The Pumas get revenge for last week’s Rugby Championship loss to the Wallabies, thrashing Australia in San Juan.
Look back at the action in our blog.
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By Simon Smale
Dave Rennie: ‘We’re better than that’
Dave Rennie is speaking to Stan Sport.
“Massive disappointment,” he says.
“It’s not good enough.
“We conceded four tries with kicks in behind us and certainly got dominated in the collision area.
“We created opportunities but we’ve got to be patient our ruck is not a disaster and we just weren’t clinical enough.”
He says that the Wallabies lacked cohesion in the match and looked desperately frustrated, adding “We’re better than that.”.
“We want to earn the respect of the country and you’re never going to do that with performances like that.”
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James Slipper: Wallabies ‘Probably fell short of standards’
Here’s the skipper, James Slipper.
“Clearly disappointed,” he says.
“Off the back of a good performance last week we wanted to back it up.
“Probably fell short of today’s standards.”
He says that the Argentinans were just the better team on the day.
“They got the momentum and the crowd behind them and they’re a tough team to play catch up football against,” he says.
With all teams sitting on one win each, Slipper says the Rugby Championship is even poised, but the Wallabies are excited to get home.
“I think we’re excited to get home. It’s been a really tough tour for us.”
By Simon Smale
Key Event
Argentina beat Wallabies 48-17
Wow, what a stunning result and a brutal scoreline for the Wallabies to stomach.
The Wallabies were tactically outclassed by former coach Michael Chieka and there’s no hiding it.
The Argentinians kicking out of hand was better, the breakdown was better and they capitalized on the big moments better than the Wallabies.
It’s the biggest ever win by Argentina over Australia.
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Key Event
80+2′ What a try Argentina!
Oh that’s magnificent from both Tomas Cubelli and try-scorer Tomas Albornoz.
Cubelli took the ball off the back of the scrum and darted through a gap, chipping ahead and that allowed Albornoz to collect and score.
The kick is successful and it’s 48-17!
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Man of the Match: Thomas Gallo
The player of the match has just been announced to a raucous ovation.
It’s the Argentina prop, Thomas Gallo off the back of his two-try performance.
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Key Event
78′ Try Argentina!
Lovely try to seal the win from Emiliano Boffelli!
The Wallabies lost the ball at a ruck and then Lucio Cinti put boot to ball, rolling it in behind and Boffelli ran around Markia Koroibete to dot down the bobbling in the corner.
The kicking game has been superior all day, the Wallabies have been punished for mistakes, and that’s the game in a microcosm.
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77′ Wallabies scrum
Argentina were pushing for another score but lost the ball forward thanks to some solid Wallabies defense on their right edge.
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74′ Penalty Argentina
Reece Hodge is on and his first involvement is to tackle an Argentinian in the air from another up and under contestable kick.
Argentina put a couple more phases together but we’ll come back for that infringement on half way.
They’ll kick for the corner and have a lineout on the 22.
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72′ Penalty Argentina
The Wallabies were on the charge, looking to build some phases but Ikitau threw the ball over the line while being tackled and it will be an Argentina line out.
Nope, it will be a penalty, Tate McDermott pinged for a push off the ball as frustrations boil over.
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69′ Argentina penalty!
Oh the Wallabies can’t keep their discipline!
The ruling is that the Wallabies did not release the ball in the tackle and the hosts get a relieving penalty.
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67′ 50:22 from Tait McDermott!
Oh that will help the cause!
What a kick from the Queensland scrumhalf!
If the Wallabies score from here, a lineout on the five meters, then things could get very interesting!
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Key Event
65′ Try Wallabies!
Len Ikitau dives over after being tackled – he popped back to his feet and strolled over the line unapposed.
So that’s the application from the referee just as with the previous try.
Funny, the commentators aren’t nearly as unhappy with that decision…
Can the Wallabies launch a comeback?
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64′ Wallabies subs
I haven’t mentioned every sub, but Billy Pollard is on. Great story there, the Brumbies hooker has had a hell of a journey to get to Argentina on time and he comes on to make his Test debut.
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Key Event
64′ Try Argentina!
11 phases of precise and incisive play by the Argentinians get the reward it deserves.
Thomas Gallo looked like he was tackled short, perhaps the referee said he hadn’t been held, but he got up and dove over the line…
Hmmm, not sure about that on replay, but the officials were happy.
There were two penalties in the move through against Fraser McReight we heard the referee say, adding that the Reds man going to be sent to the bin.
The conversion is good and the lead is now 26, Argentina 36-10 ahead.
By Simon Smale
62′ Penalty Argentina
The Wallabies are really struggling to beat this blue and white defensive line, being forced to kick deep while the Argentinians have time to kick high and contest
Rob Valentini closed the gap that Juan Cruz Mallia tried to run into, and gives away the penalty by blocking him.
Again, the commentators seem to think that Valentini didn’t close that gap, but I don’t think they’re quite right. He didn’t do much, admittedly, but he did close out that lane for him to run in to.
Argentina kick deep for a lineout.
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58′ Knock on Argentina
Oh the Wallabies get away with one there.
Argentina were flooding forward again, Matias Moroni with a decent run initially.
There was an intercept thrown to Petaia, who almost apologetically gave it straight back to the Argentinians.
Taniela Tupou put a thumping tackle in the midfield that barely interrupted the Pumas’ mometum.
A chip in behind isolated James O’Connor and the Argentinans counterrucked to win the turnover, but then knocked the ball on five meters out from the Wallabies line.
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55′ Penalty Argentina
The Wallabies are caught offside as Argentina flood forward with some nice passing plays.
The hosts are swarming all over the breakdown to create that quick ball which resulted in the offside penalty.
The penalty is just inside the Wallabies half, but they’ll kick for touch this time.
By Simon Smale
Key Event
53′ Penalty goal Argentina!
The Argentinians kicked deep straight away off the lineout after seeing a big gap in behind.
The Wallabies get back through Tom Wright but as he runs the ball back he gets isolated.
The kick from the ten-meter line is good from Emiliano Boffelli and the gap is out to 19 points, 29-10.
By Simon Smale
52′ Wallabies turn the ball over
Some good ball movement right and left from the Wallabies but then a pass out the back goes behind and it will be out for a lineout, that Argentina takes quickly.
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50′ Penalty Argentina
Gee, the last couple of scrums have been all over the place.
That one moved sideways at a rate of knots before Taniela Tupou was pinged.
They kick up towards halfway.
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