Argentina gained revenge on Australia for final week’s defeat with a seven-try bonus level 48-17 victory within the Rugby Championship on Saturday.
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Tries from Juan Imhoff, Jeronimo De La Fuente, Juan Martin Gonzalez, Emiliano Boffelli, Tomas Albornoz and two from Thomas Gallo helped Michael Cheika’s Pumas to a convincing victory and even took them to the top of the desk after their first win within the competitors since 2020.
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To add to the celebration ambiance, Agustin Creevy got here off the bench to equal Nicolas Sanchez’s file of 94 Pumas caps.
Argentina had wilted within the closing quarter in Mendoza per week in the past however this time they didn’t simply maintain on in San Jaun however romped away within the closing minutes.
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They have been off to a dream begin as Imhoff scored his first Pumas attempt since a brace in opposition to Ireland within the 2015 World Cup quarter-finals.
He took the ball on the left wing earlier than chipping forward and chasing.
Australia appeared to have the hazard lined however full-back Tom Wright spilled the ball into Imhoff’s arms and the veteran wing raced clear to rating with precisely 60 seconds on the clock.
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The Pumas wanted lower than 5 minutes to rating a second attempt following a surprising 50:22 kick from Santiago Carreras.
Argentina claimed their very own line-out and some phases later Gallo burrowed over below the posts.
Boffelli kicked each conversions however Australia have been quickly on the scoresheet.
Last week, the Wallabies loved nice success with their rolling maul and gave up a number of kickable penalties to as a substitute kick to the nook for an in depth vary line-out, scoring 4 tries off highly effective drives.
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They did it once more on Saturday and as soon as once more Argentina have been unable to defend their line as captain James Slipper barged over on 12 minutes.
Attacks have been clearly on top and 5 minutes later the returning James O’Connor kicked a penalty from below the posts as Australia chipped away at Argentina’s lead.
O’Connor then had a attempt dominated out for an unlawful clear-out by Slipper within the previous ruck.
Pumas centre De La Fuente was subsequent to cross the whitewash with a jinking run by Australia’s midfield, regardless of seemingly pulling his hamstring earlier than crashing by two tacklers to rating.
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Gonzalez scored the fourth Pumas attempt after an Australian dealing with error following an up-and-under.
Argentina may have had one other attempt however Boffelli was adjudged to have spilled the ball over the road as he was tackled by Marika Koroibete.
The hosts led 26-10 on the break however had blown a nine-point half-time lead in Mendoza per week in the past.
Pumas scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou saved a sure attempt early within the second interval, stripping the ball from Australian palms in his in-goal space.
That was an important second as Boffelli knocked over a penalty after which transformed Gallo’s second attempt, once more a short-range drive, to put the Pumas just about out of sight.
Len Ikitau lower the deficit nearly instantly as Argentina’s defence parted all too simply.
But Boffelli added a sixth, outstripping Koroibete to dot down Lucio Cinti’s grubber, after which Albornoz latched quickest onto Tomas Cubelli’s chip forward to put the icing on the cake.
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
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