England Beat Argentina 31-24 in Chaotic Santiago Test
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- England beat Argentina 31-24 in Santiago del Estero on 18 July 2026, recording a second Nations Championship victory despite four yellow cards
- Ben Earl scored twice alongside Tommy Freeman's early try as England built a 16-point half-time lead that silenced the partisan home crowd
- Argentina fought back through Mateo Carreras' try and a penalty try that left England with 13 men after Alex Coles and Jack van Poortvliet were both sin-binned
- Henry Pollock and Emmanuel Iyogun received late yellow cards, forcing England to defend with 13 men despite late tries from Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Marcus Smith
- TMO intervention denied Bautista Delguy an equalizing try in stoppage time by ruling him in touch, after Justo Piccardo's 80th-minute score had moved Argentina to within a converted try
- Argentina players wore replica shirts inspired by Diego Maradona's iconic 1986 World Cup kit amid Falklands-themed banners at Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades
Why it matters: Steve Borthwick's England recorded a sixth consecutive win on Argentinian soil, but surrendering a 16-point lead and conceding four yellow cards exposed discipline and game-management problems that could prove costly against higher-calibre opposition in future Tests.
