Argentina vs Spain U20 Predictions - Argentina too good for Spain

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 03 Jul 2025

Brad Newcomb 03 Jul 2025

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Argentina defeated Wales 34-27 in their opening match.
Spain lost to France 49-11; seek improvement.
Argentina looks to capitalise on Spain's weaknesses.

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Argentina placed 5th at last year's World Rugby U20 ChampionshipGetty Images)

Argentina vs Spain U20 Predictions

Argentina vs Spain U20 Predictions
Head to Head
Argentina U20 Form
Argentina U20 Team News & Injuries
Spain U20 Form
Spain U20 Team News & Injuries
Verdict

Argentina secured victory in their opening World Rugby U20 Championship match. Spain conceded too many points in their first pool game.

Argentina have won 2 of their last 5 fixtures.
Argentina placed 5th in last year's competition.
Spain have lost 4 of their last 5 matches.
Spain finished 11th in last year's competition.

Head to Head

Argentina and Spain meet for the first time at the World Rugby U20 Championship.

Argentina U20 Form

Argentina scored three tries and two conversions in the first half against Wales in their opening World Rugby U20 Championship match; however, they went into the break trailing 24-19.

Argentina produced a solid second half, limiting Wales to just three points, as they scored two tries, a conversion, and a penalty to win 34-27.

Before that, Argentina had lost all their matches at the 2025 U20 Rugby Championship. They were defeated 36-25 by South Africa, 75-21 by New Zealand, and 40-36 by Australia.

Argentina will fancy their chances to take a step closer to reaching the knockout rounds when they play against a Spanish side yet to beat any of the top nations in this competition.

Argentina U20 Team News & Injuries

Tomas Rapetti scored a brace against Wales last weekend.

Tadeo Arocena, Timoteo Silva, and Agustín Fiszman each scored a try.

Rafael Benedit slotted three conversions and a penalty in the match.

Spain U20 Form

Spain scored just two penalties in the first half against France in their opening Pool B match, going into halftime trailing 21-6.

Spain scored a solitary try in the second half, as France continued to pile on the points, winning 49-11.

Spain lost 49–12 to France, 31–10 to Wales, and 45–13 to New Zealand in the group stages at the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship. They finished 11th overall in the competition after losing 28–15 to Italy and then defeating Fiji 24–19 in the ninth-place play-off round.

Spain must improve their defensive capabilities to give themselves a chance of victory in their World Rugby U20 Championship clash against Argentina.

Spain U20 Team News & Injuries

Gonzalo Otamendi kicked over two penalties against France.

Hugo Gonzalez scored the only try for Spain last weekend.

Verdict

Argentina v Spain

Argentina produced solid results in last year's competition and is tipped to cover the -26.5 handicap in their match against Spain.

Argentina -26.5

Handicap

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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.

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