Australia v Argentina

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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That hasn’t helped his chances of a call-up, but Foley has the experience and durability to get through to a World Cup. Despite playing behind a modest roster, Foley led the Kubota Spears to the semi-finals of the Japan League One competition. The 32-year-old has struggled to string Tests together and the likelihood of him getting through a World Cup campaign unscathed is remote. The issue the Wallabies face is that they have a talented crop of youngsters between the age of 18 to 23 ranging from Tom Lynagh to Ben Donaldson. The devastating injury blow is expected to see him miss the rest of the season and will likely see him miss the majority of the Japan League One season. The injury, which can take up to a year to get back on the field, is a double whammy because at his age, in his position, few players rediscover their speed.

The Wallabies have opened their 2022 Rugby Championship account with a hard fought 41-26 victory over Los Pumas in Mendoza today.

His line running was dominant and as expected his scrummaging gave the Wallabies an edge. Relieved he didn’t appear to pick up an injury and hope to see more of this during the Rugby Championship. Akin to his centre partner he was very good today both sides of the ball. Came alive in the second half as the Wallabies found a way to get himself into the game. He appeared to calm-his-farm and went on to manage his side around the park very well. In a match where the hosts appeared to be dominant in the breakdown he never ceased his efforts and as the match went on his influence also became apparent. He was a handful for the Pumas today and outplayed Pablo Matera today. Was playing well before he appeared to sustain a serious ankle injury whilst pressing the Pumas line. Was also influential in attack down the short side and was rewarded with a try off a drive from the lineout. He played with the aggression and intensity that was a message to the selectors that the injured Dave Porecki when fit simply wont walk back into the starting side. Was dominant in the set piece and did his job as reliably as ever in the contact zones. And furthermore, came desperately close to scoring after trailing on the inside after the Wallabies made a surge down the right flank.

Following a 41-26 victory for Australia over Argentina in their Rugby Championship opener, here's our five takeaways from the match in Mendoza.

Some of the interplay between their back-row and their midfield was absolutely sublime at times – shore up their defence and sort out their discipline and they are a threat to any side they play. Losing Kerevi really exposed their midfield where Hunter Paisami and Ikitau were almost anonymous until the last moments of the game. This was a match settled by Wallaby belief and their ability to adapt to the officials. Another player of note was Francisco Gomez Kodela whose long arm bind and attacking nature paints a perfect scrummaging picture to most officials. A minute later and McReight trundles over for a try – seven points gifted by the official as a bare minimum, notwithstanding the excellent position the penalised maul had created for Australia. Matt Philip too added a lot of his customary power to the line-out effort and when he plays, so the Australian catch and drive goes up another gear completely.

The Wallabies will open their Rugby Championship campaign against Argentina in Mendoza.

The first test will be ad-free, live and on demand, with extended coverage on Stan Sport from 4:45 am AEST. The Wallabies v Argentina series will be shown only on Stan Sport. The first Test between the Wallabies and Argentina will kick off at 5:10 am AEST at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on Sunday August 7.

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.