Scotland travelled to Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Cordoba and produced a confident performance, scoring three first‑half tries to lead 19-10 at the break. Captain Sione Tuipulotu, prop Pierre Schoeman and centre Rory Hutchinson were among the scorers, while Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings, debutant Gregor Hiddlestone and Kyle Rowe added further tries in the second half.
Argentina responded with tries from Joaquin Oviedo, Rodrigo Isgro, Thomas Rapetti, Lucio Cinti and Agustin Moyano, but Scotland maintained the advantage, aided by conversions from Fergus Burke and Tom Jordan. "To be honest we knew it was going to be a back‑and‑forth battle, similar to what we faced in the autumn against Argentina," Tuipulotu said.