History of Los Pumas vs. Samoa: who won the most matches

The Pumas and Samoa will revive the long-standing rivalry at the World Cup. This is the fourth time they have met in ten world cups. We leave you with the complete history between the two.

The Pumas will face Samoa in his second game of Rugby World Cup 2023on Friday, September 22 at 12:45 at the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Étienne. The history between both teams is summarized in three World Cup duels and one friendlywith a favorable balance for the entire ocean.

History of Los Pumas vs. Samoa: the confrontations and who won the most

History shows that they are measurable four times official since 1991with a wide oceanic domain: three wins and one from Argentina.

All matches:

• 1991 Argentina 12-35 Samoa – Pontypridd (World Cup)
• 1995 Argentina 26-32 Samoa – East London (Worldwide)
• 1999 Argentina 32-16 Samoa – Llanelli (World Cup)
• 2005 Argentina 12-28 Samoa – Buenos Aires

How are the matches at the World Cups?

1991 – The Pumas 12-35 Samoa

The Pumas and Samoas they shared the Group C of the 1991 World Cup, with Australia and Wales. The Argentine team lost all three games in the group stage, the third against Samoa, and was eliminated. The ocean team was eliminated along with Scotland in the quarterfinals.

The match was played on 13 October at Sardis Road in Wales in front of 8,500 spectators. The only try for the albiceleste was scored by Martín Terán.

1995 – Samoa 32-26 The Pumas

Within South Africa World Cup they return to the same Group, B; along with England and Italy. The Pumas have again lost their three encounters and, against Samoa, this is the second date of the group stage. Argentina was eliminated in the group stage and Samoa lost in the quarterfinals to South Africa.

The match was played on 30 May at the Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London.; before 8000 people. The Argentine scorer of the afternoon was Jose Luis Cilley, with 2 conversions and 4 penalties.

1999 – The Pumas 32-16 Samoa

He 1999 Rugby World Cup Group D (20 teams competed) consisted of Wales, Samoa, Argentina and Japan. The Pumas and Samoa played on the second day of the group stage and it was the first albiceleste victory in history between the two teams.

The match was played on October 10 at Stradey Park, Llanelli, Wales. Argentina, the best third, and Samoa played a play-off to reach the quarterfinals. The Pumas beat Ireland and then fell to France. Samoa could not progress to Scotland and bid farewell to the competition.