LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
Rugby Championship
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19 |
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25 |
Argentina
Australia
| Kick-off local time | : | Sat, 06 October 2012 - 20h10 |
| Kick-off | : | Sun, 07 October 2012 - 01h10 |
| Venue | : | Rosario |
| Referee | : | Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
| Match status | : | Result |
| Argentina | Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Juan Imhoff (77min) | Digby Ioane (65min) |
| Penalties | Juan Martin Hernandez (10min), Juan Martin Hernandez (15min), Juan Martin Hernandez (29min), and Marcelo Bosch (62min) | Mike Harris (2min), Mike Harris (7min), Mike Harris (23min), Mike Harris (27min), and Mike Harris (73min) |
| Conversions | Marcelo Bosch (77min) | Mike Harris (65min) |
| Penalty tries | ||
| Yellow cards | ||
| Red cards | ||
| DGs |
Commentary
| Minute | Commentary |
|---|---|
80 |
The ball is lost forward and that brings an end to a scrappy game which was dominated by the referee's whistle. |
79 |
The Pumas run from deep as they look for a late try but Imhoff loses it forward and in their desperation to win it back the Pumas go off their feet. Beale has a shot at goal from his own half and pulls it wide so the Pumas will have one last chance. |
77 |
The Pumas send it wide and Imhoff is driven over for the TRY as they keep their hopes of a late victory alive. Bosch adds the CONVERSION to make it 25-19. |
74 |
Hooper is penalised at the breakdown and it is taken quickly by the Pumas. Brett Sheehan goes offside this time and is shown a YELLOW CARD for repeated infringements from his side. |
73 |
The Pumas collapse the scrum so Harris knocks over another PENALTY to stretch the lead to 25-12. |
71 |
The Pumas run it from their own half as they search for a try but they are held up in the tackle so the Wallabies have a scrum. |
69 |
The forwards force their way over the 22 before Sanchez tries a cross-kick but the Wallabies secure the ball and manage to clear it. |
67 |
Albacete claims a line-out and the Pumas maul it. Sharpe enters from the side and the Pumas will attack from another line-out on the 22. |
65 |
The Wallabies go to Beale who puts Ioane in a gap on his outside and the wing is over for the TRY. Harris adds the CONVERSION and the Wallabies lead 22-12 |
62 |
Higginbotham goes off his feet at the breakdown so Amorosino sets up a line-out as Hernandez is replaced by Sanchez. They go down the backline and Roncero breaks into the 22. The forwards are there in support and they are just short of the tryline. They go wide as Agulla goes for the corner but he is forced into touch. The Wallabies were offside so Bosch kicks a PENALTY to make it 15-12. |
58 |
The Wallabies come again through Samo and send it wide to Ioane but Polota-Nau loses it in contact. Amorosino breaks out of the 22 but can't find Agulla with the pass that rolls into touch, |
56 |
The Pumas go to Camacho on the blindside and he kicks ahead as he is bundled into touch. Phipps kicks high and the Wallabies win it back. The Pumas go off their feet at the breakdown so Harris has a shot at goal but pulls it wide. |
51 |
Tapuai loses it forward this time in midfield and Robinson does not roll away in the tackle following the scrum so Argentina kick it itno the corner as they search for a try. The throw is over the back and Hooper comes away with it. He runs into the Pumas 22 and the support arrives as they send it wide but Tapuai is brought down short of the tryline and the Wallabies go off their feet so the Pumas can clear it. |
47 |
Tapuai finds a good touch in the Pumas 22 and they go to Leguizamon before Amrosino clears it. Harris spills it under no pressure so the Pumas have a scrum on halfway. A massive scrum from the Wallabies and the Pumas come away with it but it is lost forward again. |
45 |
The Wallabies win it back on the ground and send it wide but the pass from Beale is forward so the Pumas have another defensive scrum outside their 22. Hernandez kicks deep and Albacete wins it but Bosch loses it forward so the Wallabies will have a scrum as the errors continue to mount. |
41 |
Hernandez gets the second half underway and the kick is returned before Camacho loses it forward in contact so the Wallabies have a scrum on halfway. It goes to Beale who finds Ioane as they make steady ground. The ball is lost forward by Tapuai so the Pumas have a scrum in their own half. |
40 |
Polota-Nau does not release in the tackle this time so Hernandez has another long range shot at goal but he pushes it wide this time and that brings an end to a scrappy half. Join us in ten minutes for the second half. |
38 |
Harris kicks long and Camacho runs it back and Polota-Nau does not roll away so the Pumas set up a line-out in the 22 as they search for a late try. Fernandez crashes it up but the ball is lost forward by Carrizze so Beale is able to clear. |
36 |
Samo drops it cold so the Pumas have a scrum near halfway. Slipper goes down so Hernandez will have a long range shot of his own but he misses as well. |
34 |
Hooper takes it up in midfield before Ioane is turned over and Leguizamon finds a good touch on the Wallabies 22. Sharpe win the line-out and Beale clears it. The Pumas run it back at them and Landajo makes good ground but it is turned over and the Wallabies take it up to halfway where the Pumas enter the ruck from the side. Beale has a long range shot at goal but pushes it wide. |
29 |
The Pumas kick deep and Beale scrambles it into touch. Argentina launch a driving maul from the line-out and Polota-Nau goes offside so Hernandez kicks another PENALTY to make it 15-9. |
27 |
Roncero strays offside this time as the Pumas penalty count continues to mount and Harris knocks over another PENALTY to make it 15-6. |
25 |
Ioane is brought down inside his own half and Albacete plays it on the ground and is shown a YELLOW CARD for repeated infringements from his side. The Wallabies set up an attacking line-out as they go for the try. |
23 |
Landajo kicks high and Cummins claims it. Agulla does not roll away in the tackle so Australia have a line-out on the 22. Hooper comes away with it and Sharpe is there in support. The skipper is brought down just short but the tackler did not release so Harris kicks another PENALTY to make it 12-6 |
20 |
The Wallabies engage early and the Pumas storm forward but a chip forward from Hernandez is marked easily and belted into touch near halfway. |
18 |
The Wallabies get on the front foot before sending it out to Ioane but he loses it forward in the tackle so the Pumas have a scrum just outside their 22. Camacho makes a strong run but he is held up in the tackle so the Wallabies have the scrum this time. |
15 |
The Wallabies stray offside this time after the restart and Hernandez kicks another PENALTY to make it 9-6. |
13 |
The Wallabies rumble over the 22 through their forwards before Beale throws a long pass out to Ioane and Albacete plays the ball on the ground so Harris steps up to kick another PENALTY to make it 9-3. |
10 |
Landajo takes it up and Hooper does not roll away in the tackle so Hernandez kicks a PENALTY to make it 6-3 |
9 |
The Wallabies try to run it out of their 22 but Samo's pass to Cummins is forward so the Pumas have another scrum. |
7 |
Australia go early but the Pumas hold on too long on the ground so the Wallabies set up a line-out near the 22. Beale has a snipe down the blindside and Fernandez Lobbe enters the ruck from the side so Harris kicks another PENALTY to make it 6-0 |
4 |
Both teams exchange deep kicks as they search for territory and Ioane loses it forward as he comes to claim a high ball so the Pumas have the first scrum. |
0 |
Kurtley Beale gets the match underway and Hernandez finds touch near halfway. The Wallabies maul it up to the 22 where Leguizamon goes offside. Harris kicks the PENALTY to give Australia an early 3-0 lead. |
-5 |
Conditions look good in Rosario as the teams make their way out onto the pitch for the anthems. |
-15 |
The Pumas are in search of their first win of the competition and have a great opportunity to achieve that against an injury-hit Wallabies side. |
-30 |
Welcome to live coverage of the final Test of the rugby Championship between Argentina and Australia from Rosario. |
Argentina
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Juan Martin Hernandez |
| 14 | Gonzalo Camacho |
| 13 | Marcelo Bosch |
| 12 | Santiago Fernández |
| 11 | Juan Imhoff |
| 10 | Nicolas Sánchez |
| 9 | Martín Landajo |
| 8 | Leonardo Senatore |
| 7 | Juan Manuel Leguizamon |
| 6 | Juan Martin Fernández Lobbe |
| 5 | Julio Farias Cabello |
| 4 | Manuel Carizza |
| 3 | Maximiliano Bustos |
| 2 | Eusebio Guiñazu |
| 1 | Marcos Ayerza |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Manuel Montero |
| 22 | Gonzalo Tiesi |
| 21 | Nicolas Vergallo |
| 20 | Tomás Leonardi |
| 19 | Tomas Vallejos |
| 18 | Francisco Gomez Kodela |
| 17 | Nahuel Lobo |
| 16 | Agustin Creevy |
Australia
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Berrick Barnes |
| 14 | Nick Cummins |
| 13 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| 12 | Ben Tapuai |
| 11 | Drew Mitchell |
| 10 | Kurtley Beale |
| 9 | Nick Phipps |
| 8 | Wycliff Palu |
| 7 | David Pocock |
| 6 | Scott Higginbotham |
| 5 | Nathan Sharpe |
| 4 | Kane Douglas |
| 3 | Ben Alexander |
| 2 | Tatafu Polota-Nau |
| 1 | Benn Robinson |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Digby Ioane |
| 22 | Mike Harris |
| 21 | Brendan McKibbin |
| 20 | Michael Hooper |
| 19 | Dave Dennis |
| 18 | Sekope Kepu |
| 17 | James Slipper |
| 16 | Stephen Moore |