Argentina vs England Preview & Prediction | 2026 Nations Championship | Round 3
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Mere days after the rival nations locked horns at FIFA World Cup 2026, Argentina and England face off in the Rugby Championship.
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How to watch on TV: UK – ITV / USA – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – ITVX / USA – RugbyPass TV
Argentina team news: Couple of changes
Squad: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Justo Piccardo, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Gonzalo Garcia; 1 Mayco Vivas, 2 Julian Montoya, 3 Tomas Rapetti, 4 Guido Petti, 5 Matias Alemanno, 6 Santiago Grondona, 7 Marcos Kremer, 8 Joaquin Oviedo
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Efrain Elias, 20 Pablo Matera, 21 Joaquin Moro, 22 Simon Benitez, 23 Lucio Cinti
England team news: Unchanged
Squad: 15 Marcus Smith, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Jack van Poortvliet; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Jamie George, 3 Joe Heyes, 4 Alex Coles, 5 George Martin, 6 Ollie Chessum, 7 Guy Pepper, 8 Ben Earl
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 19 Tom Curry, 20 Henry Pollock, 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 23 Noah Caluori
Argentina vs England prediction
Argentina largely dominated their contest with Wales in San Juan last weekend, and in many ways the scoreline of 35-21 to the hosts actually flattered the visitors.
After their defeat to Scotland the week prior though, it was a strong response from the Pumas ahead of their third straight match against a British nation.
England had lost six successive matches heading into last weekend's contest with Fiji in Liverpool, but Steve Borthwick's side delivered the perfect tonic to that unwanted run with a 73-8 victory - their biggest ever win against the Pacific islanders.
England have a strong record against Argentina having won 15 of the last 16 meetings between them. However, many of those recent contests have been decided by fine margins, and with the hosts feeling inspired by their football counterparts, we can see this one going the way of the southern hemisphere side.
Argentina vs England tip: Argentina to win
