2018 Wales rugby union tour to Argentina and the United States

2018 Wales rugby union tour to Argentina and the United States
Coach(es) Warren Gatland
Tour captain(s) Cory Hill
Ellis Jenkins
Top test point scorer(s) Rhys Patchell
Summary
P W D L
Total
03 03 00 00
Test match
03 03 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
2 0 0 2
 South Africa
1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tour Pacific Islands 2017
Next tour TBC

In June 2018, Wales will play a two-test series against Argentina as part of the 2018 June rugby union tests. It is the first test series against Argentina since their 2006 tour. Ahead of the test series, Wales played South Africa in a one-off test match in Washington, D.C., United States.

Fixtures

Date and time Venue City Rival Score
2 June 2018, 17:00 EDT (UTC-4)RFK StadiumWashington, D.C. South Africa22–20
9 June 2018, 16:40 ART (UTC-03)Estadio del BicentenarioSan Juan Argentina23–10
16 June 2018, 16:40 ART (UTC-03)Estadio CentenarioResistencia Argentina30–12

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 9 June, the first test match of the tour.

Wales

On 8 May, head coach Warren Gatland named a 31-man squad for the 2018 Summer Internationals.[1]

On 16 May, Luke Charteris, Tomas Francis and Josh Adams were forced to pull out of the squad due to selection protocols, while Josh Navidi withdrew due to injury. Ashton Hewitt, Rhodri Jones and Aaron Wainwright were called up in their places.[2]

On 27 May, Aaron Shingler and Ashton Hewitt withdrew from the squad due to injury. Josh Turnbull was called up as a replacement.[3]

On 3 June, Steffan Evans withdrew from the squad due to injury. Josh Adams and Tomas Francis were recalled to the squad in his place.[4]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Elliot Dee Hooker (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 24) 8 Wales Dragons
Ryan Elias Hooker (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 23) 3 Wales Scarlets
Rob Evans Prop (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 26) 25 Wales Scarlets
Tomas Francis Prop (1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (aged 26) 31 England Exeter Chiefs
Rhodri Jones Prop (1991-12-23)23 December 1991 (aged 26) 17 Wales Ospreys
Wyn Jones Prop (1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 26) 9 Wales Scarlets
Samson Lee ‡ Prop (1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 25) 38 Wales Scarlets
Dillon Lewis Prop (1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 22) 3 Wales Cardiff Blues
Nicky Smith Prop (1994-04-07)7 April 1994 (aged 24) 19 Wales Ospreys
Adam Beard Lock (1996-01-07)7 January 1996 (aged 22) 2 Wales Ospreys
Luke Charteris Lock (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 35) 74 England Bath
Bradley Davies ‡ Lock (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 31) 63 Wales Ospreys
Seb Davies Lock (1996-05-15)15 May 1996 (aged 22) 5 Wales Cardiff Blues
Cory Hill (c) Lock (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 26) 16 Wales Dragons
James Davies Flanker (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 27) 1 Wales Scarlets
Ellis Jenkins (c) Flanker (1993-04-29)29 April 1993 (aged 25) 7 Wales Cardiff Blues
Josh Navidi Flanker (1990-12-30)30 December 1990 (aged 27) 11 Wales Cardiff Blues
Aaron Shingler Flanker (1987-08-07)7 August 1987 (aged 30) 17 Wales Scarlets
Josh Turnbull Flanker (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 30) 8 Wales Cardiff Blues
Aaron Wainwright Flanker (1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (aged 20) 0 Wales Dragons
Ross Moriarty Number 8 (1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 24) 21 England Gloucester
Aled Davies Scrum-half (1992-07-19)19 July 1992 (aged 25) 9 Wales Scarlets
Gareth Davies ‡ Scrum-half (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 27) 32 Wales Scarlets
Tomos Williams Scrum-half (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 23) 1 Wales Cardiff Blues
Gareth Anscombe ‡ Fly-half (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 27) 16 Wales Cardiff Blues
Rhys Patchell Fly-half (1993-05-17)17 May 1993 (aged 25) 8 Wales Scarlets
Hadleigh Parkes Centre (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 30) 7 Wales Scarlets
Owen Watkin Centre (1996-10-12)12 October 1996 (aged 21) 5 Wales Ospreys
Scott Williams Centre (1990-10-10)10 October 1990 (aged 27) 55 Wales Scarlets
Josh Adams Wing (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 23) 2 England Worcester Warriors
Steffan Evans Wing (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 23) 10 Wales Scarlets
Ashton Hewitt Wing (1994-11-20)20 November 1994 (aged 23) 0 Wales Dragons
George North Wing (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 26) 74 England Northampton Saints
Tom Prydie Wing (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 26) 6 Wales Scarlets
Hallam Amos ‡ Fullback (1994-09-24)24 September 1994 (aged 23) 16 Wales Dragons
  • ‡ – Denotes dual contracted players.

Argentina

Argentina 30-man squad for their 2018 June rugby union tests against Wales and Scotland.[5]

Coaching team:

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Agustín Creevy (c) Hooker (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 33) 71 Argentina Jaguares
Julián Montoya Hooker (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 24) 41 Argentina Jaguares
Javier Díaz Prop (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 22) 0 Argentina Jaguares
Santiago García Botta Prop (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 25) 22 Argentina Jaguares
Nicolás Leiva Prop 0 Argentina Hindú
Santiago Medrano Prop (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 (aged 22) 0 Argentina Jaguares
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 28) 41 Argentina Jaguares
Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 26) 41 Argentina Jaguares
Marcos Kremer Lock (1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 20) 12 Argentina Jaguares
Tomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 25) 38 Argentina Jaguares
Guido Petti Pagadizábal Lock (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 23) 33 Argentina Jaguares
Juan Manuel Leguizamón Flanker (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 35) 82 Argentina Jaguares
Tomás Lezana Flanker (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 24) 21 Argentina Jaguares
Pablo Matera Flanker (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 24) 46 Argentina Jaguares
Javier Ortega Desio Flanker (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 27) 40 Argentina Jaguares
Leonardo Senatore Number 8 (1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 34) 49 Argentina Jaguares
Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum-half (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 24) 9 Argentina Jaguares
Tomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 28) 63 Argentina Jaguares
Martín Landajo Scrum-half (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 29) 78 Argentina Jaguares
Santiago González Iglesias Fly-half (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 29) 38 Argentina Jaguares
Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 29) 62 Argentina Jaguares
Jerónimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 27) 36 Argentina Jaguares
Bautista Ezcurra Centre (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 23) 0 Argentina Jaguares
Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 26) 31 Argentina Jaguares
Emiliano Boffelli Wing (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 23) 11 Argentina Jaguares
Sebastián Cancelliere Wing (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 24) 3 Argentina Jaguares
Juan Cruz Mallia Wing (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 21) 0 Argentina Jaguares
Matías Moroni Wing (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 27) 31 Argentina Jaguares
Ramiro Moyano Wing (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 28) 20 Argentina Jaguares
Bautista Delguy Fullback (1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 21) 0 Argentina Jaguares

Matches

Wales warm-up match (South Africa)

2 June 2018
17:00 EDT (UTC-4)
South Africa  20–22  Wales
Try: Ismaiel 43' c
Mapimpi 58' c
Con: Jantjies (2/2) 44', 59'
Pen: Jantjies (1/1) 18'
R. du Preez (1/1) 73'
 Report Try: Amos 30' c
Williams 33' c
Elias 74' m
Con: Anscombe (2/3) 31', 35'
Pen: Anscombe (1/3) 47'
South Africa
Wales
FB15Curwin Bosch 31' 40' 49'
RW14Travis Ismaiel
OC13Jesse Kriel
IC12André Esterhuizen
LW11Makazole Mapimpi 76'
FH10Elton Jantjies 71'
SH9Ivan van Zyl
N88Dan du Preez 53'
OF7Oupa Mohojé
BF6Kwagga Smith 10' to 19'
RL5Pieter-Steph du Toit (c)
LL4Jason Jenkins 61'
TP3Wilco Louw 44'
HK2Chiliboy Ralepelle 52'
LP1Ox Nché 44'
Replacements:
HK16Akker van der Merwe 52'
PR17Steven Kitshoff 44'
PR18Thomas du Toit 44'
LK19Marvin Orie 61'
FL20Sikhumbuzo Notshe 10' 19' 53'
SH21Embrose Papier 76'
FH22Robert du Preez 61'
WG23Warrick Gelant 31' 40' 49'
Coach:
South Africa Rassie Erasmus
FB15Hallam Amos
RW14Tom Prydie
OC13George North
IC12Owen Watkin 56' to 66'
LW11Steffan Evans 29'
FH10Gareth Anscombe
SH9Tomos Williams 78'
N88Ross Moriarty
OF7Ellis Jenkins (c)
BF6Seb Davies
RL5Cory Hill
LL4Bradley Davies
TP3Dillon Lewis 52'
HK2Elliot Dee 70'
LP1Nicky Smith 48'
Replacements:
HK16Ryan Elias 70'
PR17Wyn Jones 48'
PR18Rhodri Jones 52'
LK19Adam Beard
FL20Aaron Wainwright
SH21Aled Davies 78'
FH22Rhys Patchell
CE23Hadleigh Parkes 29'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Ellis Jenkins (Wales)

Touch judges:
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

First test

9 June 2018
16:40 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina  10–23  Wales
Try: Lezana 77' c
Con: González Iglesias (1/1) 77'
Pen: Sánchez (1/1) 1'
 Try: J. Davies 7' c
North 26' c
Con: Patchell (2/2) 8', 27'
Pen: Patchell (2/3) 35', 44'
Anscombe (1/1) 80'
Argentina
Wales
FB15Emiliano Boffelli
RW14Bautista Delguy 53'
OC13Matías Orlando
IC12Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW11Ramiro Moyano
FH10Nicolás Sánchez 40'
SH9Gonzalo Bertranou 47'
N88Javier Ortega Desio
OF7Marcos Kremer
BF6Pablo Matera 46'
RL5Tomás Lavanini 67'
LL4Guido Petti Pagadizábal
TP3Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 64'
HK2Agustín Creevy (c) 64'
LP1Santiago García Botta 55' to 57' 59'
Replacements:
HK16Julián Montoya 64'
PR17Javier Díaz 55' 57' 59'
PR18Santiago Medrano 64'
LK19Matías Alemanno 67'
FL20Tomás Lezana 46'
SH21Martín Landajo 47'
FH22Santiago González Iglesias 40'
WG23Sebastián Cancelliere 53'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade
FB15Hallam Amos
RW14Josh Adams
OC13Scott Williams
IC12Hadleigh Parkes
LW11George North
FH10Rhys Patchell 59'
SH9Gareth Davies 59'
N88Ross Moriarty
OF7James Davies
BF6Seb Davies 52'
RL5Cory Hill (c) 67'
LL4Adam Beard
TP3Dillon Lewis 52'
HK2Elliot Dee 59'
LP1Rob Evans 52'
Replacements:
HK16Ryan Elias 59'
PR17Nicky Smith 52'
PR18Tomas Francis 52'
FL19Josh Turnbull 67'
FL20Aaron Wainwright 52'
SH21Aled Davies 59'
FH22Gareth Anscombe 59'
CE23Owen Watkin
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
James Davies (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

Second test

16 June 2018
16:40 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina  12–30  Wales
Try: Delguy 38' m
Montoya 80' c
Con: Sánchez (1/2) 80'
 Report Try: Adams 22' c
Amos 55' m
Con: Patchell (1/2) 23'
Pen: Patchell (6/7) 8', 15', 33', 37', 41', 51'
Argentina
Wales
FB15Emiliano Boffelli
RW14Bautista Delguy
OC13Matías Orlando
IC12Jerónimo de la Fuente 67'
LW11Ramiro Moyano 55'
FH10Nicolás Sánchez
SH9Martín Landajo 51'
N88Javier Ortega Desio
OF7Marcos Kremer
BF6Pablo Matera 48'
RL5Tomás Lavanini 48'
LL4Guido Petti Pagadizábal
TP3Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 58'
HK2Agustín Creevy (c) 48'
LP1Santiago García Botta 51'
Replacements:
HK16Julián Montoya 48'
PR17Javier Díaz 51'
PR18Santiago Medrano 58'
LK19Matías Alemanno 48'
FL20Tomás Lezana 48'
SH21Gonzalo Bertranou 51'
FH22Santiago González Iglesias 67'
WG23Sebastián Cancelliere 55'
Coach:
Argentina Daniel Hourcade
FB15Hallam Amos 70'
RW14Josh Adams
OC13Scott Williams
IC12Owen Watkin
LW11George North
FH10Rhys Patchell 57'
SH9Aled Davies 57'
N88Ross MoriartyRed card 80'
OF7James Davies 70'
BF6Ellis Jenkins
RL5Cory Hill (c)
LL4Adam Beard 60'
TP3Tomas Francis 57'
HK2Ryan Elias 60'
LP1Rob Evans 64'
Replacements:
HK16Elliot Dee 60'
PR17Nicky Smith 64'
PR18Dillon Lewis 57'
LK19Bradley Davies 60'
FL20Josh Turnbull 70'
SH21Tomos Williams 57'
FH22Gareth Anscombe 57'
WG23Tom Prydie 70'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • This win sees Wales claim their first series victory over Argentina since 1999.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ WALES NAME 31-MAN SUMMER SQUAD
  2. ↑ 16 May WALES SQUAD UPDATE
  3. ↑ 27 May WALES SQUAD UPDATE
  4. ↑ 3 June WALES SQUAD UPDATE
  5. ↑ Plantel para enfrentar a Gales y Escocia
  6. ↑ "WALES TO FACE SPRINGBOKS IN US CAPITAL". 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "ARGENTINA TESTS ANNOUNCED - JUNE 2018". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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