Puma Trophy

The Puma Trophy (Spanish: Trofeo Puma) is an international rugby union competition between Argentina and Australia. The trophy is a bronzed statue of a puma. Argentina and Australia first played against each other in 1979 and the trophy itself was established in 2000.

Puma Trophy
The trophy awarded
SportRugby union
Instituted2000 (2000)
Number of teams2
Country Argentina
 Australia
Holders Argentina (2023)
Most titles Australia (11 titles)

In 2012, it became a part of The Rugby Championship. The first draw between the two sides since the creation of the Puma Trophy happened in 2020 (15–15). The next meeting – two weeks later – was also a draw. Subsequently, Australia retained the Trophy for another year.[1]

Statistics
Host Country Matches Arg.
won		 Aus.
won		 Draws Arg.
points		 Aus.
points
 Argentina 7 1 6 0 126 229
 Australia 11 1 9 2 200 328
 England [note 1] 1 0 1 0 21 33
Overall 19 2 15 2 347 590
Notes
  1. Neutral venue; held in Twickenham Stadium.

Results
Year Date Venue City Home Score Away Winner
200017 JuneBallymore StadiumBrisbaneAustralia 
53–6
 Argentina Australia
24 JuneCanberra StadiumCanberraAustralia 
32–25
 Argentina
20022 NovemberRiver Plate StadiumBuenos AiresArgentina 
6–17
 Australia Australia
201215 SeptemberRobina StadiumGold CoastAustralia 
23–19
 Argentina Australia
6 OctoberRosario Central StadiumRosarioArgentina 
19–25
 Australia
201315 SeptemberSubiaco OvalPerthAustralia 
14–13
 Argentina Australia
5 OctoberRosario Central StadiumRosarioArgentina 
17–54
 Australia
201413 SeptemberRobina StadiumGold CoastAustralia 
32–25
 Argentina Australia
4 OctoberEstadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendozaArgentina 
21–17
 Australia
201525 JulyEstadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendozaArgentina 
9–34
 Australia Australia
201617 SeptemberPerth OvalPerthAustralia 
36–20
 Argentina Australia
8 OctoberTwickenhamLondonArgentina 
21–33
 Australia
201716 SeptemberCanberra StadiumCanberraAustralia 
45–20
 Argentina Australia
7 OctoberEstadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendozaArgentina 
20–37
 Australia
201815 SeptemberRobina StadiumGold CoastAustralia 
19–23
 Argentina Australia
6 OctoberEstadio Padre Ernesto MartearenaSaltaArgentina 
34–45
 Australia
201927 JulySuncorp StadiumBrisbaneAustralia 
16–10
 Argentina Australia
202021 NovemberMcDonald Jones StadiumNewcastleAustralia 
15–15
 Argentina Australia
5 DecemberBankwest StadiumSydneyAustralia 
16–16
 Argentina
202125 SeptemberNorth Queensland StadiumTownsvilleAustralia 
27–8
 Argentina Australia
2 OctoberRobina StadiumGold CoastAustralia 
32–17
 Argentina
20226 AugustEstadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendozaArgentina 
26–41
 Australia  Australia
13 AugustEstadio San Juan del BicentenarioSan JuanArgentina 
48–17
 Australia
202315 JulyCommBank StadiumSydneyAustralia 
31–34
 Argentina Argentina

See also

References
  1. Worthington, Sam (5 December 2020). "Wallabies claim Tri Nations wooden spoon after Reece Hodge miss results in another draw with Argentina". Nine's Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2020. The Wallabies retain the Puma Trophy while Argentina are in party mode with their passionate fans.
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