England beat Argentina 31-24 in Santiago del Estero despite four second-half yellow cards reducing them to 13 players twice. Former scrum-half Matt Dawson called the discipline "verging on comical" as England have received 14 yellows and one red card in eight 2026 matches.

The win moves England third in the 2026 Nations Championship after last week's 73-8 Fiji victory. Steve Borthwick defended his team's "incredible spirit" and progress, but Chris Ashton warned opponents will exploit the penalty count (34 conceded in three matches). Immanuel Feyi-Waboso acknowledged discipline is "a huge thing" after scoring a try.

Controversy erupted when Henry Slade's 83rd-minute tackle forced Bautista Delguy into touch, denying Argentina a levelling try. Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi walked out of his press conference, accusing England of "lack of respect" over noise from their changing room.