Player ratings: Just short...again
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Argentina are still yet to taste victory in the Rugby Championship as they came up short again against Australia.
The Pumas showed great character to fight back in the last 20 minutes on the Gold Coast, but it was not enough as they had to be content with a single bonus point in the end.
The first hour had belonged to the home side, but Argentina found another gear in the final stages and had Australia scrambling to hold on at the end.
Although they have still not won a Rugby Championship game in their third season, the Pumas showed that they belong despite coming up short again.
We rate the Argentina players:
15 Joaquin Tuculet
Neat and tidy at the back, made some good tackles and showed great pace to finish his try well.
6/10
14 Juan Imhoff
Ran and tackled hard throughout, posed a threat when given some space and proved tricky for the Wallabies defence to deal with.
6/10
13 Marcelo Bosch
Made his tackles and showed some creativity on attack as well, deserved his try in a composed outing.
7/10
12 Juan Martin Hernández
Provided a good kicking option, distributed well and took on the line before limping off with injury.
6/10
11 Manuel Montero
Made an amazing run down the wing for his try which showed how dangerous he can be, but also cost his side with a sloppy pass which led to Australia's second try.
6/10
10 Nicolas Sanchez
A good all-round display from the flyhalf who controlled the game nicely with some good tactical kicking and mixed his game up well.
7/10
9 Martin Landajo
Took Australian defenders on around the fringes but his service was somewhat erratic and he was lacked a bit of urgency.
5/10
8 Leonardo Senatore
Put his body on the line and competed well in the air but got blown up too often at the breakdown.
5/10
7 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Another uncompromising game from the experienced loose forward who won back a restart and brought his usual intensity in the tackle.
6/10
6 Juan Manuel Leguizamon
Got stuck in at the breakdown as usual and got through plenty of work on defence before limping off with an injury.
6/10
5 Matias Alemanno
Solid in the line-outs and tackled hard but battled to really impose himself in the close exchanges.
6/10
4 Mariano Galarza
Worked hard in the tight exchanges, but was kept fiarly quiet by the Wallabies pack.
6/10
3 Ramiro Herrera
A disappointing game from the tighthead who lost his footing too often at scrum-time, although he did put in some big hits.
5/10
2 Agustín Creevy
The Pumas skipper got in the Wallabies' faces and refused to take a backwards step, but there were a few slip-ups under pressure in the set-pieces.
6/10
1 Marcos Ayerza
Battled to get the upper hand that was expected of him in the scrums, carried the ball up well but not his best game.
6/10
Replacements:
16 Matias Cortese (On for Creevy, 75 mins)
Not enough time to be rated.
17 Bruno Postiglioni (On for Ayerza, 68 mins)
Played 10 minutes a a blood replacement and came back for the last ten as well. Had a great time in a dominant Pumas scrum.
7/10
18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (On for Herrera, 60 mins)
His introduction signalled the turnaround at scrum-time as the Pumas dominated up front in the final 20 minutes, huge impact.
8/10
19 Benjamin Macome (On for Senatore, 36-40 mins)
Not enough time to be rated.
20 Rodrigo Baez (On for Leguizamon, 50 mins)
Made an impact at the breakdown as the Pumas took the game to the Wallabies in the final stages.
6/10
21 Tomas Cubelli (On for Landjo, 56 mins)
Added plenty of enthusiasm but lacked accuracy. A few impressive moments but also made some basic errors.
6/10
22 Jerónimo De la Fuente (On for Hernandez, 50 mins)
Did the basics well and managed to create some space for those outside him.
6/10
23 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino (On for Montero, 78 mins)
Not enough time to be rated.
By Michael de Vries
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