New Zealand vs Argentina U20 Predictions - New Zealand to extend winning record over Argentina

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 02 May 2026

Brad Newcomb 02 May 2026

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New Zealand have never lost to Argentina at U20 level (7–0 record).
Argentina have lost their last 5 of their last 8 games.
New Zealand are favoured to cover the handicap.

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New Zealand have never lost to Argentina (Getty Images)

New Zealand mounted a comeback to win their opening U20 Rugby Championship match, and they have never lost to Argentina. Argentina had no answer in their first match and were thumped by New Zealand last year.

New Zealand have won 7 of their last 8 fixtures in all competitions.
New Zealand defeated Argentina by 54 points in last season's tournament.
Argentina have lost 5 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
Argentina have lost 7 consecutive matches against New Zealand.

Head to Head

New Zealand have a commanding lead of seven victories to none against Argentina.

New Zealand crushed Argentina 75-21 at the 2025 U20 Rugby Championship.

New Zealand U20 Form

New Zealand turned their fortunes around in the second half against Australia in their U20 Rugby Championship clash on Monday, winning 34-29 after trailing 24-12 at the break.

Before that, New Zealand defeated Italy 14-5, Georgia 38-19, and Ireland 69-22 during the group stages of the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship. They faced France in the semi-finals, winning 34-26 before losing to rivals South Africa 23-15 in the final.

New Zealand have yet to lose against Argentina at this level, and they made light work of their opponents in last season's tournament, winning by a margin of 54 points.

Argentina U20 Form

Argentina were outplayed by hosts South Africa in their opening U20 Rugby Championship match on Monday, losing 48-21 after trailing 36-0 at half-time.

At the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship, Argentina beat Wales 34-27 and Spain 33-30 before losing 52-26 to France in the group stages. They subsequently were defeated by South Africa 48-24 in the semi-finals before beating France 38-25 to finish third overall.

Argentina have a tough assignment to beat New Zealand, as they have lost seven in a row to their opponents, who have also won seven of their last eight matches.

Team News

New Zealand

Cohen Norrie scored a brace against Australia on Monday.

Henry Stuart, Haki Wiseman, Caleb Woodley, and Logan Williams scored a try each in the match.

Mika Muliaina landed two conversions.

Argentina

Federico Torre scored a brace against South Africa on Monday.

Tomas Dande contributed one try.

Manuel Giannantonio slotted three conversions in the match.

Verdict

New Zealand v Argentina U20

New Zealand have an outstanding record against Argentina and are tipped to cover the -18.5 handicap.

New Zealand -18.5

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Brad graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bcom-Management Accounting degree and has a financial background.

His love of sport has seen him venture down the road of researching sporting history for the past several years, specifically boxing, cricket and football.

Other sports of particular interest are golf, tennis, horse racing and motorsports.

Additionally, he spends his time researching the military history of his home country of South Africa.

He is an ardent Liverpool supporter and is known to DJ and release music on occasion.