2022 Argentina rugby union tour of Great Britain explained

Date:6–19 November
Tour:Great Britain
Team:Argentina
Yearstart:2022
Destination:Great Britain
Coach: Michael Cheika
Top Point Scorer:Emiliano Boffelli
Matchplayed:3
Matchwon:1
Matchdraw:0
Matchlost:2
Testplayed:3
Testwon:1
Testdraw:0
Testlost:2
Played1:1
Won1:1
Draw1:0
Lost1:0
Played2:1
Won2:0
Draw2:0
Lost2:1
Played3:1
Won3:0
Draw3:0
Lost3:1

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

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 losses. 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

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6 Nov won [8] [9]
12 Nov lost [10] [11]
19 Nov lost [12] [13]

Match details

First test

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Second test

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Third test

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sportingnews.com/ar/rugby/news/El-calendario-2022-de-Los-Pumas-cuando-donde-y-contra-quienes-juegan/oacfarprnhy0mwyhek2wtuxf El calendario 2022 de Los Pumas: cuándo, dónde y contra quiénes juegan
  2. https://www.pagina12.com.ar/495393-rugby-los-pumas-vencieron-a-inglaterra-en-londres-por-segund Rugby: Los Pumas vencieron a Inglaterra en Londres por segunda vez en la historia
  3. https://www.cronista.com/clase/trendy/los-pumas-vs-gales-horario-formaciones-y-donde-verlo-en-vivo-por-tv/ Los Pumas vs Gales: horario, formaciones y dónde verlo en vivo por TV
  4. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-v-argentina-live-kick-25500049 Wales 20 - 13 Argentina Live: Reaction as Welsh team win in Cardiff
  5. https://www.espn.com.ar/rugby/nota/_/id/11208132/los-pumas-y-su-historial-ante-gales-argentina-ventana-de-noviembre-rugby Los Pumas y su historial ante Gales
  6. https://www.tycsports.com/rugby/los-pumas-vs-escocia-por-un-test-match-formaciones-horario-y-como-ver-en-vivo-id478197.html Los Pumas cayeron ante Escocia en el cierre del año
  7. https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/rugby/2022/08/27/los-pumas-buscan-un-batacazo-ante-los-all-blacks-en-el-rugby-championship/ Histórico: Los Pumas derrotaron por primera vez a los All Blacks en Nueva Zelanda
  8. https://www.clarin.com/deportes/pumas-vs-inglaterra-test-match-internacional-twickenham-horario-tv-formaciones_0_lgpBQBOzzk.html#:~:text=El%20seleccionado%20argentino%20se%20impuso,Inglaterra%20ac%C3%A1%20y%20lo%20cumplimos. Con un Boffelli implacable, Los Pumas repitieron la victoria
  9. https://www.tycsports.com/rugby/los-pumas-vs-inglaterra-formaciones-hora-y-como-verlo-id476055.html Los Pumas vencieron a Inglaterra luego de 13 años
  10. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/rugby/los-pumas-gales-en-vivo-en-cardiff-nid12112022/ Los Pumas cayeron con Gales en Cardiff
  11. https://www.clarin.com/deportes/gales-vs-pumas-nuevo-test-match-horario-tv-formaciones_0_pcxNigeMIc.html Los Pumas tuvo sus buenos ratos ante Gales pero no alcanzó
  12. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/rugby/los-pumas-otra-vez-en-modo-autodestructivo-cayeron-duramente-frente-a-escocia-en-un-partido-repleto-nid19112022/ Los Pumas, otra vez, en modo autodestructivo
  13. https://www.infobae.com/deportes/2022/11/19/en-el-ultimo-test-del-ano-los-pumas-sufrieron-un-duro-golpe-y-cayeron-ante-escocia/ En el último test del año, Los Pumas sufrieron un duro golpe y cayeron ante Escocia