The national rugby union teams of Scotland and Argentina (Los Pumas) have played since 1969. However, the status of the countries' first three matches—two in 1969 and one in 1973—is ambiguous, as only Argentina awarded Test caps for those encounters. The first match recognised by both sides as a Test took place in 1990.[1]
As of November 2022, they have met 25 times, but only 22 of those matches have been recognised by both sides as Tests. Scotland went 2–1 in the three pre-1990 matches, and crushed Argentina 49–3 in their first mutually recognised Test in 1990. The Pumas then went on a seven-match winning streak, but Scotland have been more successful in recent times, winning five encounters in a row between 2014 and 2018 and winning a two-test tour in 2010.[2]
Their most recent match took place on 19 November 2022 during a 1 Test series and was won 52–29 by Scotland, which enabled them to clinch the series 1-0.
Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.
| Details | Played | Won by Argentina | Won by Scotland | Drawn | Argentina points | Scotland points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Argentina | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 195 | 253 | |
| In Scotland | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 176 | 238 | |
| Neutral venue | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 25 | |
| Overall | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 403 | 516 |
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Argentina | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longest winning streak | 7 (4 Jun 1994 – 14 Jun 2008) | 5 (21 Jun 2014 – 2 Jul 2022) | |
| Largest points for | |||
| Home | 34 (16 Jul 2022) | 52 (19 Nov 2022) | |
| Away | 31 (21 Aug 1999) | 44 (23 Jun 2018) | |
| Largest winning margin | |||
| Home | 8 (2 Jul 2022) | 46 (10 Nov 1990) | |
| Away | 9 (18 Nov 2001) | 29 (23 Jun 2018) |
| No. | Date | Venue | City | Score | Winner | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 November 1990 | 49–3 | |||||
| 2 | 4 June 1994 | Buenos Aires | 16–15 | 1994 Scotland tour | |||
| 3 | 11 June 1994 | Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | 19–17 | |||
| 4 | 21 August 1999 | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | 22–31 | 1999 World Cup warm-up | ||
| 5 | 18 November 2001 | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | 16–25 | 2001 Autumn International | ||
| 6 | 12 November 2005 | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | 19–23 | 2005 Autumn International | ||
| 7 | 7 October 2007 | 19–13 | 2007 World Cup quarter-finals | ||||
| 8 | 7 June 2008 | 21–15 | 2008 Scotland tour | ||||
| 9 | 14 June 2008 | Buenos Aires | 14–26 | ||||
| 10 | 28 November 2009 | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | 6–9 | 2009 Autumn International | ||
| 11 | 12 June 2010 | 16–24 | 2010 Scotland tour | ||||
| 12 | 19 June 2010 | 9–13 | |||||
| 13 | 25 September 2011 | 13–12 | 2011 World Cup Pool match | ||||
| 14 | 21 June 2014 | Córdoba | 19–21 | 2014 Summer International | |||
| 15 | 8 November 2014 | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | 41–31 | 2014 Autumn International | ||
| 16 | 19 November 2016 | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | 19–16 | 2016 Autumn International | ||
| 17 | 23 June 2018 | Resistencia | 15–44 | 2018 Summer International | |||
| 18 | 24 November 2018 | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | 14–9 | 2018 Autumn International | ||
| 19 | 2 July 2022 | Jujuy | 26–18 | 2022 Scotland tour | |||
| 20 | 9 July 2022 | Salta | 6–29 | ||||
| 21 | 16 July 2022 | Santiago del Estero | 34–31 | ||||
| 22 | 19 November 2022 | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | 52–29 | 2022 Argentina tour |
Below is a list of matches that Argentina has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Scotland did not award caps.
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 September 1969 | 20–3 | 1969 Scotland tour of Argentina | |||
| 2 | 27 September 1969 | Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires | 3–6 | |||
| 3 | 24 November 1973 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 12–11 | 1973 Argentina tour of Ireland and Scotland |