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[2014 TRC] Argentina v Australia in Mendoza (04/10/2014)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 676866" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>For some reason I quite enjoyed this match. Perhaps it wasn't the greatest spectacle of rugby, but it was tight, and there was no shortage of drama. I felt both sides were their own worst enemies. Argentina made far too many unforced handling errors, while Australia committed numerous (unnecessary) infringements at the breakdown, and seemed to somewhat self-destruct at the end (both yellow cards were undoubtedly warranted IMO). I thought Argentina were really playing into the Wallabies hands early in the match with their expansive play - it was no coincidence that once the game got a bit tighter and more scrappy they came into their own.</p><p></p><p>Argentina's front-row laid a fantastic platform - Creevy again was everywhere too. I thought Baez was good, and was impressed with replacement flanker Ortega Desio too. Imhoff again impressed on the wing, and Agulla made some good runs at centre.</p><p></p><p>I thought Horwill added some good physicality for Australia, but is a bit of a penalty magnet at the moment. Sam Carter was anonymous yet again. He made a good start to his test career versus France, but has been very quiet every since, and lacks the physicality required at test level IMO. Though I'm not a fan of Higginbotham I thought he had a pretty good game at 8, with some good runs and some excellent support play. The backline didn't get a lot of ball, but did look very dangerous early in the match. Folau was the most dangerous back on display (as usual) though both AAC and Kuridrani had their moments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 676866, member: 24910"] For some reason I quite enjoyed this match. Perhaps it wasn't the greatest spectacle of rugby, but it was tight, and there was no shortage of drama. I felt both sides were their own worst enemies. Argentina made far too many unforced handling errors, while Australia committed numerous (unnecessary) infringements at the breakdown, and seemed to somewhat self-destruct at the end (both yellow cards were undoubtedly warranted IMO). I thought Argentina were really playing into the Wallabies hands early in the match with their expansive play - it was no coincidence that once the game got a bit tighter and more scrappy they came into their own. Argentina's front-row laid a fantastic platform - Creevy again was everywhere too. I thought Baez was good, and was impressed with replacement flanker Ortega Desio too. Imhoff again impressed on the wing, and Agulla made some good runs at centre. I thought Horwill added some good physicality for Australia, but is a bit of a penalty magnet at the moment. Sam Carter was anonymous yet again. He made a good start to his test career versus France, but has been very quiet every since, and lacks the physicality required at test level IMO. Though I'm not a fan of Higginbotham I thought he had a pretty good game at 8, with some good runs and some excellent support play. The backline didn't get a lot of ball, but did look very dangerous early in the match. Folau was the most dangerous back on display (as usual) though both AAC and Kuridrani had their moments. [/QUOTE]
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