Gerry Thornley: Joe Schmidt has a huge task in galvanising Australia for the forthcoming Bledisloe Cup matches after the historic 67-27 mauling by Felipe Contepomi’s impressive Argentina
Joe Schmidt has a huge task in circling the wagons for the forthcoming Bledisloe Cup matches while Felipe Contepomi’s Argentina are a potent force
They were an altogether different and welcome contrast to the more built-up, if socially unequal, Buenos Aires. The sight of a family of three without helmets on a motorbike on rough roads which had the appearance of a lunar landscape springs to mind, as do kids with their smiles ‘selling’ cheaply-made little toys and mementos.
As the old back-to-back Heineken Cup matches – sadly no more – regularly highlighted, in rugby the meeting of the same two opponents can witness huge turnarounds with a whiff of cordite in the air a week later. Los Pumas’s desire for redemption was underlined by hooker and captain Julian Montoya winning his 100th cap.
The 67-27 final scoreline marked the most points Australia have conceded. It could have been 81-27. Marcos Kremer had a try disallowed and Pablo Matera was also fractionally short when reaching out for the line. That said, Carreras was also part of a more impactful bench, as when setting up the first of a late brace by their brilliant Toulouse fullback Juan Cruz Mallia. These were also the first two of four Pumas’ tries in the last 10 minutes as the wilting Wallabies were pummelled in the scrums and the collisions.
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