Puma Trophy

Puma Trophy
The trophy awarded
SportRugby union
Instituted2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Number of teams2
Country Argentina
 Australia
Holders Argentina (2024)
Most titles 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.

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

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Host Country Matches Arg.
won
Aus.
won
Draws Arg.
points
Aus.
points
 Argentina 11 3 8 0 286 334
 Australia 14 2 10 2 251 391
 England [note 1] 1 0 1 0 21 33
Overall 26 5 19 2 558 758
Notes
  1. ^ Neutral venue; held in Twickenham Stadium.

Results

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Year Date Venue City Home Score Away Winner
2000 17 June Ballymore Stadium Brisbane Australia 
53–6
 Argentina  Australia
24 June Canberra Stadium Canberra Australia 
32–25
 Argentina
2002 2 November River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires Argentina 
6–17
 Australia  Australia
2012 15 September Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia 
23–19
 Argentina  Australia
6 October Rosario Central Stadium Rosario Argentina 
19–25
 Australia
2013 15 September Subiaco Oval Perth Australia 
14–13
 Argentina  Australia
5 October Rosario Central Stadium Rosario Argentina 
17–54
 Australia
2014 13 September Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia 
32–25
 Argentina  Australia
4 October Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina 
21–17
 Australia
2015 25 July Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina 
9–34
 Australia  Australia
2016 17 September Perth Oval Perth Australia 
36–20
 Argentina  Australia
8 October Twickenham London Argentina 
21–33
 Australia
2017 16 September Canberra Stadium Canberra Australia 
45–20
 Argentina  Australia
7 October Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina 
20–37
 Australia
2018 15 September Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia 
19–23
 Argentina  Australia
6 October Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Salta Argentina 
34–45
 Australia
2019 27 July Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Australia 
16–10
 Argentina  Australia
2020 21 November McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle Australia 
15–15
 Argentina  Australia
5 December Bankwest Stadium Sydney Australia 
16–16
 Argentina
2021 25 September North Queensland Stadium Townsville Australia 
27–8
 Argentina  Australia
2 October Robina Stadium Gold Coast Australia 
32–17
 Argentina
2022 6 August Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza Argentina 
26–41
 Australia  Australia
13 August Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario San Juan Argentina 
48–17
 Australia
2023 15 July CommBank Stadium Sydney Australia 
31–34
 Argentina  Argentina
2024 31 August Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi Buenos Aires Province Argentina 
19–20
 Australia  Argentina
7 September Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López Santa Fe Argentina 
67–27
 Australia

See also

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References

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  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.