The Pumas and the faces of a new, hard defeat against the All Blacks. AFP photo
There wasn’t a second time. It was very difficult, just a week later, to get the children back into the house dust. All black. Heavy rain of New Zeland Not only did it not help, it made things more difficult The Cougarssensationally dropped in the city of Hamilton by 53 to 3. A beat from the corner being analyzed, on the fourth date of the Rugby Championship.
Rain was a key factor and the first difference from the previous game, the one in Christchurch where the Los Pumas won 25-18. The water was responsible for the many driving errors of the Argentine team. After the game, the captain Giuliano Montoia He believed the conditions were the same for both of them, and that’s true, but the difference was that the All Blacks didn’t suffer the management mistakes that the Pumas did.
If New Zealand showed its downcast version last week, this time it’s back to its essence. They were the fearsome All Blacks, the ones who intimidated the Haka and hurt if the rival didn’t put limits on them. For Los Pumas there were too many, uncontrollable from the first minute.
So eloquent was the dominance of New Zealand, which can also be explained in the statistics: seven goals and 18 walking points. The Pumas barely manage to serve with a penalty made effective by Boffelli in the first half. Ethan de Groot, Caleb Clarke, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Ardie Savea, Brodie Retallick and Beauden Barrett, who all supported.
Richie Mo’unga added two penalties and four transformations, while Jordie Barrett also added two transformations. The names say another thing: the nine who increased the score were, together with the six remaining teammates, in the last game. Despite the defeat, coach Ian Foster gave them renewed confidence and they were once again in the starting lineup. Trust sometimes weighs more than anything else.
The All Blacks practically dominated from end to end. Almost immediately after kick-off Mo’unga opened the penalty account. New Zealand not only started winning the match, but showed what the dynamic would be: in 11 minutes they already won 10 to 0 and at 20 the score was 17-0. A pure test, the locals had no cracks.
Until then Los Pumas had only shown some positive things: Pablo Matera had managed to catch a ball that led to the first penalty given by the All Blacks, but not much else. Because, as in the whole game, the intentions did not flourish.
New Zealand’s effectiveness contrasted with Argentina’s actions and subsequent management errors. Tomás Lavanini’s yellow card made things easier for the All Blacks with numerical superiority, between the end of the first half and the beginning of the second. The movements of coach Michael Cheika to try to give the team some air, they didn’t work. Although Urdapilleta’s entry at times facilitated progress on the pitch, Argentina was completely handcuffed by local pressure.
The Pumas couldn’t find a way around the game, couldn’t find room for the rival, nor did they have the defensive poise they had shown last week. They paid dearly, dearly, for their mistakes and were harmless against a rival who far outclassed them throughout the game. Without respite. The injury of that 18-25 of the third round touched the pride of New Zealand which in the rain found itself with its best version.
The summary of the match
Source: Clarin
