Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Stade de France, Saint-Denis · 20 October 2023Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 38 points.Half-time 6–15 · Tries 0–7 · NZL 1 yellow card

Pitch map

Layers

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5′31′31′1117424249627321%Own 2238%Own half65%Opp half56%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
11′New ZealandTry, Will Jordan, converted3–5
17′New ZealandTry, Jordie Barrett, conversion missed3–12
42′New ZealandTry, Aaron Smith6–20
42′New ZealandTry, Shannon Frizell, converted6–25
49′New ZealandTry, Shannon Frizell, converted6–32
62′New ZealandTry, Will Jordan, conversion missed6–39
73′New ZealandTry, Will Jordan, conversion missed6–44
5′ArgentinaPenalty goal scored
31′ArgentinaPenalty goal scored
31′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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11′Will Jordan17′Jordie Barrett42′Aaron Smith42′Shannon Frizell49′Shannon Frizell62′Will Jordan73′Will Jordan
ARG

Team stats

NZL
43%Possession57%
46%Territory54%
153Carries167
522Metres gained621
6Clean breaks11
23Defenders beaten51
182Passes214
6Offloads10
192Tackles made185
51Tackles missed23
115/119Rucks won120/122
10/12Lineouts won18/19
4/4Scrums won4/4
3/3Mauls won8/8
3Turnovers won5
10Penalties conceded7
22Kicks from hand36
660Kick metres1,007
Goal kicking
ARG conversions 0/0, penalties 2/2 · NZL conversions 3/7, penalties 1/1. 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

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.