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A shattered Wallabies side react to their 48-17 defeat by Argentina in the Rugby Championship match at San Juan del Bicentenario Stadium.A shattered Wallabies side react to their 48-17 defeat by Argentina in the Rugby Championship match at San Juan del Bicentenario Stadium.Last modified on Sun 14 Aug 2022 19.25 BSTladder, the Wallabies are back in the doldrums after their 48-17 walloping by Michael Cheika’s Pumas on Sunday.
Certainly, they stumbled out of the blocks worse than ever on Sunday, conceding a try in the first minute and finding themselves 14-0 down after six minutes of game time. The lapses were all-too familiar. After Australia spurned ball-in-hand mauling to kick the ball away, the Pumas countered, spinning it wide and left at pace to Juan Imhoff, who stabbed a grubber into a corridor of uncertainty between Australia’s back three.
But as they had in Mendoza, Australia found their new dawn at their darkest hour. Second Test tyro Fraser McReight, playing in Hooper’s No 7 jersey and channelling his absent leader’s tenacity, burrowed brilliantly at the breakdown to win a Puma ball. From the ensuing lineout, Rob Valetini charged over the gain line. It gave stand-in skipper James Slipper the momentum to slither over the stripe.
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