The final action in Round 3 of the Nations Championship on Saturday comes from Santiago del Estero where Argentina take on England
Argentina vs England, Saturday 18th July, Santiago del Estero, KO 21:10 (South African time)
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referees: Nika Amashukeli (GRU), Paul Williams (NZR)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA).
Weather Forecast - Santiago del Estero
Argentina:
Argentina have a record of one win and one defeat and they have picked up 6 log points. They are third best in the South, 4 shy of South Africa and New Zealand who have the maximum of 10 points.
Round 2 saw Argentina come flying out the blocks to defeat Wales 35-21 in San Juan. Four of their five tries came in the first half to secure a bonus point and the second half was relatively quiet. Oviedo (twice), Piccardo, Kremer, S Carreras were the Los Pumas try scorers and Albornoz was on target with all 5 conversions.
In the opening round Argentina lost 47-38 to Scotland in Cordoba. They were 19-10 behind by half time and conceded 7 tries whilst scoring 5 through Oviedo, Isgro, Rapetti, Cinti and Moyano, all of which were converted by Albornoz.
In the Nations Championship outright betting markets Argentina are 60/1 to win the title with Hollywoodbets
Nations Championship Results and Fixtures: R1 Scotland (h) lost 47-38, R2 Wales (h) won 35-21, R3 England (h), R4 Ireland (a), R5 Italy (a), R6 France (a)
England:
Like Argentina England also have one win and one defeat to show for their efforts so far and they have picked up 5 log points. They finished round 2 in fourth position in the North, 1 point behind Scotland, 2 shy of France and 5 adrift of Ireland who set the pace.
Round 2 saw England take on Fiji in Liverpool and a very one sided contest ended in a 73-8 victory with Henry Pollock scoring a hat trick of tries. In total England crossed 11 times with Fin Smith landing 9 conversions. Fiji played around half the game with 14 men.
England took on South Africa in Johannesburg in the opening round and they came away empty handed after losing 45-21. They were 17-0 down after just 12 minutes but worked their way back into the game and were only 3 points down by the interval before South Africa pulled away in the second half. England conceded 7 tries and scored 3 of their own through Genge, Martin and Coles.
In the Nations Championship outright betting markets England can be backed at 6/1 to win the title with Hollywoodbets
Nations Championship Results and Fixtures: R1 South Africa (a) lost 45-21, R2 Fiji (a) staged at Liverpool won 73-8), R3 Argentina (a), R4 Australia (h), R5 Japan (h), R6 New Zealand (h)
Recent Head to Head
Nov 2025 – International – London – England 27–23 Argentina
Jul 2025 – International – San Juan – Argentina 17–22 England
Jul 2025 – International – La Plata – Argentina 12–35 England
Oct 2023 – Rugby World Cup – Saint-Denis (Paris) – Argentina 23–26 England
Sep 2023 – Rugby World Cup – Marseille – England 27–10 Argentina
Team News
Argentina: tbc
England: 15 Marcus Smith, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Ollie Chessum, 5 George Martin, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie George (c), 1 Ellis Genge.
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19 Tom Curry, 20 Henry Pollock, 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 23 Noah Caluori
The Betting
Average early show, subject to change
Argentina 12/10
Draw 25/1
England 7/10
Note, odds quoted are available at the time of writing but are subject to change.
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