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Patrick Tuipulotu of the All Blacks vies with Guido Petti of Argentina at the lineout during the 2020 Three Nations rugby match between the New Zealand All Blacks and Argentina Los Pumas at Bankwest Stadium on November 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia . (Photo by Cameron Spencer / Getty Images)
Argentina rewrote the history books in Sydney on Saturday as they surpassed the All the black people 25-15 to record their first win against New Zealand.
Poor discipline and inaccuracy in executing their game plan cost the All Blacks last week’s loss to the Wallabies and it was a similar story against the Pumas, who dominated for long stretches.
Nicolás Sánchez was the hero of the Pumas as he made a masterful performance in all aspects, scoring his team’s 25 points thanks to a try, six penalties and a conversion.
For the All Blacks, Sam Cane and Caleb Clarke crossed the mark and their other points came via a penalty and a conversion from Richie Mo’unga.
Argentina was competitive during the first exchanges and took the lead in the sixth minute when Sánchez hit a long-range penalty from midfield, before Mo’unga restored parity with a triple from the tee five minutes later.
The All Blacks led the way for the next five minutes, but despite having most of the possession, they lost the initiative as they made too many unforced errors, and poor discipline proved costly as well.
Midway through the half, the Pumas regained the lead when Sanchez went over for the first try. This, after he threw a chip kick just outside of New Zealand’s 22 that wreaked havoc on his opponents’ defense. Rodrigo Bruni kicked the ball before Sánchez picked it up and scored under the posts.
That score gave Argentina a lot of confidence and in the 27th minute, Sánchez added another penalty after Jordie Barrett was blown up for illegal play on defense.
Within half an hour, the Pumas launched a brilliant attack in which Tomás Cubelli laid the foundations with a superb line break and Bruni and Juan Imhoff also did well with heavy carries before Pablo Matera was stopped by Mo’unga while crossing. the try. -line.
Argentina continued to dominate and in the 33rd minute another Sanchez penalty, after the All Blacks forwards infringed in a scrum, gave them a 16-3 lead at halftime.
The Pumas got off to a brilliant start to the second period and Sánchez increased his lead in the 49th minute when he scored his fourth penalty.
The All Blacks needed an answer and that came five minutes later, when Cane scored his try at the back of a lineout deep inside Pumas territory.
Mo’unga added the extras, which meant Argentina led 19-10, but an indiscretion in the defense of the All Blacks air medium shortly after was punished by Sánchez, who converted another penalty.
With time running out, New Zealand upped the ante on offense and spent most of the fourth quarter camped inside the Argentina half. However, chasing the game, they made a host of unforced errors, and in the 77th minute, Sam Whitelock breached a lineout one meter into half of his opponents.
Sanchez stepped forward, showing his class when he hit his second long-distance goal kick of the match to effectively seal New Zealand’s fate.
There was time for a final All Blacks shove to the death that resulted in a try for Caleb Clarke, but it made no difference to the final result as Argentina held on to complete the historic victory.
Scorers:
All black 15 (3)
Attempts: Sam Cane, Caleb Clarke
Conversion: Richie Mo’unga
Penalties: Richie Mo’unga
Argentina 25 (16)
Attempts: Nicolas Sanchez
Conversions: Nicolas Sanchez
Penalties: Nicolás Sánchez (6)
Equipment:
New Zealand
15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Jordie Barrett, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 12 Jack Goodhue, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane (captain), 6 Shannon Frizell, 5 Sam Whitelock , 4 Patrick Tuipulotu, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Joe Moody
Substitutes: 16 Codie Taylor, 17 Alex Hodgman, 18 Nepo Laulala, 19 Tupou Vaa’i, 20 Hoskins Sotutu, 21 Brad Weber, 22 Rieko Ioane, 23 Damian McKenzie
Argentina
15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Matias Orlando, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Tomas Cubelli, 8 Rodrigo Bruni, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Pablo Matera (captain), 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Guido Petti , 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chapparo
Substitutes: 16 Facundo Bosch, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Santiago Medrano, 19 Santiago Grondona, 20 Tomas Lezana, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Lucio Cinti, 23 Santiago Cordero
– TEAMtalk Media