History of rugby union matches between Argentina and the British & Irish Lions
Meetings between the rugby union teams of Argentina and British & Irish Lions are not held in regular intervals. The Lions team went to Argentina three times in the early twentieth century, in 1910, 1927 and 1936. The next time those two teams met was nearly seventy years later in a single match played in Cardiff in May 2005. From a total of seven games, there was one draw and the rest was won by the Lions.
Summary
editNote: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.
Overall
editDetails | Played | Won by Argentina |
Won by Lions |
Drawn | Argentina points | Lions points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In Argentina | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 211 |
In British Isles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 |
Neutral venue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 236 |
Records
editNote: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
Record | Argentina | Lions |
---|---|---|
Longest winning streak | — | 6 (12 June 1910 – 23 May 2005) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 3 (12 Jun 1910 & 14 Aug 1927) | 25 (23 May 2005) |
Away | 25 (23 May 2005) | 46 (7 August 1927) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | — | — |
Away | — | 46 (7 August 1927) |
Results
editNo. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 June 1910 | Sociedad Sportiva Argentina, Buenos Aires | 3–28 | Lions | 1910 British Lions tour of Argentina | [1] | |
2 | 31 July 1927 | Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires | 0–37 | Lions | 1927 British Lions tour of Argentina | [2] | |
3 | 7 August 1927 | Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires | 0–46 | Lions | [3] | ||
4 | 14 August 1927 | Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires | 3–34 | Lions | [4] | ||
5 | 21 August 1927 | Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires | 0–43 | Lions | [5] | ||
6 | 16 August 1936 | Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires | 0–23 | Lions | 1936 British Lions tour of Argentina | [6] | |
7 | 23 May 2005 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 25–25 | draw | 2005 British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand | 61,569 | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "Argentina (3) 3 - 28 (5) Great Britain XV (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Argentina (0) 0 - 37 (17) Great Britain XV (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Argentina (0) 0 - 46 (14) Great Britain XV (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Argentina (0) 3 - 34 (23) Great Britain XV (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Argentina (0) 0 - 43 (13) Great Britain XV (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Argentina 0 - 23 Great Britain XV (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "British and Irish Lions (16) 25 - 25 (19) Argentina (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 13 October 2023.