Argentina secures its first win against New Zealand

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Argentina recorded their first victory against New Zealand when they beat the All Blacks 25-15 in their Test of Three Nations in Sydney on Saturday.

Poor discipline and inaccuracy in executing their game plan cost the All Blacks dearly in last week’s loss to the Wallabies and it was a similar story against the Pumas, who dominated for long stretches and delivered an outstanding display. defensive that paved the way for victory.

Nicolás Sánchez was the hero of the Pumas, as he made an excellent performance in every way and scored all of his team’s 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 regained parity with a triple from the tee five minutes later. .

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The All Blacks took the lead for the next five minutes, but despite having most of the possession, they lost the initiative as they made a large number of unforced errors and poor discipline also proved costly.

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 marker gave Argentina a lot of confidence as it continued to attack 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.

Argentina 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 that meant Argentina led 19-10, but an indiscretion in the All Blacks fly-half defense shortly thereafter 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. With them chasing the game, they made a plethora of unforced errors, however, and in the 77th minute Sam Whitelock infringed a meter lineout into half of his opponents.

Sanchez stood up, showing his class when he hit his second long-distance goal of the match, which also sealed a memorable and historic victory for his team.



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