Player ratings: More Puma pain
Argentina are still looking for their first win in the Rugby Championship after going down 34-13 to the All Blacks in La Plata.
The Pumas were fired up as ever in front of their home crowd and showed plenty of willingness to take the game to the visitors, but lacked the accuracy to make the most of their opportunities.
They were punished by a ruthless All Blacks side that claimed their third consecutive title with their third consecutive victory in La Plata, and they will now be looking to their final fixture of the campaign against the Wallabies next week for their first win in the tournament.
We rate the Argentina players:
15 Joaquín Tuculet
Got shown up badly on defence as he bounced out of a few tackles and did not add much going forward either.
4/10
14 Juan Imhoff
Looked for work and made a few promising midfield breaks, but tended to run away from his support and could not find the finishing touch.
6/10
13 Marcelo Bosch
Straightened the line well when he got the chance and showed some neat footwork, but left a few holes on defence as the All Blacks took advantage.
5/10
12 Juan Martín Hernández
Showed his value with some neat passes, clever tactical kicking and some hard spot tackles, but also wasted a few good attacking opportunities.
6/10
11 Manuel Montero
Made some ground when given space and showed some slick hands on top of his threat in the air, but a few basic errors showed his inexperience.
6/10
10 Nicolas Sanchez
Got stuck in physically on defence and attack, took the ball to the line but his kicking game was not of its usual standard.
6/10
9 Tomas Cubelli
Impressive outing for the scrumhalf who kept the All Blacvks honest around the fringes by running hard and took some good options.
7/10
8 Leonardo Senatore
Looked somewhat off the pace, and although he got through a lot of work on defence battled to make his mark.
5/10
7 Juan Martín Fernandez Lobbe
A typically hard-working display from the former skipper, who featured at the restarts, line-outs and at the breakdown on top of some quality offloads.
7/10
6 Benjamín Macome
Made plenty of tackles in an industrious game but did not get much of an opportunity to take the All Blacks' defence on.
6/10
5 Tomas Lavanini
Competed well in the air and worked hard in the loose, acting almost as a fourth loose forward with his high work rate.
6/10
4 Mariano Galarza
Made ground when he got the chance and worked hard in the tight exchanges but was kept fairly quiet.
6/10
3 Ramiro Herrera
Stood his ground at scrum-time and made some key tackles, but did not have much of an impact in the loose.
6/10
2 Agustín Creevy
Provided a threat at the breakdown and ran good support lines, but his line-out throwing is not good enough and cost his side valuable momentum.
5/10
1 Marcos Ayerza
A mixed outing for the experienced loosehead who did not have things all his own way at scrum-time.
6/10
Replacements:
16 Matías Cortese (On for Creevy, 69 mins)
Solid in the set-pieces and git around the park well.
6/10
17 Lucas Noguera Paz (On for Ayerza, 64 mins)
Made an impact in open play as he made ground on attack and defence.
6/10
18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (On for Herrera, 52 mins)
Held his own in the scrums and made some good tackles.
6/10
19 Matías Alemanno (On for Galerza, 62 mins)
Showed plenty of enthusiasm but did not get much opportunity to impose himself.
6/10
20 Rodrigo Baez (On for Senatore, 58 mins)
Added urgency at the back of the scrum and got through his share of tackles.
7/10
21 Martín Landajo (On for Cubelli, 53 mins)
Provided good service and showed a decent kicking game as well.
6/10
22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias (On for Hernandez, 62 mins)
Solid if not spectacular and linked well with the outside backs.
6/10
23 Horacio Agulla (On for Bosch, 65 mins)
Looked for work and was rewarded with his late try to give the crowd something to cheer.
7/10
By Michael de Vries
