World Rugby Nations Cup 2026 Results 2026

Men's Internationals 2026

Full Time

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ARG

Argentina

21–27

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AUS

Australia

DateAugust 29, 2026

VenueEstadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy, Argentina

RFC INTELLIGENCE ENGINE 2.0

Match Intelligence

Verified rugby data, translated into context.

DATA-BACKED

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RFC Verdict

Australia defeated Argentina by 6 points, 21–27.

Winner	Australia
Margin	6
Verified score	21–27

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Inside the Numbers

48 total points were scored.

Australia scored 56% of the match points.

The total was 15.2 points below the competition average of 63.2.

Total points	48
Margin	6

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Form Guide

Argentina: L

Australia: W L

Window	Latest five completed matches in this competition
Key	W win, D draw, L loss

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Records & Milestones

RFC currently has 3 completed meetings between these teams available in this dataset.

Recorded meetings	3
Scope	All synchronized RFC competitions

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Key Battle

Australia’s attack (23.0 points per match) against Argentina’s defence (27.0 conceded per match) is the clearest data-backed matchup.

Argentina points for	21
Argentina points against	27
Australia points for	23
Australia points against	43.5

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What This Means

Argentina is now 0-0-1 in this competition.

Australia is now 1-0-1 in this competition.

Scope	Current competition record after this result

RFC

RFC Match Insight

RFC currently has 3 completed meetings between Argentina and Australia available in this dataset.

Definition: Recorded meetings
Source: RFC verified match data and calculations
Scope: Match: Argentina vs Australia
Method: Counts completed meetings between two teams.
Confidence: Deterministic
Calculated: 2026-09-22 09:54:50 UTC

Data used

Meetings	3
Home Team	Argentina
Away Team	Australia

Their recorded meetings average 61.7 combined points.

Definition: Meeting scoring average
Source: RFC verified match data and calculations
Scope: Match: Argentina vs Australia
Method: Calculates average combined points across recorded meetings.
Confidence: Deterministic
Calculated: 2026-09-22 09:54:50 UTC

Data used

Combined Points	185
Meetings	3
Average	61.7

RFC Match Centre

Match Details

Full Time

DateAugust 29, 2026Match date

VenueEstadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy, ArgentinaMatch venue

StatusFull TimeFinal whistle

The officiating team

Match Officials

5 officials

RefereeBen O'KeeffeLead match official

Assistant Referee 1James Doleman

Assistant Referee 2Gianluca Gnecchi

TV Match OfficialRichard Kelly

Foul Play Review Officer (FPRO)Glenn Newman

1′

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Change Match Status0–0

Argentina

7′

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Try0–5

Brandon Paenga-AmosaAustralia

11′

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Try0–10

Carter GordonAustralia

12′

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Conversion0–12

Ryan LonerganAustralia

14′

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Try5–12

Geronimo PrisciantelliArgentina

15′

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Conversion7–12

Santiago CarrerasArgentina

20′

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Try7–17

Fraser McReightAustralia

21′

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Conversion7–19

Ryan LonerganAustralia

25′

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Yellow Card7–19

Harry PotterAustralia

37′

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Try12–19

Joaquin MoroArgentina

38′

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Conversion14–19

Santiago CarrerasArgentina

42′

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Penalty14–22

Ryan LonerganAustralia

42′

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Change Match Status14–22

Argentina

41′

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Replacement On14–22

Efrain EliasArgentina

41′

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Replacement Off14–22

Tomas LavaniniArgentina

41′

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Replacement On14–22

Angus BellAustralia

41′

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Replacement Off14–22

Isaac Aedo KaileaAustralia

45′

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Replacement On14–22

Tate McDermottAustralia

45′

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Replacement Off14–22

Ryan LonerganAustralia

48′

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Replacement On14–22

Tomas RapettiArgentina

48′

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Replacement Off14–22

Francisco MorenoArgentina

51′

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Replacement On14–22

Billy PollardAustralia

51′

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Replacement Off14–22

Brandon Paenga-AmosaAustralia

51′

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Replacement On14–22

Massimo De LutiisAustralia

51′

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Replacement Off14–22

Allan AlaalatoaAustralia

52′

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Try19–22

Boris WengerArgentina

52′

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Conversion21–22

Santiago CarrerasArgentina

55′

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Try21–27

Tom HooperAustralia

55′

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Replacement On21–27

Ben DonaldsonAustralia

55′

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Replacement Off21–27

Carter GordonAustralia

56′

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Replacement On21–27

Rodrigo MartinezArgentina

56′

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Replacement Off21–27

Boris WengerArgentina

56′

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Replacement On21–27

Juan PenoucosArgentina

56′

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Replacement Off21–27

Benjamin GrondonaArgentina

60′

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Replacement On21–27

Lachlan ShawAustralia

60′

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Replacement Off21–27

Josh CanhamAustralia

62′

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Replacement On21–27

Matias MoroniArgentina

62′

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Replacement Off21–27

Faustino Sanchez ValaroloArgentina

62′

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Replacement On21–27

Augustin MoyanoArgentina

62′

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Replacement Off21–27

Simon Benitez CruzArgentina

65′

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Replacement On21–27

Carter GordonAustralia

65′

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Replacement Off21–27

Ben DonaldsonAustralia

66′

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Replacement On21–27

Joseph SuaaliiAustralia

66′

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Replacement Off21–27

Isaac HenryAustralia

68′

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Replacement On21–27

Leonel OviedoArgentina

68′

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Replacement Off21–27

Ignacio RuizArgentina

68′

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Replacement On21–27

Nicolas RogerArgentina

68′

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Replacement Off21–27

Geronimo PrisciantelliArgentina

72′

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Replacement On21–27

Charlie CaleAustralia

72′

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Replacement Off21–27

Rob ValetiniAustralia

72′

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Replacement On21–27

Ben DonaldsonAustralia

72′

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Replacement Off21–27

Tom WrightAustralia

RFC Intelligence · Player Ratings

Argentina 21–27 Australia

RFC Player Ratings

Data-informed performance ratings generated from the player-level match data available to RFC Intelligence.

RFC Player of the MatchJoaquin Moro8.6Argentina · Number 8

ArgentinaTop rated · Joaquin Moro 8.6

Starting XV

Boris WengerProp · 56 min

1 trys · 3 turnover concededs · 3 penalty concededs · 1 turnover wons. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.7.

6.7RFC rating

Ignacio RuizHooker · 68 min

17 tackles · 2 penalty concededs · 11 lineout wins · 6 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.4.

6.4RFC rating

Francisco MorenoProp · 47 min

2 defender beatens · 9 tackles · 1 penalty concededs · 1 dominant tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.4.

6.4RFC rating

Guido Petti PagadizabalLock · 80 min

8 tackles · 1 handling errors · 1 turnover concededs · 1 penalty concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Tomas LavaniniLock · 40 min

10 tackles · 1 missed tackles · 1 turnover concededs · 1 penalty concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Pablo MateraFlanker · 80 min

13 tackles · 1 turnover wons · 1 try-saving tackles · 1 lineout steals. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.8.

6.8RFC rating

Benjamin GrondonaFlanker · 56 min

11 tackles · 2 missed tackles · 5 gain-line success · 1 dominant tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Joaquin MoroNumber 8 · 80 min

1 trys · 7 defender beatens · 20 tackles · 12 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 8.6.

8.6RFC rating

Simon Benitez CruzScrum Half · 62 min

2 missed tackles · 47 carry metres · 7 tackles · 2 bad pass. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Santiago CarrerasFly Half · 80 min

2 turnover wons · 1 try assists · 3 turnover concededs · 6 points. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.4.

7.4RFC rating

Ignacio MendyWing · 80 min

4 defender beatens · 2 missed tackles · 2 penalty concededs · 53 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Faustino Sanchez ValaroloCentre · 62 min

2 missed tackles · 9 tackles · 1 line-break assists · 1 handling errors. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Lucio CintiCentre · 80 min

11 tackles · 1 line-break assists · 1 defender beatens · 1 offloads. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.7.

6.7RFC rating

Rodrigo IsgroWing · 80 min

3 turnover concededs · 1 turnover wons · 2 handling errors · 1 clean breaks. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Geronimo PrisciantelliFull Back · 68 min

1 trys · 2 clean breaks · 3 defender beatens · 82 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.8.

7.8RFC rating

Replacements

Leonel OviedoReplacement · 12 min

1 missed tackles · 1 dominant tackles · 2 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Rodrigo MartinezReplacement · 24 min

9 tackles · 1 dominant tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.2.

6.2RFC rating

Tomas RapettiReplacement · 33 min

2 penalty concededs · 9 tackles · 1 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Efrain EliasReplacement · 40 min

10 tackles · 1 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Juan PenoucosReplacement · 24 min

10 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.2.

6.2RFC rating

Augustin MoyanoReplacement · 18 min

2 bad pass · 2 tackles · 1 gain-line success · 3 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Nicolas RogerReplacement · 12 min

Solid involvement across the available match data.

6.0RFC rating

Matias MoroniReplacement · 18 min

6 tackles · 1 bad pass · 1 gain-line success · 2 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

AustraliaTop rated · Tom Hooper 7.9

Starting XV

Isaac Aedo KaileaProp · 41 min

1 penalty concededs · 4 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Brandon Paenga-AmosaHooker · 51 min

1 trys · 1 turnover wons · 5 points · 10 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.5.

7.5RFC rating

Allan AlaalatoaProp · 51 min

5 tackles · 1 penalty concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Josh CanhamLock · 60 min

2 defender beatens · 8 tackles · 3 offloads · 1 clean breaks. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.1.

7.1RFC rating

Jeremy WilliamsLock · 80 min

1 try assists · 1 turnover wons · 1 tackle turnovers · 1 line-break assists. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.7.

7.7RFC rating

Tom HooperFlanker · 80 min

1 trys · 2 turnover wons · 5 points · 2 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.9.

7.9RFC rating

Fraser McReightFlanker · 80 min

1 trys · 13 tackles · 1 turnover wons · 5 points. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.5.

7.5RFC rating

Rob ValetiniNumber 8 · 71 min

3 defender beatens · 13 tackles · 1 turnover wons · 11 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.6.

7.6RFC rating

Ryan LonerganScrum Half · 44 min

1 try assists · 3 missed tackles · 7 points · 3 bad pass. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Carter GordonFly Half · 70 min

1 trys · 3 turnover concededs · 5 points · 2 defender beatens. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.1.

7.1RFC rating

Harry PotterWing · 68 min

1 yellow cards · 1 missed tackles · 1 turnover concededs · 1 penalty concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.1.

5.1RFC rating

Hunter PaisamiCentre · 80 min

3 missed tackles · 2 defender beatens · 8 gain-line success · 53 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Isaac HenryCentre · 65 min

1 turnover wons · 1 tackle turnovers · 7 tackles · 1 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Max JorgensenWing · 80 min

2 turnover wons · 3 turnover concededs · 2 handling errors · 2 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Tom WrightFull Back · 71 min

2 bad pass · 1 missed tackles · 1 offloads · 84 kick metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Replacements

Billy PollardReplacement · 29 min

3 tackles · 2 gain-line success · 6 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Angus BellReplacement · 40 min

6 tackles · 1 dominant tackles · 1 offloads · 2 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Massimo De LutiisReplacement · 29 min

1 penalty concededs · 4 tackles · 3 gain-line success · 7 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Lachlan ShawReplacement · 20 min

4 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Charlie CaleReplacement · 9 min

2 missed tackles · 1 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Tate McDermottReplacement · 36 min

1 try assists · 1 turnover wons · 1 tackle turnovers · 1 bad pass. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.9.

6.9RFC rating

Ben DonaldsonReplacement · 18 min

1 handling errors · 1 turnover concededs · 1 bad pass · 17 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Joseph SuaaliiReplacement · 15 min

1 clean breaks · 41 carry metres · 4 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.2.

6.2RFC rating

How RFC Player Ratings work

Ratings combine the player-level statistics returned for the match, playing time, positive impact, errors, discipline and role-specific contributions. The methodology is versioned so RFC can track how every stored rating was produced. “NR” means there was not enough playing time or evidence for a responsible score.

Argentina

Australia

Data used

Data used

Match Details

Match Officials

Argentina

Starting XV

Replacements

Australia

Starting XV

Replacements

Points

Tries

Possession

Territory

Carries

Carry Metres

Clean Breaks

Defenders Beaten

Offloads

Passes

Try Assists

Rucks Beyond Gain Line

Ruck Success

Rucks Won

Rucks Total

Rucks Under 3 Seconds

Rucks 3–6 Seconds

Rucks Over 6 Seconds

Turnovers Won

Scrum Success

Scrums Won

Scrums Total

Lineout Success

Lineouts Won

Lineouts Lost

Mauls Won

Maul Metres

Kicks From Hand

Kick Metres

Goal Kicking

Conversions

Successful Goal Kicks

Kicks to Touch

Kicks Retained

Tackles Made

Missed Tackles

Tackle Success

Dominant Tackles

Turnover Tackles

Penalties Conceded

Yellow Cards

Free Kicks Conceded

Argentina

Australia

RFC Player Ratings

Starting XV

Replacements

Starting XV

Replacements

Recent meetings