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England

27 - 10

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Argentina

Argentina vs England

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It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Conversion

Emiliano Boffelli has kicked a conversion.

79'

Try

Argentina are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Rodrigo Bruni picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

78'

Spellbinding play by Lautaro Bazan Velez is finished off with a try.

78'

This is dangerous for the defence as Lucio Cinti bursts through to advance the Argentina attack.

77'

England decide to make a substitution, with Marcus Smith getting some game time.

75'

England decide to make a substitution, with George Ford being replaced.

75'

Penalty Goal

George Ford has kicked a penalty goal.

74'

England decide to make a substitution, with Theo Dan getting some game time.

71'

England decide to make a substitution, with Jamie George being replaced.

71'

England make a substitution with Ollie Lawrence coming on.

68'

England make a substitution with Manu Tuilagi coming off.

68'

Argentina make a substitution with Lautaro Bazan Velez coming on.

68'

Argentina make a substitution with Gonzalo Bertranou coming off.

68'

Argentina make a substitution with Agustin Creevy coming on.

68'

Argentina make a substitution with Julian Montoya coming off.

68'

A gap opened in the defence and Guido Petti took full advantage.

67'

Argentina make a substitution with Thomas Gallo coming on.

66'

Argentina make a substitution with Joel Sclavi coming off.

66'

Penalty Goal

The England supporters go wild as George Ford successfully kicks the penalty goal.

65'

England make a substitution with Lewis Ludlam coming on.

65'

England make a substitution with Courtney Lawes coming off.

65'

Argentina sub Matias Moroni comes onto the field.

62'

Mateo Carreras departs for Argentina.

62'

Argentina sub Eduardo Bello comes onto the field.

62'

Thomas Gallo departs for Argentina.

62'

The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Elliot Daly as they hook it left.

61'

Rodrigo Bruni comes on for Argentina.

58'

Juan Martin Gonzalez leaves the field.

58'

Danny Care comes on for England.

58'

Alex Mitchell leaves the field.

58'

George Martin comes on for England.

58'

Ollie Chessum leaves the field.

58'

Penalty Goal

George Ford adds the points for England.

58'

Joe Marler comes on.

53'

Ellis Genge comes off.

53'

Penalty Goal

George Ford does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

53'

Argentina decide to make a substitution, with Pedro Rubiolo getting some game time.

49'

Argentina decide to make a substitution, with Tomas Lavanini being replaced.

49'

Argentina decide to make a substitution, with Joel Sclavi getting some game time.

49'

Argentina decide to make a substitution, with Francisco Gomez Kodela being replaced.

49'

England decide to make a substitution, with Will Stuart getting some game time.

49'

England decide to make a substitution, with Dan Cole being replaced.

49'

Alex Mitchell makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

49'

Penalty Goal

George Ford makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

45'

Fabulous play by Argentina has led to Juan Martin Gonzalez being able to wriggle through a gap.

40'

Argentina make a substitution with Guido Petti coming on.

40'

Argentina make a substitution with Matias Alemanno coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Drop Goal

George Ford adds the three points for England.

36'

Argentina decided to go for goal with Santiago Carreras taking the drop goal but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

33'

Drop Goal

George Ford adds the three points for England.

30'

Elliot Daly will not be happy with that penalty goal attempt, as they had the direction but not the power.

29'

Drop Goal

George Ford does the business as their drop goal attempt goes over.

26'

Argentina sub Juan Cruz Mallia comes onto the field.

10'

Matias Moroni departs for Argentina.

10'

Penalty Goal

George Ford kicks the penalty.

Yellow Card

Santiago Carreras (Argentina) is shown a yellow card

Emiliano Boffelli steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

Penalty Goal

Emiliano Boffelli has kicked a penalty goal.

Matias Moroni comes on.

Juan Cruz Mallia comes off.

Red Card

Tom Curry (England) is shown the red card

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Bonus Points Awarded

Match Details

  
 England v Argentina 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sat 9th September 2023, 12:00pm PDT 
  
 Orange Velodrome

Points Flow Chart

England win +17

Time in lead

Mins in lead

70%

% Of Game In Lead

34%

Possession Last 10 min

66%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Boffelli

79'

27 - 10

Bruni

78'

27 - 8

Ford

27 - 3

74'

Ford

24 - 3

65'

Ford

21 - 3

58'

Ford

18 - 3

53'

Ford

15 - 3

45'

Half Time

Ford

12 - 3

36'

Ford

9 - 3

30'

Ford

6 - 3

26'

Ford

3 - 3

Carreras

0 - 3

Boffelli

0 - 3

Curry

0 - 0

Start

Win Probability

England

50%

Draw

Argentina

49%

Ruck-Won by George Martin

Momentum

England

Argentina

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.4

Entries

Attack Profile

England

Argentina

More Less

Defence Profile

England

Argentina

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

48%

58%

3-6 secs

19%

22%

6+ secs

29%

12%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

63'

64'

71'

73'

75'

England

Argentina

England vs Argentina Kick Off Times & TV Channel

England face off against Argentina in Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Sat 9th September 2023 at Orange Velodrome. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST, 07:00 NZST in New Zealand, 05:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.

England won the last encounter but Argentina are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with Argentina in position 5 and England in position 6, underlining just how tight this match could be.

England vs Argentina Squads

The official squads for England vs Argentina will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.