England vs. Argentina: Ranking the 6 Best Tries Between Countries

A fixture that's only 32 years old, England vs. Argentina doesn't quite have the same illustrious history as some of the other classic battles between Northern and Southern Hemisphere sides.

However, it doesn't take many games of this calibre to build up an impressive repertoire of top-quality tries, as we're about to find out.

The Pumas have managed to win just four of the 18 meetings between these two teams, England outscoring their opponents by 457 points to 270.

Prior to the pair meeting at Twickenham this weekend, read ahead to find the top six tries from those encounters, with the more recent matchups accounting for a decent majority.

6. Matt Banahan Collects for Fine Finish

Matt Banahan's moments of glory have mostly been reserved for his form with club side Bath Rugby, but the winger has produced some magic in his 16 outings for the senior national side.

Playing in the first of three 2009 meetings between these two sides, it was at Old Trafford that Delon Armitage's chipped through ball sat up perfectly for a rampaging Banahan, who obliged by clutching the ball into his chest and helping his side on their way to a 37-15 triumph.

Going from a line-out on the left side of the pitch, it took only one stoppage from a James Haskell crash ball in the middle of the pitch to lay the foundation for what flowing rugby would follow.

5. Delon Armitage Glides over for Long-Range Chip and Chase

A move that's yet to be replicated on the same scale (please share if it has), Mark Cueto's volley against Argentina in the same match as Banahan's aforementioned effort paved the way for one of the best chip-and-chase efforts one is likely to see.

If the winger's volley wasn't shocking enough, then the haste with which Delon Armitage hounds down the ball to score this spur-of-the-moment splendour certainly is.

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4 David Strettle Caps off 80-Yard Move

Christian Wade took his first steps as an English international during the tour to Argentina this summer, impressing throughout for not only his speed from the wing but his ability to cut in and help as part of the midfield play.

This try exhibits the latter of those two in style, the London Wasps flyer breaking through the centre of the Pumas line before searing down on their 22'.

A few cute offloads later and the ball scrappily finds its way to David Strettle on the English left flank, the Saracens man trudging over from short range.

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3. Gonzalo Camacho Helps Pumas to Most Recent England Win

Only twice in the last 15 years have Argentina managed to pull off a win against England, the most recent of which came in their own Salta backyard.

During that 2009 victory, it was tries from Gonzalo Camacho and Juan Manuel Leguizamon that made the difference, the former of which was an incredibly well-worked score that received a nomination for IRPA Try of the Year.

Horacio Agulla's line break opens up the acres of midfield space needed before floating the ball out to the left wing, Camacho thankfully gobbling up the space with Mark Cueto surging down.

2. Kyle Eastmond Jinks His Way Home

As a rugby league convert, Kyle Eastmond's no stronger to establishing the difference between a need for smash ball and the need for evasion.

Against Argentina this summer, the centre showed a great combination of the two, screeching over the line from 25 metres out, having evaded five would-be tacklers on the way.

1. Argentine Ingenuity in 1995 Rugby World Cup

Funny? Definitely. Effective? Without a doubt.

This 1995 score from Argentina has become iconic for the ingenuity it shows as much as anything else, despite the great deal of risk that might come with it should things go wrong.

Regardless, things went according to plan in this 1995 Rugby World Cup set-piece against England, where Patricio Noriega spearheaded the comedic pack of bodies that would eventually crash over to score from 10 yards out.