Australia sunk to a new low in Argentina but now have no choice but to quickly bounce back ahead of two Tests against the wounded All Blacks
The Wallabies conceded their highest score in 125 years as Argentina ran riot with nine tries to send Australia to last place in the Rugby Championship.The Wallabies conceded their highest score in 125 years as Argentina ran riot with nine tries to send Australia to last place in the Rugby Championship.
The loss scuppers Australia’s quest to win consecutive away Tests and send a warning shot to the world that they can again be a threat to the top sides. Instead of a victory lifting them to second in the, they now sit in last place and with any confidence they might now overturn 20 years of Bledisloe Cup pain all but zapped to zero.
But the second-half absence of Bell and lock Nick Frost hurt the Wallabies, with scrum veterans Allan Alaalatoa and James Slipper, in his record-equalling 139th Test, badly exposed in defence and discipline. Even powerhouse winger Marika Koroibete, 32, was made to look ordinary, forced into touch at full tilt and guilty of fumbles and missed tackles.
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