Player ratings: Cometh the hour...

Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino scored a sublime try with eight minutes to go, as Argentina squeaked to a 13-12 win over Scotland in a crucial World Cup Pool D match on Sunday.

While Amorosino’s moment of magic will go down as the moment that turned this match – played in dreadful conditions in a rain-swept Wellington – plenty of plaudits should go to Argentinean captain Felipe Contepomi.

As they say: “Cometh the hour, cometh the man.”

And Contepomi, coming into the match with badly bruised ribs, was the man – calmly slotting the conversion under intense pressure to win the match for his team.

Jan de Koning rates the Argentinian players:

15 Martin Rodriguez:
He looked safe at the back and made his tackles, but then started to lose his composure. He missed an early drop-goal attempt and then kicked a clearance directly into touch.
6/10

14 Gonzalo Camacho:
He was reduced to a defensive role for most part and but made his tackles. However, some silly play late in the match could have cost his team.
5/10

13 Marcelo Bosch:
Great tackling, won a defensive penalty and produced a huge tackle count (17 in all) against the strong-running Scottish backs. He also had a few handy darts that kept the Scottish defence honest.
7/10

12 Felipe Contepomi (captain):
It started with a clever kick from a turnover and he put his body on the line, literally, for the entire match (considering he carried a rib injury into the game). He did slip a few tackles and only kicked three from six at goal, but one of those was that conversion under immense pressure to win the match. Then, in a final act of defiance, he forced Dan Parks onto the wrong foot for his second drop-goal – which could have seen Scotland steal a late winner.
9/10

11 Horacio Agulla:
There was a good kick-chase, but he was mostly reduced to a defensive role and had a quiet day at the office.
5/10

10 Santiago Fernandez:
Truly a mixed bag. There was a neat little chip and he made quite a few tackles on cover defence, but his indecision and a poor drop-goal attempt distracted from his performance.
6/10

9 Nicolas Vergallo:
There were a few mistakes behind the pack – including a couple of knock-ons – but he produced some really good kicks in testing conditions and made all his tackles.
6/10

8 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe:
He was injured at the end of the first quarter and stupidly referee Wayne Barnes let play continue all around him. Surely common sense should have prevailed? He bravely attempted to run the injury off, but eventually left the field 10 minutes later.
5/10

7 Juan Manuel Leguizamon:
Was not as prominent as you have come to expect of him and also slipped off a couple of tackles. He seemed to be carrying an injury.
5/10

6 Julio Farias Cabello:
He made plenty of tackles (12 in all) and worked hard at the breakdown, but also conceded a few penalties.
6/10

5 Patricio Albacete:
Interfered with his line-out jumpers and conceded some other silly penalties, but worked hard on defence – without missing a single tackle.
6/10

4 Manuel Carizza:
Won his own line-outs and stole a few from the Scottish. He certainly worked hard on defence, but also slipped a few tackles.
7/10

3 Juan Figallo:
Penalised after several scrum resets and it appears Wayne Barnes did not really know what was happening in those scrums. He won a crucial turnover penalty at the tackle and made plenty of big hits.
6/10

2 Mario Ledesma:
His first throw was not straight, he slipped a tackle and looked to be struggling with the pace of the game at times. However, he kept working hard and charging at the Scottish all game long.
6/10

1 Rodrigo Roncero:
Won a great penalty turnover and was then penalised later, as Wayne Barnes’ tit-for-tat rulings at the scrums continued. He left the field injured before half-time.
5/10

Replacements:

16 Agustín Creevy (on for Mario Ledesma Arocena, 74th min):
Not enough time to be rated.

17 Martin Scelzo (on for Rodrigo Roncero, 37th min):
Stood his ground in the scrums and close to the rucks, but his age showed as soon as the ball went wide.
5/10

18 Mariano Galarza:
Not used.

19 Genaro Fessia (on for Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, 31st min):
Plenty of strong carries and made a heap of tackles, not slipping any of them. He certainly stood in well for the team’s most valuable player.
7/10

20 Alfredo Lalanne:
Not used.

21 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino (on for Martin Rodriguez Gurruchaga, 63rd min):
Talk about making an impact? It was some sublime stepping, through three attempted tackles, to score the game’s only try and then he added a great clearance. You can’t blame him for trying to stop that last penalty from going into touch.
8/10

22 Juan Jose Imhoff:
Not used.