Puma Trophy

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Puma Trophy
Puma trophy.png
The trophy awarded
Sport Rugby union
Instituted2000;24 years ago (2000)
Number of teams2
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
HoldersFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (2024)
Most titlesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (11 titles)

The Puma Trophy (Spanish : Trofeo Puma) is an international rugby union competition between Argentina and Australia. The trophy is a bronzed statue of a puma. Argentina and Australia first played against each other in 1979 and the trophy itself was established in 2000.

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In 2012, it became a part of The Rugby Championship. The first draw between the two sides since the creation of the Puma Trophy happened in 2020 (15–15). The next meeting – two weeks later – was also a draw; given the two draws Australia retained the Trophy for another year. [1]

Statistics

Host CountryMatchesArg.
won
Aus.
won
DrawsArg.
points
Aus.
points
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 11380286334
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 142102251391
Flag of England.svg  England [note 1] 10102133
Overall265192558758
Notes
  1. Neutral venue; held in Twickenham Stadium.

Results

YearDateVenueCityHomeScoreAwayWinner
200017 June Ballymore Stadium Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
53–6
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
24 June Canberra Stadium Canberra Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
32–25
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
20022 November River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
6–17
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201215 September Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
23–19
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
6 October Rosario Central Stadium Rosario Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
19–25
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201315 September Subiaco Oval Perth Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
14–13
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
5 October Rosario Central Stadium Rosario Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
17–54
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201413 September Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
32–25
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4 October Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
21–17
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201525 July Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
9–34
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201617 September Perth Oval Perth Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
36–20
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
8 October Twickenham London Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
21–33
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201716 September Canberra Stadium Canberra Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
45–20
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
7 October Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
20–37
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201815 September Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
19–23
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
6 October Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Salta Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
34–45
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
201927 July Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
16–10
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
202021 November McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
15–15
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
5 December Bankwest Stadium Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
16–16
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
202125 September North Queensland Stadium Townsville Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
27–8
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2 October Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
32–17
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
20226 August Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
26–41
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
13 August Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario San Juan Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
48–17
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
202315 July CommBank Stadium Sydney Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
31–34
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
202431 August Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi Buenos Aires Province Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
19–20
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
7 September Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López Santa Fe Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
67–27
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

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References

  1. Worthington, Sam (5 December 2020). "Wallabies claim Tri Nations wooden spoon after Reece Hodge miss results in another draw with Argentina". Nine's Wide World of Sports . Retrieved 6 December 2020. The Wallabies retain the Puma Trophy while Argentina are in party mode with their passionate fans.