Wallabies Win in Jujuy: Four in a Row for Kiss's Australia
Australia beat Argentina 27-21 in San Salvador de Jujuy on 29 August 2026, giving the Wallabies their first four-match winning streak since 2021 The Guardian.
Head coach Les Kiss remains unbeaten in his three Tests in charge. The run started against Italy and Japan, ranked 11th and 12th in the world respectively. Argentina, the world's seventh-ranked side, posed a far sterner test — and at an altitude of 1,250 metres, the thin air of the Jujuy arena made lungs burn that much sooner The Guardian.
The opener was a beauty. Brandon Paenga-Amosa crashed over for Australia's first try after slick hands from Carter Gordon, Rob Valetini, Tom Hooper and Josh Canham worked the ball into striking range. Gordon then grabbed a try of his own, finishing off a Max Jorgensen dash after the half-back pairing of Ryan Lonergan and Gordon — the players who direct a team's attack from scrum-half and fly-half — were reunited The Guardian.
Argentina replied through Gerónimo Prisciantelli, who crossed after build-up play from Faustino Sánchez Valarolo, Simón Benítez Cruz and the ever-dangerous Santiago Carreras. But Australia's third try came from relentless pressure: Gordon's kicking game — the tactical use of punts to pin opponents deep in their own territory, the "red zone" — kept Argentina scrambling, and Fraser McReight pounced The Guardian.
The contest tightened when Harry Potter was shown a yellow card — sent to the sin bin for ten minutes — after rushing up in defence and swiping at a Valarolo pass. Down to fourteen men, Australia conceded to Argentina's No 8 Joaquín Moro, who took two quick tap-and-runs (a fast restart where a player taps the ball on the ground and runs rather than forming a set piece) to score. Boris Wenger then drove over, cutting Australia's lead to almost nothing The Guardian.
Kiss emptied his bench. Rob Valetini and Hunter Paisami hammered upfield, and Tom Hooper finished the move to stretch Australia's lead again. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii came on to add composure in the closing stages, while Ben Donaldson, on for his first cap, skewed a conversion from close range — the one blemish on an otherwise composed finish The Guardian.
Argentina had won the most recent meeting between these two, 28-26 in Sydney earlier in 2026 Americas Rugby News. This was the first of a two-match series, with the second Test scheduled for Mendoza a week later Reuters.
For Kiss, the scalp matters. Beating the world's seventh-ranked side away from home, at altitude, is a different proposition from sweeping Italy and Japan. Whether this Wallabies side can back it up in Mendoza will tell us far more about how real this revival is.
