New Zealand vs Argentina

The All Blacks and Pumas meet in Christchurch looking to build on big wins last time out.

The All Blacks play wide through the hands, Rieko Ioane arcing to the outside and drawing two and then producing a delectable short ball that Jordie Barrett gobbles up. It was an overthrow from Julian Montoya, drifting off line, too, and hopping in a friendly manner for his opposite number Samisoni Taukei’aho. Two more penalties against the All Blacks, first straight from the restart, and then for Tyrel Lomax for slamming into Pablo Matera before the Argentina number eight had collected an ugly lineout from Julian Montoya. Julian Montoya is such a threat at the breakdown. But that is the threat of the home side. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) New Zealand lead but I think Argentina will be rather happier with that first half, playing the percentages when they can and keeping themselves in touch through the big right boot of Emiliano Boffelli. [with a brutal victory over South Africa](/sport/rugby/rugby-union/new-zealand-south-africa-result-rugby-championship-b2144628.html) in the last round and Argentina overcame Australia. Barrett races through and has his pick of either Ioane or Clarke to the outside, choosing the wider man. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. It’s a brilliant position to have, it’s a great honour if you are in it, and you love it, you get to go out and be involved in footy every day. It doesn’t matter how tough it gets, it’s part of the game, just like when you were a player.”

Argentina comes into the game with a 48-17 victory over Australia under their belt, while the All Blacks go into the match following their 35-23 win over South ...

The teams are walking out onto the field to a traditional Māori welcome. The men in black have won four of their five recent encounters. The All Blacks have been awarded an early penalty and Richie Mo'unga will kick for goal. We come back to a penalty and Mo'unga kicks the ball into touch. The game has been stopped again as we come back for another penalty. We go to Jordie Barrett who is forced to kick from the 22 under pressure. Savea takes the ball into contact as New Zealand try to make ground. Mo'unga kicks a penalty goal to get his first points of the game. We go to a scrum in the All Blacks 22. Jordie Barrett makes a run for it on the left side following great connection in the middle. The Pumas finish a strong half with another penalty goal. The hooter sounds for half time.

New Zealand fumbled the restart and the ball bobbled to Juan Martin Gonzalez, the London Irish blindside flanker, who looked around and then pulled clear to ...

Do not forget that Argentina turned over New Zealand to win 25-15 in November 2020. Ignite the All Blacks in those areas and they will be a force to be reckoned with in France next year. Their victory in Johannesburg was certainly stirring, and has encouraged New Zealand Rugby sufficiently to confirm that Ian Foster will be head coach until the 2023 World Cup. But even their most ardent supporters will have retained a hint of cynicism on the back of a fraught sequence of five losses in six Tests. Argentina scramble well but concede another scrum penalty. Santiago Carreras sets up a line-out in the All Blacks' 22. New Zealand go wide with slow ball and there's another turnover. It's an archetypal counter-punch from the All Blacks that punishes an Argentina error. He marches beyond Julian Montoya - no easy task - and up to the 22. Jordie Barrett hits the line, carves through and sends Clarke in at the corner. It's a charge from Ardie Savea that gains momentum. Santiago Carreras attempts a dart from first-receiver and coughs up possession.

Just a week after confirming Ian Foster as their head coach through to the World Cup, the All Blacks are up against with Michael Cheika's Pumas on the cusp of a huge upset. Argentina lead New Zealand 25-18 late in their Rugby Championship Test in ...

But overall, I thought they got away from some stuff at the breakdown and we weren’t able to deal with it.” But a not straight lineout throw from Codie Taylor proved pivotal, with Argentina being awarded a scrum before kicking the ball out to seal the incredible win. He won his first Test as Wallabies coach against the All Blacks in 2015, too. I want them to enjoy being in the team and getting around playing against teams like this.” “First of all congratulations to Argentina,” Foster said. It is just the second time in their history they have beaten the All Blacks.

The All Blacks might have scored the opening try through hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho, but they face a tough task against Michael Cheika's Los Pumas in ...

Another two penalties to Emiliano Boffelli has Argentina right in the hunt, as they trail the All Blacks 15-12 at half-time. Two penalties either side of the hooker’s 11th minute try gave the visitors the lead midway through the first half, but a penalty to Richie Mo’unga and a try to barnstorming winger Caleb Clarke has the All Blacks on top. Welcome to live coverage of the All Blacks vs Argentina from Christchurch.

The All Blacks have recorded their first home defeat at the hands of Argentina in a 25-18 boilover in Christchurch. It is just the second time the Pumas ...

It's a very special moment for us." It is the All Blacks' second defeat of the Rugby Championship and fourth in their last five matches. The All Blacks have recorded their first home defeat at the hands of Argentina in a 25-18 boilover in Christchurch.

One week since Ian Foster's knife-edge retention as head coach, the All Blacks botched the chance to ditch their coaching baggage after falling to their first ...

At that point the All Blacks led 15-6, only for referee Amashukeli to hand Pumas wing Emiliano Boffelli a series of shots that he slotted from all over the park. On attack, though, the All Blacks battled to break through the lionhearted Pumas defence that made 195 from 203 tackles. That dominance continued in the second half when the All Blacks replaced their entire front row to inject Fletcher Newell, Codie Taylor and George Bower. While the All Blacks scored two-tries-to-one, any form of clinical finishing deserted them in the closing stages. Yet the All Blacks were expected to embrace their Ellis Park blueprint to springboard into a new, vastly improved era. While the Pumas recorded their maiden victory over the All Blacks two years ago in Australia, they had never previously tasted success in New Zealand.

New Zealand fell to a historic defeat to Argentina on Saturday morning Irish time - and the result will not have a good baring on the All Blacks' world ...

The first win over the All Blacks, on New Zealand soil, is a momentous occasion for Argentinean rugby, and the win was fully deserved. [more questions being asked of head coach Ian Foster](https://www.balls.ie/rugby/ian-foster-all-blacks-backing-520896?utm_source=in+article&utm_medium=in+article&utm_campaign=in+article&utm_id=in+article). The result has serious implications for New Zealand rugby. The loss at home to Argentina will see them fall to fifth place when the latest rankings are published on Monday morning. Ireland remain in first place, ahead of France, South Africa, and England. [Argentina are top of the Rugby Championship](https://www.balls.ie/rugby/rugby-championship-michael-cheika-520587?utm_source=in+article&utm_medium=in+article&utm_campaign=in+article&utm_id=in+article) after their maiden win over New Zealand on Saturday in Christchurch.

The epicentre of decision-making is the breakdown. In rugby league you can run wherever you want, safe in the knowledge that the game stops to allow you to ...

But on Saturday in Christchurch they were as stupid as Argentina were smart. In rugby union, every millimetre covered by a player matters. The epicentre of decision-making is the breakdown.

The All Blacks were beaten 25-18 in Christchurch, only the second time the Pumas have triumphed against them and the first time in New Zealand.

“It certainly felt in the first half that we were a lot more dominant than the scoreboard showed,” said their captain, Sam Cane. Boffelli’s conversion put the Pumas a point ahead and his fifth penalty 13 minutes from time ensured New Zealand would need a converted try just to draw. They also remain top of the standings on points difference ahead of Australia, who earlier [beat South Africa 25-17](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug/27/resurgent-wallabies-hammer-world-champion-springboks-in-adelaide) in Adelaide. The Pumas achieved their first ever win over New Zealand two years ago in another championship match in Sydney and Saturday’s victory was cast from the same mould with magnificent defence backed up by iron discipline. “We better be better than we were tonight.” The Pumas put enough pressure on All Blacks lock Scott Barrett to prevent him from taking a clean catch and Martín González snapped up the loose ball, bursting through the tackle of Aaron Smith and racing away to score.

Just a week after confirming Ian Foster as their head coach through to the World Cup, the All Blacks are back to square one after Michael Cheika's Pumas ...

But overall, I thought they got away from some stuff at the breakdown and we weren’t able to deal with it.” But a not straight lineout throw from Codie Taylor proved pivotal, with Argentina being awarded a scrum before kicking the ball out to seal the incredible win. He won his first Test as Wallabies coach against the All Blacks in 2015, too. I want them to enjoy being in the team and getting around playing against teams like this.” “First of all congratulations to Argentina,” Foster said. It is just the second time in their history they have beaten the All Blacks.

Following a 25-18 victory for Argentina over New Zealand in their Rugby Championship clash, here's our five takeaways from the match in Christchurch.

Lineouts were messy and greater focus is needed on executing the calls quickly, but these are minor points and ones to tinker. The match cried out for one of their brilliant wingers to come back against the grain at pace and from deep, but that rarely if ever happened. For the last seven years, we’ve rarely heard the word Christchurch feature on commentary, a travesty given the contribution of the city to global rugby. Nevertheless, on the upside, their scrum and lineout went well and their rolling maul hurt Argentina a few times. But in attack, it was literally phase play without thought – just popping pass after pass in the same direction against a brilliant coast-to-coast wall. Argentina are on a roll and if they can improve the areas mentioned, they’ll kick on to become an even better side. When Eduardo Bello came on, things were better but it’s almost unheard of for the Argentinian eight to get stuffed as they were tonight. A word too for Ethan de Groot, who was outstanding for the second test running, and his understudy George Bower defined impact with some big carries in the second half. When a blitz is firing, it has natural forward momentum- the All Blacks cannot possibly match that power if they’re starting runs from two or three metres behind their own gainline. When you have men the size of Kremer and Thomas Lavaninni it’s a simple matter of getting them organised and executing well and that’s exactly what Argentina did all night. Beware world, they are coming to the 2023 Whilst his contribution was invaluable, including one monster 58-metre kick, the Puma win was based upon one of the finest defensive displays seen this season.

... Zealand v Argentina as Pumas continue to impress. Date published: August 27 2022 - James While. Following a 25-18 victory for Argentina over New Zealand in their Rugby Championship clash, here's our five takeaways from the match in Christchurch.

Lineouts were messy and greater focus is needed on executing the calls quickly, but these are minor points and ones to tinker. The match cried out for one of their brilliant wingers to come back against the grain at pace and from deep, but that rarely if ever happened. For the last seven years, we’ve rarely heard the word Christchurch feature on commentary, a travesty given the contribution of the city to global rugby. Nevertheless, on the upside, their scrum and lineout went well and their rolling maul hurt Argentina a few times. But in attack, it was literally phase play without thought – just popping pass after pass in the same direction against a brilliant coast-to-coast wall. Argentina are on a roll and if they can improve the areas mentioned, they’ll kick on to become an even better side. When Eduardo Bello came on, things were better but it’s almost unheard of for the Argentinian eight to get stuffed as they were tonight. A word too for Ethan de Groot, who was outstanding for the second test running, and his understudy George Bower defined impact with some big carries in the second half. When a blitz is firing, it has natural forward momentum- the All Blacks cannot possibly match that power if they’re starting runs from two or three metres behind their own gainline. When you have men the size of Kremer and Thomas Lavaninni it’s a simple matter of getting them organised and executing well and that’s exactly what Argentina did all night. Beware world, they are coming to the 2023 Whilst his contribution was invaluable, including one monster 58-metre kick, the Puma win was based upon one of the finest defensive displays seen this season.