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Full time31 October 1987
Argentina
19–19
Australia
Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina · Tour 1987Head-to-head

A draw.

Scoring

  1. –PArgentina penalty · Hugo Porta3–0
  2. –PArgentina penalty · Hugo Porta6–0
  3. –PArgentina penalty · Hugo Porta9–0
  4. –PArgentina penalty · Hugo Porta12–0
  5. –TArgentina try · Diego Cuesta Silva16–0
  6. –DArgentina drop goal · Hugo Porta19–0
  7. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh19–2
  8. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh19–4
  9. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh19–7
  10. –TAustralia try · Ian Williams19–11
  11. –TAustralia try · Michael Lynagh19–15
  12. –TAustralia try · Steve Cutler19–19

Line-ups

Argentina

  1. 1Serafin DengraProp
  2. 2Andres CourregesHooker
  3. 3Diego CashProp
  4. 4Alejandro IachettiSecond row
  5. 5Eliseo BrancaSecond row
  6. 6Pablo GarretonFlanker
  7. 7Jorge AllenFlanker
  8. 8Gustavo MilanoNumber 8
  9. 9Alfredo Soares-GacheScrum-half
  10. 10Hugo PortaFly-half
  11. 11Christian MendyWing
  12. 12Marcelo LoffredaCentre
  13. 13Fabian TurnesCentre
  14. 14Diego Cuesta SilvaWing
  15. 15Rafael MaderoFull-back
  16. Mario CarrerasBench
  17. Daniel Baetti SabahBench
  18. Gabriel TeranBench
  19. Gustavo MaschwitzBench
  20. Dardo GonzalezBench
  21. Juan AngelilloBench

Australia

  1. 1Enrique RodriguezProp
  2. 2Tommy LawtonHooker
  3. 3Mark HartillProp
  4. 4Damien FrawleySecond row
  5. 5Steve CutlerSecond row
  6. 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
  7. 7Jeff MillerFlanker
  8. 8Stephen LidburyNumber 8
  9. 9Brian SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen JamesFly-half
  11. 11Matt BurkeWing
  12. 12Michael LynaghCentre
  13. 13Brett PapworthCentre
  14. 14Ian WilliamsWing
  15. 15Andrew LeedsFull-back
  16. Mark McBainBench
  17. Steve TuynmanBench
  18. Andy McIntyreBench
  19. Michael CookBench
  20. Mike HawkerBench
  21. Ricky StuartBench

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Context

All-time, Argentina 10–31 Australia, 4 drawn in 45 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Argentina going in
Australia 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.