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Argentina
v England⁠

3–32

Full time

Argentina v England finished 3–32.

England
Dave Strettle 18', Billy Twelvetrees 26', Ben Morgan 32', Billy Vunipola 80'
Argentina
None
Date
Saturday 8 June 2013 · England in 2013
Venue
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Competition
Test matches · First Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Joe Marler Prop Off in the 75'
  • No. 2, Rob Webber Hooker Off in the 68'
  • No. 3, Dave Wilson Prop Off in the 73'
  • No. 4, Joe Launchbury Lock
  • No. 5, David Attwood Lock Off in the 54'
  • No. 6, Tom Wood (c) Flanker
  • No. 7, Matt Kvesic Flanker
  • No. 8, Ben Morgan Number 8 Off in the 68'
  • No. 9, Lee Dickson Scrum Half Off in the 54'
  • No. 10, Freddie Burns Fly Half
  • No. 11, Dave Strettle Wing
  • No. 12, Billy Twelvetrees Centre
  • No. 13, Jonathan Joseph Centre Off in the 66'
  • No. 14, Christian Wade Wing
  • No. 15, Mike Brown Full Back Off in the 68'

Replacements

  • No. 16, David Paice On in the 68'
  • No. 17, Paul Doran-Jones On in the 73'
  • No. 18, Henry Thomas On in the 75'
  • No. 19, Courtney Lawes Yellow card 70' On in the 54'
  • No. 20, Billy Vunipola On in the 68'
  • No. 21, Richard Wigglesworth On in the 54'
  • No. 22, Kyle Eastmond On in the 66'
  • No. 23, Ben Foden On in the 68'

Argentina

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Pablo Henn Prop Off in the 51'
  • No. 2, Martin Garcia Veiga Hooker Off in the 55'
  • No. 3, Maximiliano Bustos Prop Off in the 66'
  • No. 4, Esteban Lozada Lock Off in the 62'
  • No. 5, Mariano Galarza Lock
  • No. 6, Julio Farias Cabello Flanker Off in the 72'
  • No. 7, Benjamin Macome Flanker
  • No. 8, Tomás Leonardi Number 8
  • No. 9, Martín Landajo Scrum Half Off in the 68'
  • No. 10, Benjamin Urdapilleta Fly Half Off in the 59'
  • No. 11, Manuel Montero Wing
  • No. 12, Felipe Contepomi (c) Centre
  • No. 13, Gonzalo Tiesi Centre
  • No. 14, Matias Orlando Wing Off in the 59'
  • No. 15, Martín Bustos Moyano Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Mauricio Guidone On in the 55'
  • No. 17, Guillermo Roan On in the 51'
  • No. 18, Francisco Gomez Kodela On in the 66'
  • No. 19, Tomas Vallejos On in the 62'
  • No. 20, Tomas De La Vega On in the 72'
  • No. 21, Nicolás Vergallo On in the 68'
  • No. 22, Gabriel Ascarate On in the 59'
  • No. 23, Belisario Agulla On in the 59'

Referee: Chris Pollock. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2006 – 2011

03 13 Jun 2009
Test matches · Second Test Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta

Argentina 24–22 England England lost

England tries: Matt Banahan 77'

Argentina tries: Juan Manuel Leguizamon 3', Gonzalo Camacho 42'

Match page: Argentina v England, 13 June 2009

04 6 Jun 2009
Test matches · First Test Old Trafford, Manchester

England 37–15 Argentina England won

England tries: Matt Banahan 26', Delon Armitage 59', Delon Armitage 80'

Argentina tries: None

Match page: England v Argentina, 6 June 2009

Official meetings since 1981

England v Argentina stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings31In our results database
England wins25England perspective
Draws1Level at full time
Argentina wins5Argentina victories

England have scored 845 points to Argentina's 512 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Ben Earl

3 tries against Argentina in matches we hold scorer data for.

Argentina · Fixture leader

3

Emiliano Boffelli

Argentina's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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