ARG
No.Name
2Agustin Creevy, H
8Juan Manuel Leguizamon, -
9Martin Landajo, SH
4Matias Alemanno, L
7Javier Ortega Desio, FL
6Pablo Matera, FL
5Tomas Lavanini, L
T
1Lucas Noguera, P
3Enrique Pieretto Heiland, P
15Joaquin Tuculet, FB
T
14Matias Moroni, W
13Matias Orlando, C
12Jeronimo de la Fuente, C
T
11Emiliano Boffelli, W
T
10Nicolas Sanchez, FH
4
Replacements
3Enrique Pieretto, P
16Julian Montoya, -
17Santiago Garcia Botta, -
18Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, -
19Guido Petti, -
20Leonardo Senatore, -
21Gonzalo Bertranou, -
22Juan Martin Hernandez, -
23Ramiro Moyano Joya, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Estadio del Bicentenario
9:15 PM, June 9, 2017
Attendance: 20,000
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'ALL OVER... It's tough to put into words how dramatic that game was. Solomona can't have imagined a more torrid start or a more poetic end to his debut.
81'34-38 End of second half
80'There is just time for the restart. Surely Argentina can't come back again? Hernandez's kick is not a legal one and England win if they secure their own scrum here.
79'TRY England! It's just quite unbelievable... Solomona endured a nightmare start defensively but he's just scored a sensational solo try -- bouncing a tackler on the touchline and then racing inside to touch down under the posts.
79'34-38 Conversion - George Ford , England
79'34-36 Try - Denny Solomona , England
78'Crucial restart... Argentina gather it and Hernandez booms a trademark kick downfield. His next one finds touch and England need something special to win this.
78'Substitute on - Jack Maunder , England
78'Player substituted - Danny Care , England
77'DROP GOAL Argentina! The Pumas pound the line and draw a penalty before Hernandez coolly slots the drop-goal.
77'Player substituted - Charlie Ewels , England
77'Substitute on - Nick Isiekwe , England
77'34-31 Drop goal - Juan Martin Hernandez , Argentina
76'Some superb handling from Argentina but the England defence holds for now. They're 10m short...
74'Hartley surrenders possession and Argentina pounce into action down the line. England's scramble defence just about copes and Care hacks into touch.
73'Argentina are knocking on the door and England tackling brilliantly before being awarded a penalty for illegal rucking. Ford finds a great touch and we're back in the hosts' half.
71'A deliberate knockdown from England allows Hernandez to kick expertly down towards the 22. Another test awaits this England side now.
71'Substitute on - Don Armand , England
71'Player substituted - Tom Curry , England
70'Substitute on - Santiago Garcia Botta , Argentina
70'Player substituted - Lucas Noguera , Argentina
69'Some magic from replacement Hernandez sends Argentina deep into enemy territory but Curry's tackling wins possession and England go for a counter again. It's tough to keep up.
69'Substitute on - Gonzalo Bertranou , Argentina
69'Player substituted - Martin Landajo , Argentina
68'England are suddenly buoyant and look to spear through the fringe defence but Curry goes slightly too early and Care's pass goes forward as a result. Some finish we're in for.
67'Having been perfect of the tee up until then, Ford gets his conversion horribly wrong. We're all squad. What a game. WHAT a game.
65'Wow! TRY England! Ford picks up a loose ball and Francis' over-the-top pass sees the fly-half scamper over in the corner. Unreal stuff...
65'31-31 Try - George Ford , England
63'Argentina give away a needless penalty on halfway and Ford will go for goal from a long, long way out. Does he have the range for this? He does! Great strike and England are within a score now.
63'31-26 Penalty goal - George Ford , England
62'Player substituted - Harry Williams , England
62'Substitute on - Will Collier , England
62'Substitute on - Juan Martin Hernandez , Argentina
62'Player substituted - Nicolas Sanchez , Argentina
62'Substitute on - Ramiro Moyano Joya , Argentina
62'Player substituted - Emiliano Boffelli , Argentina
61'England are obliterated in the set and Argentina win the penalty. That's a very worrying sign, even if Sanchez is wayward with his shot at goal.
60'It's a powerful Argentina scrummage but the ball is knocked-on and it's now England's put-in. A key period of the game now.
58'Tuculet goes to the air and Brown fluffs the catch. It's an Argentina scrum and nothing is going right for Jones' men lately.
58'Player substituted - Juan Manuel Leguizamon , Argentina
58'Substitute on - Leonardo Senatore , Argentina
57'The Argentina salvo ends with a somewhat feeble drop-goal attempt from Sanchez. England will be relieved. Now, can they regroup?
57'Drop goal-missed
56'Argentina are well and truly in the ascendancy now as they crash up to the 22. England need to weather this storm but it's a torrid one.
55'Player substituted - Alex Lozowski , England
55'Substitute on - Piers Francis , England
55'Player substituted - Enrique Pieretto , Argentina
55'Substitute on - Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro , Argentina
55'Player substituted - Ellis Genge , England
55'Substitute on - Matt Mullan , England
55'31-23 Conversion - Nicolas Sanchez , Argentina
54'That has left many cooing...
54'Unbelievable TRY for Argentina! Sensational, just sensational. The hosts go from deep and Solomona gets stepped again and Tuculet touches down in the corner from Boffelli's offload.
53'29-23 Try - Joaquin Tuculet , Argentina
52'24-23 Conversion - Nicolas Sanchez , Argentina
51'TRY Argentina! It's a disastrous start to international rugby for Solomona, who slips in trying to make a tackle. De la Fuente goes in under the sticks. This game has swung again with Sanchez's conversion.
51'22-23 Try - Jeronimo de la Fuente , Argentina
51'Player substituted - Marland Yarde , England
51'Substitute on - Denny Solomona , England
50'Irony...
49'17-23 Conversion - George Ford , England
48'High praise coming Slade's way after that...
48'INCREDIBLE TRY for England! That is just as sweet as it gets from Slade, who dummies his marker out of his boots and then puts a grubber-kick on a plate for May to touch down.
48'Player substituted - Agustin Creevy , Argentina
48'Substitute on - Julian Montoya , Argentina
48'Substitute on - Guido Petti , Argentina
48'Player substituted - Tomas Lavanini , Argentina
47'17-21 Try - Jonny May , England
44'Great stuff from England! Slade springs Yarde free down the touchline and most players get their hands on the ball in the ensuing five phases. Pleasing on the eye before Argentina turn the tide at the breakdown and clear.
43'Good strike from Ford, that, and Sanchez restarts again with England just a point behind.
43'17-16 Penalty goal - George Ford , England
42'Sneaky attempt from Moroni to pick the ball up on the England side at a ruck. He's given away a penalty and Ford points to the sticks again.
41'Back underway as Sanchez hoists up a drop-kick and Slade catches before finding touch inside the Argentina half.
41'Plenty more rugby to be played in the second half and perhaps this game will be won and lost by the benches. Headline-stealing Sale wing Solomona is hoping for his debut from there.
41'Incredibly entertaining stuff in San Juan. Countless turnovers, countless errors and it's tiring just watching it all happen in such baking heat.
41'A former England scrum-half (slash 90s pin-up) is enjoying this...
41'+117-13 End of first half
41'+117-13 Penalty goal - Nicolas Sanchez , Argentina
40'Sure enough, the Argentina forwards rumble from the line-out and force England to concede a penalty. Sanchez will go for goal... and he passes 500 points with the last kick of the half.
40'17-13 Start of second half
39'Brown slices the ball into touch on the full and we have time for the line-out. The full-back may regret that error shortly...
39'England pinch possession in the Argentina 22 again but it's a poor pass from Slade and the ball rolls harmlessly into touch. Some quite frantic stuff in this first half.
38'Sanchez casually clips over the conversion and Argentina lead again. The playmaker is only three points short of 500 now.
38'14-13 Conversion - Nicolas Sanchez , Argentina
37'TRY Argentina! Merciless stuff from the home side as Lavanini burrows over from close range.
37'12-13 Try - Tomas Lavanini , Argentina
36'Genge mishandles on the halfway line and all of a sudden Argentina are swarming near the England try-line.
35'Argentina respond by pounding around the fringes but England are tackling with commitment and organisation so far.
33'The game slows down for the first time as May calls for the mark. It's been mayhem so far...
33'7-13 Conversion - George Ford , England
31'An excellent theft from Genge sets England in motion and Care is only halted by a brilliant last-ditch tackle... but it's a TRY ENGLAND now! Yarde zips over in the corner two phases later. Great stuff. Ford nails a tough conversion.
31'7-11 Try - Marland Yarde , England
30'Lozowski and Slade combined for the first time but the latter can't hold onto the ball and Argentina are roared onto the counter-attack by this boisterous crowd.
28'Creevy pops up out wide -- he loves getting involved in the loose. A fantastic dump tackle from Care ends that particular assault, though, and the penalty follows.
27'Slade gets his first meaningful touch and launches the ball into touch just before halfway.
27'7-6 Penalty goal - George Ford , England
25'Ewels trundles through the line and England are on the front foot in the Argentina 22 again. They go through phases with more precision this time and force the penalty bang in front.
22'A first run for Tuculet and it's a good one as he pierces the defence before his offload is dropped by Boffelli. Argentina so dangerous on the counter.
22'England go through the phases and move towards the hosts' 22 but they're robbed at the breakdown and the ball is cleared.
20'Argentina get creative at the line-out and go to the back but knock it on and we're back to scrum-time. England win another penalty from it as Noguera offends.
17'England starting to settle a little and getting up on that scoreboard should instil some more confidence.
17'7-3 Penalty goal - George Ford , England
16'Noguera blocks illegally and England have a penalty just inside Argentina territory. Ford will go for goal.
13'Decent tackling from England on the halfway line led by Launchbury, who may feel he has a point to prove after his Lions omission.
12'It's around 26 degrees out on that pitch and England are certainly being made to sweat. Slade gives away a penalty for a high tackle and the visitors have some more defending to do.
9'Hughes' eyes light up as he spies a gap on the Argentina 22, but the Wasps No. 8 spills possession at the crucial moment.
9'The little fly-half adds the conversion from the touchline. The hosts will be delighted with this start...
9'7-0 Conversion - Nicolas Sanchez , Argentina
8'TRY ARGENTINA! Sensational stuff from Sanchez, who drifts towards the left touchline before a delicate grubber-kick provides Boffelli with a try on debut.
8'5-0 Try - Emiliano Boffelli , Argentina
7'Wilson is penalised for not releasing the man and Sanchez opts to go for touch from halfway. A scrappy start all-round.
4'Second scrum of the game and it's Argentina who are penalised this time. Good work from Genge and that will lift the visiting pack.
4'Sanchez slices his effort across the face of goal. England will be concerned about the set-piece, though -- it's traditionally an area of strength for Argentina.
3'Early possession for England but Ford and Yarde aren't on the same wavelength. The first scrum goes to England but they're penalised and Sanchez will go for goal from distance.
1'The anthems are out of the way and a sizeable roar from a packed Estadio del Bicentenario heralds the start of this match. Ford lifts the ball towards the sun and Leguizamon gathers.
1'Blazing late afternoon sunshine in San Juan -- we could be set for some expansive rugby after the attritional chess match in Christchurch earlier today.
1'Eddie Jones: "It should be a great contest. It's a chance for the young guys and you never know what's going to happen - whether they're going to grow or shrink."
1'Tom Curry's 'achievement' is becoming the youngest England Test debutant since some guy called Jonny Wilkinson. No pressure for the Sale flanker, then.
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1'We're around 15 minutes from kick-off -- time enough to analyse what lies ahead a little... England head coach Eddie Jones has trusted creative flair to overcome the physicality of the Pumas; Danny Care and George Ford pairing up as half-backs inside a midfield of Alex Lozowski and Henry Slade. This could be interesting.
1'Welcome, welcome. A youthful England side are about to clash with Argentina in San Juan and you can follow all the action here with us.
1'0-0 Start of first half