Argentina will compete in Pool C at Rugby World Cup 2027. Los Pumas will do so against Canada, Fiji and Spain. The new-look group comes with expansion from 20 to 24 teams. The three facing Argentina will be out to prove themselves against the three-time Semi Finalist.
Felipe Contepomi’s Pumas will play their matches in three different cities. Argentina will play first against Canada in Brisbane. It will be an early morning Monday kick-off for viewers in South America. Game two will be against Spain Melbourne at game three will be against Fiji in Adelaide. Both matches start at late times in Argentina.
Adelaide is a repeat venue for Los Pumas from Rugby World Cup 2003. Felipe Contepomi was involved as a player in the agonizing one point defeat against Ireland. Twenty-four years later he will be returning as head coach against a team that has surprised Los Pumas previously.
| ARGENTINA PREPARE FOR FRESH OPPONENTS |
International competition between Argentina and Fiji began in 1980. Los Pumas won home test matches 34-22 and 38-16 in Buenos Aires. Fiji claimed revenge in the inaugural Rugby World Cup with a 28-9 win in Hamilton, New Zealand. Remarkably, it was the only time the teams faced-off in a Rugby World Cup. The next meeting was the aforementioned match in Córdoba in 2003.
2003 is also the last tine Argentina faced Canada in a fully-capped test match. Los Pumas won 62-22 in Buenos Aires. Canada and the Argentina XV met from 2016-2019 in the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) in uncapped matches.
Spain’s only prior Men’s Rugby World Cup saw matches against Scotland, South Africa and Uruguay in 1999. They controversially missed Rugby World Cup 2023 but did play against Argentina in a Rugby World Cup 2023 warm-up match. Los Pumas were 62-3 winners.
 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2027 – ARGENTINA MATCHES |
MONDAY, OCTOBER 04 
VS
(BRISBANE: 5:45am ARG / 6:45pm Local)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 VS
(MELBOURNE: 1:15am ARG / 3:15pm LOCAL)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 VS
(ADELAIDE: 11:45pm ARG / 1:15pm LOCAL)
