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England
v Argentina⁠

37–15

Full time

England v Argentina finished 37–15.

Argentina
None
Date
Saturday 6 June 2009 · England in 2009
Venue
Old Trafford, Manchester
Competition
Test matches · First Test

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Steve Thompson On in the 79'
  • No. 17, Julian White Yellow card 70' On in the 64'
  • No. 18, Ben Kay On in the 77'
  • No. 19, Jordan Crane On in the 64'
  • No. 20, Paul Hodgson On in the 64'
  • No. 21, Sam Vesty On in the 73'
  • No. 22, Mathew Tait On in the 76'

Argentina

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Rodrigo Roncero Prop
  • No. 2, Alberto Vernet Basualdo Hooker Off in the 71'
  • No. 3, Juan Pablo Orlandi Prop Off in the 55'
  • No. 4, Manuel Carizza Lock
  • No. 5, Patricio Albacete Lock
  • No. 6, Alvaro Galindo Flanker Off in the 68'
  • No. 7, Juan Manuel Leguizamon Flanker
  • No. 8, Juan Martín Fernandez Lobbe (c) Number 8
  • No. 9, Nicolás Vergallo Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Juan Martín Hernández Fly Half
  • No. 11, Gonzalo Camacho Wing
  • No. 12, Miguel Avramovic Centre Off in the 61'
  • No. 13, Gonzalo Tiesi Centre
  • No. 14, Federico Martin Aramburu Wing Off in the 76'
  • No. 15, Horacio Agulla Full Back Yellow card 65'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Eusebio Guinazu On in the 71'
  • No. 17, Marcos Ayerza On in the 55'
  • No. 18, Esteban Lozada On in the 68'
  • No. 19, Alejandro Abadie (not used)
  • No. 20, Alfredo Lalanne (not used)
  • No. 21, Santiago Fernandez On in the 61'
  • No. 22, Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino On in the 76'

Referee: Christophe Berdos. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1997 – 2006

02 22 Jun 2002
Test matches · Test Match José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires

Argentina 18–26 England England won

England tries: Phil Christophers, Ben Kay

Argentina tries: None

Match page: Argentina v England, 22 June 2002

04 7 Jun 1997
Test matches · Second Test Ferrocarril Stadium, Buenos Aires

Argentina 33–13 England England lost

England tries: Danny Grewcock, Alex King

Argentina tries: Eduardo Simone, Facundo Soler, Facundo Soler, Roberto Grau

Match page: Argentina v England, 7 June 1997

05 31 May 1997
Test matches · First Test Ferrocarril Stadium, Buenos Aires

Argentina 20–46 England England won

England tries: Nick Greenstock, Adedayo Adebayo, Adedayo Adebayo, Mike Catt, Tony Diprose, Ben Clarke

Argentina tries: Tomas Solari, Lisandro Arbizu, Gonzalo Quesada

Match page: Argentina v England, 31 May 1997

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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