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The Wallabies have ended their Rugby Championship campaign with a 12-point win over Argentina at Twickenham to finish second behind an undefeated New Zealand.
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A double to Samu Kerevi got the Australians home in the end against a determined and resurgent Pumas outfit who dominated possession and field position for the majority of the game.
It was a shaky start for the Wallabies when a Will Genia clearance kick was charged down in the second minute, allowing Argentine fly-half Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias to cross the white line.
It wasn’t to be for the Pumas though, with the five-pointer being overturned by an offside call.
The Wallabies made them pay for it, crossing up the other end of the park just four minutes later with big Adam Coleman barging his way through broken play to open the scoring.
The right boot of Bernard Foley kept the scoreboard ticking for Australia before a high tackle from Michael Hooper saw the Waratah shown a yellow card.
Argentina pounced on the numbers advantage, rolling forward through the middle as the Pumas’ big men dominated the Wallabies pack.
Matias Alemanno found his way over the try-line to keep Argentina right in the contest.
A second yellow card for Australia in the first half continued to hamper their progress, but the Argentines continued to make errors and let the big chances slip through their fingers.
Kerevi crossed for his first try of the game just before halftime to sink the hosts but a penalty off the ensuing kickoff and three points off the boot of Gonzalez Iglesias after the halftime siren took them into the sheds with a bit of confidence.
A sharp quick tap from Argentina just ten metres out caught Australia napping on their own line as Jeronimo de la Fuente crossed for the Pumas second try of the night.
But it would be their last as two scrappy errors absolutely gifted Australia a pair of tries in the second half to take the game away from them.
The first a loose pass that allowed Kerevi to break through untouched for his second of the game, and the second a rare runaway intercept try from Dean Mumm in the dying minutes to seal the game.
Things began to get heated in the second stanza with a few little scuffles breaking out.
One of those group hugs came off the back of a Nick Phipps brain snap, with the Pumas not taking kindly to Phipps shoving an Argentine trainer over as he was trying to get the ball.
Argentina continued to park themselves in Australia’s half and took a lot of momentum out of a dominant scrum, but they failed to execute their chances inside the Wallabies 22, with the skipper Agustin Creevy even dropping the ball cold over the line.
While not a dominant or convincing performance, Australia seized the opportunities they had and made the most of the luck that came their way.
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