The Pumas beat the All Blacks 38-30 in the 2024 Rugby Championship in Wellington and surprised at the start of the competition. The Argentines scored four tries to seal their victory against New Zealand, with one of Augustin Creevy which was decisive.
At the same time, the coach’s triumphant debut took place Felipe Contepomisubstitute for Australian Michael Cheikawhich led to The Pumas to fourth place at the 2023 World Cup in France. For his part, Scott Robertson suffered his first defeat as coach of the All Blacks.
Summary of the match between the Pumas and the All Blacks
The start of the match was promising for the home side, with McKenzie scoring an early penalty. But Lucio Cinti responded with a try for Los Pumas, thanks to a play by Santiago Chocobares in which he crossed the defense of the halfway line without leaving any room for the rival to respond.
McKenzie and Carreras exchanged penalties before a pass from the All Black left teammate Anton Lienert-Brown in prime position to score. The winger brought the Pumas within five points at half-time and Argentina took the lead two minutes later, however, The rival team took control again with a try by Mark Telea, who put the home team ahead 30-25 near the end.
Argentina did not give up and finished stronger, with Creevy taking one of the biggest wins in his 18-year career with Los Pumas.
The Pumas beat the All Blacks: the captain’s words
Pablo Matera He masterfully led the Argentine fifteen. According to the Argentine, his team always knew that they could win again when they visited the All Blacks, something that They first achieved this two years ago in Christchurch.
“We had a great week of preparation, we had a plan and we stuck to it, even when the score was not in our favor, and we got the victory“, Matera said.
Meanwhile, Creevy, who was decisive in the victory, said that the win “is very important for me and for the whole team.” And he warned: “Now we have to calm down and win next week, We have never won two games in a row (against New Zealand) so we’re going to go for it.”
The situation of the All Blacks
The All Blacks They have lost their last five games at Wellington’s Sky Stadium. Damian McKenzie, with two tries and 15 points, was the leading scorer for a New Zealand team that made too many mistakes.
For his part, their coach Scott Robertson said that they were not good enough and that “we could not execute our plan.” New Zealand will get revenge on Saturday when the two teams meet again in Auckland on the second day of the tournament.
Source: Ambito
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