Argentina vs Australia U20 Predictions - Argentina to come out on top against Australia

Brad Newcomb

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Argentina U20 upset New Zealand recently and seek back-to-back victories.
Australia U20 are winless in the 2026 Rugby Championship.
Argentina are tipped to cover the handicap.

Argentina defeated New Zealand in the previous round of the 2026 U20 Rugby Championship (Gallo Images)

Argentina caused an upset victory in their previous match and have had success against Australia in recent clashes. Australia are winless in this edition of the U20 Rugby Championship.

Argentina defeated New Zealand in the last match.
Argentina have won 2 of their last 3 matches against Australia.
Australia are winless in this edition of the U20 Rugby Championship.
Australia have lost 3 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.

Head to Head

Argentina and Australia each have four victories apiece in eight meetings.

Argentina lost 40-36 to Australia at the 2025 U20 Rugby Championship.

Argentina U20 Form

Argentina pulled off a shock victory over New Zealand in the U20 Rugby Championship last weekend, winning 27-15 after leading 15-12 at half-time.

Before that result, Argentina had no answer to South Africa in their opening match, losing 48-21 after trailing 36-0 at the break.

Argentina are third in the 2026 U20 Rugby Championship standings with five points from two games.

Argentina will start confidently against Australia in their final fixture after their recent triumph over New Zealand, and they have defeated their opponents in two of their last three matches.

Australia U20 Form

Australia were outplayed in their U20 Rugby Championship match against South Africa last weekend, losing 56-17 to the host nation after trailing 28-12 at the break.

Before that disappointing result, Australia came up short in their opening match against New Zealand, losing 34-29 after leading 24-12 at half-time.

Australia are last in the 2026 U20 Rugby Championship table with two points from two games.

Australia have yet to get going in this year's competition, but they will look to end on a high when they take on Argentina, having defeated their opponents last year.

Team News

Argentina

The starting XV and replacements will be added once the team has been released.

Luciano Avaca and Ramon Miranda scored a try each against New Zealand last weekend.

Federico Serpa scored a try and kicked over a penalty in the match.

Australia

Starting XV: Trevon King, Lipina Ata, Kaleb Ah-Colt, Joe Mangelsdorf, Eamon Doyle, Charlie Brosnan, Tom Robinson, Toby Brial, James Martens, Joe Dillon, Xavier Rubens, Boston Fakafanua, Liam Grover, Shane Wilcox, Sid Harvey

Replacements: Charlie O'Kane, Nick Hill, Edwin Langi, Ollie Aylmer, Beau Morrison, Hwi Sharples, Joey Fowler, Cooper Watters