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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
Total
03	03
Test match
03	03
Opponent
P	W
Argentina
2	2
South Africa
1	1
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Pacific Islands 2017
Next tour	New Zealand 2020

In June 2018, Wales played a two-test series against Argentina as part of the 2018 June rugby union tests. It was Wales's 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.

Fixtures

Date	Venue	City	Opponent	Score
2 June 2018	RFK Stadium	Washington, D.C.	South Africa	22–20
9 June 2018	Estadio del Bicentenario	San Juan	Argentina	23–10
16 June 2018	Estadio Centenario	Resistencia	Argentina	30–12

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, Steff Evans withdrew from the squad due to injury. Josh Adams and Tomas Francis were recalled to the squad in his place.^[4]

Coaching team:

Head coach: Warren Gatland
Backs/Attack coach: Rob Howley
Forwards coach: Robin McBryde
Defence coach: Shaun Edwards

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

‡ – Denotes dual contracted players.

Argentina

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

Coaching team:

Head coach: Daniel Hourcade
Defence coach: Pablo Bouza
Backs coach: Germán Fernández
Forwards coach: Emiliano Bergamaschi

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

Matches

Warm-up match

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'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States^[6]
Attendance: 21,357
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

South Africa

Wales


FB	15	Curwin Bosch	31'	40'	49'
RW	14	Travis Ismaiel
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	André Esterhuizen
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi	76'
FH	10	Elton Jantjies	71'
SH	9	Ivan van Zyl
N8	8	Dan du Preez			53'
OF	7	Oupa Mohojé
BF	6	Kwagga Smith	10' to 19'
RL	5	Pieter-Steph du Toit (c)
LL	4	Jason Jenkins	61'
TP	3	Wilco Louw	44'
HK	2	Chiliboy Ralepelle	52'
LP	1	Ox Nché	44'
Replacements:
HK	16	Akker van der Merwe	52'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	44'
PR	18	Thomas du Toit	44'
LK	19	Marvin Orie	61'
FL	20	Sikhumbuzo Notshe	10'	19'	53'
SH	21	Embrose Papier	76'
FH	22	Robert du Preez	61'
WG	23	Warrick Gelant	31'	40'	49'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Hallam Amos
RW	14	Tom Prydie
OC	13	George North
IC	12	Owen Watkin	56'
LW	11	Steff Evans		29'
FH	10	Gareth Anscombe
SH	9	Tomos Williams		78'
N8	8	Ross Moriarty
OF	7	Ellis Jenkins (c)
BF	6	Seb Davies
RL	5	Cory Hill
LL	4	Bradley Davies
TP	3	Dillon Lewis		52'
HK	2	Elliot Dee		70'
LP	1	Nicky Smith		48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ryan Elias		70'
PR	17	Wyn Jones		48'
PR	18	Rhodri Jones		52'
LK	19	Adam Beard
FL	20	Aaron Wainwright
SH	21	Aled Davies		78'
FH	22	Rhys Patchell
CE	23	Hadleigh Parkes		29'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Ellis Jenkins (Wales)

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

Notes:

Tomos Williams (Wales) and Robert du Preez, Thomas du Toit, André Esterhuizen, Travis Ismaiel, Jason Jenkins, Makazole Mapimpi, Ox Nché, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Marvin Orie, Embrose Papier, Kwagga Smith, Akker van der Merwe and Ivan van Zyl (all South Africa) made their international debuts.
This victory saw Wales record a record third consecutive win against the Springboks, and win for the first time away from home.

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'

Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan^[7]
Attendance: 23,200
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Argentina

Wales


FB	15	Emiliano Boffelli
RW	14	Bautista Delguy	53'
OC	13	Matías Orlando
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Ramiro Moyano
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez	40'
SH	9	Gonzalo Bertranou	47'
N8	8	Javier Ortega Desio
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Pablo Matera	46'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	67'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	64'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy (c)	64'
LP	1	Santiago García Botta	55' to 57'		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya	64'
PR	17	Javier Díaz	55'	57'	59'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano	64'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno	67'
FL	20	Tomás Lezana	46'
SH	21	Martín Landajo	47'
FH	22	Santiago González Iglesias	40'
WG	23	Sebastián Cancelliere	53'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade


FB	15	Hallam Amos
RW	14	Josh Adams
OC	13	Scott Williams
IC	12	Hadleigh Parkes
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Rhys Patchell	59'
SH	9	Gareth Davies	59'
N8	8	Ross Moriarty
OF	7	James Davies
BF	6	Seb Davies	52'
RL	5	Cory Hill (c)	67'
LL	4	Adam Beard
TP	3	Dillon Lewis	52'
HK	2	Elliot Dee	59'
LP	1	Rob Evans	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ryan Elias	59'
PR	17	Nicky Smith	52'
PR	18	Tomas Francis	52'
FL	19	Josh Turnbull	67'
FL	20	Aaron Wainwright	52'
SH	21	Aled Davies	59'
FH	22	Gareth Anscombe	59'
CE	23	Owen Watkin
Coach:
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:

Javier Díaz, Bautista Delguy, Santiago Medrano (all Argentina) and Aaron Wainwright (Wales) made their international debuts.
This was Wales' first victory over Argentina in Argentina since their 35–20 win in 2004.

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'

Estadio B.G. Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Attendance: 26,820
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Argentina

Wales


FB	15	Emiliano Boffelli
RW	14	Bautista Delguy
OC	13	Matías Orlando
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente	67'
LW	11	Ramiro Moyano	55'
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Martín Landajo	51'
N8	8	Javier Ortega Desio
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Pablo Matera	48'
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini	48'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	58'
HK	2	Agustín Creevy (c)	48'
LP	1	Santiago García Botta	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Julián Montoya	48'
PR	17	Javier Díaz	51'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano	58'
LK	19	Matías Alemanno	48'
FL	20	Tomás Lezana	48'
SH	21	Gonzalo Bertranou	51'
FH	22	Santiago González Iglesias	67'
WG	23	Sebastián Cancelliere	55'
Coach:
Daniel Hourcade


FB	15	Hallam Amos		70'
RW	14	Josh Adams
OC	13	Scott Williams
IC	12	Owen Watkin
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Rhys Patchell		57'
SH	9	Aled Davies		57'
N8	8	Ross Moriarty	80'
OF	7	James Davies		70'
BF	6	Ellis Jenkins
RL	5	Cory Hill (c)
LL	4	Adam Beard		60'
TP	3	Tomas Francis		57'
HK	2	Ryan Elias		60'
LP	1	Rob Evans		64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Elliot Dee		60'
PR	17	Nicky Smith		64'
PR	18	Dillon Lewis		57'
LK	19	Bradley Davies		60'
FL	20	Josh Turnbull		70'
SH	21	Tomos Williams		57'
FH	22	Gareth Anscombe		57'
WG	23	Tom Prydie		70'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

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

Notes:

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

Notes

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

[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

[Wales_in_America-6] "WALES TO FACE SPRINGBOKS IN US CAPITAL". 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[ARGvWAL-7] "ARGENTINA TESTS ANNOUNCED - JUNE 2018". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

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2018 Wales rugby union tour to Argentina and the United States

Fixtures

Squads

Wales

Argentina

Matches

Warm-up match

First test

Second test

See also

Notes