TheBreakdown
Full time7 November 1987
Argentina
27–19
Australia
Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina · Tour 1987Head-to-head

Argentina won by 8 points.

Scoring

  1. –CArgentina conversion · Hugo Porta2–0
  2. –PArgentina penalty · Hugo Porta5–0
  3. –PArgentina penalty · Hugo Porta8–0
  4. –PArgentina penalty · Hugo Porta11–0
  5. –PArgentina penalty · Hugo Porta14–0
  6. –PArgentina penalty · Hugo Porta17–0
  7. –TArgentina try · Christian Mendy21–0
  8. –DArgentina drop goal · Hugo Porta24–0
  9. –DArgentina drop goal · Hugo Porta27–0
  10. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh27–2
  11. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh27–5
  12. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh27–8
  13. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh27–11
  14. –TAustralia try · Ian Williams27–15
  15. –TAustralia try · Ian Williams27–19

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. 11Alejandro ScolniWing
  12. 12Marcelo LoffredaCentre
  13. 13Fabian TurnesCentre
  14. 14Diego Cuesta SilvaWing
  15. 15Rafael MaderoFull-back
  16. Daniel Baetti SabahBench
  17. Gabriel TeranBench
  18. Dardo GonzalezBench
  19. Juan AngelilloBench
  20. Mario CarrerasBench
  21. Christian MendyBench

Australia

  1. 1Enrique RodriguezProp
  2. 2Tommy LawtonHooker
  3. 3Andy McIntyreProp
  4. 4Damien FrawleySecond row
  5. 5Steve CutlerSecond row
  6. 6Julian GardnerFlanker
  7. 7Jeff MillerFlanker
  8. 8Steve TuynmanNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-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. Greg MartinBench
  18. Stephen LidburyBench
  19. Cameron LillicrapBench
  20. Michael CookBench
  21. Brian SmithBench

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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.