All Blacks v Argentina recap: All Blacks beat Los Pumas at Eden Park
The All Blacks are back to winning ways with a 42-10 win over Argentina at Eden Park
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NZ Herald chief sports writer Liam Naper called that a "clinical, backs-to-the-wall response."
You can read his match report here:
ALL BLACKS WIN 42-10
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Ratima says 'lads, that's enough. A hot shower awaits' with a swift kick to touch.
All Blacks claim a convincing victory.
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All Blacks get on the ball and they want to have one last go.
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Keeping it in close and trying to find some metres from somewhere.
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Pumas go short and collect it. They press forward.
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Pumas kick deep and get a lineout on the 22
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Confusion as it looked like the game was over. Instead, we'll come back for a penalty against Taylor for playing a man on the ground.
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Pumas get the ball and they'll have one last go at it.
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Scrum reset called for. The two packs come together to throw a few mean looks at each other before they settle down again.
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Argentina playing for pride now to try and lessen the scoreline.
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The hooter has sounded.
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We go back for the penalty. J. Barrett kicks to the sideline but gets it wrong. It goes dead and we'll go for an Argentina scrum near halfway.
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All Blacks scrum on halfway. Advantage.
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Pumas get the ball and look to spread it wide, but Santiago Chocobares loses his grip and is called for a forward pass.
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Lord wins the lineout. Ratima kicks beyond the halfway line.
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Aumua's yellow stays as a yellow.
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Three minutes to go
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J. Barrett kicks to touch just beyond his own 22
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Taylor returns because the All Blacks need a hooker.
Carrerras leaves the field for an HIA.
All Blacks get a scrum penalty. Rinse and repeat.
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They lose the ball on the next phase. Story of their night really.
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Lineout goes to the back. Very nicely set up, but the maul goes to ground.
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Pumas kick to touch 5m out.
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Five minutes to go, so Aumua will not return.
Yellow card Aumua
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Maybe a bit unlucky there, but he went in standing upright and that's the risk you run.
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We have a delay as Mateo Carreras and Asafo Aumua clatter into each other. Potentially a head clash that'll see Aumua penalised.
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Argentina now on the attack, but the ball goes loose and Lord scrambles to smother it.
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All Blacks kick deep. Delguy fields and responds.
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Argentina win the lineout and look to set up. All Blacks coming at them on defence, though and Los Pumas lose it.
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Argentina kick deep into All Blacks territory. J. Barrett fields it and kicks it back.
Argentina look to attack wide. The ball comes off an All Blacks hand and goes out. Lineout.
Conversion is good
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All Blacks lead 42-10
Argentina find a way through
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It's fullback Juan Mallia get gets it down after several phases.
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70 minutes gone.
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Ioane knocks on from a short ball from Jordan.
Matera picks it up and kicks clear. The ball doesn't go out and Los Pumas have it inside the All Blacks' 22 now
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Argentina clear, but they're straight back under pressure as Tele'a brings it back.
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Oh. They go to Tu'ungafasi at the front of the lineout and he knocks it on.
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J. Barrett to the sideline again. He finds it 5m out and you'd have to think Aumua will be hard to stop here.
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Savea fights his way forward; Argentina pinged for offside.
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Ball goes through the hands; Tele's bouncing away from one before being taken to ground.
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No contest as Blackadder goes up to get it.
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They'll get a lineout just outside the 22
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Penalty All Blacks for an illegal cleanout. J. Barrett will kick to the sideline.
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Vaa'i steals the lineout this time. Their jumpers have been great in their contests tonight.
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And then we have a free kick to the All Blacks at the scrum.
They kick to touch just inside the Pumas' side of halfway.
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Blackadder again a pest at the lineout. He gets a hand to it, the ball pinballs around and Argentina knock it on.
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Penalty Pumas, they kick to touch inside the All Blacks' 22
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Better scrum from Los Pumas, and they kick into All Black territory.
Jordan picks it up and brings it back, but he's isolated and Argentina get over the ball.
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Forward pass Ioane as he's being dragged into touch so it's a Pumas' scrum... which is p robably better for the All Blacks than had Ioane been dragged into touch.
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Aumua with a strong carry, looking like a man against children there.
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Drop-out is taken and brought back to the Pumas' 40
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Lienert-Brown is on for Clarke.
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Another kick in behind the line is forced for a drop-out.
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Pumas knock on from the lineout.
Lienert-Brown, who has just come onto the field, gets the All Blacks back into Argentina territory.
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Codie Taylor threatens to break the line against Argentina.
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Penalty Argentina as Tu'ungafasi takes a player out.
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They kick down to half way.
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Savea with a kick for Tele'a off the scrum. It's forced by Los Pumas for a drop-out.
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Argentina do enough to keep possession from the scrum, but the ll Blacks hold the ball up and get a turnover on the 22m.
That's the second time tonight Blackadder has held up a ball carrier - though Ratima got the first hit on this time.
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Knock-on from Rieko Ioane and Argentina get a scrum.
Not the worst thing in the world for the All Blacks, really.
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Aumua finds Savea at the front, gets the ball back quickly and goes on a charge.
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Lord straight into action at the lineout.
All Blacks get a penalty a phase later. J. Barrett kicks to touch around the Pumas' 22.
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They kick to touch and get a lineout on their own 10m line.
Sam Darry comes off. Josh Lord into the game.
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Another scrum penalty to the All Blacks.
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5m scrum All Blacks, with the knock-on coming before the line.
Another change for the All Blacks. Tu'ungafasi for Williams
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Yeah, that ball is very loose. That won't be a try.
Maybe an Argentinian try?
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All Blacks are confident it's been knocked on. On-field decision is try.
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We're back on. Pumas take the quick tap.
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Ardie Savea gets a talking to and a warning for too many penalties in a row. We'll have a delay here with Pumas' prop Thomas Gallo, who collided heads with J. Barrett.
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Argentina win the lineout but the maul collapses immediately. They maintain possession and will try to get over from close range - they're playing under advantage, so you'd have to like their chances.
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Penalty Argentina. They kick to the sideline as the All Blacks ring the changes.
Newell (Lomax), Cane (Papali'i), Ratima (Perenara), Aumua (Taylor), Tele'a (McKenzie) all come into the game.
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Velez has already had a better night than Bertranou. He made a couple of head's up plays in those phases when things got loose to tidy up again.
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They're not making a lot of ground, but they are getting a bit of something going for the first time tonight.
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Argentina putting some phases together here.
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Argentina get a free kick at the scrum and they go quickly.
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Argentina have made three substitutions, with their halfback, first five-eighths and right wing off the pitch.
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Argentina get back on the ball. Replacement halfback Lautaro Velez is on now and his box kick is knocked on by McKenzie on half way.
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Los Pumas kick into touch to end a rather frantic period of play.
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He kicks back. Caleb Clarke ends up with it as Tomas Albornoz's attempted kick doesn't find his foot, but Argentina turn it over again.
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They have to kick clear, but the ball is taken back into the 22 so the kick finds McKenzie.
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Argentina leave the ball behind and Jordan kicks it downfield for Los Pumas to clean up.
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Sam Darry with a strong return after the restart.
All Blacks kick high and get it back. Codie Taylor with a half break, but Argentina get the penalty as Pablo Matera gets over the ball.
Conversion McKenzie
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It would appear the man can't miss tonight.
Will Jordan - professional try-scorer
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He hits a gap after getting the ball out the back from McKenzie. He's got plenty of work to do to get it down between two Pumas defenders.
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All Blacks plugging away inside the Pumas' 22
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Huge scrum. Danger for Argentina.
Back underway
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Straight into an All Blacks' scrum as they prevent the Pumas from getting to ground
Some first-half stats
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Tries: 5 | 0
Turnovers conceded: 5 | 9
Tackles missed: 3 | 10
Tackles made: 48 | 68
Penalties conceded: 3 | 5
Metres carried: 182 | 127
% Possession: 59 | 41
All Blacks in bold
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Ardie Savea, Beauden Barrett and Caleb Clarke all scored in the first half.
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Ethan Blackadder gets up to be a pest at the lineout, getting his hand to the ball.
He knocks it on, but that's good enough to take us to halftime.
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He finds it around the All Blacks' 22 as the hooter sounds for halftime. One last chance for Argentina to make something happen in the half.
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Scrum penalty Argentina - this one goes against Tamaiti Williams. Carreras will kick to the sideline.