Argentina vs Scotland Preview & Prediction | 2026 Nations Championship | Round 1
Still scarred from their collapse against Argentina last November, Scotland come to Cordoba looking to exercise their demons as both sides begin their Nations Championship campaigns.
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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: Only six player remain from November defeat to England
Squad: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Faustino Sanchez Valarolo, 11 Mateo Carreras; 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Joaquin Oviedo, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Pablo Matera (captain), 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Guido Petti; 3 Pedro Delgado, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Mayco Vivas
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Tomas Rapetti, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Joaquin Moro, 21 Agustin Moyano, 22 Matias Morono, 23 Bautista Delguy
Scotland team news: Finn Russell misses out
Squad: 15 Kyle Rowe, 14 Kyle Steyn, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Sione Tuipulotu (captain), 11 Jamie Dobie, 10 Tom Jordan, 9 Ben White, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Jonny Gray, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Gregor Hiddleston, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Gregor Brown, 21 George Horne, 22 Fergus Burke, 23 Darcy Graham
Argentina vs Scotland prediction
Argentina have been hugely competitive over the last couple of years, recording victories over all of the southern hemisphere giants, but they do still appear to have that inconsistent streak in their DNA.
They played their part in a hugely competitive Rugby Championship tournament last year, while they recorded victories over Wales, and indeed Scotland, in November.
Revenge will be on the mind for the Scots after that 33-24 defeat at Murrayfield Stadium, given that they were leading 21-0 before completely collapsing in the second half.
There are plenty of reasons for Gregor Townsend's side to be confident though, as they were the only team to defeat eventual winners France at the Six Nations this year. They were even in contention for the title heading into the final weekend, before losing to Ireland.
With this match taking place in Cordoba, you have to feel Argentina have the edge. In what promises to be a competitive encounter to round off the first ever Nations Championship round, we think the hosts will just edge it.
Argentina vs Scotland tip: Argentina to win
