
  12. ^ Los Pumas, otra vez, en modo autodestructivo, La Nación, 19 Nov 2022
  13. ^ En el último test del año, Los Pumas sufrieron un duro golpe y cayeron ante Escocia, Infobae, 19 Nov 2022
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