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Ugly scenes: Players from England and Argentina clashed after a thrilling finale at Twickenham

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England held on to finish 2025 with an 11th consecutive victory and first Autumn Nations Series clean sweep since 2021, but Argentina almost pulled off another thrilling comeback at Twickenham. Man-of-the-match Max Ojomoh’s try after an early George Ford drop goal put Steve Borthwick’s side firmly in the first-half ascendancy, with the Bath centre also teeing up Immanuel Feyi-Waboso’s speedy score with a perfect cross-field kick on just his second senior international start.

England looked like they might pay for a Ford miss from the tee and Luke Cowan-Dickie’s chalked-off try on the stroke of half-time, with the resurgent Pumas – who were 21-0 down against Scotland last weekend but won 33-24 – hitting back through Justo Piccardo’s score and a Tomas Albornoz penalty. Santiago Carreras brought Argentina back within a point, only for Ojomoh’s superb offload to release Henry Slade for a vital try.

Three more points from Ford looked to have the game done and dusted for England, but then Rodrigo Isgro set up a grandstand finish after Joaquin Oviedo had a try ruled out. A last-gasp lineout steal ultimately won the day, with tempers flaring after the final whistle as Argentina fumed over a late hit from Tom Curry on Juan Cruz Mallia. Follow England vs Argentina reaction live below!

England vs Argentina highlights

Borthwick: England found a way

More from Steve Borthwick now on England’s 11th straight win…

“It was a tough arm wrestle of a Test match against an Argentina team who kicked it as far as they could or contestable.

“The players found a way.

“The team is developing, the way we said it would. There’s plenty of work still to be done, there’s plenty to improve upon.

“We’re excited about the potential of the team moving forward.”

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Borthwick: Curry’s character is impeccable and unquestionable

Here’s Steve Borthwick’s reaction to that angry tunnel bust-up between Tom Curry and Felipe Contepomi…

“Tom Curry’s character is impeccable. He’s a fantastic team man, a very respectful guy. His character is unquestionable.

“As for the incident in the tunnel, clearly I’m aware there was an incident.

“I didn’t see it, I wasn’t there, I was in the changing room at the time.

“I wouldn’t want that, in any instance, to be the centre of attention of what was a tough, hard Test match where two teams really went at it for the afternoon and that’s all I’ve got to say really about it.”

England player ratings

Theo Dan (Cowan-Dickie 72’) 6

Straight into the action with an excellent carry and made some big tackles.

Helped England steady the ship in the second half. Applied excellent pressure as Argentina saw a late try ruled out through Joaquin Oviedo.

Will Stuart (Opoku-Fordjour 51’) 6

Provided strength at the scrum. Battling performance when England needed his experience.

Charlie Ewels (Itoje 72’) 6

Brought back into the fold, it’s been quite the redemption for the Bath lock.

Tom Curry (Underhill 51’) 5

Some sloppy moments, particularly with a late hit on Juan Cruz Mallia to hand Argentina a penalty.

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Henry Pollock (Pepper 51’) 7

Gave away a penalty for not rolling away when England needed more composure, but made amends to earn a penalty later in the second half.

He will always provide England with a spark. Involved in some afters at full-time.

Alex Mitchell (Spencer 61’) 6

Added energy off the bench, but did not have much ball in hand as England held on for a precious win.

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Referee Pierre Brousset took particular exception to him at the scrum, but still a solid display.

Desperately unlucky to see his try on the stroke of half-time ruled out for a knock-on.

He has had a strong autumn both offensively and defensively.

Had to be alert early on with Argentina getting several scrums deep in England’s 22.

Replaced after 51 minutes with the Pumas suddenly dominant.

Dominant at the lineout. Alert to the rebound when Carreras’ penalty came back off the post.

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Put in some big tackles with Argentina enjoying plenty of the ball in England’s 22.

Picked up a yellow card deep into the second half that almost undid England’s early good work.

Alert to the loose ball for England’s opening try, but pinged rather harshly as Argentina fought back after half-time.

A quietly impressive performance from the Bath flanker, who has enjoyed an excellent 2025.

Got through plenty of defensive work, making the most tackles of any England player before his withdrawal early in the second half.

Did everything you have come to expect from Earl. Carried the ball into pressure and put in some big hits. All-action.

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Penalised for holding on, he was grateful to the post for keeping out Santiago Carreras’ penalty. Made a superb recovery to deny Argentina a try just past the half-hour mark.

Stood up to task in the second half with England under pressure.

Drove with the ball into pressure and strong in the air.

It was his knock that opened up the opportunity for England’s first try. Then put on the afterburners to get the second.

Scored the vitally important third England try. His experience helped them over the line.

This was a big opportunity for Ojomoh, and he made a dream start, racing clear to score England’s first try after 10 minutes.

Landed a wonderful cross-field kick to assist Feyi-Waboso and showed quick hands for Slade’s try.

Penalised for holding on, the only blot on an otherwise superb performance.

Ever reliable under Borthwick, he made a storming tackle to earn England a penalty.

There were no signs of rustiness on his return from a broken arm.

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Kicked an early drop goal, but missed another with England in need of points in the second half.

Accurate from the tee, keeping his cool despite a couple of nervy moments. Kept the scoreboard ticking over late on.

Played some good box kicks as England used the kicking game to their advantage.

Ojomoh adds new dimension as resilient England dig in for clean sweep

It’s job done for England and on to the Six Nations after they recorded their 11th win in a row against Argentina and ensured an Autumn Nations Series clean sweep, writes Sam Tabuteau.

England were made to work hard for their fourth victory of a thoroughly successful November, but despite Argentina coming close to snatching it at the death, Steve Borthwick can be proud of his side’s resilience.

Looking to build on their landmark victory over New Zealand, a much-changed England raced into an early lead against the Pumas with Max Ojomoh starring.

Injuries had forced Borthwick’s hand, with Ojomoh handed just his second senior appearance in an England shirt and a first at Twickenham.

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Contepomi accuses Curry of being ‘bully’ and shoving him in tunnel bust-up

Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi accused England’s Tom Curry of being a “bully” and shoving and swearing at him as tempers flared at Twickenham, writes Sam Tabuteau.

Contepomi was left fuming after flanker Curry’s late 74th-minute tackle on full-back Juan Cruz Mallia, which he described as “reckless”, as tensions boiled over on the pitch and in the tunnel after England’s dramatic 27-23 win over the Pumas on Sunday.

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England 27-23 Argentina

Tempers are really flaring after the final whistle at Twickenham, with Pollock naturally in the middle of it as he clashes with Grondona.

Like head coach Contepomi, it looks like Argentina’s players are raging at that late Curry hit on Mallia that injured the latter and left them with 14 men.

It’s now all kicking off in the tunnel! Deary me.