History of rugby union matches between Argentina and the British and Irish Lions

Meetings between the rugby union teams of Argentina and British and Irish Lions are not held in regular intevals. The British team went to Argentina three times in the early twentieth century, in 1910, 1927 and 1936. The next time those two teams met was nearly seventy years later in a single match played in Cardiff in May 2005. From a total of seven games, there was one draw and the rest was won by the Lions.

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Series overview

Details	Played	Won by Argentina	Won by Lions
Overall	3	0	3

Matches overview

Details	Played	Won by Argentina	Won by Lions	Drawn	Argentina points	British and Irish Lions points
Overall	6	0	6	1	6	211

Results

No.	Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Comments
6	16 August 1936	Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires	0 – 23	Lions	1936 Argentina Tour
5	21 August 1927	Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires	0 – 43	Lions	1927 Argentina Tour
4	14 August 1927	Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires	3 – 34	Lions
3	7 August 1927	Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires	0 – 46	Lions
2	31 July 1927	Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires	0 – 37	Lions
1	12 June 1910	Flores, Buenos Aires	3 – 28	Lions	1910 Argentina Tour

One-off match

Ahead of the Lions 2005 New Zealand Tour, the Pumas and the Lions played at the Millennium stadium which acted as a warm-up for the Lions. Unlike previous matches, Argentina did not award test caps for the match.

Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Note
23 May 2005	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	25 – 25	Draw	2005 New Zealand Tour Warm-Up

Head-to-head records of the British and Irish Lions

British and Irish Lions vs:	Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa Other countries

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