Wallabies vs Argentina

2022 - 8 - 6

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LIVE: Wallabies in a battle as Cooper shows off his magic against ... (Fox Sports)

LIVE: Wallabies in a battle as Cooper shows off his magic against Cheika's Pumas.

Follow all the live action in our blog below! Welcome to live coverage of the Wallabies vs Argentina from Mendoza. Follow all the live action in our blog below! The Michael Hooper-less Wallabies have it all to in the second half in Mendoza, with the visitors trailing Michael Cheika’s Argentina Pumas 19-10.

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Rugby Championship LIVE updates: Wallabies trail Pumas in ... (WAtoday)

It took more than five minutes of extra time as the Wallabies went hunting one final try and a winning bonus point. Len Ikitau and Hunter Paisami combine to put ...

Len Ikitau and Hunter Paisami combine to put the outside centre over. Hodge kicks the conversion to make it 41-26. This one is sweet and just reward for a season of gains that haven’t been reflected on the scoreboard.

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Five things we learnt from Wallabies v Argentina (Rugby.com.au)

There was real character to this 41-26 win by the Wallabies in Mendoza to launch the eToro Rugby Championship.

Halfback Nic White’s telegraphed first ruckbase clearance was charged down in the opening minute. Instead, the Wallabies showed excellent poise with a 31-point second half. It was a huge moment. The Test was opening up at that stage so it was extra disappointment not having the veteran No.10 there. Cooper was putting on some footwork when the Achilles gave way. Reece Hodge did really well for more than 30 minutes as a fill-in flyhalf. Cooper ripping the ball back from Pablo Matera shortly after was an excellent comeback. Holloway picked up the pass clean at bootlace level. When pressured, his backhand flick pass in front of his posts only turned a tricky situation into something worse. Cooper’s presence at flyhalf was positive overall while he was on. Like Hooper, he was everywhere as an openside flanker and has a wide range of skills. It wasn’t because everything was precise.

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Australia beats Argentina 41-26 in Mendoza, but lose playmaker ... (ABC News)

The Wallabies overcome Argentina 41-26 in their Rugby Championship Test, saying they wanted to make skipper Michael Hooper proud - but the win is costly ...

"To come out on the wrong side on the scoreboard really hurts but a lot of credit must go to South Africa, they're a very good side. They threw a heck of a lot at us." The Springboks scored two tries at Mbombela Stadium, one at the start by wing Kurt-Lee Arendse and one right at the end by replacement back Willie le Roux as the All Blacks launched a desperate late attack from their own 22 in an attempt to salvage some pride. South Africa ground down an out-of-form New Zealand to win 26-10 in the Rugby Championship opener on Saturday and pile the pressure on the All Blacks with their fifth loss in six games. Cooper's replacement Reece Hodge then banged over a long-range penalty for the Wallabies to take the lead, 27-26, for the first time in the match. The 34-year-old had already missed the losing England series with a calf injury but appeared to grasp at his ankle in obvious pain, and was later seen in a moon-boot.

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Australia 41-26 Argentina: The Wallabies overwhelm the Pumas at ... (Sky Sports)

Australia beat Argentina 41-26 in the first round of the Rugby Championship at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on Saturday.

But Australia will still be confident of another win after identifying weaknesses in the Argentine defence that they exploited with such devastating effect on Saturday. "It's a real proud moment for me and for the team, because we really wanted to put in an effort that our fans could be proud of, but also that our captain, Hoops, could be proud of. Australia were much the better team in the second half.

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