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The Rugby Championship 2025 · Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires · 23 August 2025Head-to-head
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Argentina won by 6 points.Half-time 13–13 · Tries 2–3 · NZL 3 yellow cards

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3′9′12′15′45′52′56′74′81′202633596835%Own 2256%Own half79%Opp half72%Opp 22
← New Zealand attack · Argentina attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
20′New ZealandTry, Billy Proctor, conversion missed6–8
26′New ZealandTry, Fletcher Newell, conversion missed6–13
33′ArgentinaTry, Juan Martin Gonzalez, converted11–13
59′ArgentinaTry, Gonzalo Garcia, converted24–13
68′New ZealandTry, Samisoni Taukei'aho, converted26–18
3′ArgentinaPenalty goal scored
9′ArgentinaPenalty goal missed
12′New ZealandPenalty goal scored
15′ArgentinaPenalty goal scored
45′New ZealandPenalty goal missed
52′ArgentinaPenalty goal scored
56′ArgentinaPenalty goal scored
74′ArgentinaPenalty goal scored
81′New ZealandPenalty goal scored
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′3 NZL cards
20′Billy Proctor26′Fletcher Newell33′Juan Martin Gonzalez59′Gonzalo Garcia68′Samisoni Taukei'aho
ARG

Team stats

NZL
64%Possession36%
60%Territory40%
130Carries57
505Metres gained139
6Clean breaks1
33Defenders beaten8
154Passes81
7Offloads5
67Tackles made165
9Tackles missed35
99/104Rucks won42/45
6/6Lineouts won7/9
4/5Scrums won2/2
1/1Mauls won3/3
4Turnovers won6
7Penalties conceded9
19Kicks from hand15
375Kick metres525
Goal kicking
ARG conversions 2/2, penalties 5/6 · NZL conversions 1/3, penalties 2/3. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.

Line-ups

Argentina

  1. 1Mayco VivasProp
  2. 2Julian MontoyaHooker
  3. 3Pedro DelgadoProp
  4. 4Franco MolinaSecond row
  5. 5Pedro RubioloSecond row
  6. 6Pablo MateraFlanker
  7. 7Juan Martin GonzalezFlanker
  8. 8Joaquin OviedoNumber 8
  9. 9Gonzalo GarciaScrum-half
  10. 10Tomas AlbornozFly-half
  11. 11Mateo CarrerasWing
  12. 12Santiago ChocobaresCentre
  13. 13Lucio CintiCentre
  14. 14Bautista DelguyWing
  15. 15Juan Cruz MalliaFull-back
  16. 16Ignacio RuizBench
  17. 17Nahuel Tetaz ChaparroBench
  18. 18Joel SclaviBench
  19. 19Guido Petti PagadizabalBench
  20. 20Marcos KremerBench
  21. 21Simon Benitez CruzBench
  22. 22Santiago CarrerasBench
  23. 23Justo PiccardoBench

New Zealand

  1. 1Ethan de GrootProp
  2. 2Codie TaylorHooker
  3. 3Fletcher NewellProp
  4. 4Scott BarrettSecond row
  5. 5Fabian HollandSecond row
  6. 6Tupou Vaa'iFlanker
  7. 7Ardie SaveaFlanker
  8. 8Simon ParkerNumber 8
  9. 9Cortez RatimaScrum-half
  10. 10Beauden BarrettFly-half
  11. 11Rieko IoaneWing
  12. 12Jordie BarrettCentre
  13. 13Billy ProctorCentre
  14. 14Sevu ReeceWing
  15. 15Will JordanFull-back
  16. 16Samisoni Taukei'ahoBench
  17. 17Tamaiti WilliamsBench
  18. 18Pasilio TosiBench
  19. 19Josh LordBench
  20. 20Wallace SititiBench
  21. 21Finlay ChristieBench
  22. 22Quinn TupaeaBench
  23. 23Damian McKenzieBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Argentina 4–40 New Zealand, 1 drawn in 45 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Argentina going in
New Zealand going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.