The All Blacks were looking to bounce back from last weekend’s loss to Argentina and they did exactly that, beating an outclassed Argentina by 53-03. The All Blacks scored seven unanswered tries on their way to this emphatic win.
It was a dominant display by the All Blacks in the first half of the match. The All Blacks bullied the visitors with direct and aggressive play. Argentina did not see much of the ball and had to defend for the bulk of the first half. This was a brilliant display of rugby by the hosts who are in complete control. The All Blacks led by 24-03 after forty minutes of play.
Apart from an odd ten minutes in the third quarter, it was the All Blacks that continued their dominance and scored a bonus-point win against Argentina with 53-03.
02:35 Richie Mo’unga converted an early penalty for the All Blacks. (03-00)
10:06 Ethan De Groot bulldoze his way over Argentina's tryline to score the All Blacks' first try of the match. The All Blacks are all over Argentina dominating with aggressive direct runners making life difficult for the visitors. (10-00)
18:49 Caleb Clarke scored the All Blacks' second try in the corner after some brilliant handling put him in space. (17-00)
20:00 The All Blacks started like a house on fire which resulted in Argentina making several mistakes. The All Blacks direct and aggressive play is putting the visitors' defence under tremendous pressure with gaps opening up at regular intervals.
32:51 Emiliano Boffelli converted a penalty to open Argentina's account (17-03)
35:07 Tomas Lavanini (Argentina) was sent off with a yellow card.
37:16 Rieko Ioane score a second try for the hosts after slicing through the defence of Argentina's backline. (24-03)
40:00 A dominant display by the All Blacks in the first half of the match. The All Blacks are overpowering the defence of an Argentina team that did not see much of the ball. This is a brilliant display of rugby by the hosts who are in complete control at the end of the first half.
46:57 Richie Mo’unga converted his second penalty of the match. (27-03)
56:45 Fletcher Newell (All Blacks) was sent off with a yellow card.
60:00 Argentina ended the third quarter inside the red zone of the All Blacks as they claw their way back into the match. The All Blacks were pinned in their own 22m for the last ten minutes of the third quarter.
60:55 A brilliant break by the All Blacks from within their own 22m, led to a try by Jordie Barrett. Most of the All Blacks handled the ball on the way to the Argentinian tryline. (34-03)
66:54 Ardie Savea scored from the back of a 5m lineout-maul. (39-03)
73:44 Brodie Retallick bulldozed his way over the tryline for the All Blacks' sixth try of the match. (46-03)
83:48 Beauden Barrett scored the All Blacks' seventh try. (53-03)
Scorers:
All Blacks: Tries: Ethan De Groot, Caleb Clarke, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Ardie Savea, Brodie Retallick, Beauden Barrett. Conversions: Richie Mo’unga (4), Beauden Barrett (2). Penalties: Richie Mo’unga (2).
Argentina: Penalty: Emiliano Boffelli,
Teams:
All Blacks: 15. Jordie Barrett, 14. Will Jordan, 13. Rieko Ioane, 12. David Havili, 11. Caleb Clarke, 10. Richie Mo’unga, 9. Aaron Smith, 8. Ardie Savea, 7. Sam Cane (c), 6. Shannon Frizell, 5. Scott Barrett, 4. Sam Whitelock, 3. Tyrel Lomax, 2. Samisoni Taukei’aho, 1. Ethan de Groot. Replacements: 16. Dane Coles, 17. George Bower, 18. Fletcher Newell, 19. Brodie Retallick, 20. Dalton Papali'i, 21. Finlay Christie, 22. Beauden Barrett, 23. Quinn Tupaea.
Argentina: 15 Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 Emiliano Boffelli, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Matias Orlando, 11 Santiago Lamb, 10 Santiago Races, 9 Tomas Cubelli, 8 Pablo Matera, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Santiago Grondonia, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Thomas Rooster. Replacements: 16 Santiago Socino, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Eduardo Beautiful, 19 Matias German, 20 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Benjamin Urdapiletta, 23 Lucio Cinti.
