The Pumas They achieved a historic victory in the Test match against Scotland. And it is an unforgettable victory that has an extra prize: that victory allowed him enter among the 10 best comebacks in international rugby, statistic in which it appeared, but with two defeats. This time, he was able to plant his flag to enter that list as the winner. Furthermore, for the third time the Argentine team achieved a reaction that will never be forgotten.
The Argentine team entered within a select group of teams that managed to overcome major adverse results in international rugby. Among the 10 most remembered, the first is South Korea’s victory against Chile on November 21, 2016, when the Asians fell 36 to 7, but won 38 to 36.
On June 20, 2010, in a test match between oceanic teams, Tonga won 28 to 0, but Fiji won the duel 41 to 38. Also, in the 2007 South American championship, Uruguay won an impressive victory against Chile. The Teros trailed 27-0 at the end of the first half, but won 35-34.
The Argentina appeared on this list with two tough defeats. One of them was in the 2018 Rugby Championship. The Pumas suffered a painful fall in Salta against Australia, which turned around an incredible match to win 45-34, after having a very large disadvantage of 31-7 in the first stage. The other was against Wales on June 5, 1999, in a test match played at the Ferrocarril Oeste stadium. The Pumas won 23 to 0, but the European team took the victory 36 to 23.
This year’s Rugby Championship saw one of the great international comebacks. South Africa beat Australia 22-0, but the Wallabies turned it around and won the game 38-22 on August 16.
A memorable clash between powers with another great comeback was on June 9, 2018. England was 21-0 ahead over South Africa, but the Springboks reacted and won 42-39. In another test match of the autumn window played on November 26, 2022, Australia beat Wales 39-34 in Cardiff, after being down 13-34.
Finally, The enormous victory of Los Pumas against Scotland this Sunday appears, after losing 21 to 0 to win the game 33 to 24.
This victory adds to two other great historical reactions from the Argentine rugby team.
The most recent and well-remembered was in the 2024 Rugby Championship, at the Colón stadium in Santa Fe. Argentina was at a disadvantage 20 to 3 against Australia, but they played an overwhelming second half and beat those from Oceania 67-27. Even that victory for Los Pumas meant the biggest difference against a Tier 1 team in their history.
Further back in time, the other great uprising was in Wales, in the 1999 World Cup, against Samoa. The oceanic team won 16 to 3 at the end of the first stage, but Argentina took the victory by 32 to 16 in the duel on the second date of the group stage of that competition.
