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Men's Rugby World Cup 2019 · Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Saitama Prefecture, Kumagaya City · 9 October 2019Head-to-head
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Argentina won by 30 points.Half-time 19–5 · Tries 7–3

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192535394448566071834781Attacks1126Ball won16925339701078523241152242737%Own 2240%Own half56%Opp half84%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
ARG14927
USA12948
← USA 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
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
19′ArgentinaTry, Nicolas Sanchez, converted5–0
25′ArgentinaTry, Joaquin Tuculet, converted12–0
35′ArgentinaTry, Joaquin Tuculet, conversion missed19–0
39′USATry, Blaine Scully, conversion missed19–5
44′ArgentinaTry, Juan Cruz Mallia, converted24–5
48′ArgentinaTry, Juan Cruz Mallia, converted31–5
56′ArgentinaTry, Jeronimo de la Fuente, converted38–5
60′USATry, Paul Lasike, converted40–10
71′ArgentinaTry, Gonzalo Bertranou, converted45–12
83′USATry, Blaine Scully, conversion missed47–17
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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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
19′Nicolas Sanchez25′Joaquin Tuculet35′Joaquin Tuculet39′Blaine Scully44′Juan Cruz Mallia48′Juan Cruz Mallia56′Jeronimo de la Fuente60′Paul Lasike71′Gonzalo Bertranou83′Blaine Scully
ARG

Team stats

USA
48%Possession52%
47%Territory53%
138Carries124
588Metres gained290
19Clean breaks6
48Defenders beaten27
168Passes170
12Offloads5
149Tackles made129
27Tackles missed48
82/85Rucks won97/99
13/14Lineouts won15/20
3/3Scrums won7/7
5/5Mauls won7/7
6Turnovers won5
13Penalties conceded8
29Kicks from hand18
690Kick metres444
Goal kicking
ARG conversions 6/7, penalties 0/0 · USA conversions 1/3, penalties 0/0. 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. 1Nahuel Tetaz ChaparroProp
  2. 2Julian MontoyaHooker
  3. 3Santiago MedranoProp
  4. 4Guido Petti PagadizabalSecond row
  5. 5Matias AlemannoSecond row
  6. 6Pablo MateraFlanker
  7. 7Juan Manuel LeguizamonFlanker
  8. 8Rodrigo BruniNumber 8
  9. 9Felipe EzcurraScrum-half
  10. 10Nicolas SanchezFly-half
  11. 11Santiago CarrerasWing
  12. 12Jeronimo de la FuenteCentre
  13. 13Juan Cruz MalliaCentre
  14. 14Bautista DelguyWing
  15. 15Joaquin TuculetFull-back
  16. 16Agustín CreevyBench
  17. 17Mayco VivasBench
  18. 18Enrique Pieretto HeilandBench
  19. 19Marcos KremerBench
  20. 20Tomas LezanaBench
  21. 21Gonzalo BertranouBench
  22. 22Benjamin UrdapilletaBench
  23. 23Matias MoroniBench

USA

  1. 1Eric FryProp
  2. 2Joe TaufeteeHooker
  3. 3Titi LamositeleProp
  4. 4Nate BrakeleySecond row
  5. 5Greg PetersonSecond row
  6. 6Tony LambornFlanker
  7. 7Hanco GermishuysFlanker
  8. 8Cam DolanNumber 8
  9. 9Ruben de HaasScrum-half
  10. 10AJ MacGintyFly-half
  11. 11Marcel BracheWing
  12. 12Paul LasikeCentre
  13. 13Bryce CampbellCentre
  14. 14Blaine ScullyWing
  15. 15Mike Te'oFull-back
  16. 16Dylan FawsittBench
  17. 17Olive KilifiBench
  18. 18Paul MullenBench
  19. 19Ben LandryBench
  20. 20Ben PinkelmanBench
  21. 21Nate AugspurgerBench
  22. 22Will HooleyBench
  23. 23Martin IosefoBench

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Context

All-time, Argentina 9–0 USA in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Argentina going in
USA 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.