What a great event! Certainly not the best game of rugby I've ever seen, but the atmosphere inside the stadium was incredible - the Argentinian fans seems to be cheering and dancing the whole match! It would have to be one of the worst displays of goal-kicking I've ever seen; it was not as though the kickers were just missing either, most of the time they weren't even getting close.
Though I wanted Argentina to win, I think the result was fair - both teams had plenty of chances to score, and England took their try scoring chance. I was very impressed with the speed of Argentina's defensive line; before the match I was worried that Argentina would struggle to contain England's big centres, but Argentina's line speed meant the had no chance to get up to full speed. I thought Argentina's outside backs were particularly impressive - they look like they could be devastating with clean ball.
For England I was particularly impressed by James Haskell. 7 is clearly not his best position, but he was definately the pick of England's forwards for me - surely they have to find a spot for him in the starting lineup when Moody returns (at 8?). Ben Youngs obviously made a huge impact when he came on, the England backline looked instantly sharper (though Argentina were probably getting tired at this stage too..).
On the black jersey debate.... It's rugby, not a fashion show, I couldn't care less what colour jerseys teams are wearing!
