The Australian Wallabies

Australia national rugby union team

The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...

 first played against Argentina

Argentina national rugby union team

The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...

 (Los Pumas) on 27 October 1979, resulting in a win to Argentina.
The teams have met seventeen times, with Australia winning twelve, Argentina four and one match drawn. Two of the encounters have been Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....

 pool matches, in 1991 and 2003.

The teams' next Tests will be in the 2012

2012 Rugby Championship

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 Rugby Championship (the former Tri Nations), the Pumas' debut in the Southern Hemisphere's main international competition.

Overall summary

Details	Played	Won by Australia	Won by Argentina	Drawn	Australia points	Argentina points
In Australia	9	8	1	0	289	109
In Argentina	7	3	3	1	124	121
Neutral venue	1	1	0	0	32	19
Overall	17	12	4	1	445	249

Results

Date	Venue	Score	Victor	Comments
6 October 2012	TBA, Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...			2012 Rugby Championship 2012 Rugby Championship -Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6:Source: sport24.co.za-See also:* History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Australia* History of rugby union matches between Argentina and New Zealand...
15 September 2012	Skilled Park, Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...			2012 Rugby Championship 2012 Rugby Championship -Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6:Source: sport24.co.za-See also:* History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Australia* History of rugby union matches between Argentina and New Zealand...
10 October 2003	Stadium Australia, Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...	24 – 8		2003 Rugby World Cup 2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
2 November 2002	River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...	6 – 17
24 June 2000	Bruce Stadium Canberra Stadium Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia... , Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...	32 – 25
17 June 2000	Ballymore Stadium Ballymore Stadium Ballymore is the name of a rugby union stadium situated in Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It was the home of Queensland Rugby Union, and used to be the home ground for the Queensland Reds and the Brisbane Strikers Football Club. The Queensland Reds have since moved to Suncorp Stadium... , Brisbane	53 – 6
8 November 1997	Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry is a multi-purpose stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located close to the Puan station on Line A of the Metro. It is currently used mostly for football matches, by Ferro Carril Oeste. The stadium has a capacity of 24,442 people... , Buenos Aires	18 – 16
1 November 1997	Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires	15 – 23
6 May 1995	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	30 – 13
30 April 1995	Ballymore Stadium Ballymore Stadium Ballymore is the name of a rugby union stadium situated in Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It was the home of Queensland Rugby Union, and used to be the home ground for the Queensland Reds and the Brisbane Strikers Football Club. The Queensland Reds have since moved to Suncorp Stadium... , Brisbane	53 – 7
4 October 1991	Stradey Park Stradey Park Stradey Park was a rugby union stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was the home of the Scarlets region and Llanelli RFC rugby teams. The stadium was a combination of seating and standing with a total capacity of 10,800... , Llanelli Llanelli Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...	32 – 19		1991 Rugby World Cup 1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France; at that time, the five European countries that participated in the Five Nations Championship making it the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the...
7 November 1987	Estadio José Amalfitani Estadio José Amalfitani The Estadio José Amalfitani is a stadium located in the Liniers neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The venue is mainly used for football matches and is the home of the Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield. The stadium is nicknamed El Fortín or El Fortín de Liniers... , Buenos Aires	27 – 19
31 October 1987	Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires	19 – 19	draw
12 July 1986	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Cricket Ground The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian... , Sydney	26 – 0
6 July 1986	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	39 – 19
7 August 1983	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	29 – 13
31 July 1983	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	3 – 18
3 November 1979	Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires	12 – 17
27 October 1979	Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires	24 – 13