England spared the nation more heartbreak at the hands of Argentina after surviving a nerve-jangling period of overtime to triumph 31-24, with Immanuel Feyi-Waboso’s stunning finish proving decisive.
Three days after their football counterparts crashed out of the World Cup with a 2-1 semi-final collapse against Argentina, Steve Borthwick’s men came through their customary disciplinary implosion in a stormy encounter in Santiago del Estero.
Yellow cards shown to Jack van Poortvliet, Alex Coles, Henry Pollock, Marcus Smith and Emmanuel Iyogun meant they were forced to play a total of nine minutes with 13 men, yet they hustled their way to a second successive victory.
England have now been shown 14 yellow cards and one red in their eight matches in 2026.
It was Feyi-Waboso’s dynamic solo try in the 69th minute that spelt the end for Argentina and the Exeter wing was the most dangerous player on the field as his willingness to hunt for the ball was rewarded.
