Summary

  • Live text coverage as England face Argentina at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in La Plata, around 35 miles south-east of Buenos Aires

  • Fly-half George Ford - eighth man to make 100 Test appearances for England - scores only points of first half with drop-goal

  • England's Alex Coles sin-binned for high hit - it stays as yellow card after review

  • Visitors down to 13 for several minutes in first half as Seb Atkinson also yellow carded on England debut before Coles' return

  • Back up to 15, England score three tries in first nine minutes of second half - two for Tom Roebuck and one for Freddie Steward

  • Pablo Matera and Pedro Rubiolo score for Argentina to cut England's lead to 22-12 - but two Ford penalties give England a cushion, before Cadan Murley gets the visitors' fourth try

  1. Until next time...published at 22:57 British Summer Time 5 July

    FT: Argentina 12-35 England

    Thanks for joining us today, that's all from us.

    You can read our full report from England's convincing 35-12 win over Argentina here.

    You can also stay up to date with all things British and Irish Lions here.

    A reminder, we will be back on Wednesday for the Lions next game on tour against the Brumbies.

    Until then...

  2. 'It's a great win for us'published at 22:53 British Summer Time 5 July

    FT: Argentina 12-35 England

    England fly-half George Ford, speaking to Sky Sports: “We just wanted to perform well and win today. It’s all about the team. It’s a great win for us.

    "We were under pressure first half, we gave too many penalties away and didn’t get out of our half enough. We needed to create some try-scoring opportunities and we did in the second half. We know Argentina are going to come back at us next week and it’s a challenge we look forward to.”

    George FordImage source, Getty Images
  3. 'We can't have those gaps'published at 22:50 British Summer Time 5 July

    FT: Argentina 12-35 England

    Argentina captain Julian Montoya, speaking to Sky Sports: “I think in the first half we had opportunities but we couldn’t make points and in the first five minutes of the second half we were very poor. We can’t have those gaps where we concede very easy points.”

    Julian MontoyaImage source, Getty Images
  4. Postpublished at 22:45 British Summer Time 5 July

    FT: Argentina 12-35 England

    Some snapshots from the game...

    England dominate with ball in hand in the second half and George Ford's boot keeps them out of sight.

    RoebuckImage source, Getty Images
    Matera scoresImage source, Getty Images
    FordImage source, Getty Images
  5. Stat checkpublished at 22:40 British Summer Time 5 July

    FT: Argentina 12-35 England

    Possession: 59%-41%

    Carries: 149-99

    Line breaks: 6-3

    Turnovers won: 5-5

    Penalties conceded: 6-6

    Tackles made: 102-202

  6. Full-time - Argentina 12-35 Englandpublished at 22:36 British Summer Time 5 July

    England, without 13 first-choice players, have claimed a comfortable victory Argentina in La Plata.

    Steve Borthwick's side will be looking to complete a series victory next weekend.

  7. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Argentina 12-35 England

    Tom Roebuck can smell the opportunity of a hat-trick but his kick through is careless and sails into touch.

    That will be that.

  8. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Argentina 12-35 England

    England's attack might have looked much sharper in the second half, but their defence has been impressive throughout.

    Even with the game now won, they are still showing plenty of commitment off the line.

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    Converted Try - Argentina 12-35 Englandpublished at 74 mins

    Cadan Murley (con George Ford)

    Game. Set. Match.

    England move the ball one way and then the other before Cadan Murley throws the dummy and pins his ears back for the line.

    George Ford adds the conversion.

  10. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Argentina 12-28 England

    Defending their try-line, Argentina win the decision.

    The hosts are at the wrong end of the field, though, and they need to launch an attack from deep inside their own territory.

  11. Penalty - Argentina 12-28 Englandpublished at 68 mins

    George Ford

    George Ford lands another shot at goal to edge England further in front.

    The visitors lead by 16 with just over 10 minutes to play in La Plata.

  12. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Argentina 12-25 England

    It's all getting a bit loose as we move into the latter stages of the game.

    Both sides kick to relieve pressure and Santiago Carreras manages to get the ball away despite close attention from the covering English defence.

    The home fans didn't like that.

  13. Penalty - Argentina 12-25 Englandpublished at 64 mins

    George Ford

    Justo Piccardo dives in at the breakdown and concedes the penalty, which George Ford bangs over from distance.

    It's a sensible decision to stem the Argentina tide and stretch the lead.

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    Converted Try - Argentina 12-22 Englandpublished at 60 mins

    Pedro Rubiolo (con Santiago Carreras)

    The best of Argentinean rugby. The Pumas keep the ball alive with their terrific offload game out wide.

    They break through close to the touchline before Pedro Rubiolo goes over with a pass back inside.

    Santiago Carreras adds the conversion.

  15. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Argentina 5-22 England

    Jack van Poortvliet is onto the field in place of Ben Spencer but the Leicester scrum-half will want to quickly forget that.

    He throws a forward pass to Henry Slade from a set-piece routine.

    It hands possession back to the Pumas.

  16. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Argentina 5-22 England

    Time for a quick pause in proceedings while Rodrigo Isgro receives some medical attention.

    It's been a frenetic start to the second half and the game is much more open since the restart.

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    Try - Argentina 5-22 Englandpublished at 52 mins

    Pablo Matera

    Argentina are finally on the board.

    It all comes from a high kick, which England are unable to clear.

    The hosts move into the England 22 for the first time in the half and Pablo Matera is on hand to score after Santiago Cordero's offload.

    The conversion is missed.

    Pablo MateraImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Argentina 0-22 England

    Argentina look shell-shocked.

    They run a routine line-out move and Joaquin Moro loses control of the ball.

    It's an unforced error which typifies the contrast between the two sides in the second half.

    Night and day.

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    Converted Try - Argentina 0-22 Englandpublished at 48 mins

    Tom Roebuck (con George Ford)

    Where was this England in the first half? It's been utterly ruthless since the restart.

    George Ford is pulling the strings and he has runners off him all over the place.

    Tom Roebuck has a simple walk in out wide and Ford adds the extras for the tee.

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    Converted Try - Argentina 0-15 Englandpublished at 45 mins

    Freddie Steward (con George Ford)

    England are camped on the Argentinean whitewash before George Ford feeds the onrushing Freddie Steward to dive over under the posts.

    It's a great line by the full-back before Ford adds the conversion.

    Freddie StewardImage source, Getty Images