Resounding exploit of the Pumas. The Argentinians beat the New Zealand selection (25-18) on the third day of the Rugby Championship, Saturday August 27, in Christchurch (New Zealand). A historic victory for the Argentine selection, which is plunging the All Blacks in turmoil with a sixth defeat in eight games.
¡¡¡¡¡¡GANARON LOS PUMAS!!!!!!!!!!!
Vamos Argentina #VamosLosPumas pic.twitter.com/HNn267EnGS
— Los Pumas (@lospumas) August 27, 2022
The Argentinians, whose last (and only) victory against the All Blacks dated back to November 2020 (25-15 in Sydney), achieved an exceptional performance by winning for the first time on New Zealand soil. “We’re really starting to believe that we can do this and it’s not just a moment of magic like the first time”reacted the Argentine captain Julian Montoya at the end of the meeting, during which Emiliano Boffelli scored 20 points.
In difficulty in recent months, the All Blacks had offered themselves a little respite by taking the best of South Africa during the previous day in Johannesburg, August 13 (35-23), offensive bonus at the key. But this new rout against the Pumas is the sixth in eight games for the triple world champions, very indisciplined and lacking in inspiration on Saturday.
A poor performance also synonymous with a third loss in a row at home, a first in the history of the New Zealand selection.“They put a lot of pressure on us in the second half, and we didn’t react as we would have liked”regretted the third line and captain of the Blacks, Sam Cane.
These figures symbolize the crisis that New Zealanders have been going through since the trip to Ireland during the November tests (20-29 defeat). Double holders of the title of the Rugby Championship (sacred 8 times since the change of format to four teams in 2012), they point to the penultimate place of the classification of this competition which brings together the best nations of the southern hemisphere. The men of Ian Foster, criticized but for the time being maintained at the head of the selection, will have the opportunity to take their revenge against the Pumas in Hamilton (New Zealand), Saturday, September 3. A new defeat could weigh very heavily for the All Blacks, one year before the World Cup in France.