- Australia suffer 67-27 loss as Los Pumas run in nine tries in Santa Fe
- Visitors lead by 17 points before conceding most points in rugby Test
The Wallabies have fallen to a humiliating Rugby Championship defeat against Argentina, giving up the most points in their history in a shock 67-27 loss in Santa Fe. Despite leading 20-3 early, a second half implosion saw Australia leak 64 points to Los Pumas and sink to a defeat that, while not quite rivalling their 53–8 to South Africa in Johannesburg in 2009, will nonetheless leave new coach Joe Schmidt fuming.
Rueing the loss of key front-rowers Angus Bell and Taniela Tupou in the second half, Schmidt admitted his side “fell off a cliff” as the Argentinians ran in nine hot tries, showing the slick play that shocked New Zealand in the TRC’s opening round. A heavy reckoning must now follow as a shattered Wallabies squad tries to pick up the pieces before the Bledisloe Cup series against New Zealand starts on 21 September.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/08/wallabies-australia-argentina-pumas-rugby-union-test-match-report-result-scores-santa-fe
Author : Angus Fontaine
Publish date : 2024-09-07 22:22:29
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