Overview
- Felipe Contepomi made six changes to the starting XV, handing Benjamín Elizalde a fullback debut and naming Joaquín Moro among the replacements.
- Pablo Matera reached 110 caps, equalling Agustín Creevy as the most capped player in Los Pumas history.
- After a 3-0 half-time margin, England scored three tries in the first ten minutes of the second half to break the match open.
- The defeat marked Argentina’s return to home soil after 287 days and forces Los Pumas to regroup before the second Test.
- Argentina will meet England again on July 12 in San Juan and wrap up the July window against Uruguay in Salta on July 19 ahead of the Rugby Championship.