It was a 53-3 win in favor of the men in black, who were ruthless, dominating, first weathered and then took advantage of everything. Argentina rose from end to end in a production that was a far cry from what they showed when they beat the All Blacks last week.
Las Pumas’ performance with the former was nothing. It was a clear field of locals, who were strong in touch and the Argentines did not appear. It came from the All Blacks. It is true that it is very difficult to repeat a performance, and in front of great forces. Focusing on the maximum, the hosts left Argentina without possibilities.
At the end of the first half, Mongaval Ioane converted a try that allowed the men in black to go into the break with a 24-3 lead. New Zealand’s dominance was clear and with a man down, Los Pumas prevailed. And more difficult. Individuals did not appear in Argentina, which allowed the local people a comfortable area of conquest.
In the second half, Las Pumas reacted, played a little more in the contest field and showed a different approach. A yellow for Fletcher Newell allowed Cheika’s men to show another game of movement. There was another possession of the ball and efforts had another lease of life.
But counter-attacking by the men in black allowed Barrett to score a try and Monga’s conversion saw them extend the lead to 34 to 3. Local residents clearly managed aspects of the game and took control of development. They didn’t give up, they kept trying and did it in the final through Artie Savea and Scott Barrett.
The Cougars were never a match for New Zealand, who were simply too good in all aspects of the game. In Argentina the peculiarities did not appear, many errors and no highlight. New Zealand appeared in all its dimensions as they attacked the 80 minutes of the game with a great physical presence and strength. The dominance was no doubt reflected on the scoreboard, so it could be classified as a tough defeat for Las Pumas. In the final two dates of the tournament, Las Pumas will face South Africa: on September 17 at the Vélez Sarsfield Stadium and on September 24 in the South African city of Durban.
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Feelings after heavy defeat at Hamilton
“Defensively we clearly couldn’t keep up. We did some good things, but very little compared to last week. You have to be more physical, win contact and come out strong going forward, easy to say but hard to do. The challenge is to try to be good so many times, you You have to try to be consistent,” explained Julian Montoya.
Las Pumas’ captain pointed out, “They are more intense than us. Last week we were not the best in the world, today we are not the worst. We have to keep working and be confident in the process. The difference was in the ruck. . The line was better than last week, the scrum price, But it progressed”.
Collection:
New Zealand 53- The Cougars 3
New Zealand: Ethan de Groot, Samisoni Dougie Aho, Tyrell Lomax, Samuel Whitelock, Scott Barrett, Shannon Frisell, Sam Kane (catch), Arty Savea, Aaron Smith, Richie Mounga, Caleb Clarke, David Havili, Rico Ioan, Will Jordan and Jordie Barrett . Coach: Ian Foster. Entered: Dan Coles, George Bower, Fletcher Newell, Brady Retallick, Dalton Papalii, Finlay Christie, Beauton Barrett, Quinn Dubea.
The Pumas: Thomas Gallo, Julian Montoya (captain) and Joel Sclavi; Guido Petty and Thomas Lavanini; Santiago Crondona, Marcos Cremer and Pablo Matera; Thomas Cubelli and Santiago Carreras; Santiago Cordero, Mathias Orlando, Mathias Moroni, Emiliano Boffelli and Juan Cruz Mallia. Coach: Michael Seika. Then they entered: Santiago Socino, Mago Vivas, Eduardo Bello, Matias Alemanno, Juan Martin Gonzalez, Gonzalo Bertrano, Benjamin Urtafileta and Lucio Cindy.
First half: 2′, Mo’unga penalty (NZ); 10, 20 and 38′, goals by De Groot, Clarke and Ioane (NZ), and 32′ penalty by Mo’Nga (A).
Booked: 35′, Lavanini (A).
Final: New Zealand 24 – Argentina 3.
Second half: 7′, Mo’unga penalty (NZ); 21′, try J. Goal by Mo’unga by Barrett (NZ); 27′, dry by Save (NZ), and 34 and 42′, dry by Redalic and b. Barrett (NZ) for J. Barrett’s goals.
Booked: 16′, Newell (NZ).
Referee: Nick Perry (Australia).
Venue: Waikato Stadium (Hamilton).
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