Overview
- Argentina beat Scotland 33-24 at Murrayfield after trailing 21-0, running in five tries in the final 23 minutes.
- An intercepted Finn Russell pass and a yellow card to Blair Kinghorn flipped momentum, with Julian Montoya, Rodrigo Isgró, Pedro Rubiolo, Pablo Matera and Justo Piccardo scoring.
- Scotland were booed off and coach Gregor Townsend faces renewed scrutiny, with the defeat widely projected to cost a top‑six ranking before the 3 December seeding cutoff.
- Felipe Contepomi hailed the comeback and targeted a UK clean sweep, with England next at Twickenham after England’s 33-19 win over New Zealand lifted them to third in the rankings.
- SANZAAR and Six Nations confirmed a 12-team Nations Championship from July 2026 with July and November windows, a bonus-point system (4 for a win, 2 for a draw, try and losing bonuses) and a finals weekend in London.