Scotland began their Nations Championship campaign with a resounding 47-38 victory over Argentina in a high-scoring match in Cordoba. The Scottish team scored seven tries, with debutant Gregor Hiddleston among the seven try-scorers.
Argentina's lineup included S Carreras, Isgro, Cinti, Sanchez-Valarolo, and M Carreras at the back, supported by Albornoz and Garcia at halfback. Their forward pack featured Vivas, Montoya (captain), Delgado, Petti, Alemanno, Matera, Grondona, and Oviedo. Replacements for Argentina were Ruiz, Wenger, Rapetti, Molina, Moro, Moyano, Moroni, and Delguy.
Scotland's starting team featured Rowe, Steyn, Hutchinson, Tuipulotu (captain), and Dobie in the backline, with Jordan and White as their halfbacks. The forwards included Schoeman, Ashman, Millar-Mills, Gray, Cummings, M Fagerson, Darge, and Dempsey. Replacements for Scotland were Hiddleston, Sutherland, Z Fagerson, Samuel, Brown, Horne, Burke, and Graham.