2025 England rugby union tour of Argentina and the United States
2025 England rugby union tour of Argentina and the United States | |||||
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Date | 5–19 July 2025 | ||||
Coach(es) | Steve Borthwick | ||||
Tour captain(s) | George Ford | ||||
Top point scorer(s) | George Ford | ||||
Top try scorer(s) | Four players tied | ||||
Top test point scorer(s) | 30 | ||||
Top test try scorer(s) | 2 | ||||
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Previous tour | New Zealand 2024 |
In July 2025, the England national rugby union team toured Argentina as part of the 2025 mid-year rugby union tests.[1] The tour consisted of a two-test series against Argentina, followed by a third test against the United States.[2] It was the seventh test series contested between England and Argentina, and the first since 2017, when England won the series 2–0.[3] England prepared for the test series with a warm-up match against a France XV side on 21 June 2025.[4]
Fixtures
Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away | |
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21 June 2025 | Twickenham Stadium, London | England XV ![]() |
24–26 | ![]() | |
5 July 2025 | Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, Buenos Aires | Argentina ![]() |
12–35 | ![]() | |
12 July 2025 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan | Argentina ![]() |
17–22 | ![]() | |
19 July 2025 | Audi Field, Washington, D.C. | United States ![]() |
5–40 | ![]() |
Matches
Warm-up match: England XV vs France XV
21 June 2025 15:15 BST (UTC+1) |
England XV ![]() | 24–26 | ![]() |
Try: Willis 23' c Coles 27' m Carpenter 39' c Dombrandt 59' m Con: Ford (2/4) 23', 40' | Report | Try: Barlot 6' m Auradou 9' c Malez 74' c Taofifénua 80+1' c Con: Le Garrec (1/2) 10' Hastoy (2/2) 75', 80+2' |
Twickenham Stadium, London[5] Attendance: 34,129 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
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Test series
Argentina vs England (first test)
5 July 2025 16:40 ART (UTC-03) |
Argentina ![]() | 12–35 | ![]() |
Try: Matera 52' m Rubiolo 61' c Con: Carreras (1/2) 62' | Report | Try: Roebuck (2) 42' m, 49' c Steward 46' c Murley 75' c Con: Ford (3/4) 47', 50', 76' Pen: Ford (2/2) 65', 69' Drop: Ford (1/1) 20' |
Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata[6] Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) |
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Notes:
- Bautista Bernasconi, Simón Benítez Cruz, Benjamín Elizalde, Nicolas Roger (all Argentina), Seb Atkinson, Will Muir and Guy Pepper (all England) made their international debuts.
- George Ford became the eighth Englishman to earn 100 test caps.[7]
- Pablo Matera matched Agustín Creevy's record as Argentina's most capped player (110 caps).
Argentina vs England (second test)
12 July 2025 16:40 ART (UTC-03) |
Argentina ![]() | 17–22 | ![]() |
Try: Cinti 26' c Mendy 39' c Con: Carreras (2/2) 27', 40' Pen: Carreras (1/1) 8' | Report | Try: Atkinson 3' c Steward 33' c van Poortvliet 79' m Con: Ford (2/3) 4', 34' Pen: Ford (1/1) 53' |
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan[6] Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Luc Ramos (France) |
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- Benjamín Grondona, Agustín Moyano (both Argentina) and Luke Northmore (England) made their international debuts.
- Pablo Matera earned his 111th test cap to surpass Agustín Creevy's record as Argentina's most capped player.[8]
United States vs England
19 July 2025 19:05 EDT (UTC-04) [a] |
United States ![]() | 5–40 | ![]() |
Try: Klein 80+3' m | Report | Try: Langdon 12' c Northmore 19' c Murley 40+2' m van Poortvliet 41' c Randall 62' c Oghre 74' c Con: Ford (4/5) 13', 19', 42', 63' Atkinson (1/1) 75' |
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.[11] Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
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- Ezekiel Lindenmuth, Rufus McLean (both USA), Charlie Atkinson, Oscar Beard, Joe Carpenter, Arthur Clark, Gabriel Oghre and Max Ojomoh (all England) made their international debuts.
Squads
England
On 23 June 2025, England named a 36-player squad for their two-test series against Argentina and another international fixture against the United States in July.[12]
- Ages and caps updated at the start of the tour.
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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Theo Dan | Hooker | 26 December 2000 (aged 24) | 17 | ![]() |
Jamie George | Hooker | 20 October 1990 (aged 34) | 101 | ![]() |
Curtis Langdon | Hooker | 3 August 1997 (aged 27) | 2 | ![]() |
Fin Baxter | Prop | 12 February 2002 (aged 23) | 11 | ![]() |
Trevor Davison | Prop | 20 August 1992 (aged 32) | 2 | ![]() |
Joe Heyes | Prop | 13 April 1999 (aged 26) | 12 | ![]() |
Emmanuel Iyogun | Prop | 24 November 2000 (aged 24) | 0 | ![]() |
Asher Opoku-Fordjour | Prop | 16 July 2004 (aged 20) | 1 | ![]() |
Bevan Rodd | Prop | 26 August 2000 (aged 24) | 7 | ![]() |
Arthur Clark | Lock | 19 December 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | ![]() |
Alex Coles | Lock | 21 September 1999 (aged 25) | 7 | ![]() |
Charlie Ewels | Lock | 25 June 1995 (aged 30) | 31 | ![]() |
Nick Isiekwe | Lock | 20 August 1998 (aged 26) | 15 | ![]() |
Chandler Cunningham-South | Back row | 18 March 2003 (aged 22) | 15 | ![]() |
Ben Curry | Back row | 15 June 1998 (aged 27) | 11 | ![]() |
Alex Dombrandt | Back row | 29 April 1997 (aged 28) | 20 | ![]() |
Ted Hill | Back row | 26 March 1999 (aged 26) | 4 | ![]() |
Guy Pepper | Back row | 21 April 2003 (aged 22) | 0 | ![]() |
Sam Underhill | Back row | 22 November 1996 (aged 28) | 40 | ![]() |
Tom Willis | Back row | 18 January 1999 (aged 26) | 6 | ![]() |
Harry Randall | Scrum-half | 18 December 1997 (aged 27) | 13 | ![]() |
Ben Spencer | Scrum-half | 31 July 1992 (aged 32) | 8 | ![]() |
Jack van Poortvliet | Scrum-half | 15 May 2001 (aged 24) | 18 | ![]() |
Charlie Atkinson | Fly-half | 6 October 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | ![]() |
George Ford | Fly-half | 16 March 1993 (aged 32) | 99 | ![]() |
Seb Atkinson | Centre | 21 May 2002 (aged 23) | 0 | ![]() |
Oscar Beard | Centre | 20 November 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | ![]() |
Luke Northmore | Centre | 16 March 1997 (aged 28) | 0 | ![]() |
Max Ojomoh | Centre | 14 September 2000 (aged 24) | 0 | ![]() |
Henry Slade | Centre | 19 March 1993 (aged 32) | 72 | ![]() |
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso | Wing | 20 December 2002 (aged 22) | 8 | ![]() |
Will Muir | Wing | 30 October 1995 (aged 29) | 0 | ![]() |
Cadan Murley | Wing | 31 January 1999 (aged 26) | 1 | ![]() |
Tom Roebuck | Wing | 7 January 2001 (aged 24) | 4 | ![]() |
Joe Carpenter | Fullback | 19 August 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | ![]() |
Freddie Steward | Fullback | 5 December 2000 (aged 24) | 36 | ![]() |
Argentina
On 23 June 2025, Argentina named a 34-player squad for their two-test series against England and another international fixture against Uruguay in July.[13]
- Ages and caps updated at the start of the tour.
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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Bautista Bernasconi | Hooker | 14 September 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | ![]() |
Julián Montoya (c) | Hooker | 29 October 1993 (aged 31) | 105 | ![]() |
Leonel Oviedo | Hooker | 16 February 1998 (aged 27) | 0 | ![]() |
Francisco Coria Marchetti | Prop | 7 October 2000 (aged 24) | 1 | ![]() |
Pedro Delgado | Prop | 1 September 1997 (aged 27) | 2 | ![]() |
Thomas Gallo | Prop | 30 April 1999 (aged 26) | 35 | ![]() |
Francisco Gómez Kodela | Prop | 7 July 1985 (aged 39) | 41 | ![]() |
Mayco Vivas | Prop | 2 June 1998 (aged 27) | 28 | ![]() |
Boris Wenger | Prop | 1 July 2002 (aged 23) | 0 | ![]() |
Luciano Asevedo | Lock | 28 May 2004 (aged 21) | 0 | ![]() |
Lucas Paulos | Lock | 9 January 1998 (aged 27) | 14 | ![]() |
Pedro Rubiolo | Lock | 21 December 2002 (aged 22) | 20 | ![]() |
Lautaro Simes | Lock | 3 April 2004 (aged 21) | 0 | ![]() |
Juan Martín González | Back row | 14 November 2000 (aged 24) | 40 | ![]() |
Benjamín Grondona | Back row | 19 October 2003 (aged 21) | 0 | ![]() |
Santiago Grondona | Back row | 25 July 1998 (aged 26) | 20 | ![]() |
Facundo Isa | Back row | 21 September 1993 (aged 31) | 51 | ![]() |
Pablo Matera | Back row | 18 July 1993 (aged 31) | 109 | ![]() |
Joaquin Moro | Back row | 24 January 2001 (aged 24) | 1 | ![]() |
Simon Benitez Cruz | Scrum-half | 6 September 1999 (aged 25) | 0 | ![]() |
Gonzalo Bertranou | Scrum-half | 31 December 1993 (aged 31) | 67 | ![]() |
Agustín Moyano | Scrum-half | 12 June 2001 (aged 24) | 0 | ![]() |
Santiago Carreras | Fly-half | 30 March 1998 (aged 27) | 53 | ![]() |
Nicolas Roger | Fly-half | 11 January 2000 (aged 25) | 0 | ![]() |
Lucio Cinti | Centre | 23 February 2000 (aged 25) | 32 | ![]() |
Matías Moroni | Centre | 29 March 1991 (aged 34) | 89 | ![]() |
Justo Piccardo | Centre | 25 March 2002 (aged 23) | 1 | ![]() |
Faustino Sanchez Valarolo | Centre | 8 July 2004 (aged 20) | 0 | ![]() |
Santiago Cordero | Wing | 6 December 1993 (aged 31) | 54 | ![]() |
Rodrigo Isgró | Wing | 23 March 1999 (aged 26) | 7 | ![]() |
Alfonso Latorre | Wing | 20 December 1999 (aged 25) | 0 | ![]() |
Ignacio Mendy | Wing | 29 June 2000 (aged 25) | 2 | ![]() |
Santiago Pernas | Wing | 11 August 2003 (aged 21) | 0 | ![]() |
Benjamín Elizalde | Fullback | 14 June 2004 (aged 21) | 0 | ![]() |
See also
- 2025 mid-year rugby union tests
- 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
- 2025 France rugby union tour of New Zealand
- 2025 Italy rugby union tour of Namibia and South Africa
- 2025 Wales rugby union tour of Japan
Notes
References
- ^ "England rugby: Steve Borthwick's side to tour Argentina for two Tests in July in first trip to South America since 2017". Sky Sports. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "England add USA Test to summer tour". BBC Sport. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "England beat Argentina 35-25 to win second Test and series". The Guardian. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "England XV to face France XV at Twickenham in 2025". ESPN. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "England XV to face France XV at Allianz Stadium". 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Los Pumas recibirán a Inglaterra y Uruguay en Julio" [Los Pumas will host England and Uruguay in July]. uar.com.ar (in Spanish). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "England's George Ford and his journey to 100 caps". England Rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Matera to become most capped Argentina player against England". Reuters. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Delayed England kick-off time against USA confirmed". 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "USA v ENG match delay". 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Canada and USA home tests in July take shape". Americas Rugby News. 24 January 2025. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ England Rugby squad for tour of Argentina & USA announced
- ^ Los Pumas para la Ventana de Julio