Australia’s slim Rugby Championship title hopes are over after letting a 20-3 lead slip to lose 67-27 to Argentina in an embarrassing and scarcely plausible file loss in Santa Fe.
“That is not a typo,” Sean Maloney stated in commentary for Stan Sport.
The Wallabies held that 17 level benefit after half-hour as fullback Andrew Kellaway scored a chic attempt on Sunday (AEST).
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Joe Schmidt’s facet appeared on observe for a second straight win over the Pumas however the hosts had different concepts in captain Julian Montoya’s one hundredth Check.
The Wallabies wheels fully fell off in a reversal of the well-known Michael Cheika-inspired comeback in Salta in 2018.
It was probably the most factors conceded in a Check by the Wallabies, eclipsing the 61-22 hammering in opposition to the Springboks in Pretoria in 1997.
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The shedding margin of 40 was the second worst in Australia’s historical past, behind solely the 53-8 defeat to South Africa in Johannesburg in 1998.
“It isn’t a Check match, it is a fiesta now,” Morgan Turinui stated amid the second half onslaught because the Pumas scored 9 tries to a few.
“They’ve simply been irrepressible.”
Argentina (10 factors) at the moment are the one staff with an opportunity of overtaking South Africa (18) to win the competitors with two rounds to play.
The Springboks are 4-0, the Pumas 2-2 and the All Blacks and Wallabies are each 1-3.
Australia will lick their wounds earlier than internet hosting New Zealand within the first Bledisloe Cup Check in Sydney on September 21.
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“We performed some actually good footy within the first half however within the second Argentina received a roll on and we could not cease them,” Wallabies captain Harry Wilson instructed Stan Sport.
At one stage, the Pumas scored 38 consecutive factors as Australia wilted in searing warmth.
Australia had began sizzling with first half tries to flanker Carlo Tizzano and Kellaway.
Flyhalf Ben Donaldson, who kicked the final minute penalty which gave Australia a 20-19 win final weekend in La Plata, had a artistic function in each tries.
However Argentina slashed the margin to a few factors by halftime with tries to winger Mateo Carreras and milestone man Montoya.
They then opened a 31-20 lead with tries from 5m scrums to backrowers Juan Martin Gonzalez and Pablo Matera within the first 17 minutes of the second half.
The Pumas revelled within the hectic, excessive tempo nature of a match performed in sizzling, dry situations which contrasted with the gale and driving rain final weekend.
They continuously ran the ball at Australia, maintaining it alive with slick dealing with between backs and forwards.
From the thirty first minute after they scored their first attempt, Argentina dominated the match and Australia merely could not sustain.
After an change of penalties within the first 5 minutes – Tomas Albornoz first for Argentina, then Donaldson, Tizzano scored within the 14th.
Donaldson carried the ball again from a deep kick and made a telling line break that ultimately completed with Tizzano crawling over the tryline.
Donaldson additionally performed a distinguished function within the subsequent attempt to Kellaway.
Donaldson linked with winger Max Jorgensen who put Kellaway in.
Argentina trailed 20-3 however roared again with tries to winger Carreras and Montoya.
Fullback Juan Cruz Mallia arrange the primary by maintaining a deep Donaldson in play on the proper touchline.
With the open subject forward of him, Mallia linked with Matera and Carreras completed within the thirty first minute.
Argentina went near scoring by way of Marcos Kremer from a tapped penalty within the seventeenth and tried the identical tactic within the thirty seventh minute for fulfillment by way of Montoya.
Argentina took the lead within the forty eighth minute with Gonzalez’s attempt after a 5m scrum, and Matera additionally scored from a 5m scrum within the 57th.
The Pumas first went extensive from the set piece to centre Lucio Cinti and Matera supported to attain.
Albornoz, good off the tee, hit a second penalty for 34-20.
Then a turnover by Eduardo Bello noticed Joaquin Oviedo break free and rating a attempt.
Argentina had scored 38 straight factors when the Wallabies lastly broke the sequence with a solo attempt to scrumhalf Tate McDermott within the 69th minute, by way of 4 Pumas.
There was loads of time for the Pumas to seize a late double for fullback Mallia, Oviedo to notch his second attempt, and Cinti to cap the loopy match with Argentina’s ninth attempt. – with AP
Argentina 67 (Juan Cruz Mallia 2, Joaquin Oviedo 2, Mateo Carreras, Julian Montoya, Juan Martin Gonzalez, Pablo Matera, Lucio Cinti tries; Tomas Albornoz 6 conversions, 2 penalties, Santiago Carreras 2 conversions) Australia 27 (Carlo Tizzano, Andrew Kellaway, Tate McDermott tries; Ben Donaldson 2 conversions, 2 penalties, Tom Lynagh conversion). HT: 17-20