2018 Wales rugby union tour to Argentina and the United States | |
Team: | Wales |
Coach: | Warren Gatland |
Captain: | Cory Hill Ellis Jenkins |
Top Test Point Scorer: | Rhys Patchell |
Matchplayed: | 3 |
Matchwon: | 3 |
Matchdraw: | 0 |
Matchlost: | 0 |
Testplayed: | 3 |
Testwon: | 3 |
Testdraw: | 0 |
Testlost: | 0 |
Played1: | 2 |
Won1: | 2 |
Draw1: | 0 |
Lost1: | 0 |
Played2: | 1 |
Won2: | 1 |
Draw2: | 0 |
Lost2: | 0 |
Previous: | Pacific Islands 2017 |
Next: | New Zealand 2020 |
In June 2018, Wales played a two-test series against Argentina as part of the 2018 June rugby union tests. It was Wales's first test series against Argentina since their 2006 tour. Ahead of the test series, Wales played South Africa in a one-off test match in Washington, D.C.
Date | Venue | City | Opponent | Score | |
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2 June 2018 | 22–20 | ||||
9 June 2018 | 23–10 | ||||
16 June 2018 | 30–12 |
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 9 June, the first test match of the tour.
On 8 May, head coach Warren Gatland named a 31-man squad for the 2018 Summer Internationals.[1]
On 16 May, Luke Charteris, Tomas Francis and Josh Adams were forced to pull out of the squad due to selection protocols, while Josh Navidi withdrew due to injury. Ashton Hewitt, Rhodri Jones and Aaron Wainwright were called up in their places.[2]
On 27 May, Aaron Shingler and Ashton Hewitt withdrew from the squad due to injury. Josh Turnbull was called up as a replacement.[3]
On 3 June, Steff Evans withdrew from the squad due to injury. Josh Adams and Tomas Francis were recalled to the squad in his place.[4]
Coaching team:
Argentina 30-man squad for their 2018 June rugby union tests against Wales and Scotland.[5]
Coaching team:
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Man of the Match: Ellis Jenkins (Wales) Touch judges: |
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Man of the Match: James Davies (Wales) Touch judges: |
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