History of the Argentina national rugby union team stadium. In the second game (played on November 3) Argentina was defeated by 17–12. During the 1980s, several teams toured on South America also reaching Argentina. This allowed the Pumas to face some of the most important sides of the world, such as England, France, New Zealand and Australia national rugby union team. From the late seventies to the early nineties, Argentina never lost the two matches of a series held in Buenos Aires. After the British Lions visits in 1909 and 1927, the England national team arrived in Argentina for the first time in 1981. The English side played
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